1996 Hummer (Humvee) H1 from The Rock

Two exotic vehicles running around in the streets of San Francisco.  That's one of the more memorable scenes in Michael Bay's The Rock.  I posted on this chase before with the yellow '96 Ferrari F355 driven by Stanley Goodspeed (Nicholas Cage).  He was chasing John Mason (Sean Connery), the highly-trained British agent who's been incarcerated for political reasons without trial for 30 years or so.

Upon the first chance to do so, Mason tried to escape, presumably to gain freedom.  But knowing that he's being pursued by much younger and more numerous FBI agents, the best he's able to do was attempt to contact his only daughter, Jade (Claire Forlani).  She's the fruit of a one night stand he had years ago after a rock concert and the only proof that he's ever existed.

The car chase is considered by many, including me, as one of the best in cinema.  It is after all, made by Michael Bay when he was making great action movies and when Nicholas Cage suited action roles.


Here's an observation.  While Mason was driving the Hummer H1, the phone rang.  He answered it and said something along the lines of "I'm just borrowing your Humvee."  Now, he's been in prison for the past 30 years and Hummers were not released for consumers until 1992, how did he know that the name of the vehicle that he's driving is a Humvee?

Here is a video clip of a Hummer H1 in action. It's towing another car that was stuck in heavy mud.

Photos of Hummer "Humvee" H1