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"MICHELLE H." wrote in message
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>A few nights ago, I am watching "James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun
> - 1974" on TV, and during the breaks they were talking to the guy who
> did the famous "barrel roll" scene in that movie with the Red AMC Hornet
> car.
>
>
> He talked about how that was an actual REAL stunt where they got the car
> to go up the bridge, and do a complete "barrel roll", and land back on
> all 4 wheels without anyone getting hurt or killed.
>
>
> They said that the stunt was so dangerous that they are lucky that they
> got it on the "1st take", because they weren't going to do it again if
> it was successful the 1st time, which it was.
>
>
> They talked about how many people have tried to perform the "barrel
> roll" technique after it was done in the "1974 Bond movie", but no one
> has been able to accomplish the feat, and every other person that has
> tried has had the car land either on its side, or on its roof!!!
>
>
> So whats the big secret, how did they accomplish this stunt?
>
>
> Was the car so light, that they were able to just flip it with the
> steering wheel? I've seen pictures of the "stunt car" and it looks to
> just be a "shell" of a car with an engine, 1 seat, and a steering wheel.
>
The History Channel had a James Bond special episode for one of their
series. They interviewed the same guy. He wouldn't tell The History Channel
either. Closest you will probably find is something from Mythbusters, but I
don't think Mythbusters and the Discovery Channel have tackled the barrell
roll as of 2010. They've done a few other Bond shows but not that particular
stunt.
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