>From: Paul Garside <Paul.Garside@seagatesoftware.com>
>Reply-To: Paul Garside <Paul.Garside@seagatesoftware.com>
>To: "'british-cars@autox.team.net'" <british-cars@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Bullitt (not much LBC content)
>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 04:30:47 -0800
>
>"Bullitt" was screened on the telly the other day. I saw the car chase bit,
>which was fun, listening out for the noise of the GT350 as I believe some
>of
>the car effects came from a GT40. Judging by the terrible axle tramp when
>he
>reversed the car, it wasn't a very special GT350. A friend in the village
>who prepares cars will be looking after a real GT40 next season, which will
>be nice. He has been known to drive a CanAm car through the village, so I'm
>looking forward to seeing the GT40 around!
>
>Anyway, I wanted to know what was the other car in the chase. I believe
>it's
>a product of the US branch of the Rootes Group - a Dodge or some such. Very
>pretty car. Would that be a hemi or 440?
>
>TIA,
>
>Paul
I'm not sure that McQueen's car WAS a 350... I think
and that's witha capitol "T" is was just a hotted up
Mustang GT The other car was a Dodge Charger. That's
a Chrysler product and I believe Chrysler had a bit to
do with Rootes...
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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