PeacemakerJack 10,738 #1 Posted January 2, 2017 All this talk of hot rods, vintage cars and trucks, and the Christmas vacation time off, has made me think of some of my favorite car flicks. I'm curious what you guys think of when you think of a classic car film. The only criteria that I will place is that a car must have a prominent role in at least part of the film. Have you noticed that nearly every movie, tv show, and even many commercials showcase classic or vintage cars. My thought is that those cars have so much personality and Charisma that placing them on screen creates a mood. It is like adding another character. Being a car guy myself, I totally dig it! These films could be like Christine where the movie is titled after the car... a 1958 Plymouth Fury. Or a supporting cast car like... The blue 1968 charger from the same film. It it could be a movie like "Gone in 60 Seconds" loaded with cool cars and driving. How many of you are familiar with the original low budget "Gone in 60 seconds" made in the early 70's before CGI. They did real stunt driving and wrecked over 150 cars! My personal favorite is the film that launched the careers of a bunch of actors... It was depicting a night in 1962 and is loaded with classic machines. Two of my favorites are John Milners Deuce Coupe and Bob Falfas '55 Chevy... I love it when Toad says, "Nobody can beat John Milner..." And Falfa interrupts him by saying, "I ain't nobody dork!" Classic film. Speaking of cars, the '55 used in that film was first used in a low budget film called "Two Lane Blacktop" starring a very young Dennis Wilson (of beach boys fame) and the now famous singer James Taylor. it featured a cross country race between them and that 1970 GTO. Let me know what you guys like. I'm a car guy through and through. My grandfathers first car was a 1937 Pontiac. He owned pontiacs for most of the rest of his life. My dad and all his siblings but one owned pontiacs as their first vehicles and so ill always be partial to them. However, I don't care if it is a Mopar, Blue Oval, Bowtie, or "What the Dr. Ordered"---I like em all. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,117 #2 Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) Those Barris creations were always sooo...cool. Edited January 2, 2017 by AMC RULES 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #3 Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) No doubt! How about two more classic Barris creations that headlined tv shows... the original Batmobile and the Monkeemobile! Edited January 2, 2017 by PeacemakerJack 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,580 #4 Posted January 2, 2017 Bullitt 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #5 Posted January 2, 2017 no car movie collection can be complete without that one! Nothing like a '68 Mustang and Charger chasing each other all across San Fran just driving Hammer down!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,117 #6 Posted January 2, 2017 As far as vintage custom car creations go... always thought Tom Daniels was incredibly talented guy too. https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+daniels+model+kits&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=638&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj4gs7araTRAhVDNSYKHacXC8EQ_AUIBygC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #7 Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) how about the most Famous Charger of all time... The General Lee! Edited January 2, 2017 by PeacemakerJack 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,117 #8 Posted January 2, 2017 Ever seen this one? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPINJIM 1,981 #10 Posted January 2, 2017 I love the VW bus. I had a couple of them back in the 60s and 70s, but they were nothing like that one. Beautiful work. I wonder what he could do to a Wheel Horse. Jim 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razkid 68 #11 Posted January 2, 2017 Bullitt is at the top of the list! Vanishing Point is another good one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,839 #13 Posted January 2, 2017 Being a stock car race fan the first two that come to mind are "Six Pack" and "Stroker Ace. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,580 #14 Posted January 2, 2017 Bullitt was made before CGI and all that stuff. It is still the BEST car chase ever in my book. Newer ones with CGI may look great but they ain't real. 007 had a nice car as did Auric Goldfinger (His car was also featured in the movie The Yellow Roll-Royce 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #16 Posted January 2, 2017 39 minutes ago, Razkid said: Bullitt is at the top of the list! Vanishing Point is another good one. Vanishing Point was a classic car cult film. That 1970 white Challenger is amazing... To think what that car is worth today!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,839 #18 Posted January 2, 2017 Speaking of car movies, how about "CARS"? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #19 Posted January 2, 2017 "Tow---Mater" average intelligence! That is a fun CARtoon! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor27 767 #20 Posted January 2, 2017 H.B. Halicki's original 1974 Vanishing Point. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,381 #21 Posted January 2, 2017 The French Connection and Brannigan . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,606 #22 Posted January 2, 2017 Watch the last crash of the challenger in vanishing point it's acutely a Camaro . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #23 Posted January 2, 2017 Now come on "Pontiac Jack" (sorry I had too) Smokey and the Bandit and The Driver 2 with Trans Ams,... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #24 Posted January 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, ACman said: Watch the last crash of the challenger in vanishing point it's acutely a Camaro . So that is what I call a "transformer"!!!! Wow! This is a behind the scenes obviously before the crash pic of the "Challaro". Anyone familiar with cars can tell that this is definitely not a challenger... GM f-body for sure! So now for the big question...WHY? My my guess would be that this film was released in 1971 and these were a brand new model of cars in 1970. They would be more pricey than a 3-4 year old Camaro. But I'm just guessing... 15 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: Now come on "Pontiac Jack" (sorry I had too) Smokey and the Bandit and The Driver 2 with Trans Ams,... It came to mind right away but I'm looking to see what interested parties say! The Bandit was and is an all time iconic car! The 1976 Trans Am was the 50th anniversary of the Pontiac moniker. They created the SE package for that model year which included all the gold pinstripping on the black paint. Apparently it was well liked by the people behind the film and they said, "that is what we want!" The movie was an instant success and then as usually happens, life imitates art and everyone wanted a Bandit! So Pontiac made them for multiple model years... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #25 Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Thor27 said: H.B. Halicki's original 1974 Vanishing Point. This was the original "Gone in 60 seconds", you can see it on the door. HB jumped this car around 125-150ft and suffered permenant back damage from it. He was only 3-7 ft off of the ground throughout the jump because he was following a hill down. However the car hit hard when it came in contact with the ground! Fortunately he had multiple cameras set up because he only made the jump once! He was a great stunt driver and could do some amazing tricks with a car. He wasn't much of an actor--but definitely a car guy. Edited January 2, 2017 by PeacemakerJack 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
