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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 1386 Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:59 pm Post subject: Your favourite "car" film or movie? |
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I enjoy watching 1950's/1960's films, particularly British ones for the pleasure and the nostalgia of seeing what are now classic cars in everyday use without being the staged and in some ways the artificial period dramas of today.
So which is my favourite?
Without doubt it is the 1967 film Robbery and the still exhilarating car chase involving a superbly driven 1964 Mark 2 Jaguar.
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The above image is taken from the film itself.
Which is your favourite?[/img] _________________ Starting Handle Expert
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1962 Land Rover Series 2a 88"
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4236 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Carry on cabby
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peter scott

Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh
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goneps
Joined: 18 Jun 2013 Posts: 601 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:24 am Post subject: |
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What a coincidence! At 4:04 there's a Triumph Gloria exactly like the one in the left-hand eBay advert above. |
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roverdriver

Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 1210 Location: 100 miles from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:41 am Post subject: |
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The film 'Genevieve' took quite a role in boosting my interest. 'The Fast Lady' was rather good. _________________ Dane- roverdriver but not a Viking. |
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Keith D
Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1165 Location: Upper Swan, Western Australia
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I'm with Roverdriver!
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Phil - Nottingham

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:11 am Post subject: |
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So am I - I taped Genevieve years ago and still stuff it in the old VCR every so often. The street scenes are great and with all sorts of "modern cars" and trams too. It was released the year I was born and even in colour which was not common on films then and not at all on TV even though I remember watching it in B/W in the 1960's along with the Fast Lady and Carry on Cabby which is really good too
I suppose its on-line now but its more hassle setting up the laptop to use the big TV and the set up does not support HD either so quality is no better than the VHS tape. I can get U Tube via cable too on our existing HD TV but it still tedious and slow to set up and find anything and not totally reliable on playback
Hope to get one of these swish smart TV's soon so things will be more straightforward? _________________ Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
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gillberry

Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Norwich
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Love Genevieve , Monte Carlo or bust has some great cars but the original Italian Job is our favorite . _________________ 1968 Volvo Amazon estate (Gracie)
1967 Cheltenham Nyala caravan |
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peppiB
Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Genevieve was the first film my parents ever took me to see. Still usually watch it when it is on TV |
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2707 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've always had a soft spot for "King of the Mountain", set in LA in the seventies and starring Harry Hamlin and Dennis Hopper. Not such a big fan of all the very seventies music, but some interesting cars and driving sequences. |
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Minxy
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 273 Location: West Northants
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Smokey and the Bandit...........black Trans-am.........brilliant |
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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California Kid, but again the 70's sound track on a 50's film nearly ruins it, but the car, Oh the car! |
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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 1386 Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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As American films are being nominated, does anybody remember "Two Lane Blacktop" from 1971 with James Taylor (Beach Boys drummer) and Warren Oates?
Great road movie. _________________ Starting Handle Expert
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1480 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:16 am Post subject: |
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I'm surprised that no one has mentioned BULLITT
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bob2
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:41 am Post subject: |
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The proper Italian Job is my favourite, but I also like a lot The Love Bug, probably since I saw it for the first time when I was a boy of around 7/8 and loved it for ever since.
I have both on dvd and do watch them every now and then!!
Must take a look at the others mentioned in this thread now too!! |
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