Justin Case Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 If you want to know what films any car was in or what cars were in any film then this is the site :http://www.imcdb.org/ for example La Dolce Vita: http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=53779is not a car film as such, but cars play a big part in the lifestyles of the characters. BTW, Herbie goes to Monte Carlo must now appear on my list as it briefly includes a Lancia Fulvia Zagato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon M Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 On the sweeney background side, have just got an early 80's BBC series on DVD called the 'Chinese Detective' - written by Sweeney writer Ian Kennedy Martin (incidentally his brother, Troy Kennedy Martin wrote 'Edge of Darkness'). Enjoyed both the series but the vehicle use and background scenes are some of the best I've scene...The Chinese Detective is brilliant for shite-spotting - and most of the cars in it are the right age to be listed on the DVLA site as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Vanishing point for me,made me go out and buy a Dodge Challenger. Kowalski is my hero :)Ronin is great for French tat and superb car chases too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hey Tiff, you're not Richard Hammond are you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 no, I'm a bit taller and crash less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 John Cleese's Clockwise is a pretty good contender From memory - wife's Cortina, pupil's ADO16, police Granada mk2, yuppie 911 and that SD1 at the end being chucked about like crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kinroad666 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 i think that the orginal italian job is the best film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 C'etait Une Rendezvous was up there,until i heard that its sped up,filmed from an s class merc then dubbed over with a ferrari engine.nobody has mentioned manta manta yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in 'Watch Out, We're Mad!' I always thought of it as a car movie, but now I've seen it again I realise it's not. However, it is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 nobody has mentioned manta manta yet!Is this German, made in about 1990 and full of mullet-haired krauts in shell suits racing badly customised Mantas? If so I have seen it and it is utterly bonkers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 thats the one!edit, i also saw the star manta at the essen show a few years ago,i have a copy of the dvd,if i knew how to bits online i wouldjust had a look,there are bits on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58classiccars Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 HI all, is the flintstones car tat, and what about the simpsons car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I seem to remember Homer once saying that his car was made in Yugoslavia, so that would make it shite I reckon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-j Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 just had a look,there are bits on youtubeRed merc yuppy says:-" Ah, nein, die MANTAS"!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jeff Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 What in the name of Christ?? A German film solely about dayglo painted Opel Manta's?? Wow....just wow.....I think I've seen it all now. A Shite Oscar winner to outdo them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Some great suggestions here, and nearly all of my favourites! but how about the 1977 crime thriller 'The squeeze' which features a battered MK3 Zodiac taxi driven by Freddie Star, including a fantastic chase sequence through tat laden West London streets in pursuit of a BMW 2002. The Zodiac is also in the finale of the film when it rams the villains Commer PB minibus into a shop front.Another few worth checking out for lovers of all things sixties are 'Robbery' the 1967 film based on the great train robbery, and 'Villain' starring Richard Burton, a very young Ian McShane (Lovejoy) and loads of quality motors including S type jag, MK4 Zodiac and Zephyr, MK1 Triumph 2000, Austin Princess 3 litre MK2 and MK1 Capri..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 another crazy german manta filmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9UDJKYz2vQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Some great suggestions here, and nearly all of my favourites! but how about the 1977 crime thriller 'The squeeze' which features a battered MK3 Zodiac taxi driven by Freddie Star, including a fantastic chase sequence through tat laden West London streets in pursuit of a BMW 2002. The Zodiac is also in the finale of the film when it rams the villains Commer PB minibus into a shop front.Is that the one with Stacy Keach in it? I may have caught that once during some late night Channel 5 film viewing. I seem to recall I was annoyed that a Robin Askwith film wasn't on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 The Cars That Ate Paris [AU]Mad Max 1 n 2 [AU]Running on Empty [AU] 80sGoodbye Pork Pie [NZ] ..ive sat in that Mini...mate had it in storage..Trash Palace [NZ]..photographed the yard where this was setMk2 Zephry[NZ]The CarOrig. Gone in 60 SecsCheech n Chong moviesDuel ,Bullitt ,Shaft ,Dirty Mary Crazy Larry,Vanishing PointSpeedway with ElvisLe Mans ,Grand Prix ,Chitty Chitty Bang BangHarold and Maude..with the E-Type hearse..fantastic movieThe Last Beach..Fred Astaire exhausts himself to death in a vintage Ferrari!The SweeneyThe Professionals...utter shite but great cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Firstly, I'm back! Back I tells ya! Turns out, all you have to do is remeber yer password, and then you can use the site! Amazing!Anyways, a particularly good Autoshite film is....THREADS.Very depressing film, but as good as it was in 1984 if u ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Sceptre Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I remember watching THREADS when it first came out. Scared the sh*t out of me at the time, especially as I lived near Sheffield back then. Didnt really remember it having loads of kit in it, but have always wanted to watch it again anyway. Now another good reason to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I've watched bits of Threads on Youtube, and it still scares the bejeezus out of me now. Still, as I live a stone's throw from AWE Aldermaston, I don't have to worry about the collapse of civilisation if the bomb drops, as I'll be among the first to go :lol:I believe there is also another crazy German film called "Manta Magic" which is on a similar theme Luc Besson did it so much better with "TAXI", I tells ya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 On the sweeney background side, have just got an early 80's BBC series on DVD called the 'Chinese Detective' - written by Sweeney writer Ian Kennedy Martin (incidentally his brother, Troy Kennedy Martin wrote 'Edge of Darkness'). Enjoyed both the series but the vehicle use and background scenes are some of the best I've scene...And to make matters just that bit weirder, the Chinese Detective (well, the actor that played him) used to sell beds in Liverpools St John's Market when he wasn't acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Little known fact- Threads was written by Barry Hines, who is better known for writing Kes. I have some Threads screenshots here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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