| Kanzapanzer |
Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:15 am |
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Anybody remember Funny Car Summer?
By the way, the 55 in Two Lane Blacktop is the same 55 from American Grafitti (sp). |
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| SquareTone |
Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:32 pm |
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Come on, guys. "Spinout" with Elvis Presley. How can you leave out The King?
Oh, and "Speedway" and "Viva Las Vegas". 'bout forgot those two. |
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| drscope |
Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:13 pm |
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iowegian wrote: oc92 wrote: aha, sounds like there are some good ones... I did not live through the era so I cannot go by memory or experience. I was raised on crap like Days of Thunder or Driven. Pure swill. I talked to my dad about Grand Prix- he saw it in Cinemascope during its original release and quite impressed.
Any more to add?
Pick up the sound track from Grand Prix.
Put it a bit of Castrol "R" in a sauce pan on the low range burner while listening. The sounds. The smell. Nirvana. :wink:
I tried getting some Castrol R a few months ago. It's only sold in England now! We can't get it any more.
Gee iowegian, you're showing your age just knowing what Castrol R is!
I used to put a few drops in the gas tank of the lawn mower. It made the job so much more enjoyable!
Back to racing films...
The Speed Merchants
Not racing, but still great
The original Gone in 60 Seconds
The Junk Man
The original Italian Job |
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| drscope |
Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:15 pm |
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'64cal lookdub wrote: jwcurry wrote:
"Two-lane Blacktop" from 1971. Very interesting film about a road race to Washington DC between a '55 Chevy and a GTO.
I can't find this damn movie anywhere :x its the real deal too. The '55 used was a real high 10s gasser.
That same 55 is the car driven by Harrison Ford in American Graffiti.
A goggle search should put you in touch with someplace to buy a copy. It's on E-bay a lot, but goes for big bucks. |
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| drscope |
Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:24 pm |
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Rendezvous
Product Description
This is possibly the greatest nine minutes ever captured on film! Climb aboard with Claude lelouch as he roars through Paris in the early morning at incredible speed! This is a truly amazing dvd. |
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| Bugorsh |
Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:20 am |
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| Silver Dream Racer, a motorcycle racing flick but a good story none the less. |
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| Typ311Dave |
Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:21 am |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Speedracerposter.jpg
Who can remember the "Mammoth Car"? The Mark V, or the story line of Racer X... Animated, but Speed Racer was the bomb if you grew up watching it! |
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| Lind |
Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:09 pm |
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| deathrace 2000 - all VW based race cars...... |
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| Towel Rail |
Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:40 pm |
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| Jeez, three pages and no mention of "The Love Bug" or "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo"? :lol: |
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| RixiesRide |
Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:52 pm |
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| I tried to watch Two-Lane Blacktop a couple of weeks ago, but after 15 minutes I had to turn it off. :lol: :lol: |
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| dragstart |
Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:32 am |
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RixiesRide wrote: I tried to watch Two-Lane Blacktop a couple of weeks ago, but after 15 minutes I had to turn it off. :lol: :lol:
Then you missed being able to count how many times Dennis Wilson changed jets in the '55. |
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| vwtoyguy |
Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:06 am |
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Towel Rail wrote: Jeez, three pages and no mention of "The Love Bug" or "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo"? :lol:
Hey there are some great vintage race cars in those two movies! (By the way the original poster already mentioned the Herbie movies.) |
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| drscope |
Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:12 am |
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| Thunder Road with Robert Mitchim. |
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| DaBraink |
Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:46 pm |
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| The original Gone in 60 seconds from 1973, and not a real race movie, but, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World |
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| Bugdog67 |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:51 pm |
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DaBraink wrote: The original Gone in 60 seconds from 1973 . . .
I've watched that mega-chase scene a dozen times, but I just can't NOT watch it when I see it in the schedule. The hairstyles and clothes are a hoot, too! :D |
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| El Vocho |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:25 pm |
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What about Bruce Brown's classic: "On Any Sunday"
Shows some Steve McQueen, racing the Elsenore Grand Prix
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| The Noof |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:35 pm |
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| Gumball Ralley! |
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| mynameismud |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:10 pm |
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| Worlds Fastest Indian..(don't know if it's been mentioned) |
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| bugntjw |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:20 pm |
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mynameismud wrote: Worlds Fastest Indian..(don't know if it's been mentioned)
Although not a classic movie, but it is set in the time period.
If anyone hasn't seen this movie yet, run, don't walk, to your nearest video store and get it! Most excelent movie! |
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| Da TOW'D |
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:16 pm |
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[quote="drscope"]Thunder Road with Robert Mitchim.[/quote
classic |
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