this film was released in 1971! those Jaguar xj6s were only on the market from 68 to 73! with a long waiting list, thats a brand new jag being wrecked!
fanatstic today movies are boring against this art of making true car chases of highest quality, I dont like the computer generated pseudo action explosion shit
And that means german ultra conservative DIN brake Horsepower
= 290-300 SAE HP
Haffschlappe 3 months ago
Supercharger Prototype Alpina made in Bavaria by Mr. Bovensiepen.
Gives 220-240 Hp from that 3,2 V8
Haffschlappe 3 months ago
this film was released in 1971! those Jaguar xj6s were only on the market from 68 to 73! with a long waiting list, thats a brand new jag being wrecked!
mgxjgareth 5 months ago
this scene is in the highest hill in Portugal, i've been there, it's beautiful
18snitram 7 months ago
3:49 haha the second car blocking the road MAGICALLY DISAPPEARS... fell off the cliff probably :)
ilvanezzo 1 year ago
haha the BMW engines have always sounded the same other than that supercharger.
I loved these old car chase scenees also like in Bullet and Ronin, the best
serge933 2 years ago
fanatstic today movies are boring against this art of making true car chases of highest quality, I dont like the computer generated pseudo action explosion shit
Klottelitsch 2 years ago
wow that REALLY hurts to watch
s54bmw 2 years ago
lol. at 1:54 its a great shot of the the body pannel that likes to rust the most on a old jag.
NorkiddExo 2 years ago
At 2.39 it sounds like a whistling kettle coming to the boil, then having the heat turned off!
DingleZilla 2 years ago
That's the supercharger. It does sound odd.
zincorbie 2 years ago
Computer graphics (and highways) killed the classic car chase sequences like this.
By the way, it's amazing how the Jag resisted the last fall almost intact and without tipping over.
artieroo 2 years ago