The Cal-look Lounge

After seeing that everyone keeps mentioning old skool car movies I thought it was about time we found out your favourites:

For Me it has to be "American Grafitti" not only does it have COOL cars it also has two of the best ever characters ie Bob Falfa and John Milner those guys a true legends 8) 8)

P.S I am wearing my "MILNER RACING" Tshirt as I'm writing this (sad I know)

Come people whats your favourite car movie? :)

I just remembered how COOL the Original "Gone in 60 seconds" is - that one has to go on the list  ;D

P.S Good choices Jim I'd forgoten about both of them  ::)

Not really a car movie, but RONIN has the best car chase scene ever! And it lasts half of the movie! ;D

Good call but have you seen the chase in the original gone in 60 seconds? that is truly amazing  8)

What??? How could you guys not mention Bullitt???  ;)

We also have Vanishing Point and Two lane blacktop.
I am still waiting for the first Cal-Look movie!  :o

I don't know how I let that one slip by - Mcqueen also looks good in a Red Corvair powered Manx in "The Thomas Crown Affair"

1. Grand Prix.... ooooh what sounds!! And the photography!!
2. American Graffiti
3. Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (Norwegian pupet movie ::)  )
4. Ronin
5. Worlds fastest Indian


And I just borrowed the original Gone in 60 seconds on DVD  ;D

Good choices dude - I'm just about to watch Gone in 60 sec again mmmmmmmm  ;D

I believe that Grand Prix won Oscars for Cinematograhy & Sound.

And Since JHU opened the door to Motorcycle movies... I'd like to add On Any Sunday to the list.

sounds crasy, but I come to custom cars with the Mad Max movies. I saw them in 1982, when I was 12. By the way. I am still looking for a copy of "two lane black top" I saw it in the early 90th in german tv. And then never again. Can somebody help?

How about this - not really a car movie its more of a truck movie ;) DUEL  ;D

Also how could we all forget - Smokey and the bandit  8)

If we are talking truck movies we have Convoy as well.

Don't forget the early-'70s "C'etait un Rendez-Vous" from director Lelouche - 10 minute long movie. Take a Ferrari and drive it as fast as you can at dawm from one side of Paris to the other (the city is EMPTY!). Yeah, it involves running a few red lights, too... Movie was filmed with a camera attached to the front of the car. A total rush.
Autobooks in Burbank, CA, sells this obscure movie.

here's the links to watch the video of rendez vous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLC3-BciWlk

WHOA! :o

What is the translation?

WOW! I had heard rumors about this movie years ago - I'm glad I finally got to see it - its ridiculas!  ;D

I was thinking about that one but I thought it might have been too obscure a reference. I think it was orginally marketed as "Rendez-Vous" in the US. BTW... he's actually driving a MB 6.9 with the soundtrack of a Ferrari overdubbed.

Rick

Stephan may correct me but I'd translate the title as "It is a meeting/date." And the text at the beginning translates to "The flim you are about to see is realtime and without editing."

That's what they say. Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous

I just knew that was no Ferrari.... unless the final gear ratio was changed for a very very low one. I watched the movie so many times that I actually drove straight up to Sacre Coeur with a rental without a map last fall...  ::)

I have to say that the dubbing is very well done to, must have used the time code from the movie and recorded the braking and accelerating with a real Ferrari to mach.

And thanks for lending it to me PreCal!!

For me there is only one;

- Pinchcliffe Grand Prix 1975, what a movie, just fantastic! Only thing missing is a smell sheet actually.

Here is some classic shots from the movie;

Oh... and I can have a look at the original Il Tempo Gigante every day :-) A true masterpiece and a must see for all race fans!

Best rgs
BeetleBug

Race day;

Going for gold;

Here is a pic from the track - this is what I call traction! Those mighty big Firestone tires sure grips well!

Hell yeah...Pinchcliffe Grand Prix eclipses them all...and here I go stepping on some toes: the chase in Bullit is a piece of crap! First of all, as in almost every other 60's and 70's chase...they have added silly tyre screeching sounds...even when the cars drive on sand! They also pass the same Beetle at least 5 times on their way down the hills...and worst of all...parts of it is clearly played in fast forward mode. My god what a true piece of utter crap!  8)

Pinchcliffe Grand Prix is the coolest movie of them all.

How come no one mentioned Cannonbal Run yet? Not just for the car scenes, but I always have a great laugh from watching two of showbiz worst drunks ever, wasted beyond all comprehention throughout the movie, Dean Martin and Sammy Davies Jr.

Last American Hero with Jeff Bridges behind the weel also was a big favourite when i was a kid, but that one kinda lost it's greatness over the year, so I'll go for the original Gone In 60 Sec.

Opening scenes of Herbie The Love Bug also earns it's place among the classics. Take a look at all those amazing cars get wrecked, it's disturbing, yet highly entertaining.

Good call on Cannon ball run - I might watch that tonight  ;D I love Dean and Sammy too  ;D

I was surprised that no one mentioned Herbie too  ???

I also just remembered "TAXI" now they are some good chases  8) Shame it a peugeot  :P

Not a car movie but an awesome car is used in the movie "rebel without a cause" which I just watched because of James Dean drivin a black Mercury Coupe.  8) "Two-lane blacktop" is a must see and my alltime favourite is of course American Graffitti.

Well, wanna see another awesome car in "not another car movie", why not check out Stallone in Cobra, that's one hell of a ride, woah! Too bad it gets wrecked.

Hell yeah Monkiboy, let's see CB-Run just for the hell of it. Those guys are truly amazing. Were they ever sober during the making of that movie? I'mhaving a hard time beliving that! ;)

For me it's simple Le Mans with Steve Mcqueen....the film gets even better if you reed this marvelous book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/French-Kiss-Death-McQueen-Making/dp/0837602343

(http://www.porsche917.com.ar/ZNotaFilm08_small.JPG)

Hey Mangokid - I just watched CBR - God I love that movie  ;D Dean and Sammy are sooooo far gone its unreal  ;D
and whoever did the sound track did an awsome job - even tha ambulance sounds like a race car ;)

I almost forgot - How cool is "Captain Kaos"  ;D ;D

Haha, Monk. glad to be the one who reminded you of that excellent classic killer.

Captain Chaos, tam-tam-daaa!!!

God I'll fall of my chair man. And the scene where the rocket powered Honda reaches the skies, amazing, and what the hell are those gyus actually talking about?

Ambulance race-car, wroooarrr!!!

RIP Sammy D. Jr., and D. Martin!

here's da man  ;D

OH MY GOD - WHAT A LEGEND  ;D

@ Mangokid: yeah I've heard of that movie but I've never watched it yet. Found some trivia on those Mercurys used, click here http://www.epindustries.com/madness2005.html If anyone interested  :) um, too much time on my hands? I dunno...


here's the car
(http://www.javelinamx.com/carstars/cobra1.jpg)

Great car, amazing story, and hell Luftkraft, superb research, thanx man, there's no such thing as too much time on hands.

Stories like that don't come around too often. First chance you get, check out the film. Might not be an Oscar-Highlight, but who wants that?