Factual error: Supposedly the Pantera was rigged to explode once it reached 160 mph. There are two problems here. First, a stock Detomaso Pantera could never reach 160, especially a smog-controlled "L" model with the old bias-ply Arriva tires, which is what they used in the movie. Second, the Dodge Polara police car that was tailing him closely and matching his speed, most DEFINITELY would not be able to achieve that speed.
Cannonball (1976)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Paul Bartel
Starring: David Carradine, Gerrit Graham, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel
Harry passes over the line first but his girl in the passenger seat lets out the fact they piled onto a plane with their car to get here first and he is dragged away for cheating. Coy Buckman wins the race but discovers that his brother was killing all the other racers so that Coy could win as he placed a bet. If he lost the bet he would be killed. Discovering this coy ripps up his slip of paper to prove he won and set off to find his girl friend, after she was injured and coys best friend 'zippo' was killed in a car crash that coys brother 'Benny' caused.As coy walks out benny is dragged off into a car, (possible the gun sound you hear when the B.M.W set off was him being shot?) The boy and his girlfriendin the Corvet stingray pass the line and are condemmed the winners.
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