'75 Impala squad chases '74 Impala

1974 and 1975 Chevrolet Impala in Final Chapter: Walking Tall, Movie, 1977

[@CJColvin]

This is when American cars we're real.

[@sludge8506]

They were junk. You are delusional. Grow a pair. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Jaegov]

Oh cut it out! This is when there were American cars 😜

[@sludge8506]

@@Jaegov 👍👍 They are basically “world” cars these days. I like old cars, but cj’s comment was infantile. Besides the fact that he can’t spell, what’s a “real” car? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@markoberacher8191]

Yeah... Damn what went wrong ?

[@dillianwillamor5906]

Exactly. Manufacturing started going down after this, bodies made in US and rest in China, Tawain, or Mexico

[@Veroxzes]

Damn these cars look so badass! Took ALOT of skill to control these hunks of steel unlike the cars we have today(which isn't neccesarily a bad thing, but seeing a stunt driver control these behemoths so well is pure badass).

[@SnakeKoRn]

*a lot

[@captaindew3106]

Even to know the old Walking Tall films that is based on Buford Pusser always using the wrong year cars cause the real Buford Pusser died in 1974 his wife Paula was murdered in 1967 and my dad was arrested by Buford Pusser for speedy on TN hw 64 and my dad is still alive at age 72 and still living in TN.

[@rodneybrand8521]

I forgot how big the impala was...they looked like two tanks American cars can't beat em..too bad about the Vette..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

If anyone is curious where this was filmed, it was in Henderson TN, south of Jackson. The Fina station was located on recently or soon to-be bypassed Old US 45 heading north into Henderson right where the new 4-lane curves away to the NW. The building is still there and is called Jones Underground. The jump over the railroad track was on Mill street, passing Chester Implement Company, which also still exists. Haven't taken the time to find 4-way grocery but it was likely not far away.

[@michaelwilharms570]

It looked like the general store from, My cousin Vinny!

[@thebrinx9632]

cool intel on that...thanks!

[@kennethsouthard6042]

I never knew that we had Fina stations in the US. I remember them in Belgium in the 80s.

[@paulcalloway4364]

Will Someone , in a Manufacturing company , Make an Automobile similar to the Cars , that were built back in the 70's , along with the Safety Devices that are installed in the Vehicles of Today's Creative technology and Standards.

[@hendo337]

Find a Chevrolet Caprice PPV, a Chevrolet SS sedan, a Pontiac G8. All big 4 door cars with 6L and 6.2L V8s.

[@rustyjeep2469]

Dodge Charger / Chrysler 300

[@robertvance1873]

Still say someone tampered with the car and Sadly Killed a Great Man.

[@hendo337]

Of course they did, that or his death was faked and he went into WitSec.

[@77PacerStudios]

Seems like an evenly matched competition between 2 cars: both of them being Chevy Impalas!

[@alexander1485]

Cause they were shitty, didn't wanna wreck any fords or chrysler products

[@jeffrobodine8579]

The squad car probably had a 454 while the green sedan would have likely had a 350 or 400 small block.

[@trkr57]

@@jeffrobodine8579 They were both squads, the green one was Buford's!

[@thebrinx9632]

@@trkr57 you thinking Buford prolly had the police package on his unmarked....I agree

[@hendo337]

The black and white is a '75, the green one is a '74. The '74 would have had a pretty good advantage stock vs stock because it didn't have catalytic converters. GM didn't do dual cats so their cars were all single exhaust after '74 and for a while after, I think by the late 70s a few vehicles got dual exhaust again.

[@thebrain7065]

Always loved watching these as a kid Saturday afternoon. Car chases were so cool..lol as was the "Rockford J turn around" And Tex here with the 10 gallon hat is hilarious.

[@krista6748]

What's the name of the movie

[@rickr442]

Final Chapter Walking Tall

[@robertmcgiverin]

Nothing like the sound of a four barrel carburetor kicking in I miss the seventies cars 🚗

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

When was the last time you heard a 4 barrel kicking in ????? Damn i give anything you want just to go back in time and stay there Mr Robert you are 100% correct with the sound of a 4 Barrel Kicking in with the metal air cover flipped over put the petal to the metal to the floor Baby and let it fly

[@chocodiledundee1]

It’s a statement of people in 70’s knew how to drive , put any young generation to drive one of those 70’s impalas already know what they’ll say “ it’s like a boat , doesn’t handle , can’t corner “ yes but they did drove it fine and they cornered it and they kept it on the road most times !

[@SirEpifire]

@Vegas Stiffer shocks and using radials (instead of bias ply) makes a huge difference. People say they suck because they fail to adapt driving styles. Other than weight, tires & shocks there's really not a big difference in technology there.

[@alastairward2774]

People of the 70s were donating a lot of organs too though...

[@Quiksilversurf311]

I watched this movie last night. I honestly like all three of the original Walking Tall films.

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

That disappearing reappearing shotgun must be hard to aim..

[@ianrs6310]

:38 that my friends is the sound of a Q-jet carb with massive secondaries opening up....

[@garygallite8325]

Yup , remember them well ! 👍

[@camaro2002rs]

Would that be the same bridge from Smokey and the Bandit?

[@ckdpraha]

Zitty kids of the '70s really drove like professional stunt performers😄

[@dw8840]

Normally the Caprice and Impala follow each others footsteps in terms of design. However it seems that in 1975, the Caprice received a new nose and tail lamps while the Impala stayed with the 1974 Caprice's nose and tail lamps.

[@1_Papa]

That is correct but in 1976, The Impala finally got the same front end but with quad round headlights while Caprice Classic got square ones. This type of styling refreshening has actually been going on since the late 1950s (with Impala, Bel-Air and Biscayne and beginning in 1966 with the Caprice) and that cycle would begin again with the downsized 1977 models. But here and in this case, Buford's police vehicle is a 1974 Chevrolet Impala 9-C-3 (unmarked) while the marked car is a 1975 Chevrolet Impala 9-C-1. (patrol/pursuit). 🚓! 🐰

[@MattTrakker350]

The 74 Impala was the only one out of the 71-76 Impalas that didn't share a modified [71-73] or previous year [75-76] Caprice nose. It's my favorite.

[@sasz2107]

That's because the Caprice was the better model - it got the updates first.

[@cantstanddogs4776]

​@@sasz2107always was, I dont understand why impalas are worth more. They even have less sound deadening

[@mexicanspec]

That mis-shift into neutral was interesting.

[@hendo337]

I think it was supposed to be the car getting some air when the revs take off for a second and then it stabilizes.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Never knew Jeffery Dahmer dabbled in joy riding. He should have stuck to that for kicks.

[@genehunsinger3981]

Pusser-1 bad arse dude.Need more like him.

[@davevirag5423]

I Love Chevy Impalas of All Years! The Best Looking Car of All Time! Hands Down! 😍🤟👍

[@jamesfrench7299]

I only have eyes for the early 80s model 😍

[@tejj5957]

4:30 glass in mouth lol

[@MrJuicyHamburger]

This is the most 70's thing ever! Two massive detroit barges tail on tail!

[@derrickjackson6737]

Real cars back in the day 74-75 impala 350/400 small block V8 my Granddad had a 74

[@eddiemunster4094]

We had a 75 Impala

[@acersalman8258]

how old movies beautiful very beautiful more beautiful than new movies ❤

[@bryanjohnson5621]

I use to sleep in back window on vacation😀

[@christianricana7761]

Like that sound at 0:42. 350 V8 perhaps?

[@hendo337]

It's probably a 4bbl 350, I don't think the 400 had a 4bbl in '74 or '75 cars and it's doesn't sound like a 454, revved up too high to be a 400 or 454. TBH the induction sounds a lot like a Ford 351C or 429 with a Qjet from '71 or so before the compression dropped.

[@frebnewman6403]

In the early 80’s, my first car was the old family sedan. A 1975 Chevrolet Malibu Classic 4 door. Burnt orange with a tan vinyl roof. At 16, I was happy to have a car. Not as cool as the rich kids, but I did not care. They were driving Trans Ams to school. Us “poor kids” piled into that car and had a blast. We weren’t poor. We were rich in family belonging and non materialistic values.

[@diydave3034]

Tidy jump from the bridge into the stream for that stuntman - hardly any water!!

[@realmaindrianpace]

That was impressive, and had to hurt too.

[@BattlestarDamocles]

Love those 70's cars.

[@mitch4527]

Whoever these stunt drivers were, they deserved combat pay. Flinging those overweight, underpowered land yachts like that couldn’t have been easy.

[@saxongreen78]

Of all the wanton destruction in this clip the one that bothered me most was the Pontiac...it was a bloody clean old unit before the rear light was shot out.

[@seanmeisner3190]

I agree. That was cringe-inducing. I thought: "It was probably scrapped after that scene was shot"

[@lvsqcsl]

The marked Police car is a 1975 Bel Air. The unmarked car is a 1974 Impala.

[@camaro2002rs]

Safety features were equivalent to the size of the car

[@Nikkii199045]

A police car.. chasing a unmarked police car.... What???

[@MarkfromNewYork]

The old black lady with the shotgun is a goddess!

[@CycolacFan]

Really tore up that Vette.

[@davidszakacs6888]

Why is it that in almost every car chase, the driver must turn around to look behind him instead of using his mirrors?

[@cantstanddogs4776]

Because that's how most people really drive

[@steveprestegard5151]

7:05 should have worn your seat belt, Buford.

[@redtra236]

the car as expected in a 70s movie exploded though so he was a gonner either way lol

[@speakfreeley4473]

The "impact" bumpers did spoil the looks of the cars in question. Would have looked better if properly integrated.

[@froglobster]

Nifty chase!

[@jerryblake4088]

One of the best parts of the movie

[@danielferstendig]

Stolen police car

[@raufsahin334]

Rest in peace Buford Pusser

[@numismaticstacker]

I personally like the 1968 impala 396

[@grandicellichannel]

How to promote a new Model Year in the 70s.

[@meuhey]

GMs for the win

[@FridayNiiight]

Orchestral music to accompany a car chase scene... ugh...

[@daryllawson9337]

The best movie ever

[@grabir01]

1974 Corvette? Was it a last year big block? or was it the small block.

[@sludge8506]

The standard engine was the 350, and a 454 was optional.

[@mikeadcock1592]

It was a 454 stingray. The actual car he died in is on display at his home in Adamsville Tn. The state bought it and turned it into a museum years ago

[@grabir01]

@@mikeadcock1592 The car used in the movie was not. But ok. Thx

[@mikeadcock1592]

@@grabir01 I was referring to the actual car owned by Sheriff Pusser. Sorry for not making myself clearer

[@PeterSmith-or3pq]

When people new how to drive !

[@sludge8506]

They probably knew how to spell, too.

[@syediliyassharief1163]

these kinds of scenes have extincted

[@hendo337]

It's Joe Bob from North Dallas Forty.

[@MIAMI.VICE-CROCKETT.MADRID]

Greath crash partner... Wooow

[@johnnywadd3020]

holy crap

[@jimmycline4778]

I think Chevrolet furnished every single car in this movie, Impala , Monti Carlos , Camaros, Corvettes, the Chevy trucks,

[@sludge8506]

How about the 1972 (?) Dodge?

[@georgiecota1991]

It's spelled "Monte Carlo"

[@georgiecota1991]

Yes, they absolutely did

[@georgiecota1991]

7:18 I don't think someone tried to shoot him, I think he intentionally mis-shifted.

[@DrOlds7298]

Many suspect sabotage, though Pusser was also known to be a notorious speeder. Also though he was depicted as being thrown clear of the car, IIRC he was only partially ejected & the burning car was atop of him when he was found. Wreckage of the actual '74 Corvette is also in a museum.

[@stephenpowell5912]

Proper cars Stateside ,A Classic 1970s movie ,Can't remember the Title of this although Swedish Star Bo Svensen is in this a name I recognise .

[@Michael-v3z1s]

That's some old bus remember those.

[@billbright1755]

Failure to yield right of way.

[@marquanbrand-moorehead1887]

Impalas Ohh oh

[@Z0MBIEB0YZ]

yum

[@Michael-v3z1s]

We are cool as a nation

[@armandodimarzio1136]

454 with a 400 turbo hydromatic

[@tropicalblum]

Seatbelts 😂😂😂

[@alexander1485]

was that Bufford T. Justice when he was young?

[@chriswright9218]

That deputy sheriff shoulda been wearing his seatbelt way he was bouncing around

[@lambo77441]

What is the movie name?

[@hendo337]

Walking Tall 3

[@thomasbrunn3988]

mafia wins

[@1966human]

Ah yes 74 a celebration of aggression

[@jeffwebb2966]

Ha. There prob going 45 miles an hour in those huge boats!

[@bobbyrose1120]

Both cars are 74 models

[@danielserantes9816]

I HAVEN'T A IMPALA 68 CANADIAN 327 WITH ROCHERTER QUADRAJET 4!!!!

[@rustyjeep2469]

I haven't one either

[@이도환-b2d]

플라워링하트 플라워링하트 성우 장정진 🎉

[@speedibusrex]

Bring it back.

[@windowcreek1798]

The music destroys the chase magic. Horrible.

[@michelsaarloos4392]

I guess my 80 Olds is one of the last real US cars

[@hendo337]

Why you say that?

[@scottharris8308]

Good movie

[@amoruzz]

👍

[@lannafrancisca816]

👏👏👏👏👏❤😎.

[@gutorocha3239]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@danisediliaduquemayorca6948907]

Tengo un impala 1974 y no lo puedo arreglar 😢

[@johanbrand8601]

Corny and painful

[@rustyjeep2469]

said the doctor when you were born...

[@-fuk57]

This is ridiculous.