The Driver - car chase scene (1978)

The Driver - car chase scene (1978)

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[7387chevytrucks]

1979 was the last year of the Big Blocks for 1/2 Ton pickups. The 454 was rated at 240hp/370lb/ft. Compared to the 400 in the TA which was 220/320. They were both running around 15.50's in the quarter, and the truck was emissions exempt as it was a "heavy half" to get around it. GMC made a Street Coupe and Chevy made a Sport that were both availible with 454s so running off and leaving a Trans Am wasn't out of the ordinary. (this truck in the video has a SBC most likely though)

[stumpythedestoyer]

Now that is a car chase! I wish there were more like it

[subalternnavert]

@resister79 Super duty 455 ring a bell? Big blocks Pontiac motors were available from 1961 until 1974 starting with 421 cubes and ending with the 455.

[resister79]

there is no such thing as a big block pontiac .

[Gregarious3]

Like in real life, the accidents are avoided because all the good drivers around them that paying attention that there are fools on the road.

I would feel like a ass if I could not out run a truck.

[TheGovinda777]

lol @ 8:30... "SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER!!!" And to those debating the abilities of each vehicle, as diabel1969 said, it clearly is not in stock configuration, especially given the plot of the movie, he is a top professional wheelman, I highly doubt he'd run off the lot cars, they'd surely be upgraded and customized.

[h6425]

an owd trans am cant get away from grandad's old truck, glad i got a truck now

[diabel1969]

@blah666ful what do you mean a big block could never catch a small block in a race? I run a small block and have beaten many big blocks with it, but the only way I get them is off the line and the first 2 gears. Once a big block starts rolling, it will catch a small block and will pass the small block. in all the races I ran against big blocks, i was there first, but they were gaining in a hurry.

[diabel1969]

@blah666ful The DZ302 never beat a big block in it's life in stock form. You really need to do some homework. The DZ302 was built to run trans am racing. In stock form, the 302 vs a stock chevelle 454, or even a buick GS 455 would have gotten smoked on a daily basis. i've seen it happen. the 302's charm was it could rev..

[diabel1969]

@blah666ful If you look at the truck, it's been lowered, with a manual tranny 3 on the tree, and if you listen to it, it's a built small block. That truck was built to handle, and is nowhere near stock. This movie wasn't depicting "stock" off the showroom vehicles.. This movie was about a "Driver".. which actually the video games series "driver" was based upon this movie..

[diabel1969]

@blah666ful it's a 76 trans am to be specific with a funky paint job on it. The smokey and the bandit original 1st movie was a 77 hurst hatch top trans am also with the 400 in it. the olds 403 didn't come into play until 1979. The 2nd smokey and the bandit movie wasn't even a 403, it was a turbo 301 car.

[Sleighteem]

Bullet, schmullet! This movie sets the bar! Holy sh_t!