the LAST Vanishing Point Challenger - 1970 Dodge Challenger RT HEMI
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THIS IS THE ONLY REAL VANISHING POINT CHALLENGER... but it's from the TV movie remake in 1996. Ted Stephens, owner of Stephen's performance, owns all 5 challengers from the only official Vanishing Point film other than the original. This makes these 5 cars the only existing screen used VP Challengers in the world. All cars from the original film are destroyed and dismantled. The originals are all gone.
These cars are some of the most beautiful vehicles ever made and Ted truly shows his love for Dodge in this short video about his favorite of them all, the white 1970 Dodge Challenger from Vanishing Point.
Unlike ALL movie cars, this is actually has a REAL HEMI in it!!
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First saw this "hippie flick" in 1975 at a refugee camp in Guam and as an eight year old from Vietnam, it made quite an impression to my childhood throughout my life in the U.S. Rest in peace with Jesus, Cleavon!
I love what you wrote, man! Peace to you and yours, brother!
When I was in high school, a friend of ours had a Challenger 440 six pack, dark green. Five of us in the car fish tailing down a gravel road. I thought I was gonna die. Never forget it !
Did it in a 68 Camaro SS , 15 yrs old hooked on muscle cars ever since. Aerosmith was playin Last Child!
Beautiful car. I had a 71' Cuda' 383 orange / black billboards. I sometimes miss the sound of that big block.
'70 GTX. 440, 375 hp. I know exactly what you mean.
gerald 413 ‘70 Challenger R/T 383 in B5. Thankfully managed to hang on to it. 😄
Can you do a video on your challenger
yeah gotta love the short stroke of the 383 you can wind them out more then a 440
gerald 413 thats my favorite Mopar! Besides my 2003 Dodge Ram Cummins crewcab dually.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who only ever knew of the original movie because they first watched the made-for-TV movie as a kid in the 90's. And only ever because my dad watched the movie on TV with me and mentioned it was a remake. Now....every white Challenger I see, new or old, is Vanishing Point in my mind. So many great movie/TV cars from the 80's & 90's!
Vanishing Point, one of my favorite movies of all time! Saw it in the theater first run. Thanks for the memories :)
I watched it when it first came out,too. Red Line 7000 was a stock car film,loved it,too!❤🏁
if you like THIS, you're gonna LOVE what Nick's Garage is doing on his channel
Nicks a walking Mopar Bible,,,,,,he is a dying breed
Update: Nick of Nick's Garage just finished his version as of Fall 2019. It is exactly like the Barry Newman version in every way right down to the Good Year Polyglas GT F 60-15 tires, standard gas cap and driver's door only standard outside mirror. It's awesome!
Nick doesn't mess around
@uare you If I made one, I would have it pretty much like Nick's. Someone here says the movie cars did not have the Dana 60 as well as the ones from the factory that came with the 440 Magnum/4-speed. Nick said the movie cars were specially made for the movie and possibly were equipped with one. It has been so long that it is difficult to believe which one is right. I think Kowalski probably needed the Dana 60 for the way he drove it, so Nick's is as great as it can get. A truly beautiful car! My number one car I would love to own ever since I seen the movie in the theaters back in 1975.
@uare you someone here said it only came with the 440 Six Pack and the 426 Hemi. Understandable for those set ups, but what a treat if it came with the 440 magnum with a 4 speed. That would then confirm why Kowalski tortured it so much. He knew it can handle the abuse.
I’m subscribed to Nick’s Garage. Great channel and mechanic. I love his Vanishing Point car.
@@VoteWithABullet I seen the movie in Theaters back in the 70's. That's when I fell in love. Nick's is the only exact copy I know of. The remake features a Hemi version with dual sport mirrors and the flip open gas cap.
Way to go Ted. I'm glad you saved the cars, even if I'll never see or drive them, it's good to see someone appreciate molar for what it is.
Thank you for making this video. That car, the stories, the faces, all wrapped up in a beautifully made editing. Well done sir.
I bought my first Challenger in 1989 when I was 19 years old. It was the first car I had ever purchased. It was a 1973 Dodge Challenger, 340 automatic, Parchment exterior color, dark green interior and vinyl top. My 2nd Challenger I purchased was a 1970 Dodge Challenger, slant six, 3 speed manual, Rallye Red. 3rd Challenger was a 1970 Challenger B5 Blue, 318 automatic, all blue interior and vinyl top, bench seat. 4th Challenger was a 1970 Challenger Deputy, Gold color (can't remember the official color's name). 5th Challenger was a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, 383 Magnum, Plum Crazy, Pistol Grip 4 speed, white interior and white longitudinal stripe. I still have all 5 of these cars to this day. Not all of them are currently running, but they will all see the road again soon. I know that my Challenger's are not high impact colored Hemi, 440 Six Pack or T/A cars, but every Challenger from 1970-74 are special to me. I don't care what options they have or don't have, they ALL deserve to be restored, driven, and enjoyed. That's what Chrysler wanted and intended all along when these beauties were built. I drive them, drag race them, and travel in them as often as I can. There is nothing I would rather drive than my Challenger's. Long live the 1970-74 Dodge Challenger.
Good to see a video with the correct information on the card from both movies.
I've been lucky enough to drive an original '70 Challenger, only a 340 but it was white, and a (then) new '17 Hellcat and they're two very different cars with virtually nothing in common. The '70 felt very light and user friendly in comparison, the newer car huge and heavy but well built and certainly not lacking in performance. I vastly preferred the '70 though, it felt like you could control it in the turns while the '17 felt like it'd kill you.
My best friend had one of these in high school. 383 pistol grip. I had a Road Runner and we both made it through HS. He has passed now, may he rest in piece and I have lived a full life. We had a blast in the challenge! Short story, we were raised in Selmer Tenn. This is in McNairy County Tenn. Yes, Bufford Pusser country and yes we both new him. Anyway there was a little pizza joint that sold beer by the gallons. Well my buddy and I had popped a couple ludes and they were hitting him. As we had just payed for our beer he pulled out on hwy 45s headed towards Corinth Mississippi. Well he pulled our and dropped the clutch, this was back when 45 highway was just two lanes. That man ran everything we met off the road between the pizza joint and a small community called Eastview. Was no cell phones back then but word got to THP. They were waiting for us. Guys you prolly not going to believe any of this but the THP,Tenn. Hwy Patrol pulled us over. Hell Freddie almost ran him over. Just so happened the THP use to date my mother. Frddoe couldn't handle his ludes. He got Freddie out and looked at me, I was still ok and he didn't know what we had taken. This was way back in 1974 or 75. Well he let me drive Freddie's car on and took him to jail. Swear to God guys! I should write a book. This was just one time he went to jail and I didn't. I miss you Freddie, so sorry I couldn't make it to your funeral brother. YOU ARE MISSED MY BROTHER!
I have a corvette zo6 and I still can appreciate the movie and the iconic 1970 challenger
sweet video. i discovered vanishing point when i was 18. i was a daddy's girl so as a child i was around drag racing all the time and became a car nut at a very young age lol. most guys my age don't understand my talk about cars lol. im 30 now. my dads side of family were all mopar fans and me as well. my uncle has a 68 dodge dart GTS 383 which is rare and 2 1970 dodge challenger's. 1 a TA model. 340 panther pink and a RT with a 440. and many more cars he bought in his young ages days.
Rachel Eskridge wow I envy how you grew up!! Sounds awesome! You sound like a car guy's dream girl to be honest. I wish I had any family member with two 70 dodge challengers. You're right around my age and it seems like we are the last generation that has a love affair with cars.
That's pretty kickass. My buddy had a '71 and then a '70 Dart. They were only 318s, but because of that I knew what a GTS Dart was. There was a guy down the street who had one parked in his yard. It was a 340, belonged to his nephew, and the kid wouldn't come off it, although the uncle seemed real keen on getting it out of his yard. Too bad we could never get our hands on it.
You wouldn't happen to be from Indiana? Lol
Mopars Rule!!!
I want all those cars as well
The guy from the muscle car museum looks and sounds exactly like someone from a muscle car museum would. Also, great video, as always!
My Father drove that Cat Dozers on to the road for the filming of the original movie. They needed a qualified Caterpillar diesel mechanic and operator and he was chosen. He dragged his family along for the experience. I was so bored I was probably playing on the school playground while this was happening. I remember the crash vividly into the tractors though.
The sound of that car is so intoxicating
Blacksmith Lewis Intoxicating?..
@@rainbowbridge4766 yeah from all the raw fuel, since it was only running on 5 or 6 cylinders..
Better than the insulting sound of a ferrari.
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I was in my Senior year of High School (Tustin High, Orange County, CA) when VANISHING POINT came out.
Later that year had a Demon from DODGE & went to a Drive-In (yep, had the "experience" of those, growing up).
Parked the vehicle as close as space allowed then, centered to the screen, & it felt like I was 'driving the CHALLENGER' in the film!
Lost 'count' the number of times I saw that film.
Great film here gentlemen; very impressed!
Great loss what happened to the original vehicles from the first film.
Did the same watching the movie French Connection. The police hero was flying under the elevated rail lines at street level trying to get around cars and pedestrians. When a lady pushed a baby carriage out in front of the police car, I hit the brakes and spun the wheel as best I could (power steering, motor off) Girl with me asked What are you doing? I was so into the movie I WAS the DRIVER. Good movie.
Long Live Kowalski!
longeRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
long Live Godfrey Qualls
@@user-fi4st7ni8r Triple Black '70!!!
Dodge,,,
Re Make it..
@@lelandthompson2267 yes would be a great Movie
I drove my 70 Camaro Z-28 clone cross country a lot of miles over two years with my Vanishing Point Soundtrack 8-track tape plugged into my under dash RCA player blaring out of my rear deck mounted Jenson 6X9s after seeing this movie, for the first time, in 73 at the drive-in on Bragg Boulevard. Those were the days.
I was driving by the Nogales airport in '96 in my '74 Imperial..saw 'em unloading the Challengers off the truck..did a double take and I knew something good was going down..
If you saw the movie, you'd know you were wrong.
My friend had a challenger in the 70s and I swear it's still one of the coolest things I've ever seen or ridden in pistol grip shifter telescoping column. Metal flake bronze paint. Oh my god what a beautiful car! Gettin a chub just thinkin about it. Gotta go.
That was an awesome movie. I always loved that Challenger...never could afford one when I got older. lol
that's the problem: when we were young, they were cheap. Now we're older and they are extreme. Barrett has a fully restored, numbers matching hemi challenger convertible that is worth an estimated $3 million.
If they had one from the original movie, it'd be worth more.
Yes!!!
Muskoka Mike $3m?!?! That's out of control for a 70s domestic
Yeah, this was a couple of years ago it was shown at one of their auctions. But if I remember correctly it was like 1 of 25 original hemi convertible challengers or something that made it really special. (don't quote me on the volume lol, my memory isn't what it used to be but I know it was really low...low enough I thought "holy crap"...)
yeah, now that you mention it, I think Barrett mentioned that in the expose on it.....was even more than the corvette too I think......come to think of it, I think the convertible, and the hemi, doubled the price of the car....or something like that.
Wow I'm so glad I found this. I saw the movie Vanishing Point in 1971 and I was only 12. All my live I have dreamed of having this car or one just like it. I still may get my chance before I get to old. Keep making your videos.
What a beautiful 1970 Dodge Challenger RT
Dodge Darts were pretty awesome...lol
I guess my love of Chargers and Challengers come from the movies I watched as a kid in the early 70's.
Always thought they should have crashed another Camaro in the remake - everybody knew they used a Camaro in the original anyway - and then put the line " No Mopars were wrecked in the filming of this movie " at the end.
This video took me back to my teenage years, the good old days, the best time of my life. When I was 16 years old my first car was a black 1970 challenger R/T 383 magnum with Cragar chrome wheels, it was the love of my life and not a care in the world, all I did was drive around with my G-friend in my car. What I would give now to have those days back again......
The vanishing point challenger wasnt a hemi it was an h code 440 4speed with a dayna
YOU ARE RIGHT, MITCHELL 14, TO A POINT.... BEING A MOPAR MECHANIC, MYSELF, ORIGINALLY THERE WERE 5 to 7 CARS AND I BELIEVE THAT 2 or 3 OF THEM WERE 383's AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WAS AN AUTOMATIC TORQUE FLIGHT TRANNY!! PER AN ARTICLE i READ YEARS AGO THAT I WILL REPOST!
@@BobbyKozmos if you get the dvd the director commentary says 6 i believe. 3 where 383s 3 440s. The one jumped totaled was a 383. 1 440 was stolen shortly after denver by a groupie thatd been hang out with the film crew. The 4 other car had mechanical issues from the abuse mainly over heating in the desert scenes. They found the stolen car with a banged up body and used it from the desert scene til the end.
Fun fact is on one of the high speed runs on the highway a pedestrian somehow missed the road block and nearly caused a bad accident with the actor who was playing kowalski.
Colton Carpenter the Challenger that ran into bulldozer wasn’t a Challenger .but a 67 Camero
@@truebluebears76 never mentioned the camaro and its easy to see it a Camaro especially the shot of it burning with the rear curled up. The challenger that was totaled was a 383 car when they jumped it. If you watch closely youll see tge entire front clip bend at the doors busting the bellhousing and destroying tge k memeber.
@@coltoncarpenter3790
Dang. That's like throwing thousands of dollars worth of expensive food away. Destroying Mopars like that. Yeah I know my painting thumbnail is the '81 John Force Citation but those are funny cars, you know?
Loved this episode and the 1970 Challenger. I recently bought a 2017 Challenger, even though it's a V6 it has 305 HP and I love it. So much fun to drive!
Gay
As a car guy it hurts to see a classic being killed just for a damn movie if Hollywood keeps going one day all classics will be so rare you would have to be a millionaire just to own one ...smh
Mud Mower Regulators thats already happened watch mecum auctions
sad to say, but the Challenger in the movie was NOT destroyed at the end. The car destroyed was in actuallity was a 1967 Chevy Camaro made
up to resemble the Challenger
have you priced a Hemi cuda lately?
When the Original movie was made that Challenger was new it was not a "Classic" no one back then knew that these cars were going to be collectible
@@budlinton3313 still, a 1967 Camaro dying is a sad thing.
I came to this movie through the music. One of my banjo heroes, Doug Dillard, recorded "Runaway Country" which serves as background in parts of the movie. In 1969, the movie "Bonnie and Clyde", used "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Earl Scruggs, and ever since then you can hardly see a car chase scene without some hot banjo!
Seeing this car gets my heart racing! It's beautiful!!
watch the black ghost street racing
The first commenter is exactly right , my late uncle worked for Chrysler leasing in Los Angeles in the 70's and he said they leased 2 truckloads of the cars to the production company and got only 2 or 3 drivable cars back and yes they were scrapped
The HELLCAT is not the same. I love it with all my heart, but it's just not the same. If only they made official replicas of the original 1970 Challenger...
I wish the same for the charger. Last time I checked chargers are supposed to be two door.
Yea the Hellcat is a lot faster! He probably would have lived and got away. ;)
@@chrisgentry7242
You don't get it. Chargers are 2 doors.....its called a Challenger.
Need 4 doors?
Get a Charger....they are the same car underneath....and the 300 too!
All 3 are made in Brampton Ontario in the same factory.
They sell more cars that way!
@@chrisgentry7242 When they first came out I shook my head. Chargers, 2 door only!
vdochev - yep - no ABS brakes, no air bags, no traction control, no GPS Tracking, no DRL's, no CAT's, no active exhaust, no speed limiter control, No BS. Love it.
Great work, I have three challengers. A TA, an RT/SE, both 70’s, and a beater 71 with a 440 that keeps me young. Couldn’t wait to get a challenger after seeing vanishing point when I was 16. Still love to drive my cars. Oh, I have a 68 440 charger to die for.
Love the Challenger!! when they came out with the new one me and my brother said that it BADASS!! had the look and you could tell that it was a Challenger.I liked the 2005 Mustang too.I think you could look at it say thats a Mustang even at night the front end and roof line.The new Camaro didn't do that much for me.I think they missed the mark on the front end and rear.I still like them but i think the should of did more of a retro look to the Camaro for the first few years.I wish Dodge would do a Special edition Charger and make it look like a 68-70 Charger.
Super well done! The splicing of the movie with your drive was epic. I saw the original movie at the drive in way back when.
You don't even know the envy I have for you right now... Actually, you probably do...
And you deserve to hit 100K subscribers. You are working hard. Anyone complaining about "not enough" should heed your words. Anyone who does UA-cam and especially car reviews with multiple camera angles knows where you are coming from. And you sir, are next level stuff. Something I can only dream to be!
The Dutch Texan Life is hard because of hard hearted people. Usually you should be self sufficient by now with 41.000 subs.
The Dutch Texan thank you so much. You are so kind.
Mr. 2cents. It's true but UA-cam has changed so much over the years that you are a nobody unless you have half a million followers. The world is quickly becoming unsustainable in many ways
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+theAFICIONAUTO This video was just lovely. The beauty of both the car and the Tennessee countryside were shown great respect here.
Very nicely done!
signed, a MOPAR fan and film buff
Shout out and Rest In Peace to the DJ... Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles), who died in 1992. Barry Newman is still alive. This and Duel (1971) were some of the best car movies of the generation. Peace.
Thanks for the work on this great story.
The film "Vanishing Point" brings me peace - always has. This video on the Last Vanishing Point Challenger is, for me, a beautiful and very emotional video. Thank you so much for adding to my knowledge about this wonderful car and film.
I think 31 lame ass people disliked because they think it's too "loud" lol
LMFAO! I've subbed you. I have a story for you but I need sleep. I'll post it here later today. It's a good yarn.
Sub #41000. You're welcome. Best of luck to you.
theAFICIONAUTO No. Because they're boring lefties with no class.
MLP-Hot-Rod that's awesome!! Thank you!
ROVER25X hahaha copy that. Thanks
Thanks for this. Ted is the man for saving the cars he could
Cool video. I just wish Hollywood would stop destroying Dodge Muscle cars. They didn't make that many and there are even fewer left. Maybe they could switch to '80's Chevy's or Fox body Mustangs, there are millions of those around.
Better yet destroy Toyotas and Hondas.
There are a zillion of those boring transportation appliances.
OMG. I don't know what that man was talking about. I had a '69 Charger with a 426 which is just about the Challenger and I drove it everywhere. To work, to town, in the country, it was a fun car to drive no matter where you were going. I loved just listening to the engine sound with those twin pipes. Vroom, Vroom. Or if you were driving with the rock & roll booming it was heaven. The car handled like a dream, no problem to drive whatsoever. Sure, it didn't have some of the creature comforts you find in the newer cars but it was a lot of fun. I cranked her up to 140 one night and she was ready to go faster.
THIS was fucking brilliant. I loved it on many levels THANK YOU!
mopar a-hole
I was 21 and a mechanic when these cars were being made. Back then most mechanics and young muscle car buffs realised back then that Chrysler had made a line of muscle cars that would be special. And back in the day you could afford to buy one and customise it with whatever engine you wanted, what transmission you wandted and you could choose whatever gear ratio you wanted in the differential housing. The 383, 440, the Hemis were so fast that it was hard to get off the line with them because they would literaly burn off the tires till they got traction. I was blessed to be able to be a part of that historical time to get to work on and enhance the performance of these timeles muscle cars. Don't forget who really helped Chrysler set the bar high was "Mr Norm's Grand Spalding Dodge" dealership in Chicago back in the mid sixties. Google that name. He was the one that got Chrysler interested in high performace cars. The rest is history.
Another incredibly well made video.
It's a shame this channel isn't blowing up as fast as it should be.
Cannot wait for your next upload.
I'd donate but I'm poor and unemployed lmao
ExedraCS thank you so much! The next video is going to be a very very special one.
My fingers are crossed.. haha
I watched the movie in my teens in the early 70's. Great movie. We had cars like this buy the hundreds in every high school in America. The Vanishing point car had a 383 or 440 big block and not a Hemi. At School, the big rulers were either the ford or chevy side. Dodge was a little here and there. 68 Pontiac firebird was a cool car. I remember as a Senior in 79', a higher classmen was selling a black on black 1969 302 Z-28. For the Ghastly sum of 2500$ US dollars. I wish I had the money at the time. I loved 69 Z-28s, they came in Hugger Orange, Cool Silver, baby blue, black , red and I could go on. The one thing about vanishing point is that the car had a Pistol-Grip shifter with a reverse lock-out I believe. I have never seen on another car and always wondered if that was a Hollywood item or a stock Chrysler part. RH DSD
your videos are top notch, maybe even up there with a channel like petrolicious. i always like and share your videos cause they really deserve all the credit in the world. absolutely perfect. (still waiting to see some of those cars from that trailer for 2016 u put out wayyyy back when. glad this one finally made it)
anthony liloia thank you so much!! The next video is gonna be extra special. Something to look forward to
Seeing the first movie screened tonight, and this pops up in my recommended feed. The algorithm has blessed me.
Another well done video by The Aficionauto. Consistently quality and great production value.
The original move inspired me to buy a 70 Challenger as my first car when I came to the US & that was eventually followed by another 15 of them. I still have two & one is my original from 30 yrs ago. Video shared to NZHRM forum.
I read several years ago, one of the original 440 cars had been found in California, behind an out of business car dealership. I can't imagine they destroyed the cars.
I remember seeing the original Vanishing Point at a drive in theater.
Challengers that I have owned in order of ownership:
70 Blue 340/automatic
70 White 383/automatic
74 Maroon 360/automatic
73 Green 340/4 speed
72 Red 340/automatic
2012 Blackberry 3.6L
2017 Octane Red 5.7L
How can 18 people not like this , must be brain dead this was awesome !!!!!
Paul Letchworth , they're Camaro owners!
Paul Letchworth Prius owners
Prius drivers
This reminds me of the Mad Max 2 car (with the huge fuel tanks in the back) being found in a scrap yard somewhere in South Australia. It's a pity no one thought to hold onto movie cars - but I guess in some cases, they never thought the movie would garner a big enough following to warrant the effort or the cost.
I'm a Ford Man but Daaaamnit Man I've always wanted a 1970 Challenger T/A or R/T. A Beautiful Car.
Chris Pokorney it’s ok I’m a ford guy too, but we can also like mopars almost as much as fords it’s acceptable, just no chevys then you’ve crossed the line. Lol
@@dougrucker9234 Lol . True Hoss very True . Lol
@@chrispokorney8714 I dont get sticking to 1 manufacturer.. I have a 1972 Vista Cruiser 350, a 1990 mk3 turbo supra, an '06 Silverado 4.8 5 speed, and the wife has a 2018 JKU 6 speed Golden Eagle and we love them all. Each manufacturer had their own perfected cars.
Bailey O. Totally agree with you! All the big 3 built some awesome stuff. A great car is a great car regardless of the brand.
Had a bunch of mopars growing up, but my lime green 70 Challenger RT , pistol grip 4 speed was my favorite , someone put a 413 Max wedge in it , seen 150 speedometer pegged few times , got in financial trouble had to sell it , but had lot of fun in that car.
HEMI is still on the move! 👍🚘
Good stuff man. This car is certainly a dream car for me. I'm 33 so I wasn't around when this movie came out but it hits close to home with me because I was born and raised in Grand Junction. Colorado. So I know the filming locations quite well. (I drive through Cisco every time I visit home) One of my all time favorites along with Christine. Keep up the great work.
You need to send this video to Nicks Garage,Nick is Building a Kowalski replica for himself.
@@Aresfire2 The original Kowalski car was a U code 440 four speed Dana sixty rear end RT car.. That's what Nick has, an original U code car.
...and the 440 was a much better street engine. The 426 makes better power up above 5k RPM but unless you're just running around laying rubber and street racing, the 440 has a better low end power curve. Not even taking into consideration the cost. Find yourself an old Dodge RV, yank the 440 out of it and you've got a great engine right there!
Nick went to amazing detail on restoring a numbers matching original car found in the boonies of Canada. Hard to follow though, as the process is only a part of many episodes of his UA-cam channel. Check it out if you are a Mopar fan.
@@loboheeler yes he did
@@Aresfire2 Nick says that the Vanishing Point Dodge Challengers are "U" code with the "U" in the VIN. According to Wikipedia, Nick is correct. For 1970 "U" code is the 440 cu. in. w/four barrel carburetor. If it came from the factory with the 426 cu. in. engine then it's "R" code.
We spent our honeymoon in November 2012 in Gatlinburg TN. We went to Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum in Sevierville. What an awesome place! The Challengers were there back then. PS: My wonderful wife, like Ted, is also from Alabama!!
How does that make sense? They use a Camaro for the crash scene to save the challenger only to send it to Los Angeles to be sold for scrap.
the challengers were on loan from Dodge,so they had to be returned to Dodge. the camaro didn't
Chrysler/Dodge executives hated the movie and ordered all 5 movie cars destroyed. After Crazy Larry and Dirty Mary came out Chrysler called stop and every movie that used Chrysler products had to have Chryslers permission, no matter the year. Still true today.
Because of the drug scenes in the 1970 movie (the bennies to stay awake, etc) Chrysler distanced itself from the movie. If you watch the 1970 movie you will see Chrysler sourced cars throughout besides the Challengers.
Andrew Armstrong A friend directed the 1997 movie 'Drive', the one with Mark Dascanscos (sp?) not the later movie with the same name. In his movie, a 197x Challenger was used and given some serious damage (you can find footage of the movie on the Car Chase Wonderland channel using 'Drive Challenger' or something like that), so I PM'd him to see if he got permission or not. I am curious if he got permission or not.
@@ferlenarab theres a few sourced cars but back then if its a cop car most were mopar.
Yep, LOVE them Mopars! Actually have an original 1970 Panther Pink Dodge Charger. Bought it in 1978 for $650-dollars. Back in 2014 a friend of mine, Rick Campbell, did the "Hemi-Swap" thing for me. It now has a 2007 5.7 Hemi. Yessir, got the best of both worlds. Also have been to see this featured Challenger in the museum. Thanks for sharing!
I love the Dodge Challenger, but I think my favorite will always be the 69 charger!
Actually just got back from taking my dad's original 70 T/A Challenger 4 speed for a ride and stumbled on this, there's nothing like the sound of a Six Pak!
Check out Nick's Garage Video's He built a Kowalski! car from scratch. It's incredible.
Y'all should check out Nick's Garage. He is building a truly correct one packing a 440 4 bbl. 4 spd. called the U code. When he is done with it, it will be the way I would want it. The original Kowalski one was not a Hemi. The remake with Viggo Mortensen was a Hemi because it had a scene showing it.
More riot than anything anyone could ever want.
That was great. Will always be partial to the original movie, but it was cool when the TV movie came out. Thanks for sharing this piece of Mopar movie history.
Congrats for 40k
I just subbed and it changed to 41K :)
Thank you!!!
Nick of "Nick's Garage" built a Kowalski Challenger, it's magnificent as well.
Yeah... i don't know.
Theres a car lot in Liberty Missouri with about 12 of them in various conditions and colors.
Darin Cates Any reference as to which part of town?
N1GhT0FtHeW0Lf ..... Off I-35 close to the RV shop and Liberty License Bureau. Use google earth to see where.
maps.apple.com/?address=N%20Stewart%20Rd,%20Liberty%20MO%2064068,%20United%20States&ll=39.248943,-94.452025&q=Liberty%20License%20Office&_ext=EiQpDMeYYN2fQ0Axhn3x++2cV8A5DMeYYN2fQ0BBhn3x++2cV8A%3D&t=m
Ask ANYONE in that area about the lot full of Dodge Chargers and they'll know.
Great video. I fell in love with the challenger when I was 16 when I saw my father in-laws '74 in the garage. Just this year he passed it down to me. Driving down the road in it reminds me of the movie and I get Audioslave's song "Show me how to live" in my head (the music video shows scenes from the movie).
Keith Edwards oh yeah! Their music video is so good and that song is perrrrfect for the challenger
5 Tesla drivers disliked this video.
papa emeritus and from what I hear is those Teslas are now crispy critters. Maybe now they wish they wish they had a real car.
people who drive Clown Cars. Toyota Prius, Kia Soul, Honda Fit, Nissan Cube
You forgot the ten prius drivers
@@mela7507 well considering the tesla p90d has a combined 750 whp, not sure what your point is
@@d.s7741 Does KIA soul have a soul?
I love the 70 Challenger R/T and saw both movies and would like to own a 70 Challenger to keep my 70 Z28 company. I was in High School when these 70's came out.
I just bought one of Dream cars 1970 Pontiac firebird but if i one Day get the chance to buy A white 1970 Challenger i will cause Thats the number one!
I lived the life. I had a white 72 Challenger 340 4 speed car R/T but it had a 383 built and auto trans 727. I had it in the late 80's in high school and it was one of the fastest cars in my school at the time. I loved that car a regret getting rid of it. It was part of me. I'm looking for another one or my old one and would sell both my Corvettes and my one of my boats to get one. Have you seen the Ghost Rider Challenger dresses in black, the east coast street legend? One of the best Challergers ever made, sweet car. They made the new ones to tall. Mine weighed in at 3250 with the 383 and 727 torqueflight transmission. I spared no expense when I rebuilt the motor and went all in. Balanced and blueprinted crankshaft windage tray, camford oil galleries, every trick I knew. And I built top fuel 8.3 and 10 liter Arias Hemis then also so I know some sweet tricks for power handed down from the old timers. Cool cars for sure.
Love your videos Chris - amazing production and the passion for movie cars and film production really shows! Just keep going!
MotorScotti thanks so much!! The next video is going to be very very soecial
I have a original issues of Car Review from the 80s there is an article about Vanishing Point the movie. They interviewed original cast members from the movie . They said after the movie was made that all the challengers used in the movie were loaded up and sent back to Chrysler
Great video as always, your editing it really good. Love the movie and love this car. Very iconic. Your channel is very underrated and I have been subbed for quite sometime. You deserve so many more subscribers. No reason you shouldn't already be at 100k. I will try and spread the word as much as I can and thank you for making these quality vids.
Lord Motorsports thank you so much! I truly appreciate the support
Considering the long, deep cavity of what would become the Challenger's exterior front fascia, Dodge designers did the best job in filling it out. The front sloping hood completed the fascia's purposeful and somewhat mysterious appearance.
This is awesome!!!!!
This is *fucking* awesome!! *FTFY
TrebuShade hahaha I appreciate that
GREATINGS from down under 👋😃 I'm a mopar man and I love the 1970 Challenger, it's my favourite mopar. You don't see many '70's challengers here in australia and the hemi is almost non existant in original form. I too love both the movies even thought the "back stories" are slightly different. I would have to say though that if I had the opportunity, I would much prefere the 340 T/A, but I believe that to find an original one in the states is almost impossible, let alone here in australia. Keep up the good work 😎👍
Somebody has an original Bullitt Mustang. I'm this was filmed way before but they had it at the Detroit Auto Show for the launch of the new Bullitt.
SPcamert you're right
Yeah and Steve's Grand daughter/niece? drove it.....
Tim Wellborn of the Wellborn Musclecar Museum happens to own two screen-used Dodge Challengers from the TV movie remake Vanishing Point. The one he has is Challenger with a 383 and automatic transmission that was used in car chase scenes. The other is a Hemi 4-speed car named Challenger Unit 1. Which was mainly used for closeup shots. And I had the privilege to get behind the wheel of that Hemi Challenger and get some pictures taken. And if you want to see it, take a trip to the Wellborn Musclecar Museum in Alexander City, Alabama, and you just might see it
The Bullitt cars were found
and believe it or not ,one is used as a daily driver......Ford featured it in the debut of the 2018 Bullitt mustang.
Rumor has it one Charger is down in Tucson being restored has all the camera mounts in it plus it was said the Charger was yellow then they painted it black too give it a sinister look who knows.
Cindy Sue this one got sold and sent to Germany. I was going to shoot it until it disappeared
I was watching a clip from VP 1971 it shows him on the right side of the car driving never noticed that before.
Doomsday971, et al - For those who don't know, the "actual" chase was much shorter than the movie chase; just used different camera shots, edited together. It took me a few watchings, but pay attention to the Cadillac, VW Beetle, etc., and to a lesser extent, the buildings.
Nice tribute to a classic motion picture and a truly iconic automobile. You represented the spirit of the film and the influence it had on an entire generation very well. Kudos!
Alex G
Theres one in the Wellborn collection in alabama
9:50 - Out of control!?! Yes sir I remember what you mean. Almost half a century ago I had a 1969 Plymouth Belvedere, 2 door post car. N code 383, 4 speed, Road Runner drive train. The Belvedere name allowed lower insurance rates but was mechanically a Road Runner. B5 with bench black vinyl, Radio delete, manual bakes and steering, Yes it was a handful to drive. Loved every moment. Thank you for a great video...
Mike !?!
Mike Gee - Tim Heslin smelled like burnt gasoline in interior. No A/C, sjitty small 15" tires. Rack and pinion steering. Drum brakes in rear..cracker thin seats, crumpled like a paper towel in a collision( expect busted ribs from steering wheel or dashboard impact) got like 8 mpg I drove one as a kid and would love an old Plymouth or Dodge in the garage, but I drive a MODERN CAR ( modified dodge challenger r/t) and would never swap..
How have I not heard of the 1996 TV movie of Vanishing Point?
Gerald Brown The 1971 original movie with Barry Newman is better. Cleavon Little, the Sheriff from Blazing Saddles plays a DJ. Audioslave with Chris Cornell and Tom Morello did an homage video for SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE. Enjoy
i'm the opposite. I saw the tv one when i rented the DVD in college, loved it. Then found out it was a remake from Death Proof, the Quentin Tarantino movie. BTW, I have a 2018 Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker. Vastly superior to the 1970 one is EVERY. SINGLE. WAY. This one from the vid belongs in a museum like Indiana Jones.
The Guns n Roses song "Breakdown" also has Super Soul's monologue in it.
It’s about Aragorn driving to Mordor...
Because it was a TV movie that sucked harder than the the dual quads on a Hemi at full throttle. Don't waste your time even looking it up.
I have the movie car in my collection. But the bad news is it's only a diecast. The car in this video it's awesome. I wish I had it. I was excited when I got the die-cast version of it. Just think if I found a Real McCoy I probably would have pissed myself LOL. Anyway great video thumbs up thanks for the memory of the great movie era.
What's the deal with a Colorado plate on the front & New Mexico on the back please?
LEO1WOLF front plate is a movie prop and back is the real one
theAFICIONAUTO - - Oh that's cool! (Funny, I was born in Colo & raised in NM, but it was my Wifey who noticed.)
Apologies, but my system or something else is not allowing my "thumbs up" to stay clicked, but I'll try it again. Your VID is FANTASTIC, thank you for your reply!
I've got a 2016 Challenger SXT & it was sooo exciting to see how much Dodge had stayed true to the original - - unlike the Chargers of late. Though mine is only a V-6, this car feels like it was made for me. Thanks for making such a good VID, I envy you for it, now I gotta' check out those movies. 😀
But the car lives in East TN ?
In 1971 I was working as an usher at a movie theater in Duluth, Mn. The 5 glass doors were removed from the theater entrance so that a dodge challenger like one from the movie “Vanishing Point” could be drive in for a raffle of the car. It sat in the lobby during the running of the movie.
These are the details I know for sure. It was the Granada Theater, Duluth,Mn.
Too bad, you can't stream the original movie anywhere nor buy it on DVD.
It can still be streamed. A guy did just that a few months ago on periscope.
Bit of trivia, Cleavon Little played “Super Soul”, the blind DJ in the original, also played Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles.
As I recall this Challenger had a 440
A lot of people remember it as a Hemi, but it was a 440 R/T...
Wasn’t the story that it was a turbocharged or Supercharged Hemi in the original film, which is why nothing could catch it?
Nick's Garage has a couple of videos where he built his own "U" code 1970 Challenger very well detailed to the original movie car! That's a nice one you're driving there!