Pretty cool article on the making of Bullitt

[hatersaurusrex]

http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/required-viewing-bullitt-the-granddaddy-of-car-chase-scenes/

[Laxy]

That was an awesome read, thanks. I feel like I've read countless magazine articles on Bullitt but there's always some details that are news to me!

[Kern Dog]

I liked the part about how the Mustang had to be fortified, yet still was falling apart and barely driveable! The relatively stock Charger kept on running .....

[Drache]

Warner Brothers purchased two four-speed Dodge Chargers... "at a Chrysler dealership in Glendale California," recalls Ron Riner. He also said the Dodge Chargers had to be purchased without promotional consideration, but after the success of the movie and the increase in Charger sales, Chrysler was more than willing to be generous with their vehicles to Warner Brothers for future projects. Mr. Riner posed an interesting premise: "did you realize that there wouldn't be an 01 car (the General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard) if we hadn't done BULLITT and Dodge hadn't sold so many Chargers?"

Interesting!

I liked the part about how the Mustang had to be fortified, yet still was falling apart and barely driveable! The relatively stock Charger kept on running .....

stock Charger? 

"To shore up the front, Balchowsky revised the torsion bars, beefed up the control arms and added heavy duty shocks.... For the rear end, Balchowsky told us, "I got some special rear springs, what you call a high spring rate, a flat without any arch in it, and using that spring the car would stay low.... We had to weld reinforcements under the arms and stuff on the Dodge"

[Bob T]

Good link, Cheers

[Neal_J]

Fun stuff, thanks.

[68 Bullitt Charger]

That was great reading, a great Thread and Thanks.   Joe NY

[hatersaurusrex]

Yeah I just wonder if the Mustang guys are on the other side of the fence when reading about Bullitt

[hatersaurusrex]

Actually I think my favorite quote was this:

"The Dodge, which was practically stock, just left the Mustang like you wouldn't believe."

[68 Bullitt Charger]

I liked when he said "they did all kind's of work on the Mustang and the Charger needed almost nothing under the hood!!!"

That Mustang had NO chance in Hell to catch or pass that Charger IMO.