7 UP CAR CHASE

Great Car chase scene in NYC back in the early 1970's starring Roy Schieder from JAWS.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• car chase
• action
• drama
• stunts
• roy scheider
• motors
• nys
• streets

[dfaircloth30]

The stunt driver in the blue pontiac is Bill Hickman. He did the stunt driving in Bullitt and French Connection. Great car chase!!! In my opinion, it is #2 all time. Comes in a close second behind Bullitt. What makes this one so good is that it is like Bullitt and French Connection rolled into one.

[jeepers2655]

similar scene in Bullitt ..... and Driver was same in Charger and Grandville.

[FunkmassaVip]

For sum reason,,,i rank this chase higher than Bullitt,,,maybe its because imma Pontiac lover,,,but that 455 under the hood of that Grandville wasnt playin!,,,Love both movies,,,but 7up's Rock!

[NostalgicJoe]

Hi guys I've read your comments and have 2 questions:

1) What is a "parkway"? I know highway is rural, and a freeway is an urban motorway, what sort of road is what u call "parkway"?

2) About big american bouncy cars from the 70's and 80's: Normal european cars made between 1960-2010 do not bounce like in the american car chases films from the 1960's-1980's, except for an old Volvo 244 (1980 model), which I sometimes drive, and the bouncy effect just feels great, I love it :D What's the deal?

[spencerleeb]

the way those cars handle is downright scary! the way they entered the first part of the highway bouncing around like that!

[flames6900]

The bus would not be allowed on the palisades parkway either. In the 70s that highway was very narrow with a curb right off each lane and zero shoulder. Didn't they have spike strips back then?, referring to the keystone cops on the bridge

[lexluv9]

i love big American cars but hat goes off to taking a turn at a speed higher than 25 in that boat lol loved it though

[richmjr67]

@b26marauderpilot thats what i thought..it was the taconic state pkwy

[b26marauderpilot]

@richmjr67 The bridge is the George Washington bridge. The movie would have you believe they are heading North on the Palisades Parkway. However, the Millwood/Briarcliff Manor sign prove they are in fact filming on the Taconic Parkway.

The other major blunder concerns the fact Roy Schnieder plows into the back of a semi as he exits the Parkway. No commercial vehicles are allowed on any Parkway in NY or NJ.(South Jersey does have an exception to this rule on the Garden State Pkwy, I think).

[richmjr67]

what bridge were they crossing when they left nyc....? was it up the taconic state pkwy...because millwood and briarcliff manor are in weschester cty.....i heard people say it was the pallasdes...but road sign at 9:08 would say weschester cty