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MOZINOR ◊ 13-01-2005 à 00:37	-- Last edit: 2006-03-14 21:33:43
-winger- ◊ 24-02-2005 à 05:57	1970.
antp ◊ 09-04-2005 à 22:07	Et une vue de face pour compléter :
wheels412 ◊ 2006-05-12 13:04	'This car is part of the movie'?????? This car IS the movie! 28 stars!
deadlineautotheft ◊ 2006-06-25 02:39	How fast can this go?
trucker ◊ 2006-07-13 07:26	How fast do R/T cars go?
stronghold ◊ 2006-07-13 07:59	trucker wrote How fast do R/T cars go? ..'Car & Driver' tested one of these in November '69 ... top speed estimated at 146mph ... zero to 60 in 5.8secs and the quarter mile coming up in 14.1secs.! (& these are stats for a standard-production car ... no extra mods.!) ...that E-type in the movie ..had little chance.!!
fosterchild420 ◊ 2006-07-26 23:19	anyone else notice that it is not this car that wrecks at the end....it is a camaro?
Gurragas ◊ 2006-08-25 19:36	Yes, why wreck a mopar when there is GM ? did you now that they pull the camaro whit a charger in 160 mph, the camaro was filled whit gasoline and they want it to chrash and roll over the maskins? but it went wrong, the camaro stands up on the front and stay there.
dwc43 ◊ 2006-10-22 07:45	Actually it was towed by cable into the dozers by one of the Challenger stunt cars with a 383 engine and it hit hte dozers at 80. If you look close in the movie you will see some sparks that fly up in the air. It's the cable as it snaps off the car after impact.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2006-11-18 03:34	I want that car.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2007-04-17 06:32	I'v got the diecast model of this one.
truck man ◊ 2007-11-14 23:49	This car meet an unfortunate end involving 2 bull dozers
Raul1983 ◊ 2008-01-12 18:10
antp ◊ 2008-01-12 18:16	now that the main pic has been changed my comment is meaningless: main pic was a side view
drake426 ◊ 2008-01-31 10:14	This movie is pure Mopar-Land. Love it
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2008-02-27 04:52	truck man wrote This car meet an unfortunate end involving 2 bull dozers Actully they use a '67 camaro, you can see it when the police are trying to put out the fire after the crash. Plus if you pause the movie at the right time you can tell the tail lights arent the same. vehicle_149072-Chevrolet-Camaro.html
MaindrianPace ◊ 2008-06-09 03:58	According to Barry Newman in both 1984 and a 2008 recent interview, they use three 440 Magnum Six Packs and one 426 Hemi with 4-speed manual transmissions with Hurst Pistol Grip Shifter, and one 383 Magnum with 3-speed Torquelite Automatic Transmission. In the recent interview Newman says the brand new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is better then the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T model. http://www.motortrend.com/av/features/112_0804_2008_dodge_challenger_srt8_barry_newman_interview_video/index.htm/ Barry Newman Interview Barry Newman actually thinks the 1970 Dodge R/T model is a little faster because of the body compared to the brand new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. In the film Barry Newman character Jimmy Kowalski's journey starts in Cisco, California on Sunday Morning, then once he crosses with an all black 1970 Imperial Lebaron 10:02 a.m. the Challenger vanishes, and the Imperial takes off, his magical journey now flashbacks to Denver, Colorado on Friday night at 11:30 p.m. where he is now assigned to delivered a brand new supercharged alphine white 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T powered by a 440 Magnum Six Pack, and a 4-speed manual transmission. Kowalski leaves out of Denver in high speed, the Police start chasing him on Saturday Morning goes into Sunday Morning in Cisco, California at 10:04 a.m. when the explodes to death through the bulldozers. I know they wreck a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro in the bulldozer explodation scene instead of a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. -- Last edit: 2008-06-13 22:53:56
hot rod carl ◊ 2008-07-20 05:31	This is the movie where i fell in love with this car. and i'm still hocked. I did notice the camaro and no one believed me
Skid ◊ 2008-07-22 10:20	I doubt any of the cars were really Hemi-powered, even if Barry said so. Steve McQueen also said the Mustangs used in Bullitt were hot-rodded 289s, when in fact Warner Brothers official documentation lists them as GT-390s.
The Wheelman ◊ 2008-08-23 05:20	If you want to see this car in person, go to the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum in Tennesee.
musclehead216 ◊ 2008-09-09 22:42	why doesn't anyone get the pix of it passing the flares?!
gator ◊ 2008-09-19 02:26	Skid wrote I doubt any of the cars were really Hemi-powered, even if Barry said so. Steve McQueen also said the Mustangs used in Bullitt were hot-rodded 289s, when in fact Warner Brothers official documentation lists them as GT-390s. The bullitt mustangs were really 390's.
MaindrianPace ◊ 2009-01-11 18:56	The history on the movie Vanishing Point. However since the 1970 Dodge Challengers were on loan from Chrysler to the production company, and had to returned to Chrysler in reasonable condition, a derelict green 1967 Chevrolet Camaro was located to act as the stand in or stunt double for the Challengers. Balchowsky removed the drivetrain, transmission, and the engine, then decided to have the Forest Green Camaro painted a beautiful matching Alpine White. Then placed a 383 Magnum along with the transmission, and drivetrain in the Camaro. Loftin had used the 383 Magnum automatic Challenger as the tow vehicle to get the Camaro up to speed, a method Loftin had used in many films. The Camaro was rigged with explosives to detonate when the car had hit the Caterpillar bulldozers, which were angled blades to blade to bring the renegade driver to a full stop.
motorman ◊ 2009-04-14 16:21	Bought one of these new in 1970. 383 magnum, pistol grip 4 speed, SE interior, R/T package, white with black leather. the only add on was an FM radio. I know, but it was a big option then. It came with 390 gears and I changed it out to 323 gears for top end. It topped out at about 160; it probably could have gotten more the it was unstable in the wind at that speed, since it didn't have any front air damns to keep it from lifting off. It was a great car. Very dependable,NEVER any engine or trans trouble. Kept it for 12 years and sold it. YEAH,wish i hadn't. It was rapped around a tree not too long after the guy bought it. I drove one of the new R/T challs and yes it is much better and should be. My '70 chall had drum brakes which were crap. Seats were uncomfortable, no a/c, no power steering,roll up windows, and fogged up EVERY time it rained where you could barely drive and see. It was basiclly just motor and wheels. But it was fun to drive; and I got to be Kowalski from time to time. Didn't loose too many races. One to a Hemi cuda which I didn't mind in the quarter mile and one to my brother's 67 GTO 7.2 liter on a 20 mile timed run. It was very fast and had the weight to hold it down at high speeds. Vanishing point will always be a fav...
MaindrianPace ◊ 2009-06-04 07:05	Kowalski's supercharged 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T actually had W22 Option which are the road warrior style rally wheels which were factory mags. My Dad over 20 years ago had once traded a 1971 Toyota Corolla that didn't run for a Iceland Blue 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger which had the same factory mags as Kowalski's car. -- Last edit: 2009-06-07 06:36:36
Cycolac Fan ◊ 2009-07-30 00:26	I drove one recently, a white 1974, though it was only a 340ci version. Found it a really nice car to drive, a good size, easy to place on the road though quite wide by British standards. Not especially powerful but a lot better than I expected, good driving position and worth it for the noise alone. I imagine the early versions with a bigger engine would be a hell of a nice car to own if it came with disc brakes and decent tyres.

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