Great Car Chase - Italian Style

[soneoo]

Great stuff thanks :)

[CallMeMrX]

I love these old chases but can't stand how they felt the need to speed up footage.

[alanlowndes]

Very entertaining and all real.Absolutely fantastic to watch.Thanks for sharing this.Great stuff...

[abmaximus]

what a spirit! these drivers and their cars are automotive equivalents for monty python's black knight.

[renaulttwingoo]

Poor Dodge!!!

[youtub3k]

This chase starts at about 37:00 into the movie, if you ever come across the DVD of it. The first car had a weird paint job, earlier in the movie. But here it's just metallic blue. Maybe they painted it with lots of watercolor paint, before. BTW, that funny horn didn't come standard. And why toot it, to annoy your pursuer. anyway?

[youtub3k]

This chase starts at about 37:00 into the movie, if you ever come across the DVD of it. The first car had a weird paint job, earlier in the movie. But here it's just metallic blue. Maybe they painted it with lots of watercolor paint, before.

[asdg106]

the car suddenly grew 2 extra doors well in the bullitt chase the charger did lose like 5 or six hubcaps so perfection isnt always perfect

[steppenwolf95]

Most of the time they just drive and make the tires screaming. The only stunt I see here is the transported car on the roof of the blue one.

Everything else can be done by an amateur.

[b26marauderpilot]

Notice how at 2:39 the camera has a shot from behind the Plymouth and the passenger side doors are not dented, but at 2:41 as both cars shoot out onto the street the Plymouth has badley dented sides and doors?

This also makes one wonder how doors could be dented going down steps?

I'm not knocking the clip; it is a great scene.

But it is interesting how movie makers will cobble together scenes to appear as though they happened in a certain order when they in fact did not.

[jamminjoseph]

@b26marauderpilot You Know it!

[trisdoo]

European cars Rule!!!!!!!!!!!

[prity777]

HEHE .. this is where i live. in Hamburg

[hebneh]

I was sorry to see both the Plymouth and the Dodge get trashed.

Actually, in the '50s, there were export models called the Dodge Kingsway and the DeSoto Diplomat which were both actually Plymouths. The front ends were different but the rest of them were pretty much just Plymouths. I had a 1950 Dodge Kingsway about 30 years ago.

[mrgears]

The false fins on the Dodge made to look like a Fury remind me the fake ears they put on the elephants in the Tarzan movies

[yastunt]

Awesiome stuntwork!

[lexander5]

what car is the grey one?

[Bikinbest]

Yes of course all the heavily set up American stuff with all the errors they have is sooooo much better, at least the Italians show some originality!!

[ProTouringMopar]

Eveery italian car chase from this time period has aposlutely no meaning, whasoever. Drivers suck ass, chase has no flow or point, just redicoulus car crashing, done in digusting manner. And all of those cars were trashed and money was thrown, while ppl in southern Italy were happy if they owned Fiat 500...

[ajivins1]

'Carry on Cabby'

[cacaaleau]

Worst chase ever.

Stupid shitalians.

How can a 2 door coupé became suddenly a four door saloon?

That's fucking RIDICULOUS !!!!!

[Calatafimi]

@cacaaleau

Sale fils de pute, je baise ta mère. Sale raciste.

[leathersf]

at 2:27 you can see what had been a 58 Plymouth Fury 2-door and then became a 60 Dodge Dart 4-door, has the Plymouth's fins grafted onto the Dodge's rear fenders.

[mrgears]

@leathersf Obviously, a stunt double

[pablodgutierrez]

What a piece o shit...

They´ve spoiled the car chase concept...

[dbeefy]

those cars just look so fucking heavy. You don't get that these days with all the cgi shit ...

[DerVampyrEngel]

That was cool just as cool as the Bullit car chase

[kkenbb]

Hey guys did (espically us Mpoar guys)did we not notice how the Dodge gained 58 Plymouth tailfins and the oddest placements of chrome and tailights. (look at 2.41), Maybe this was neither Dodge nor Plymouth but those really rare Canadian Plodges.

An I agree nothing loks better than cloassic Mopar power sliding thry Italy.

By the way what is this movie?

[themoparguy]

This the goofiest and of course the saddest car chase I've seen so far. At the beginning, they're using a 1958 Plymouth 2dr, then at 1:26, they switch to a 1960 Dodge 4dr. But it's really sad seeing those cars getting wasted. The Opel I couldn't care less about. They used the Dodge more than the Plymouth. Movie industries always pick on the old American cars.

[PascalHoomiku]

European directors liked to use American cars because huge cars powersliding all over narrow streets looks more dramatic, plus they held together better after they got bashed up. Usually they could only afford one or two cars to do a stunt sequence with so it had to last as long as possible.

[themoparguy]

I suppose. But it's still not cool. Those 1958 Plymouth's were one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen and seeing that car along with the 60 Dodge just is sickening to watch get thrashed. It was even more sad when I first saw "Christine". Cars like those don't deserve that kind of punishment.

[PascalHoomiku]

True, but keep in mind that they're considered classics only now because they're rare and nothing current looks like them. Back when this movie first came out every car on the road looked and drove similar to them and the style was considered worn out, so nobody really thought much about one getting wrecked.

30 years from now people will be talking the same way about '09 Mustangs and Chargers the way we talk about '69 Mustangs and Chargers.

[MyGunInYoMouf]

Shut the fuck up, it's sad to see a car get used and abused like that, but for fuck's sake it's just a car. Grow up, faggot.

[themoparguy]

Ok that did it nutball, I was merely leaving friendly comments about this and you made it into an insult. I am a Chrysler enthusiast and I for one respect the holy hay out of car. Everyone has their own likings and opinions. What you just said was completely uncalled for. If you don't give a crap about cars, that's fine, but doesn't me you have to be a Scheißen Sie Kopf about it. So if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

[MartinTheCoolGuy]

mean girls...

[rebelstang]

That was Cool!

Just a Good 'ol boys!

[crazybluemongoose]

ohhh! not the DS! nooo!!

[heterosapien69]

more of a derby than a chase

[2shacks1house]

Christine goes to Europe!!

[MRvincent77]

American Fins baby!!

[250GTLUSSO]

What country is this? Looks like Belgium or Denmark..That Opel is a Rekord?

[leefish1]

Can't speak to the country, 250GTLUSSO, but I can tell you that the Opel is an Admiral. In the '60s, you could order this car with a 327 small-block Chevy motor. Cool, huh ?

[leefish1]

Wait, maybe I screwed up. Could be an Opel Diplomat. Sorry.

[lalbruiz]

Was that Plymouth (??) dripping fuel at 6:18?

[TTTEParody]

@lalbruiz - It sure was at 0:27!

[dandyfee05]

eine der besten verfolgungsjagden,die ich je gesehen habe.professioneller kann ein opel admiral nicht schrott gefahren werden....

schade,daß es nicht soviele deutsche verfolgungsjagden aus den siebziger jahren gibt.aus lauter verzweiflung sehe ich mir schon nonstop nonsens an,weil didi früher auch oftmals dazu neigte,autos kaputt zu fahren...

der humor ist einfach nur dämlich,aber seine crash sequenzen sind genial! da kommt höchstens noch j.p.belmondo mit ...

[lemmehaveone]

Those cars look like they would be INCREDIBLY sluggish.

[hokman1]

what kind of horn is that on the dodge?

[SilverWhiteWolf58]

its a European Horn a lot of cars over there have that

[hokman1]

can you show me a video about it please?  I want to hear more

[SilverWhiteWolf58]

i like how the 2door 58 Plymouth turns in to 4 door dodge LOL

[themoparguy]

I know right? They wanted to bang up the 60 Dodge more than the Plymouth. The whole scenery was sad.

[SilverWhiteWolf58]

lol yes it was epce and funny

[reno93535]

Amazing technology back then. Parts grow right back cars in many car chase scenes.

[retroolschool]

funny how the producers thought the audience woulnd t notice the bif difference in a '58 Plymouth and a '60 Dodge. It looks like they might have put 57-58 Plymouth fins on that DOdge. Interesting footage....

[dmx011]

Wicked when the dodge blows thru the wall of boxes at high speed. Stairs can fuck up a car fast especially backwards

[varminblast]

Funny how the car being chased keeps switching back and forth from a 2 door to a 4 door and back......

[reno93535]

Haha...good eye.

[diamondpiet]

damn did not know that a opel admiral was that fast , mine's not

[miteymuz]

That's not a car chase!!!

I'm not kidding, that's the way all the italians in my neighbourhood dive on a daily basis.

I have even seen 'em drivin' everywhere in reverse because it was the only gear that works!!

[39Chevy]

Wow, that is awesome to see that old Chryco beast (well, beasts) run like that...

Thanks to their torsion bar suspension they were much better handlers than most people think.

[dbeefy]

Amazing. Oscars all round for the director and stunt team !

[swordfish1986]

No, you just have no matter of car construction. Thats all.

[TATIKAWASHION]

I think.

The first half is Plymouth 58.

It is Dodoge from the latter half.

[ReneStephi]

How crazy!!! This scene was made in Hamburg/ Germany (HH on the number plates is for Hamburg). Funny to see my hometown in the 60ies.

If anybody was ever there - most scenes were made near to the Reeperbahn the well known red-light milieu. Does anyone knows the English title from this movie? Haven´t seen before...

[deddodge]

Noooooo, he fucked up the dodge. 2 or 4 doors dont matter to me if its a nice car. No respect for 4 doors I tell ya.

[VladBlok28]

i wish cars like these were still in production... i can never own a cool '70s muscle car. i feel cheated :(

[themusclecars]

Noooooo,he fucked up the Plymouth man :(

[dmx011]

Nothing beats old Detroit Iron that Opal didn't have a chance the stairs really bent the opel up

[jamminjoseph]

Don't worry folks, they have computer generated car chase scenes today that are

even more spectacular, just without

balls and realism of this video!

[035TheAlexa]

@jamminjoseph But good thing is that you know one thing here: what you see is what happened there no tricks nad montage, these are real drivers, and this is the real piece of action!!

[abl78]

Is the second car a Opel Olympia?

[dweebert]

It's an Opel Admiral. Google this with the movie title "Un uomo da rispettare" and you will find a snapshot of the car in the chase scene.

[abl78]

thanks ! dweebert.

[cin3maphiliac]

Plenny carbage, surprisingly no carbeques,

considering all of the smashing up of the

vehicles

[deddodge]

Mopar did make a 350. I have one in my 58 dodge custom royal. Its the same block as the 361 and 383. They were avalible in the plymouths also. I like the tacked on fins and taillights on the dodge to make it look like the plymouth.

[ithacalover]

I thought I was seeing things, but it did turn from a Plymouth to a Dodge!

[7FP3]

Even a two-doors to a four-doors...

[rednecksinspace]

Smashee smashee!

[aamir162]

wow what a cars? I love Italian made cars.

[amrtynas]

I NEED ONE OF THESE CARS !!!!!

[rednecksinspace]

Planning a friendly, neighborhood, bank robbery?

[JohnnyThunderzzz]

... and they also used that Plymouth 'look-alike' stunt car for all the other crashes and stunts!!!

[JohnnyThunderzzz]

did anyboy notice that the 'Plymouth' that crahes downhill into a Citroen ID break (1:24) is NOT a Plymouth?!?!!!! they used a similar looking car for the stunt!

take a close look for yourself!

[CatalinaSafari73]

They are using 2 cars for this chase. The first car is a 2 door 1958 plymouth. Then it magically changes to a 1960 Dodge 4 door. Wonder if they thought no one would notice :P

[Dimantra]

what motor was in the '58?

[royalmonaco]

It was either a 318 or a 350 V8

[Stantonv]

Most likely a 383. I like the way the Dodge changed from a coupe to a 4 door.

[martincq]

It went from a 58 Plymouth to a "Export" 60 Dodge Dart

[Stantonv]

350! Its not a Chevy. I stay with a 383. Perhaps an early Hemi, but not a 350. Get real!

[royalmonaco]

I am real fucktard, plymouth had a 350 V8 option back in 1958.

[Stantonv]

You are right. I was wrong

[jcb180]

there was always a big pile of empty cardboard boxes to crash thou in the 70s cool stuff

[Jewceman1]

nice work

Geoff Kole

Actor Comedian writer producer

[yaz1691]

Watch closely! The Yank car is two different cars, A 2 door 1958 Plymouth Belvedere AND a 4door Dodge Dart. They keep changing throughout the chase! Still entertaining though!! They don't make 'em like they used to etc etc...

[luciremagazine]

When I saw this on TV I was making the same comment! Glad I am not the only one who spotted this.

[coolhellcat18]

Thise aren't fake fins, thats a matador.

[CycolacFan]

No they are fake fins to make the 60 Dodge 4 door look like the '58 Plymouth

[vangestelwijnen]

LOL, petrol leaking out of the Yank car around 00.25 in the curve!

[Kevvvvvvvvv]

Poor Citroen ID, so rare nowadays

[tomcatfranks]

Fucking bad-ass Fury!!!!

[Tylerssuperbee]

UGLY cars, owell like i always say wreck the ugly ones rather then the NICE dodges.

[callecar]

And the Opel of course is not a Rekord but an Admiral.

[XLesky]

haha poor citroen ds cops it, that has to be one of the sillies chases i've seen, more like a demolition derby on public streets!!

[CycolacFan]

They went to a lot of trouble to make that 1960 Dodge Dart (the four door) look like the 1958 Plymouth Belvedere coupe (not a Fury), they even put on fake fins. I like the way the Dodge bumper grows back after they drive down the steps.

Also the Plymouth appears to be wearing the Dodge's hubcaps.

[DrGlitterhouse]

I doubt I've ever seen a car chase whose participants did so much damage to bystanders' cars or where the participant being chased so actively tried to wreck the car chasing him.

[timrtc]

Love the old fashioned horns. Sounds so daft in a car chase sequence!

[bertoned]

great car chase - german style in berlin !

[geohutchison]

thank fuk tyres are made better these days, i cant stand another tyre screeching film like that! good chase tho

[leeford2]

the second stunt car could even be a plymouth bysacane

[schrodingercat91]

In 1960-61 there were three big Dodge Darts you could buy, the basic Dart Seneca, the mid level Dart Pioneer and the premium Dart Phoenix. That was in addition to the regular Dodge line. In '62 the Darts got small.

The movie car is a 1960 Dodge Dart - a pretty rare car.

[leeford2]

there was two differnt amrican cars used on this stunt, the first car at the begining,is a plymouth fury,as it is a coupe,the same as christin, the second is a 2 door sedan,like you said a dodge dart,if you look closeley,they are differnt cars,but the same colour

[jpmulli]

They could make a good western but their car chases suck!

[webbersite]

i reckon that it was a DAF which fell of the transporter onto the opel

[CyDaSnake]

What was that car the landed on the Opel? A Trabant?

[callecar]

The car landing on the Opel was a DKW Junior.

[leeford2]

i think the car that lost its roof was a opel reckord,,,brilliant chase, better than bullet

[schrodingercat91]

The carf that lost its roof might posssibly have been a German Ford Taunus M12, but I am not sure.

[schrodingercat91]

Too bad the 1958 Plymouth Fury coupe kept changing to a 1960 Dodge Dart sedan.

This was really great! Pretty funny, too. The horn was funny too, and to see the Citroen DS 21 Safari get destroyed. This is a classic that nobody in America ever saw.

[CyDaSnake]

That Citroen wasn't destroyed, just stripped American style.

[CyDaSnake]

They made Darts that early?

[comotaledoom]

yessssssssssssssssssss

[MoB73]

:-) It seems that this version is taken from Chase Fever vol 1 =) =) =) =)

[pitbiker666]

y does the car being chased go from 2 to 4 door

[brylcreem59]

I suppose they didn't think anyone would notice but it was clearly a Plymouth Belvedere in the beginning changing to a Desoto as hrpuffnstuff said earlier.

I guess it was to save money?

[yastunt]

unforgettable car chase!!

[madeira76]

giuliano em todo o seu estilo!BRAVO.

[hammy12g295]

very nice and it also came from the man who done the chase scenes from the italian job

[GKaly]

Awsome Chase!

[maltedm]

this is actually one of the best car chases on film, put together by famous stunt driving team Remy Julienne, who also did The Italian Job.

[hrpuffnstuff15]

hey i have a red and white 57 Plymouth savoy that looks all-most exactly the same as that car, and i love how they substituted a doctored up 4 door DeSoto that really doesnt even look all that much like the original car for half the shots

[thankyougod4boobs]

listen to those old bias ply tires howl!

[minicoopercm]

wow, thats cool.

love all the wrecks

[rexroyale]

Ah - whiplash at the end there. Cheers for posting this - enjoyed it. Strange though, how the car that's being chased keeps alternating between a Plymouth Belvedere and a DeSoto Fireflite.