Word of the Day: The Seven-Ups

Shout-out to Bill Hickman!

This Word of the Day is entirely new to me.  Maybe?  Something is tickling the back of my mind about it but the entire front part never heard of it.

Shout out to 1970s Pontiac for supplying the cars, though!

Thanks!

I love how at 4:30ish they go down the same hill many times in a row.

That chase was filmed in part on the road I use to commute to work. As is often the case with Hollywood chases, the filming shows them crossing to the west side of the Hudson, but the filming location then crosses back without any indication of having done so. The conclusion (I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it) of the chase is an exit ramp I've used many times.

Also (crossover for those following the railroading thread) features some shots of Penn Central GG1s.

If I remember right that Ventura is a  4 speed car. So rare. But new at the time.

Gearheadotaku said:

If I remember right that Ventura is a  4 speed car. So rare. But new at the time.

Never trust an engine without pushrods, or a transmission that shifts by itself.

And, oddly, it sounds a bit like the Bullitt Mustang. 

And hopefully you all watched the "making off," too. It's the second YouTube in the original post. Good stuff. 

Came in here for RADwood era convertible Mustangs and got lost, but not disappointed.

David S. Wallens said:

Gearheadotaku said:

If I remember right that Ventura is a  4 speed car. So rare. But new at the time.

Never trust an engine without pushrods, or a transmission that shifts by itself.

And, oddly, it sounds a bit like the Bullitt Mustang. 

It’s the same reason the ‘77 Trans-Am in Smokey & The Bandit sounded a whole lot like Richard Ruth’s ‘55 Chevies used in Two Lane Blacktop and again in American Graffiti.  Same soundtrack.

gumby said:

Came in here for RADwood era convertible Mustangs and got lost, but not disappointed.

Never know what you'll get here. (Well, I know because I write them in advance.)