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Cannonball clip with '68 Charger

Started by bull, June 26, 2007, 08:01:55 PM

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bull


70charger_boy

wtf!!!  Why is it that everytime some dumbass in the movies is behind the wheel of a charger, they have to play smash up derby????

Mike DC


It's in the Screen Writers' Guild contractual terms. 

Any and all '68-70 Dodge Chargers featured in a film shall be violently eliminated within two reels of its first appearance.

 

bull

I just thought Mike could see this and maybe pick up a few tricks to use in his next Bullrun ralley. :2thumbs: ;D

my73charger


my73charger

This leads me to a question.  If you were going to do a cross country race, what car would you choose?

NYCMille

My 68' Charger... and do 2 vertical cross country races county races count? Montana to Mexico then Montreal to Key West?  :shruggy:

TUFCAT

The charger had 8,630 miles on the speedo when they showed it, and the Mustang had 74,242 - quite a lot more!!

Also, most of that Charger damage could've been buffed out.  :buff: :buff: :buff:

PocketThunder

Quote from: TUFCAT on June 27, 2007, 10:15:02 AM
The charger had 8,630 miles on the speedo when they showed it, and the Mustang had 74,242 - quite a lot more!!

Also, most of that Charger damage could've been buffed out.  :buff: :buff: :buff:

I thought it looked like 86,300?

Notice the Charger has a dent free pass side before it goes up the freeway ramp right before it crashes..?  I'm sure there is a webpage somewhere dedicated to this and other movie flaws.
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

TUFCAT

I checked again PocketThunder,  - just to be sure and definately saw 8,630 miles....and couldn't believe it!!  Since it was a 1968 Charger and filmed in 1976.    :icon_smile_wink:  - - Poor thing was only  a baby  :'( :'( :'(

bull

One thing I've noticed about a lot of these '70s counter-culture movies, they're pretty void of any discernable plot.

So Mike, are you going to take your revolver on the next Bullrun? :D

PocketThunder

Quote from: bull on June 27, 2007, 01:46:57 PM
One thing I've noticed about a lot of these '70s counter-culture movies, they're pretty void of any discernable plot.

So Mike, are youg to take your revolver on the next Bullrun? :D

He's gonna get BigJim a guitar and a microphone!   :rofl:  :rofl:   :rofl:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

NYCMille

Seriously though... thats not a bad idea, Jim can actually hold a tune pretty well...

bull

Quote from: NYCMille on June 27, 2007, 02:06:01 PM
Seriously though... thats not a bad idea, Jim can actually hold a tune pretty well...

And his mom could ride in the back seat.

Mike DC

The ODO could have flipped over.  Coulda been 108,600 miles.  That number is a little more likely to be found in an 8-year-old Charger in SoCal in the '70s.

 

PocketThunder

Was the average mileage per person at 12,000 a year back then?  If so then from '68 to '76 x 12k a year puts it at about 96,000, another 8,630 might not have been all that uncommon  :scratchchin:  Hmmm i think we have a mystery to solve....... :icon_smile_tongue:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

70charger_boy

I don't think that people back then put 12,000 miles a year on cars

Brock Samson

 :popcrn: scratch another charger!!    :RantExplode:

:shruggy: someone should take all the movie chargers blowing up and splice em togeather,...
:scratchchin:
ok, maybe not...  :shruggy:

the stang's front  fixed itself christine style too,..


TUFCAT

Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on June 28, 2007, 03:44:59 AM


The ODO could have flipped over.  Coulda been 108,600 miles.  That number is a little more likely to be found in an 8-year-old Charger in SoCal in the '70s.
 

Very possible  :scratchchin:....I didn't think about that!  :think: :think: :think:  Its probably most likely since they wouldn't have a lot of money in their budget to spend on each car ....especially knowing these Chargers would be wrecked. Plus, they had to buy [at least] a few of them.  :brickwall:

ChargerSG

To sad that is always the bad guys who drives the Charger and they allways crash and burn, couldent they have done like the best movie Vanishingpoint and crash a Camaro :icon_smile_big:
Looking for 383 Magnum #0B196875 and 0B115166

bull

Quote from: ChargerSG on June 29, 2007, 07:14:41 PM
To sad that is always the bad guys who drives the Charger and they allways crash and burn, couldent they have done like the best movie Vanishingpoint and crash a Camaro :icon_smile_big:

I don't have a problem with the bad guys driving the Chargers, it's the crashing part I could live without...