Looks like your closer than What I remembered. I
did a web search to try and answer my own
question. Here's what I came up with:
Two Mustangs and two Dodge Chargers were used for
the famous chase scene. Both Mustangs were owned
by the Ford Motor Company and part of a
promotional loan agreement with Warner Brothers.
The cars were modified for the high-speed chase
by veteran auto racer Max Balchowsky. Stunt
coordinator Carey Loftin got Bud Ekins to drive
the Mustang for the bulk of the stunts. Both of
the Dodges were junked after the filming, as was
one of the Mustangs. The other less banged-up
Mustang was purchased by a WB employee after all
production and post-production was completed. The
car ended up in New Jersey a few years later,
where Steve McQueen attempted to buy it. The
owner refused to sell, and the car now sits in a
barn and has not been driven in many years.
The director called for speeds of about 75-80
mph, but the cars (including the ones containing
the cameras) reached speeds of over 110 mph.
Filming of the chase scene took three weeks,
resulting in 9 minutes and 42 seconds of footage.
They were denied permission to film on the Golden
Gate Bridge.
Couldn't find anything about the gas station
fire.
Dick J
--- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
wrote:
> Dick
>
> Believe it was a 390 FE powered Mustang.
>
> JB
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