In this movie John Wayne carries as his gun a Colt Diamondback revolver in 38 S caliber. My first gun I bought, a real jewel, light, elegant, accurate gun, I love it
Theres an interesting clip somewhere on here (think its Dutch tv) showing how they filmed the chase - all of the car interior shots were filmed while Wayne and James Booth drove their cars around a large courtyard. If you look closely in the background, they're always steering clockwise.
I just found out yesterday that the big jump with the Capri is not a real stunt - it was a model car. Stunt driver Peter Brayham Did jump the Jaguar and a real Capri did a small jump for a close-up shot.
makes a change for the poor old s type jag to survive for once. they normally got smashed up in crime dramas/films, i.e. -the sweeney. lovely old villian motor.
They filmed this on a Sunday morning, but the Capri stunt driver was arrested for jumping the bridge and damaging some of the railings on the bridge, and got locked in a cell, John Wayne went to the cop shop and got him released, true story!
Andrew, the car must have landed hard and the front wheels buckled - causing the Capri to swerve towards the railing. I remember reading an interview with the stunt driver Peter Brayham who said "It was a hard landing but I was okay".
I hardly doubt this is true. I cannot see the London police force engaged in detaining and arresting a professional stunt driver, over unintentionally damaging London, or government property, in this case, some of the railings on the bridge while a movie was being made. That's absurd. If anything, there was obviously much preparation by the movie production crew to be allowed to film there in the first place, which included closing off the streets and blocking all traffic. If any damage was done to Tower Bridge during the filming, the movie production executives were no doubt heavily insured and would pay any and all damages incurred. I should know, I was there. I was standing there on Tower Bridge Road, on the Bermondsey side, with a group of onlookers. It was actually filmed in 1974, with the movie release itself in 1975. I watched the Tower bridge car chase from a distance, and what looked like the director and some other crew members continuously pacing back and forth, up and down the bridge, give verbal instructions to the stunt man. The only police that were in sight, were the ones on either side of the bridge, stopping and holding up traffic until the filming scene was successfully completed. Oh, and by the way, John Wayne was nowhere near this scene while it was being filmed. He was miles away somewhere, probably shooting another part of the movie.
@@Mikeveeh You've got a good memory although the activity you saw on the bridge was not the filming of any big car jump with a Capri. That jump was not a real stunt - it was a model. A jaguar was really jumped and a Capri also made a small jump. I only found out about the model Capri yesterday!
Here's an update on those jumps. The big jump with the Capri was not a real stunt - it was a model car. Peter Brayham did jump the Jaguar. A Capri did do a small jump for a close up shot. A long time ago I saw a text only interview online with Peter Brayham in which he referred to jumping a car on Tower Bridge. He said "it was a hard landing but I was okay". Now I realise in hindsight he was referring to the Jaguar jump and not the Capri.
If you watched UK movies or TV crime capers. The bad guys always drives Jags and the good guys drive Fords. That was a classic bad guy Jag vs. good guy Ford car chase in London.
HJP1 HJP2, your're right. Long ago, one of my neighbours have this same car. 1974 Ford Capri GT V6-3000. But never saw it running....was sititng for long time...it was 1995, looks like it was left parked for at least mid-80's. So sad...original paint (a little all there). I never imagine it was that fast.
@@blitzroehre1807 I had a friend who owned one back in '86 and the closest thing to a Capri I owned was a Mustang II with the same shit V6 the Capri ran. The V8's had potential but the V6's back then were crap sonny boy.
@@Wildstar40 Had to laugh when you called me sonny boy, you seem a bit condescending ... Anyway, I had a 1980 Euro Ford Granada V6 in 1982 and a very low mileage 1976 Capri just like the one in the movie, and I can absolutely assure you that both cars moved like $hit off da shovel. The engines were carburetted and had no emission control stuff whatsoever. US market got the low compression engines, and its like comparing apples with pears when you put a heavy Mustang 2 with LC engine next to a much lighter Euro Capri with the high compression engine and a manual transmission. Trust me, it is a different motoring experience altogether.
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Would not be much of a chase today. Trying to pay the congestion charge on the mobile phone while stuck in traffic. Think the average speed in London now is less than 10mph,
Capris were sold in the US between 1970 and 1977 through Mercury dealerships. For a while, they were the second best-selling import in the US, behind only the VW Beetle.
In this movie John Wayne carries as his gun a Colt Diamondback revolver in 38 S caliber. My first gun I bought, a real jewel, light, elegant, accurate gun, I love it
Man I love this film, remember it so well as a kid in the 80s..
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Usually in tv cop shows its the old jag that ends up as a wreck. They've written off that new Capri !
🎼The Soundtrack 🎶🎶🎶 is what makes this chase scene SOOO DAMN EPIC👍👍
Theres an interesting clip somewhere on here (think its Dutch tv) showing how they filmed the chase - all of the car interior shots were filmed while Wayne and James Booth drove their cars around a large courtyard. If you look closely in the background, they're always steering clockwise.
Excellent..they changed the tyres on the near by Winstanley Road estate.
I just found out yesterday that the big jump with the Capri is not a real stunt - it was a model car. Stunt driver Peter Brayham Did jump the Jaguar and a real Capri did a small jump for a close-up shot.
Apparently they were going to do it for real but they were worried about tower bridge getting damaged so it would have made the stunt to dangerous
makes a change for the poor old s type jag to survive for once. they normally got smashed up in crime dramas/films, i.e. -the sweeney. lovely old villian motor.
Reminds me of once upon a time in Hollywood
2:42-2:43. Screeching tires sound effect followed by crash. Now where could l get that particular screeching tires sound effect?
good old jag .🤓
The owner being well into his 30s looked like a big baby.
Looks like some of the scenes with the police Fury were done in London's docks area.
John Wayne clearly finds it odd driving a right-hand-drive car. Did he do his own stunt driving?
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I wish there was as little traffic in London today.
He was the actor all the way up to the end
They filmed this on a Sunday morning, but the Capri stunt driver was arrested for jumping the bridge and damaging some of the railings on the bridge, and got locked in a cell, John Wayne went to the cop shop and got him released, true story!
Andrew, the car must have landed hard and the front wheels buckled - causing the Capri to swerve towards the railing. I remember reading an interview with the stunt driver Peter Brayham who said "It was a hard landing but I was okay".
Are you serious?
I hardly doubt this is true. I cannot see the London police force engaged in detaining and arresting a professional stunt driver, over unintentionally damaging London, or government property, in this case, some of the railings on the bridge while a movie was being made. That's absurd.
If anything, there was obviously much preparation by the movie production crew to be allowed to film there in the first place, which included closing off the streets and blocking all traffic. If any damage was done to Tower Bridge during the filming, the movie production executives were no doubt heavily insured and would pay any and all damages incurred.
I should know, I was there. I was standing there on Tower Bridge Road, on the Bermondsey side, with a group of onlookers. It was actually filmed in 1974, with the movie release itself in 1975. I watched the Tower bridge car chase from a distance, and what looked like the director and some other crew members continuously pacing back and forth, up and down the bridge, give verbal instructions to the stunt man.
The only police that were in sight, were the ones on either side of the bridge, stopping and holding up traffic until the filming scene was successfully completed. Oh, and by the way, John Wayne was nowhere near this scene while it was being filmed. He was miles away somewhere, probably shooting another part of the movie.
@@Mikeveeh You've got a good memory although the activity you saw on the bridge was not the filming of any big car jump with a Capri. That jump was not a real stunt - it was a model. A jaguar was really jumped and a Capri also made a small jump. I only found out about the model Capri yesterday!
Here's an update on those jumps. The big jump with the Capri was not a real stunt - it was a model car. Peter Brayham did jump the Jaguar. A Capri did do a small jump for a close up shot. A long time ago I saw a text only interview online with Peter Brayham in which he referred to jumping a car on Tower Bridge. He said "it was a hard landing but I was okay". Now I realise in hindsight he was referring to the Jaguar jump and not the Capri.
This is one of my favorite movie chases. Thank you for posting this!
There are some elements of this chase missing but it's still a great car chase and you can't beat a good car chase
i remember that car chase being filmed on a playground just off ingrave st battersea sw11 now a ground level car park
Must be a decent engine in that Beetle, it's always in front of them!
Nice to see that Capri ended up in the right place after that chase.
If you watched UK movies or TV crime capers. The bad guys always drives Jags and the good guys drive Fords. That was a classic bad guy Jag vs. good guy Ford car chase in London.
The Ford Capri had four engines, 1.3, 1.6, 2 and 3 litres. This yellow one is a powerful 3000GT (3 litre) with twin exhausts.
HJP1 HJP2, your're right. Long ago, one of my neighbours have this same car. 1974 Ford Capri GT V6-3000. But never saw it running....was sititng for long time...it was 1995, looks like it was left parked for at least mid-80's. So sad...original paint (a little all there). I never imagine it was that fast.
I always thought it had to be a 3litre to keep up with the Jag. Thanks for confirming it for me
In Germany it had also 2.0 V6, 2.3 V6, US models had 2.3 R4 and 2.8 V6 ... 2litre in UK was an 4 cyl in Germany V6 :)
@@andrewdrabble8939 A 1.3 or base model 1.6 was too underpowered, you'd need at least the 1600 GT to keep up with anything bigger.
Had that exact model Capri in Germany, was a 2,3 V6 though
They don't make 'em like they used to.
One minute and four seconds in, my house! Latchmere rd South west London!
1974 Ford Capri, My father haf a Bronze one with a black roof.
Those Capri V6 cars were pretty good.
CRAP LOL !
@@Wildstar40 Not crap. Did you ever own one? Doubt it..
@@blitzroehre1807 I had a friend who owned one back in '86 and the closest thing to a Capri I owned was a Mustang II with the same shit V6 the Capri ran. The V8's had potential but the V6's back then were crap sonny boy.
@@Wildstar40 Had to laugh when you called me sonny boy, you seem a bit condescending ... Anyway, I had a 1980 Euro Ford Granada V6 in 1982 and a very low mileage 1976 Capri just like the one in the movie, and I can absolutely assure you that both cars moved like $hit off da shovel. The engines were carburetted and had no emission control stuff whatsoever. US market got the low compression engines, and its like comparing apples with pears when you put a heavy Mustang 2 with LC engine next to a much lighter Euro Capri with the high compression engine and a manual transmission. Trust me, it is a different motoring experience altogether.
@@Wildstar40The Mercury Capris in the US didn't have the great Essex engines.
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old school
sigh. i can't imagine how much that e type could have been worth today...
They were like about $1,500 US back then.
today you can add a couple of zeroes to that!
what e type ?
The Jag at the end.
It's an S type
Oh, NUTS!!!!
Near one of his last films quite similar to mc q.
Would not be much of a chase today. Trying to pay the congestion charge on the mobile phone while stuck in traffic. Think the average speed in London now is less than 10mph,
4:06 He like me, i don't know how many times i have been called into the office - i think it's just that i'm a good worker that saves me......
So weird to see Wayne in car driving instead of riding a horse
Wandsworth and Battersea class place to race😀
Gene Hunt's past incarnation.
me parece que el Jaguar E es de juguete ( menos mal)
GRANDE JOHN !!!
What John Wayne movie is this??
Brannigan
Whatever it is, it's a comedy.
Fuck me a Capri can't beat a getaway jag.....
Pauvre Ford capri
SW London represent 😂😂😂
If it weren't for the movies, that bridge would never open ;) Was the Ford Capri even a thing in the US?
Baerchenization : Mercury Capri
Capris were sold in the US between 1970 and 1977 through Mercury dealerships. For a while, they were the second best-selling import in the US, behind only the VW Beetle.
The 1st generation import models were under the Ford label. The 2nd generation US models (post 1979) were under the Mercury label.
@@Marckymarc71 The Mercury from 79 on was a different car. The Euro Capris retained that same 1974 bodyshell through 1986
No yank carries any weight in London, he wouldn't last five minutes, especially one with the girls name of Marion :-)
"Maid Marion" more like!