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#37 ·
Not a great car movie, or chase scenes for that matter, but technically, interesting.
Buddy did electrics on a Bond movie, title i don;t know, Bond was Pierce whats s name, anyway they used an Astin Martin & Jag coupes for an ice chase scene,
Bob my Generator buddy tells me the cars just weren;t fast enough,so the Director had a custom shop pull the Astin/Jag mills & install done up Ford 5.0's, full frames, the works! Spent like 250K & car costs, for what, a 3 minute chase scene. Bob tells me, Both cars went into some storage unit somewhere!
Bob had a full mag. article on what was done to them,m just can;t put my hands on it, was a great read
 
#39 ·
I was at the track in Memphis when they filmed the race between the Chev
and the Mr. Bardahl Corvette in Two Lane Black Top.

It was a UHRA track (which I think was out of Texas) and we ran what was called Pro. Stock, but was a 12.0 to 10.0 bracket race really.

They had 2 cars and I think the drag car was a 4-link and that was the first
4-link I had ever seen.

The track ran slightly uphill and if you blew the turn, it was a 1x6 fence
and a drop down to interstate 40..

I played there from '71-'76..all Fords from '74-'76..I had a '58 Vette that
kept me in pocket money.
 
#41 ·
Cool thread!

There are so many and I don't wanna be a posting hog, so.... I'll just mention one that "does it for me":

Red Line 7000 1965 James Caan et al

If you're Ga-Ga for Galaxies and that time period, it's a must-see! There's at least one scene in this movie that may make ya drool in your popcorn or nacho chips, and you may have to ask your spouse to leave the room in case you don't want them seeing you "de-evolve". :D Go watch it ....I won't say any more, so to not spoil it.

 
#42 ·
Not exactly a car film, but "The Blues Brothers" went over budget because of all the cars they wrecked during the chases. The scene where they drive through a mall wasn't in the original script; during production, they happened upon a mall that was going to be demolished, and wrote that scene into the script.

"Ronin" is another one with good chase scenes.
 
#44 ·
Ya'll DO know that the '55 Chevy in Two Lane Blacktop is the same on used in American Graffiti...... I read some where of the mechanical changes (thinking intake changes but really fuzzy on details AND the movies now) done to the car but dont remember where I found the info......
 
#49 ·
This sucks! I've never seen Two Lane Black Top.....I want to!
SUCKS!?

One guy worries about adjusting the valves while the long haired hero adjusts the girls valves... :frown:

1) THUNDER ROAD (CLASSIC)

2) AMERICAN GRAFFITI :tup: :tup: :tup: (HOW IT WAS)

3) CHRISTINE (How A Man Falls In Love With His Car) B!TCHEN!
 
#50 ·
One really special gem is Used Cars (1980) starring Kurt Russell. Columbia made the mistake of releasing it too close to Flying High (Leslie Nielsen). Everyone went to see Flying High and overlooked Used Cars. The few people that did see it, like myself, loved it!

Used Cars Trailer

Actually, Columbia was one of the few that released their movies on Beta.

 
#56 ·
How about "The Gumball Rally"? Anyone remember that one.
What about "Aloha Bobby and Rose". A few good car scenes in that one too.

I too, loved American Graffiti. Maybe my all time fav.

Also loved remake of Gone in 60 seconds. My favorite line is:

"Kip, man, that's not a tool. That's a brick!".
 
#57 ·
Watched Rush last night, although its all F-1 racing, not our beloved Am. V-8;s, Ron Howard certainly captured the Feel & sounds of those European hot rods shifting a 10K!
turn up the sound, lovely!
Anyone seen the new one , Don Prudhome & ???, oh jeez, Snake & ?? someone will know, its just coming out here, anyone seen this one yet?
And, not mentioned yet, Heart Like a Wheel, I think its called, life & times of Shirley Muldowney
 
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