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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
The fact that McQueen drove the Mustang himself greatly enhances the cool factor. Who needs a stunt driver?
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McQueen did. Bud Ekins did most of the heavy lifting in that film, as fas as driving the Mustang goes. Steve did
some of the driving, but could not handle the requirements of making that chase scene.
I think that he started out thinking that he would do all of his own driving and quickly changed his mind. SM was a decent driver but BE could absolutely drive circles around him and he freely admitted it. McQueen was producing it and wanted the best for the film, so Bud Ekins it was.
The over-the-shoulder shots where McQueen's face is visible in the rear view mirror are obviously him driving but most of it, with the RV mirror tilted away, are BE driving. This is well known trivia and documented. Bud Ekins is the one who made that car dance, not McQueen.
