From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Sat Oct 27 13:18:05 2007 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Saturday, October 27 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2944 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: RE: fsj: Re: [db] best chase scene ever fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever Re: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever fsj: Re: [db] RE: xj: best chase scene ever Re: fsj: Re: [db] RE: xj: best chase scene ever fsj: Re: xj: Re: [db] best chase scene ever RE: fsj: best chase scene ever RE: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever paris, was: RE: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. 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BTW, Junkman is the sequel to "Gone in 60 seconds" Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:44:15 -0700 > From: john-at-wagoneers.com > To: srigley-at-gmail.com > CC: fsj-at-digest.net; xj-at-digest.net; diesel-benz-at-digest.net; WJ-Grand-at-yahoogroups.com > Subject: fsj: Re: [db] best chase scene ever > > imagine yourself in High School, > your best friend owns a '66 Charger, > you own a '68 Mustang... you go > to the movies and watch that on the > big screen... > > the hair on my arm still stands up every time > I see that chase scene or hear those engines... :) > > My friend and I burned up a set of tires that > year... :) man that was fun... > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Stephen Rigley wrote: > > # Amazing how fast that Dark Green Beetle is tho'... always seems to be > # able to get ahead of both of them ;-) > # "and the award for most wheel hop goes to..." > # > # On 10/26/07, john wrote: > # > found this while doing some research for a grad school project... > # > really... :) > # > > # > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36MFh4of6lE > # > > # > ----- > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > # > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > # > > # _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:19:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever yes, also good... ok, who's putting all these links on one list???? I'll create a page on my server that links all of them... Bullitt will remain #1 in my book, but the others are fantastic as well... isn't this great, we can watch the chase scenes without having to buy popcorn, wait in line or suffer through the rest of some inane and pointless plot with gratituous violence, obscenities and other stuff that is pointless... cool stuff... btw, got the link for vanishing point? that was also a cool movie... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Bob Brooks wrote: # Vanishing Point still has some of the best chase scenes in it!!! # # Bob # # > -----Original Message----- # > From: owner-xj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-xj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of Ed # > Kummel # > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:47 PM # > To: xj-at-digest.net # > Subject: Re: xj: best chase scene ever # > # > I love how "back then" these old farts in suits and ties and horn-rim # > glasses looking so conservative are driving around in these awesome muscle # > cars... # > That video is funny though...all that driving on skinny bias-ply tires # > and non-posi rears and stock suspensions! # > I loved seeing all the other classic muscle on the roads during the # > chase scene...Corvairs, Firebirds, Corvettes...GTOs (well..they were # > probably just Pontiac Tempests...but still cool!) On that long run, I # > would have loved if the camera would have gotten a picture of the # > speedometer! # > One of my favorite car chases is the final chase scene in Cage's Gone in # > 60 seconds with Elenore! # > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUNUPOwGZBE # > # > Ed # > web/gadget guru # > # > # > john wrote: # > found this while doing some research for a grad school project... # > really... :) # > # > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36MFh4of6lE # > # > ----- # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** # > "The rule in Silicon Valley is that if Apple leaves the table smiling, the # > other guy got screwed," # > - Rob Enderle, independant analyst on the Apple/Cisco iPhone lawsuit # > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around # > http://mail.yahoo.com # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:31:15 -0700 From: "Joe Hughes" Subject: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever Not a chase scene but just as cool in my book. http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/multimedia/2007/10/vd_cannonball_rd That was the inspiration of the driver who beat the cross-country record. Which can be read about here: http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of john Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:20 PM To: xj-at-digest.net Cc: full size jeep list; diesel-benz list Subject: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever yes, also good... ok, who's putting all these links on one list???? I'll create a page on my server that links all of them... Bullitt will remain #1 in my book, but the others are fantastic as well... isn't this great, we can watch the chase scenes without having to buy popcorn, wait in line or suffer through the rest of some inane and pointless plot with gratituous violence, obscenities and other stuff that is pointless... cool stuff... btw, got the link for vanishing point? that was also a cool movie... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:48:58 CDT From: Dan Black Subject: Re: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever john said: {- yes, also good... ok, who's putting all these {- links on one list???? I'll create a page on {- my server that links all of them... I'm betting most will disappear sometime... It's copyrighted work. They'll make them take it off. I'll try to get them saved, but I have to do it from my home computer. {- isn't this great, we can watch the chase scenes {- without having to buy popcorn, wait in line or {- suffer through the rest of some inane and pointless {- plot with gratituous violence, obscenities and other {- stuff that is pointless... Don't forget the new "Gone in 60". We always turn up the stereo, toss the DVD in, and hit chapter 25. Good stuff. Really nice audio, though we could've done with less non-engine audio clutter. {- cool stuff... btw, got the link for vanishing point? {- that was also a cool movie... Which one? :) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspirin may prevent heart attacks, but don't take all 200 at once, 'cause it makes your legs kinda twitchy. -- John Gephart - -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org -------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:53:55 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: [db] RE: xj: best chase scene ever which one is that? ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Jerome Kaidor wrote: # john wrote: # > # > yes, also good... # *** Wow, that old French one is mind-blowing. Apparently the guy # actually did it - no fake. They arrested him after the film came # out. And it seems he did it in a Mercedes, and dubbed in the Ferrari # sounds afterwards. So it's on topic:). Looks like he hit the streets # at 5 in the morning or so - that's why there wasn't much traffic, except # for the garbage trucks. # # - Jerry Kaidor # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:30:55 CDT From: Dan Black Subject: Re: fsj: Re: [db] RE: xj: best chase scene ever john said: {- which one is that? {- {- On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Jerome Kaidor wrote: {- {- # john wrote: {- # > {- # > yes, also good... {- # *** Wow, that old French one is mind-blowing. Apparently the guy {- # actually did it - no fake. They arrested him after the film came {- # out. And it seems he did it in a Mercedes, and dubbed in the Ferrari {- # sounds afterwards. So it's on topic:). Looks like he hit the streets {- # at 5 in the morning or so - that's why there wasn't much traffic, except {- # for the garbage trucks. {- # {- # - Jerry Kaidor That would be this one: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4991922253837795821 (same as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUbe125ege0 ) "Rendezvous", by Claude Lelouch. It was a few decades ago... John, as you said (might've been a private email), you can't do that stuff these days. Too much traffic, you _would_ get caught and nailed to the wall, etc. Still pretty amazing, though, even for the time. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would a hard drive's single petabyte disk be a veggie platter? - -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org -------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:46:07 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: xj: Re: [db] best chase scene ever rofl... the '68 mustang wasn't even 4 years old... we bought it new in Oct '68... I think it cost $3,200. I bought it from my folks as soon as I had my license. I finally parted with it in Germany in 1979... it was rusting pretty bad after six winters in Chicago... burning oil too... had about 95,000 miles on it... valves most likely... back in those days 70k was about it for an engine... :) ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Stephen Rigley wrote: # LOL brilliant!! # # # You had cars like that in high school?? # I had something like this: # http://www.mtbdiary.co.uk/images/fullsize/fire_mountain.jpg # # On 10/26/07, john wrote: # > imagine yourself in High School, # > your best friend owns a '66 Charger, # > you own a '68 Mustang... you go # > to the movies and watch that on the # > big screen... # > # > the hair on my arm still stands up every time # > I see that chase scene or hear those engines... :) # > # > My friend and I burned up a set of tires that # > year... :) man that was fun... # > # > ----- # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Stephen Rigley wrote: # > # > # Amazing how fast that Dark Green Beetle is tho'... always seems to be # > # able to get ahead of both of them ;-) # > # "and the award for most wheel hop goes to..." # > # # > # On 10/26/07, john wrote: # > # > found this while doing some research for a grad school project... # > # > really... :) # > # > # > # > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36MFh4of6lE # > # > # > # > ----- # > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > # > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** # > # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > # > # # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:57:19 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: RE: fsj: best chase scene ever cool a Bricklin. :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Jim Blair wrote: # http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5481659007399053377&q=junkman&total=167&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 # ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:32:40 +0000 From: michel balea Subject: RE: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever Pretty stunning.... leaving the circular freeway at pte dauphine... up av foch, down the champs, the quai in front of the tuileries gardens.... passage thru the guichet du Louvre... up av de l'opera.... in front the opera.... and down toward Montmartre.... then it gets a bit around those little street....too late to review.... but ends at the Sacre coeur.... Filmer early on a day in august... sunday.... early 70's i think (older vehicles... 504 taxi cabs... older citroen ami6 and ami8 parked... no cars in the the streets, just cabs.... pigeons.... amazing... the champs elysees are typical of an early morning on sunday.... clubs are closing...nobody, just the garbage trucks.... fun to watch Michel > From: joe-at-j-hughes.com > To: fsj-at-digest.net > Subject: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:31:15 -0700 > > Not a chase scene but just as cool in my book. > > http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/multimedia/2007/10/vd_cannonball_rd > > That was the inspiration of the driver who beat the cross-country record. > > Which can be read about here: > http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of john > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:20 PM > To: xj-at-digest.net > Cc: full size jeep list; diesel-benz list > Subject: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever > > yes, also good... ok, who's putting all these > links on one list???? I'll create a page on > my server that links all of them... > > Bullitt will remain #1 in my book, but the others > are fantastic as well... > > isn't this great, we can watch the chase scenes > without having to buy popcorn, wait in line or > suffer through the rest of some inane and pointless > plot with gratituous violence, obscenities and other > stuff that is pointless... > > cool stuff... btw, got the link for vanishing point? > that was also a cool movie... > john > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:17:21 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: paris, was: RE: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever I recognized a lot of that scenery from my visit in Oct '76... http://wagoneers.com/fotos/Slides-1974-1985/fotomeister/paris-1976_0098.jpg http://wagoneers.com/fotos/Slides-1974-1985/fotomeister/mona-lisa-1976_0029.jpg egad, what a picture... what a shirt... http://wagoneers.com/fotos/Slides-1974-1985/travel/paris-louvre-1976_0023.jpg http://wagoneers.com/fotos/Slides-1974-1985/travel/eiffel-tower-1976_0076.jpg and of course the "loo" http://wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-fotos/guest-accomodations.jpg ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, michel balea wrote: # Pretty stunning.... leaving the circular freeway at pte dauphine... up av # foch, down the champs, the quai in front of the tuileries gardens.... passage # thru the guichet du Louvre... up av de l'opera.... in front the opera.... and # down toward Montmartre.... then it gets a bit around those little # street....too late to review.... but ends at the Sacre coeur.... # # Filmer early on a day in august... sunday.... early 70's i think (older # vehicles... 504 taxi cabs... older citroen ami6 and ami8 parked... no cars in # the the streets, just cabs.... pigeons.... amazing... the champs elysees are # typical of an early morning on sunday.... clubs are closing...nobody, just the # garbage trucks.... fun to watch # # Michel # # # > From: joe-at-j-hughes.com # > To: fsj-at-digest.net # > Subject: fsj: RE: RE: xj: best chase scene ever # > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:31:15 -0700 # > # > Not a chase scene but just as cool in my book. # > # > http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/multimedia/2007/10/vd_cannonball_rd # > # > That was the inspiration of the driver who beat the cross-country record. # > # > Which can be read about here: # > http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun # > # > # > -----Original Message----- # > From: owner-fsj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-fsj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of john # > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:20 PM # > To: xj-at-digest.net # > Cc: full size jeep list; diesel-benz list # > Subject: fsj: RE: xj: best chase scene ever # > # > yes, also good... ok, who's putting all these # > links on one list???? I'll create a page on # > my server that links all of them... # > # > Bullitt will remain #1 in my book, but the others # > are fantastic as well... # > # > isn't this great, we can watch the chase scenes # > without having to buy popcorn, wait in line or # > suffer through the rest of some inane and pointless # > plot with gratituous violence, obscenities and other # > stuff that is pointless... # > # > cool stuff... btw, got the link for vanishing point? # > that was also a cool movie... # > john # > # > ----- # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** # > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # # _________________________________________________________________ # Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble # challenge with star power. # http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct # ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2944 **************************