There have been 62,000 recorded brake failures in automotive history and about 60,000 of those occurred in the LA area during the time CHiPs was filmed. 😂
Leaving a highschool football game there were these two motorcycle cops walking back to their bikes. I sang out the beginning of the CHiPs theme song but they didn't seem to appreciate as much as I did. I still get a smile on my face when I think about it 😂
I am from Pakistan and i still remember this show was telecasted on National TV in 1992 at that time i was 6yo and i used to sit with my Father and watch this show. Amazing to see it again.
It's been decades since I've seen an episode but I will always remember 7 Mary 3 and 4. I probably saw each episode 3 or 4 times as a kid. Great show. Such a different and wonderful time to grow up.
Being young, I didn't think that as long as the accelerator is not depressed the vehicle would eventually slow down. I still love these shows. Thanks for loading.
Man love those 1980s' bands. Funniest ever I have been a mechanic for 25 years and those old cars had dangerously undersized brakes and couldn't stop themselves much less a 30,000 pound out of control truck hilarious. Love 80s' talent new generation kids will not leave their air conditioned room to look for a job or stop playing video games to learn an instrument. Great video!
Yep, i said same thing. The brakes back then were so bad that most "braking" tests basically consisted of locking the brakes up, and letting the tires do all the braking, because the brakes were that bad! Even worse was the tendency for rear brakes to lock before front because the bias was that horribly set (particularly in American cars) which almost guaranteed a spin. Yup "good old days" indeed lol But tbose cars still looked great!
Yes, the brakes on those 1978 cars were bad. But after a while 100% of American cars would be equipped with ABS brakes. And who would be the future highway patrollers? I answer now: many of them would be children and teenagers who learned to love CHIP's mission by watching episodes of that series.
Finmally, after asking anywhere, I got this great scene of that big Monaco stoping that truck. I can see this again, since 1979. Then, when I was a kid, my Dad owns a 1975 Royal Monaco. Now, I own thiat same great car, and I feel proud of that great cars. I love Monacos. =D
The old guy driving the truck is Carey Loftin. He was a legendary stuntman from this era. Cary was the truck driver in Duel (1971). He also did the stunts for Vanishing Point (1971), The French Connection, and Bullitt.
Those Dodge Polaras had beefed up brakes and did this on more than one occasion. The CHP chose them for many years due to the superiority of their brakes and power trains. Mopar all the way!
Everyone need to keep in mind that due to this being a law enforcement show, the directors and producers, wanted to give viewers an idea of the many types of situations the state police encounter.
Okay, you lose your brakes. How about taking your foot off the gas pedal, shifting into neutral so the engine is no longer driving the wheels and then just drifting to a stop. Even if you are on a downward slope, you will slow down enough to safely run off the road and come to a stop, even if you have to graze a tree or two to aid in the slow down. Guess that wouldn't be dramatic enough.
In theory this would work. I've seen it done with 2 semis but never a semi and a car. Empty weight of that ruck is around 14000 LBS The car weights around 6000 lbs Would have made an Excellent Mythbusters episode. I miss both shows.
I feel like the breaks on a car would definitely overheat/fail in a situation like this. They're on a decent grade and break technology wasn't that great back then. A big modern SUV/Pickup might be able to? Idk but you got me curious
Amazing luck the front bumper of the truck was exactly the same height as the rear bumper of the police car. Still very exciting even after all the years.
Bear was a cool cat like Ponch and John!Im a ford guy but those Mopar cop cars would plain get it in that It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
No nudity No cursing No killing No violence And yet it was a hit. I'll take this show any day over the crap that's on tv today! Today's TV is consisted of 1)news 2) reality TV 3) talk shows
There was only 1 incident in which an officer even pulled his pistol and that was when Officer Barry Baricza was getting his butt kicked by Danny Partridge.
Eu amava não perdia po nada que tempo bom poxa podia ter uma máquina do tempo vorta esse tempo amo CHIPS o homem biônico a mulher biônicoa Daniel boni a terra dos pequeninos era muitas series boas que passou muitas recordação maravilhosas❤❤
Aq ingat, gara gara suka film ini di marahi ibuk, blm punya tv soalnya. Jd nonton di tetangga. Plg malem. Kalau plg buyar sendiri sendiri kerumah msg msg. Oh nostalgia jadul
This scene was shot on southbound Sierra Hwy between Canyon Country and Newhall. This section of Sierra Hwy runs pretty much parallel to Hwy 14 which heads toward Palmdale going the other way. Amazing they kept running over the same section of the road as they did when they shot they shot the freeway scenes in other episodes along the nearly finished 210 Fwy in Pacoima near the Paxton St. offramp. I lived in that area then. Was a good show. Used to watch it to see how many streets we all recognized.
Chips, knight rider,air wolf popular films of my childhood.Ptv telecast airwolf and knight rider on Wednesday night.I.cant forget memories associated with these tv films.
