films & television shows with classic cars content

[von Zipper]

 

There are a ton... depends on your definition of a "classic" movie.

You got that right !

A few weeks ago TCM played one of my favorites - Walter Matthau in "Charley Varrick" from 1973 ,

[plastic-mechanic]

... depends on your definition of a "classic" movie. 

 

i've changed the title yet a third time to reflect the point which i was trying to get across. but now i expect "... depends on your definition of a "classic" car."

[plastic-mechanic]

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[Earl Marischal]

Love the old B&W siuff. Thanks for posting!

steve

[Richard Bartrop]

I was watching "THX 1138" last night,  and the customized Lola T-70s in the film are already fairly well known. but this red number in the background looked awfully familliar

It is Tom Meade's custom Ferrari, the Thomassima II.

What looks like a Fiberfab Avenger in another scene

[plastic-mechanic]

both Bangshift.com & Oldmotor.com have a good collection of films. good to have running at the bench.

 

http://theoldmotor.com/?cat=29

[Mike999]

"Armored Car Robbery" (1950) - vintage cars, armored & not. Also starring 1950-vintage Los Angeles!

"Kiss Me Deadly" (1955) - with a garage full of British sports cars AND a 1954 Corvette.  Also more vintage L.A.  Much of the movie was shot around the old Bunker Hill/Angel's Flight neighborhood, back when it was a low-rent area full of retirees living in cheap rooming houses.  One kid who grew up dirt-poor in Bunker Hill - Jack Webb. 

"Viva Las Vegas" - we see about $1 bazillion worth of cars in the garage scenes - Ferrari 250 GTO, several original Shelby Cobras. Including the Cobra driven by Elvis Presley, towed behind his flamed and hoodless '56 Ford.  Look closely at the first scene where Ann-Margaret visits the garage and you see a real rarity - a Daimler SP250.  Which did have a Hemi V8, even if that V8 was about the size of a shoebox.

And there's the immortal "Drag Strip Girl..."

 

 

 

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[plastic-mechanic]

love the matching hat/ jacket combo. and the cycle hat (or whatever they're called) on the guy driving the roadster.

[Mike_G]

52 pick-up

[plastic-mechanic]

[GLMFAA1]

I'm going back to 'Sunset Boulevard' with the old car and his car he hides from the repo A lot of old cars in "It's a mad,mad,mad, mad world" greg

[ChrisBcritter]

A few lesser-known favorites (to save space I'll just give the IMCDb links):

The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

Crazy Mama (1975)

Pink Lightning (1991)

Cell 2455, Death Row (1955)

Drive a Crooked Road (1955)

Edited August 10, 2016 by ChrisBcritter

[plastic-mechanic]

that's a pretty interesting website

[Ramfins59]

"The Lineup" featuring a Mopar trifecta (1957 Dodge D500, 1957 Dodge Custom Royal & 1957 Plymouth)!

Yeah Joe, you gotta love those big, finned Mopars.  I owned a '59 Dodge Coronet for a few years back in the late 90's that I was slowly turning into a mild custom.  Man I loved that car.

 

[wayne swayze]

The "Godfather" !

[935k3]

Route 66

[Snake45]

The "Godfather" !

That one makes me sad, car-wise.

The other night I re-watched Red Rock West, perhaps the only movie ever where a boat-tail Riviera got air.

And Wayne, your name made me think of Roadhouse, which had as a minor premise the idea that no matter what small town you found yourself in in America, you could find an affordable, completely serviceable '65 Riviera on a used car lot....

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[Richard Bartrop]

That one makes me sad, car-wise.

The other night I re-watched Red Rock West, perhaps the only movie ever where a boat-tail Riviera got air.

And Wayne, your name made me think of Roadhouse, which had as a minor premise the idea that no matter what small town you found yourself in in America, you could find an affordable, completely serviceable '65 Riviera on a used car lot....

If the Godfather makes you sad, then you probably shouldn't watch the original The Italian Job.

[Mike999]

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet and it's full of Car Porn. Not surprising, since it was made in 1985 and mostly filmed in a junkyard. Junkyards in 1985 still had LOTS of really vintage cars hanging around.

"Roadhouse 66." Extremely low-budget flick starring two newcomers: Willem Dafoe and Judge Reinhold.

Reinhold is driving cross-country in his '55 T-Bird when local punks shoot out his radiator. He hooks up with Willem Dafoe. And they run into a pair of smoking-hot sisters who just coincidentally...RUN A JUNKYARD!  That probably makes it sound like a pretty bad movie. And it is.  Still worth a watch, though.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088008/

 

[plastic-mechanic]

 

a lot of shows were sponsored by the Big Three from Detroit.  ever notice a majority of the cars are from the same manufacturer? Dragnet was notorious for it.

 

 

[slusher]

The Beach Boys an American Band