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1969 Plymouth Belvedere

1969 Plymouth Belvedere in Un homme est mort, Movie, 1972

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1969 Plymouth Belvedere

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
firebird86 ◊ 2006-03-15 00:47	1st car is a 1971 Ford Custom 500, 2nd car is 1969 Plymouth Bevedere
sixcyl ◊ 2009-09-04 12:24	I replaced the main picture listed as 1 by Bebert: which bread this comment from firebird: firebird86 wrote 1st car is a 1971 Ford Custom 500, 2nd car is 1969 Plymouth Bevedere There is a nice car chase between these 2 Belevedere later in the film ==> 3 Have these police-cars got special heightened supsension? and specific steering turning circle? (see thumb.No5)
DT83 ◊ 2009-09-04 13:04	I like that Belvedere. They were awesome cop cars.
cudak888 ◊ 2015-07-09 02:52	sixcyl wrote Have these police-cars got special heightened supsension? and specific steering turning circle? (see thumb.No5) Looks to me as if they didn't have that many cars to work with, thus the jump cars were one and the same with the driving cars. Because of the extra suspension travel required for the jump, the front torsion bars appear jacked up to give the suspension as much travel as possible, throwing off the caster and camber adjustments. The result is what you see here - extreme negative camber combined with a high ride height. The rear leaf springs have also been replaced or tensioned somehow. Probably swapped with stiffer springs. Sheriff's unit is riding at the proper height, but has the largest tires possible under it. Might be a genuine police unit and the LAPD units clones. They're all wearing paper stickers at any rate. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2016-05-21 04:38:19
cudak888 ◊ 2016-05-21 04:50	Addendum to what I mentioned before: For those who have seen the film, watch the LAPD units exit the beach location onto the road. First unit has the front torsion bar ride height adjustment raised and larger rear leaf springs installed. The second car has the ride height adjustment maxed out, but the back end is on what are probably stock springs. Either way, watch both cars pull out onto the road in that scene. The second car has notable trouble straightening out after climbing the side of the road onto the pavement. That's not typical; the steering is not centering itself due to the suspension adjustment. This was done for the jump, no question about it. The first car also understeers when trying to make a left turn during the chase, but it looks more as if the stunt driver locked up the brakes (looks more like bad driving than an attempt at '70s cop exuberance, or a railed attempt to lock the rears only). Why they didn't wait to adjust the suspension until the stunt (especially with car #2) is beyond me. Takes about 10 minutes to jack up the car and turn the adjusters up with a rachet and socket. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2016-05-21 04:53:50

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