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cadillacman


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What is the best car film EVER!
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I thought i would start the ball rolling

if you could only watch one car film what would it be.............and Why

for me its..............

Christine, it blow me away, how the car could re-build itself and the music it played as it killed people............



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liked the 55 chevy in american graffitti and think its a classic film ......................
........along with two lane black top

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mark wrote:

liked the 55 chevy in american graffitti and think its a classic film ......................
........along with two lane black top



 Yep Harrison Ford was the bad guy as well.

 



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A few of my favourites

Smokey and the Bandit

Dukes of Hazard

Italian Job ( Original Version Not the Fake BMW version )



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another good film is Cars,,,,,,,,,,,,, love the idea of it all, can watch this time and time again with my daughter


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I nearly said that myself but thought someone would rip the piss out me !!

But yer i love that film too

especially the Hudson Hornet and the Lowrider

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 all the way!!!!

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-- Edited by cadillacman at 21:54, 2009-01-08

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See ya later Mater


Haha love that line

-- Edited by Austincrazy at 21:56, 2009-01-08

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Italian job.

I also watched a film called italian blow job but i didnt see any cars in that one. confuse

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I agree with :-
CHRISTINE and AMERICAN GRAFITTI both excellent films
i watched a film years ago called DEUCE COUPE has anyone else seen it ???
+ getting off subject slightly does anyone remember BJ and the BEAR
thought this was so cool, well at the time anyway.

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American Graffitti and because I'm a girl it's got to be Grease.

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I'd go for "Gone in 60 seconds"

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I'm with you mark the cars in American graffiti got wanting to be into the whole custom/ Hot Rod scene. Also opened my ears to the music as well! and well... it just got better n better from then on! smile 



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Blues brothers, 2 lane black top, hot rod,american graffiti, california kid (love the flames!!)

Does Quadraphenia count?  Not a car but similar!!



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cadillacman wrote:

 all the way!!!!

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-- Edited by cadillacman at 21:54, 2009-01-08


Mater cause it looks cool



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Or the mustang out of Steve Mc Queen film i cant remember the name

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Bullit

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Mr POPular wrote:
Does Quadraphenia count?  Not a car but similar!!
You killed my bike! 

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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q7oylNmddc

No, it don't count. wink wink biggrin

Great film, especially as it's got Mark Wingett and Phil Daniels in it.



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Just found my old DVD on the California Kid
tv film from the 70s

Front view of The California Kid

-- Edited by cadillacman at 19:25, 2009-01-09

-- Edited by cadillacman at 19:26, 2009-01-09

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" THE WARRIORS " leave the kid alone !!!!

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" THE WARRIORS " leave the kid alone !!!!


It was 'The Wanderers' that said  leave the kid alone, At the bottom off the lift, that film tought me how to 'elbow tit' (only at school i grew out of it at school as well when the first girl hit me so hard i fell to the floor) no


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stevie wrote:

Bullit



thats the one



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Steve's Apache wrote:

 

voodoom wrote:

" THE WARRIORS " leave the kid alone !!!!


It was 'The Wanderers' that said  leave the kid alone, At the bottom off the lift, that film tought me how to 'elbow tit' (only at school i grew out of it at school as well when the first girl hit me so hard i fell to the floor) no


-- Edited by Steve's Apache at 23:45, 2009-01-09

 


Oh bugger !! how stupid do i feel now, well it was a long time ago, but you got the jist ! it,s my age you see, losing my memory.

 



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i would go with american graffitti because of the millners duece or the impala i think that is given to toad lol




look me and dad tried to do quadraphinea lol

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Just found my old DVD on the California Kid
tv film from the 70s

Front view of The California Kid

-- Edited by cadillacman at 19:25, 2009-01-09

-- Edited by cadillacman at 19:26, 2009-01-09


THATS A SORE POINT!!!!!!!!



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I was going to put wanderers but it wasn't a car film.....but i still think quadraphenia should be allowed!!



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Mr POPular wrote:
but i still think quadraphenia should be allowed!!
What with all them un reliable scooters blankstareblankstare



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i like TV series more than films so i fink its got to be 24, with Kiefer Sutherland

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Mr POPular wrote:
but i still think quadraphenia should be allowed!!
What with all them un reliable scooters blankstareblankstare

 



Hmmmmm

Cool film, sorry No Deal!

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A bloody good car chase film is Ronin,,,,,,,,,,,



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how about vanishing point!

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wink.gif Kool film, gets my vote

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DUEL!!!!!
loved the truck

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the end is cool also........gone is 60seconds with the cool Mustang


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voodoom wrote:

Steve's Apache wrote:


voodoom wrote:

" THE WARRIORS " leave the kid alone !!!!


It was 'The Wanderers' that said  leave the kid alone, At the bottom off the lift, that film tought me how to 'elbow tit' (only at school i grew out of it at school as well when the first girl hit me so hard i fell to the floor) no


-- Edited by Steve's Apache at 23:45, 2009-01-09

Oh bugger !! how stupid do i feel now, well it was a long time ago, but you got the jist ! it,s my age you see, losing my memory.


Your 3 years younger than me, so you can't use the 'age' thingdisbelief
But its one of my favourite movies And i can remember bunking off school with my mates in 1979/80 taking off our school tie, standing on tip toe to get in the old ABC at colchester to watch it



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