[Healeys] [ot] classic car films

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Duel.  Steven Spielberg directed.  Dennis Weaver starring.  And some truck.

JR

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Mr. Bill" <bn1 at pacbell.net>
>Sent: Feb 28, 2009 12:15 PM
>To: Jody Kerr <jodyfkerr at gmail.com>
>Cc: Healey Mail List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] [ot] classic car films
>
>Joining this thread late as I just returned from Carnival in Mazatlan.  
>Hey, what could I do?  I was kidnapped ;-)
>
>Am I the only weirdo Healey owner out there who absolutely loves the 
>cult classic Christine?
>
>Bill
>
>Jody Kerr wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I was trying to explain the movie Vanishing Point to the wife tonight
>> and then started making a top ten car films list because of it. I
>> don't like all of the list I've come up with (nor could I determine a
>> really good #10). What movies am I missing from my list? The idea is
>> that the car is either a central carachter, or so integral to the film
>> that it becomes such. Here's my working list:
>>
>> 1) Italian Job (Original)
>> 2) Vanishing Point
>> 3) Bullett
>> 4) Cars
>> 5) Mad Max (including the Road Warrior)
>> 6) Gone in 60 Seconds (Both versions)
>> 7) Herbie the love bug
>> 8) Smokey and the Bandit
>> 9) Cannoball Run
>>
>> There's many b-stars to go with this. Harold and Maude, Downhill
>> Racer, THX1138, Fast and the Furious, What's new Pussycat, the Bond
>> films, etc, etc.
>>
>> What do you all think?
>>
>> Jody
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