Old Car Movies

[Mr70]

So many great Car movies come to mind,but if there was one Movie that I had to pick,I think it would have to be Steven Spielberg's 1971 movie,"DUEL".
That movie really kept me riveted to the screen in enjoyment.I thought it was one of the best scripted,acted and visually acceptable movies from beginning to end.

[Mr70]

BTW..
The stuntman who drove that tractor/trailer in this movie,was the great Carey Loftin.Seen here on the far right,next to George Barris on the set of "The Munsters".

"As a stunt driver and stunt coordinator, Carey Loftin helped create some of the most exciting and famous chase sequences in history. His body of work spans 5 decades and includes classics like The French Connection, Bullitt, Vanishing Point all the way up to more modern favorites like Used Cars and Days of Thunder. When Loftin worked on Bullit, his fellow stuntmen said "Carey Loftin was easily the best car man in the business..." And that fact was proven time and again throughout his lifetime. He died in 1997 at the age of 83.

[agtw31]

Barry Newman did a movie right after Vanishing Point,cant' remember what it was called,but he thoroughly trashed a red 72 Torino GT.

[nuch_ss396]

What was the name of the movie from the mid-1970's that
featured a guy & girl team ( crime spree ) and in the end
they were killed in a Charger ( I believe ) trying to beat
out a train at a R-R corssing. Something like crazy Larry
& dirty Jane....... Anyone remember?

Bullit was one of my all time favorites. McQueen
I also liked Stingray ( w/ the black C2 Vette )

Steve

[musclcar]

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What was the name of the movie from the mid-1970's that
featured a guy & girl team ( crime spree ) and in the end
they were killed in a Charger ( I believe ) trying to beat
out a train at a R-R corssing. Something like crazy Larry
& dirty Jane....... Anyone remember?



Steve

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that movie was called dirty mary and crazy larry !!

[nuch_ss396]

Way to go Chuck!

WOW - look at that. I got three out of the four
words in the title correct. Can't believe it.

I guess I'm not that old - YET

[SmallHurst]

A newer movie with enough car culture to keep me interested is "Dazed and Confused". Set in '76, but enough late '60's and early 70's muscle to make anyone grin.

[CT Mark]

French Connection still has the best car chase scene I've ever seen.

I also like the Burt Reynolds movie, White Lightning. He had a brown [Chrysler] see-dan with a 426 hemi provided by the FBI.

[47Hammer]

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BTW..
The stuntman who drove that tractor/trailer in this movie,was the great Carey Loftin.Seen here on the far right,next to George Barris on the set of "The Munsters".

"As a stunt driver and stunt coordinator, Carey Loftin helped create some of the most exciting and famous chase sequences in history. His body of work spans 5 decades and includes classics like The French Connection, Bullitt, Vanishing Point all the way up to more modern favorites like Used Cars and Days of Thunder. When Loftin worked on Bullit, his fellow stuntmen said "Carey Loftin was easily the best car man in the business..." And that fact was proven time and again throughout his lifetime. He died in 1997 at the age of 83.




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There was a cool chase scene in the movie " Aganist All Odds" Where a Ferrari and a Porsche raced across Sunset Blvd. Carey Loftin drove the Ferrari. I think he was in his 70's at the time.

[rich p]

How many of you saw ?

Destiny Turns on the Radio by non other Quentin Tarantino.

Its about a 69 1/2 Roadrunner 440+6 Black on Black