50s Fords Haul Moonshine To Quench The Devil's Thirst: Thunder Road [Movie Cars]

Robert Mitchum outrunnin' revenoors in a triple-carbed '50 Ford sedan full of white liquor- now that's what we call a car movie! Thunder Road still holds up well after 50 years; thanks to this YouTuber , we can ...

[Mike]

What engine did the 50 ford used in the movie Thunder Road have in it. It was not a flat head Ford v-8.

[dave]

Just where was the movie chase scenes filmed. I have talked to several people who say different areas. One lady who was a young teenager, told me it was done on the "old harlen road" in Harlen Ky. Any info. Thanks much, and God bless.

[bill]

dave wrote:

Just where was the movie chase scenes filmed. I have talked to several people who say different areas. One lady who was a young teenager, told me it was done on the "old harlen road" in Harlen Ky. Any info. Thanks much, and God bless.

According to local info, part of the movie was shot on US 129 North of Robbinsville, now know as "The Tail Of The Dragon" and one of the most famous motorcycle and sports car roads in the Eastern U.S.
Hard to tell since it's B&W and low light, but probably is.

[bill]

That's Robbinsville,N.C.

[racer]

the fifties use flat head v8's built by toey jones of bent creek nc the best flat header ever!

[ThunderRoadFan]

Thank you. I'm a fan of Thunder Road and made a blog of this movie here : http://thunderroadmovie.blogspot.com/