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  • JeepinMatt

    Dec. 27, 2008 3:45 a.m. JeepinMatt New Reader

    So we know a few. A lot of these are cult classics, so I'm sure there are some that's lots of people on here haven't even heard of.

    Off the top of my head- Le Mans Grand Prix (we'll get these two obvious ones out of the way) Smokey and the Bandit Vanishing Point Two-Lane Blacktop The original Gone in 60 Seconds The Gumball Rally

    I always considered American Graffiti and Bullitt more like stories that used the cars as props, rather than centering around them.

    What else you heard of/like?

  • wherethefmi2000

    Dec. 27, 2008 4:02 a.m. wherethefmi2000 Reader

    Mad Max

    Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

  • aussiesmg

    Dec. 27, 2008 4:23 a.m. aussiesmg HalfDork

    Here we go again:

    Deathproof, Bullitt, Italian Job (original), Christine, Metal Skin (Aussie), Running on Empty (Aussie), American Graffiti

  • Leo  Basile

    Dec. 27, 2008 7:31 a.m. Leo Basile New Reader

    This may sound silly, but check out the orginal Herbie movies...Just turn down the volume.

    Leo

    "Simplicate the design and add lightness" Kelly Johnson on the SR-71

  • JFX001

    Dec. 27, 2008 8:05 a.m. JFX001 HalfDork

    Pink Floyd's La Carrera PanAmericana, La Carrera Panamericana (Adrian Paul from the Highlander Series), Born to Run (Richard Grieco), Banzai Runner (Dean Stockwell), Fast Lane Fever (Aussie), Hot Rod aka "Rebel of the Road" (Gregg Henry?), RED LINE (Chad McQueen), Winning (Paul Newman), The Hollywood Knights, (Tony Danza, Project X), Return to Macon County (Don Johnson,Nick Nolte), The Cannonball Run movies, No Man's Land (Charlie Sheen)

    I've got some more....somewhere

  • JoeyM

    Dec. 27, 2008 12:34 p.m. JoeyM New Reader

    catch me if you can http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097029/

  • TJ

    Dec. 27, 2008 1:49 p.m. TJ Reader

    not cars, but close...The fastest Indian.

    Nothing is so bad that you can't make it worse by doing something rash or going berserk.

  • DrBoost

    Dec. 27, 2008 1:59 p.m. DrBoost Reader

    No fast and furiuos, Tokyo drift???? Cummon guys.

    Please, I'm just kidding. After sitting through that first one, I couldn't watch the other 2 (?)

    You know you are deep in boost territory when you get tire pressures and boost pressures confused

  • DrBoost

    Dec. 27, 2008 2:01 p.m. DrBoost Reader

    Not to hijack the post but..........did anyone else notice while watching the fast and furious that each drag race had about 12 shifts and lasted about 45 seconds? I loved the part where the rivets broke loose the the floor fell out. After seeing that movie, I went out and replaced all my floor rivets with screws!! I suggest you do the same.

    You know you are deep in boost territory when you get tire pressures and boost pressures confused

  • aussiesmg

    Dec. 27, 2008 2:23 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork

    My biggest comment on the "Fast and the Furious" was they copied "Point Break" completely, but used cars instead of surfboards.

    Think about it, extreme sports, gets tight with a cool gang, his workmates raid the wrong bad guys, it turns out his crew are the real bad guys, our hero backs his buds against the procedure of his job. Flash to a scene in a "safe" foreign country for the final scene.

  • JeepinMatt

    Dec. 27, 2008 3:28 p.m. JeepinMatt New Reader

    Watching Fast and the Furious was like having visual diarrhea.

    "But this is HDTV. It's got better resolution than the real world."

  • JeepinMatt

    Dec. 27, 2008 3:33 p.m. JeepinMatt New Reader

    Let me add Days of Thunder. Weirdo Tom Cruise and not exactly believable, but worth adding to the list.

    "But this is HDTV. It's got better resolution than the real world."

  • wherethefmi2000

    Dec. 27, 2008 4:01 p.m. wherethefmi2000 Reader

    Driven with stallone bad movie cool car scenes.

    Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

  • Opus

    Dec. 27, 2008 4:21 p.m. Opus HalfDork

    Cannon Ball Run

    73 pinto - Blew the budget for 2k9, ready for 3k9 though

  • Varkwso

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:00 p.m. Varkwso Reader

    JFX001 wrote: Pink Floyd's La Carrera PanAmericana, La Carrera Panamericana (Adrian Paul from the Highlander Series), .....

    Where can you get these?

  • Varkwso

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:01 p.m. Varkwso Reader

    Aloha Bobby and Rose

    Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry

  • slantvaliant

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:08 p.m. slantvaliant Reader

    The 1954 version of "The Fast and the Furious", with XK120's, Allards, etc.

    Not quite car movies, but ...

    "Christine"

    "Harold and Maude" had a nice custom XKE, and some hooning around in a real hearse.

  • Varkwso

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:50 p.m. Varkwso Reader

    Eat My Dust - it starred Ron Howard

  • neon4891

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:55 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork

    slantvaliant wrote: The 1954 version of "The Fast and the Furious", with XK120's, Allards, etc.

    last time i looked, walmart had it for a dollar. I need to get it just for the sake of having it, while they still cary it.

  • Volksroddin

    Dec. 27, 2008 6:57 p.m. Volksroddin HalfDork

    Vanishing point(1971), best car chase movie ever!!!!

    spelling sucks, what ever

  • 92dxman

    Dec. 27, 2008 7:25 p.m. 92dxman Reader

    Ronin has a badass car chase. Even though it's Pixar, Cars is a really good movie.

    93 Escort hatch & 08 Fuji Series 2.0

  • ReverendDexter

    Dec. 27, 2008 7:37 p.m. ReverendDexter Reader

    Wow, this many posts and not a single person has mention Rendevouz?

    '98 Cobra; '96 Bronco; '77 Celica GT Liftback; 7 other projects scattered to the 4 winds...

  • MadScientistMatt

    Dec. 27, 2008 9:05 p.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork

    JeepinMatt wrote: Watching Fast and the Furious was like having visual diarrhea.

    My own take on it was that the first movie did for car movies what Plan Nine from Outer Space did for science fiction. It's one of the better accidental comedies of the '90s. I've had quite a few debates with friends about what the best funny moment is. I think it's the flying floorboard, though other nominations I've heard include the reference to a MoTec exhaust and the time Vin Diesel's gang acts all shocked to see the Supra has a 2JZ-GTE engine in it. The dialog in that scene would have made a lot more sense if Paul Walker had brought a Cressida...

    "Mad Scientist" Matt Cramer

  • Tommy Suddard

    Dec. 27, 2008 9:25 p.m. Tommy Suddard

    Rendezvous

    edit: just noticed the Reverend's post. Sorry.

    Shouldn't signatures be in cursive?

  • JFX001

    Dec. 27, 2008 10:30 p.m. JFX001 HalfDork

    Varkwso wrote:
    JFX001 wrote: Pink Floyd's La Carrera PanAmericana, La Carrera Panamericana (Adrian Paul from the Highlander Series), .....

    Where can you get these?

    Tough call, Amazon maybe? The Highlander racing one is on the Season 6 DVD of the Series.....from what I've read.I got it from the Highlander website a long time ago.

    The Pink Floyd VHS came from a Mom & Pop video store that I hounded them about for a year or so. 2 bucks.

    Pretty cool racer/documentary from both.

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