Our Favorite Movie and TV Cars

Vanishing Point ’70 Challenger R/T

Vanishing Point is one of the quintessential car chase films. Before Fast & Furious had their go, movie’s like Vanishing Point, Bullitt, and Smokey and the Bandit defined the car chase. Kowalski is a simple car delivery driver who happened to be a former racecar driver and motorcycle racer. His job is to deliver cars quickly. Very quickly. He picks up this ’70 Challenger R/T with a 440 Magnum in San Franciso on a Friday night and then bets somebody that he will get to Denver, which is 1,000 miles away, by 3:00 PM the following day. If we assumed it was around midnight when made this bet, that would mean he’d need to keep an average speed of over 77 mph to get there in time. Wish gas stops, the odds weren’t great. Instead of giving up, he takes this Mopar and puts the performance to the test. I won’t ruin the ending for you, but Kowalski doesn’t hold back with this monster of a car.