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ahight ◊ 2007-06-23 02:44	submitted by dwayne:
rjluna2 ◊ 2007-07-01 02:25	One scene shows 4-speed floor manual and another scene shows 3-speed column automatic.
car nerd ◊ 2007-07-01 02:32	early manu-matic -- Last edit: 2007-07-01 02:32:39
Gator ◊ 2007-09-26 02:04	The shifting shots were filmed in what looks to be a 71-73 mustang.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2008-03-04 05:59	I think this car deserves five stars its just as important to the story as the actors.
Gator ◊ 2008-07-19 05:25	yes five star
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2008-10-04 03:42	BEST CAR IN THE WHOLE MOVIE!!!!!!!!
tony ◊ 2008-10-05 05:28	The engine picture looks like a big block, but it is in a mustang or torino. you can see the shock towers. 71 full size fords didnt have shock towers. -- Last edit: 2008-10-05 05:31:41
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2009-06-09 18:59	Anybody have any idea why they put that bar on the front bumper?
Gator ◊ 2009-07-13 18:01	stpaulcarguy wrote Anybody have any idea why they put that bar on the front bumper? I think this car was the stunt car and that bar was like a pushbar. The other car didn't have one, My guess is that the other car was used for close ups on Burt.
Gator ◊ 2009-07-13 18:02	tony wrote The engine picture looks like a big block, but it is in a mustang or torino. you can see the shock towers. 71 full size fords didnt have shock towers. I think it is a 71 Boss 351 Mustang(same car as the shift shots). It looks like it says Boss on the Valve Covers.
fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-05-16 02:11	stpaulcarguy wrote BEST CAR IN THE WHOLE MOVIE!!!!!!!! AMEN TO THAT BROTHER!!! THAT IS ONE EXTREMELY SWEET SET OF WHEELS & GOOD OL' BURT SURE DRIVES IT LIKE A PRO!!! I'D SURE LOVE TO TAKE DRIVING LESSONS FROM BURT SOMETIME!!!
fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-05-16 02:14	429 Cobra Jet big block V8 with dual Holley $ barrel carbs!! MMM!!! When it comes to running illegal moonshine or chasing down lawbreakers, This big ol' HOSS of an engiune can certainly GIT-R-DONE!!!
NYCNative ◊ 2011-08-02 08:16	NYCNative wrote I sure wish I could get one of those cars! It was a great movie car! I'd sure love to know what really was under that hood, for real? And yes, Burt was on his top ''A'' game behind the wheel in White Lighting! And noone else looks as smooth & as cool as his does when he's in the driver's seat! . . .
NYCNative ◊ 2011-08-02 08:32	It was a great car, and Burt could really work some magic behind the wheel! I wonder whatever became of that car? . . . I'd love to know whatever happened to it? I hope Burt saved it?
Gator ◊ 2011-12-03 06:36	NYCNative wrote It was a great car, and Burt could really work some magic behind the wheel! I wonder whatever became of that car? . . . I'd love to know whatever happened to it? I hope Burt saved it? They filmed the barge jump last from what I understand the scene the the movie was the second attempt. The first try the car hit the barge and fliped off into the river. Burt dove in and saved the stunt man. and the second attempt was with the other car. Im guessing they totaled both. but i never heard what happened to the other car that took a bath maybe still down there?
440mgnm ◊ 2013-01-17 06:25	gator wrote They filmed the barge jump last from what I understand the scene the the movie was the second attempt. The first try the car hit the barge and fliped off into the river. Burt dove in and saved the stunt man. and the second attempt was with the other car. Im guessing they totaled both. but i never heard what happened to the other car that took a bath maybe still down there? And you could CLEARLY see that they did total it unfortunately. All four doors were buckled out.
L182 ◊ 2013-08-20 20:35	stpaulcarguy wrote BEST CAR IN THE WHOLE MOVIE!!!!!!!! You got THAT right Baby!!! Oh, Yeah!!!!! Good Ol' Burt sure knew how to drive that thing to!!!
unclehotrod13 ◊ 2014-05-01 04:16	I wonder how many of these they used... when he lands on the ferry...DAMN! I bet bet it was bent!!! probably was the last shooting day!
CarsMagister ◊ 2017-11-23 11:11	There is more info about this vehicle on BarnFinds https://barnfinds.com/1971-ford-galaxie-500-p-code-429-interceptor/
mike962 ◊ 2019-10-21 19:31	any idea what the red light means? it briefly led during car chase
Baube ◊ 2019-10-21 19:36	LTD dash represented here but looks like maybe Low Fuel ( which wouldn't be surprising ... ) -- Last edit: 2019-10-21 19:37:24
VP714ever ◊ 2020-12-21 21:15	Hal Needham about the famous barge jump and what went wrong with it; https://stuntsunlimited.com/founder/hal-needhams-six-greatest-stunts/ "In White Lightning, Burt Reynolds plays a moonshiner running from the police. And as he is chased to a riverbank, Reynolds jumps a car onto a moving barge. Needham was not only the stunt coordinator and second unit director on the film; he also doubles Reynolds for this stunt. “What I said to that boat captain damn near cost me my life,” he says. Unbeknownst to Needham, in the rehearsals, the barge captain had only been using three-quarters of the throttle to launch the boat for the jump. “Just before we made the shot, I wanted to calm down the captain so he was thinking straight,” Needham says. “I said okay captain, when I say go, firewall that thing.” The captain launched the boat with maximum throttle, and the jump became much longer than it had in the rehearsals. “I had planned on landing 20 to 30 feet up on the barge. So I thought, I’ll really give them a show. I just stood on the accelerator. I was planning on hitting the end of the ramp at about 60 to 65 mph. I just stood on the gas and I was probably doing 80 mph. If I hadn’t been a showoff, that car would never have made the barge.” The nose hit that barge and it popped up in the air, which practically welded the midsection of the car to the boat. “That river was so muddy and swift, if I hadn’t gotten brave on the way to the ramp, I’d have ended up in Louisiana—we were shooting in Arkansas.”" Behind the scenes shot of the car hitting the barge, and damn it hurts me just looking at the picture. There's no way they could have fixed that car like they did in the film; Link to "i2-prod.mirror.co.uk" One thing which i never could figure out is, how many cars were used? Only official info i could find mentioned how they had just two cars. Based on some of the damage it gets throughout the film and specially the final chase, i think it's safe to say how second car was scrapped as well after filming.
bhomburg ◊ 2023-09-27 09:09	gator wrote I think it is a 71 Boss 351 Mustang(same car as the shift shots). It looks like it says Boss on the Valve Covers. Says "Shelby" on the valve covers. I wonder how much power it has on tap. VP714ever wrote Behind the scenes shot of the car hitting the barge, and damn it hurts me just looking at the picture. There's no way they could have fixed that car like they did in the film; This is even visible in the movie. Look at how bent the whole structure is - frame, body, everything: -- Last edit: 2023-10-02 15:27:32

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