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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The Musclecar with the most movie appearances.....Hard to say...
Had someone ask me which musclecar had the most movie appearances, whether or not their was a chase scene. I gave it some thought decided that there were 3 or 4 that had many appearances, and the rest are sporadic. I'd have to say I think '70-81 Pontiac Trans-Am's have the most appearances. Besides the two "Smokey and the Bandits" ( There was a 3rd one without Burt Reynolds, but no one really counts that ). John Wayne drove a T/A in "McQ", Chuck Norris drove one in "An Eye for an Eye", Steve McQueen drove one briefly in "The Hunter", there was an awesome chase in a parking garage with a T/A in the Micheal Douglas legal thriller "The Star Chamber", Roy Scheider drove one in "Blue Thunder", Bruce Willis got chased by one in "Color of Night", Chuck Norris got chased by one in "The Octagon". Ryan O 'Neal chased one in the finale of "The Driver". I'm sure I missed a few, but that's all I could think of off the top of my head. Right with the T/A's or perhaps more prevalent-if people think of more-are the iconic '68-70 Dodge Chargers. Besides "Bullitt"-the grandaddy of them all-and the Fast&Furious flicks-theres "Dirty Mary,Crazy Larry", Wesley Snipes drove one in the "Blade" vampire movies, Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard drove one in "Drive Angry", Kurt Russel drove one in "Death Proof", of course there's the "Dukes of Hazzard movie and TV series. I'd say next would be Mustangs. "Bullitt" of course-"Diamonds are Forever", the Original "Mechanic" ( with Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent, not the stinker remake with Jason Statham and Ben Foster. ) both versions of "Gone in 60 Seconds", Steven Seagal drove one in "Marked for Death", Jeff Bridges drove one in "The Last American Hero", ( bio of racing legend Junior Johnson ) Micheal Douglas drove one in "Basic Instinct". You get Challengers in the classic "Vanishing Point" and the vomit-inducing remake, Tracie Thoms drove one ( with stuntwoman / action star Zoe Bell strapped to the hood ) in "Death Proof", John Saxon drove one in "Moonshine County Express". This flick also had Maureen McCormack braless in a tank top and denim cutoffs tied up in a barn with a bomb ticking at her feet. If you were a teenage boy in the '70s-you'll appreciate this. If Marcia Brady in bondage won't help get your freak on, then I don't know what will. Sorry-back to the cars. NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles have both featured Challengers old and new. Don Johnson drove a 'Cuda convertible on Nash Bridges-it's a Mopar E-Body-so that should count, but it's technically not a Challenger. That's all I can think of. If anyone wants to chime in with more of these cars appearances or others please do. But it's really hard to say what car has the most appearances. Mastermind
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