[just another car guy]

I remember "Corvette Summer" was pretty lame though

Originally posted by erimar77
at least those rice burners didn't just have stickers.

Nope If I remember right the Charger was just all Go, didn't have stickers.

"Elanore" was sticker free.

Sorry if I offended with the rice burner comment but I can still not like them, you have no idea of how many Civics & Accords here have a teeny tiny exhaust pipe that dumps into this huge coffee can muffler so they sound like a lawnmower on steroids

[Chevymetal]

Two Lane Blacktop

[willys36@aol.com]

Originally Posted by Troadster

I just got through watching The Wraith!!! Two Lain Black Top, Hollywood Knight's ( that got me wanting a Rail Job. LOL). Does anyone remember one called Hotrod. The guy in it had a 41 Willis with a Hemmi in it? And they stole a blower from a museum and motors out of cop cars??? I think that was the name would like a copy of it to watch again......

Yes, I have two copies of that great movie. A 1979 ABC made for movie Starred Pernell Roberts (Adam from Bonanza), Robert Culp, Grant Goodeve (does a Discovery Channel home tour show), Gregg Henry (Journeyman bad guy in B movies/TV actor but you would recognize him - has been in over 50 shows). The link above tells the story - it is a pretty bad TV movie but I love it for the simple hot rod story and the '42 Willys that is a real rat rod!

After the movie, Steve Castilli bought the car and has campaigned it in nostalgia drags for many, many years. Even won national AA/GS championship a couple of times. He gives out autographed pictures of the car at the drags and is very proud to publicize that it is the movie car.



Always a few copies on ebaY. Can get it at rod runs for $20 or so.

[JamesRS]

Here are a few besides Two lane Blacktop, Vanishing Point, Cannonball Run, Gumball Rally, American Grafitti and first Smokey and the Bandit that I think belong on this list. Hot Rod (1979), Canonball (1976), King of the mountain (1981), and of course Corvette Summer (1978).

[stovebolt42]

there was this movie in the 80's where this geeky kid wanted to be cool for some reason and got all mixed up with the town preppie/jock...anywaysthe jocky kid had a porcha and the geeky kid wad one of his nerdy friends put a greyhound buss engin in to a caddy convertable or somthing like that..any ways they raced each other and it seemed cool at the time...i dont know the name of it tho...cali kid was cool to...at least the older movies were more realistic.....not shifting in to third gear at 120 mph..and jumping out of the 2nd story garage and not ******* canning the body work...cobra way cool too.
road warrior had a couple of cool cars in it with chase scenes

[montea]

The punisher
The last ride (GTO Judge)

Fast and furious 1 and 2 was so sweet did you guys see those movies with all those fast carz?!?!?!?! Zoooooooooorrrmm zoooooom zooom LOL

[1ownerT]

I vote for Bullitt and the original Gone in 60 seconds.

[speede5]

All my favorites have been mentioned, but I was just remembering what I thought was the cheesiest moment in movies, anyone remember the movie Weird Science where he is trying to go fast and says 'Hang On I'm gonna turn on the blower!!' What a cool option. What was the Ron Howard movie where he is getting chased in the 68 Camaro across the country?

[MadRabbit]

American Graffiti, the original Gone in 60 seconds, and my all time favorite is Blues Brothers.I was lucky enough to stumble upon the original Gone in 60 sec. in VHS in the dollar rack years ago and have watched it several times and still watch it now I want it on DVD.Maindrian Pace was the man!93 cars destroyed.....the remake isn't so bad either.
I almost forgot "The Car" havent seen or heard anything about it in years,it was about a possesed Lincoln that ran over everybody and the only safe place was the cemetary,pretty corny but I like that kinda stuff.

[68Velle]

I'm pretty sure that movie was "My Science Project." I love that GTO, however it didn't seem all that fast.

[speede5]

That's right Weird Science was with Kelly LeBrock. We were talking about it at work the other day. Almost as nice as a GTO. The Blues Brothers has to be an all time best. Talking about a girl Christine was pretty cool too.

[redlightning]

My Dad and me always watched Thunder Road whenever it was on tv.The sharing of the cigarette down the road,classic Hollywood.My favorite is the original gone in 60 seconds.You guys need to get the dvd ,45min chase scene.The dvd also has some an awesome behind the scenes dvd also.

[Crazy Mopar Guy]

Originally Posted by willys36@aol.com

Yes, I have two copies of that great movie. A 1979 ABC made for movie Starred Pernell Roberts (Adam from Bonanza), Robert Culp, Grant Goodeve (does a Discovery Channel home tour show), Gregg Henry (Journeyman bad guy in B movies/TV actor but you would recognize him - has been in over 50 shows). The link above tells the story - it is a pretty bad TV movie but I love it for the simple hot rod story and the '42 Willys that is a real rat rod!

After the movie, Steve Castilli bought the car and has campaigned it in nostalgia drags for many, many years. Even won national AA/GS championship a couple of times. He gives out autographed pictures of the car at the drags and is very proud to publicize that it is the movie car.



Always a few copies on ebaY. Can get it at rod runs for $20 or so.

Another name for that movie was "Rebel Of the Road".
It's one of the few movies where the wipers go from the top of the windshield to the bottom (different years), the steering column changes scene to scene, the steering wheel changes frequently, and the AMC cop car sports a 426 Hemi!

[Max Keith]

Grand Prix
Red Line 7000 (STock cars)
Thunder in Carolina(Stockcars)
All good movies about racing
Heart Like a Wheel, the biography of Shirly Muldowny

[MadRabbit]

I almost forgot Vanishing Point! terrible end thou