1st May 2008

Kowalski from “Vanishing Point” Drives Challenger. Again.

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Lost in many discussions of top auto-themed movies is 1971’s “Vanishing Point,” starring Barry Newman as “Kowalski” — Medal of Honor winner in Vietnam, former racer, and disillusioned cop turned car-delivery driver who bets a friend he can ferry a supercharged 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours. Maxed out on speed (both velocity and pills), Kowalski quickly attracts the attention of the cops, leading them on a multistate chase that ends when . . . well, go buy the DVD.

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