’74 Monaco squad chases ’57 Bel Air Sport Sedan

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan, 1974 Dodge Monaco in Thunder and Lightning, Movie, 1977 The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan is driven by the main character Harley Thomas (David Carradine) and takes one hell of a beating. It does several high speed reverse 180° turns, drives across a beach demolishing a hot dog stand and a lifeguard tower, does a wheelie to go through a Police roadblock, flips over when taking a corner too wide and keeps going, and probably the most memorable scene is where it flies off the top of a multistory parking lot - landing on top of a Mercedes dealership, falls through the roof of the building and lands in the Mercedes showroom unscathed, then drives out straight through the front glass window! It’s chased by several vehicles all of which end up crashing in one way or another. Obviously a good few “stunt double“ cars were used.
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