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Excellent writeup!

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At Union Street, the next intersection, I gunned the engine lightly again. This time the Mustang lifted a little more and settled back down harder. I asked Mr. Janes how he managed to avoid being tossed around in the cockpit like a marble. "When I left the hill, I pushed back into my seat using the wheel. That held me stable," he said.

When the filming of "Bullitt" ended, McQueen offered Mr. Janes one of the three tricked-out Mustangs used in the film. Mr. Janes passed, fearful he would always want to drive it too fast. "Besides, I already had this," he said, removing a 1964 Rolex Submariner from his wrist. On the back was an inscription: "To the best damn stuntman in the world. Steve."

Cool article, I used to haul ass down those hills on the mountain bike regularly.

The best 11 minutes in movie history.

The store where Frank bought his TV dinners:

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The house across the street where he lived:

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Right after I took the above picture, a Steve McQueen lookalike came by :)

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