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Car related media

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Here's my attempt at listing any car related media - TV shows, films, youtube channels etc. There are a few lists out there for 'Top 10 / Top 20 car chase movies' and the like, but not a concise list for the avid car lover. Will add more details per listing and new things are created. Please feel free to reply with additions, i'll paste them in so that there is one concise list to always see. The idea is that any content that heavily features / revolves around cars, is in this list, so you never get bored :D Great for those times when you want to watch something car related / think you are missing out on something.

In Category order of Films, TV Shows, Youtube Channels, then listed in numericalpha ascending order (films with 'The' as the leading word of the title will be listed based on the word following 'the' i.e 'The Driver' is listed under 'D' not 'T').

Films

2fast2real for hollywood
2fast2real 2
2fast2real 3
2fast2real is a series of docu-films, made by a group known as LI extreme (Long Island Extreme), in and around New York.

32 Hours 7 Minutes (2013)
A documentary about the real life Canonball and U.S Express. Features interview with the original participants and follows the story of the modern day attempts to break the old record. Credits feature yours truly :)

American Graffiti (1973)
More American Graffiti (1979)
"Where were you in '62?" Nostalgic film about teens cruising around in Cali. Great soundtrack.

Back to the future (1985)
Back to the future 2 (1989)
Back to the future 3 (1990)
"Are you telling me that you built a time machine, out of a Delorean?"

Big Red Camaro documentary - coming soon

The Blues Brothers (1980)
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it." Main car: '74 Dodge Monaco.

Bullit (1968)
Usually given the award for best car chase. Main car: 1968 Ford Mustang, Fastback in Highland green.

C'est Une Rendezvous (1976) (aka Rendezvous)
Non stop, real life blast through Paris in under 10 minutes. A route that today would take +30 minutes. Features a Merc Sedan, which was always thought to be a Ferrari until recently the director, Claude LeLouch, gave away the secrets.

The California Kid (1974)
A local Sheriff doesn't like speeders and punishes them by running them off the road to their deaths. Enter Martin Sheen, the California Kid in his '34 Ford with flames on it.

The Car (1977)
A car that dislikes people.

Cannonball! (1976)
The more 'serious' film in comparison to the Cannonball Run movies. Features a 1970 Trans Am driven by David Carradine. A nice mix of cars throughout the film.

The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run 2 (1984)
The Cannonball Run 3 aka SpeedZone aka Cannonball Fever (1989) (does not feature Mr. Reynolds.)
The comedic cross country race series. Stars Burt Reynolds and Dom Deloise in the first 2 films.

Convoy (1978)
Ok so it's not strictly a car film, but still a cool roadtrip film, starring Kris Kristofferson and that unforgettable title track.

Corvette Summer (1978)
A group of final year high school students use their time in autoshop class to do up a Corvette which subsequently gets stolen.

Days of Thunder (1990)
"Rubbin's racin'". - A Nascar based movie, featuring Robert DuVall, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Randy Quaid.

Dazed and Confused (1993, set in 1976)
"The adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school", as IMDB puts it. Not seen it, but youtube clips make it look like a good car movie.

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
Kind of like Dukes of Hazard but with a green Dodge Charger.

Drive (2011)
Ryan Gosling and Brian Cranston feature in this dark thriller, featuring some cool cars.

Drive Angry (2011)
Nicholas Cage, Dodge Charger, Chevelle SS and an early Camaro.

The Driver (1978)
A getaway driver gets into some interesting altercations. Features a chase with a 2nd gen Camaro

Eat My Dust (1976)
Stars Ron Howard and a '68 Camaro

The Fast and The Furious (1955)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046969/?ref_=fn_al_tt_8

The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Fast and Furious (2009)
Fast 5 (2011)
Fast and the Furious 6 (2013)
Fast and Furious 7 (2015)

Gran Torino (2008)
Veteran Clint Eastwood is not happy about his Vietnamese neighbours but grows a bond with the son, featuring Clint's green '72 Gran Torino as the elixir.

Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Ron Howard's directing debut, where he goes on a joy ride in a Rolls Royce.

Getaway in Stockholm 1-10 (2000 - 2010)
Real life illegal driving. Swedish Driver X taunts police for a chase around Stockholm. For a list of cars used, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getaway_in_Stockholm

Ghost Rider 1-7
If you were impressed by Getaway in Stockholm, then Ghost Rider ups the ante by doing higher speeds, in heavier traffic, on a bike. Ensure a spare set of underwear is to hand.

Gone in 60 Seconds - (1974) Original
Gone in 60 Seconds - (2000) Nic Cage, Angelina Jolie
Eleanor.

Grease (1978)
Grease 2 (1982)
Probably the only car related film on the list that you can watch with the family. Though, apparently the first film is full of innuendo's.

Grindhouse: Deathproof (2007)
Tarantino shows his love for car films of the 70's mixed with the grindhouse style. Features a Chevy Nova, Charger, Challenger and Kurt Russell.

The Gumball Rally (1976)
Directed by Brock Yates, follows the route and part-stories of the original Cannonball runs. Also features Gary Busey in a 2nd gen Camaro.

Gumball 3000: The Movie (2003) San Francisco to Miami route from 2003
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May (2005) Documents the 2004 Paris to Cannes via Morocco route
Gumball 3000: 3000 Miles (2007) Documents the 2006 London to L.A route via the far East
Gumball 3000: Coast to Coast (2009) Documents the 2009 L.A to Miami route
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC (2010) Documents the 2010 London to NYC via Europe route
Gumball 3000: Number 13 (2012) Documents the 2011 London to Istanbul route
Follow the real life Gumball road rally with these films. Great cars and locations.

The Hollywood Knights (1980)
A bit like American Graffiti. Features some pretty cool cars.

Hooper (1978)
Burt Reynolds plays a stuntman and attempts to jump a Trans Am across a river.

Hot Rod (1979)
A drag racer and corrupt sherriff make for an interesting storyline. Contains lots of raw drag racing footage and features a grey primered Willys coupe.

Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
A family roadtrip across the states encounters some reckless hotrodders.

Love the Beast (2008)

Mad Max
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 3
Mad Max 4

NASCAR: The ride of their lives

Need for Speed (2014)

Pink Cadillac

Sex Drive

Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit 2
Smokey and the Bandit 3

Superspeeders

Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
NASCAR based comedy, probably seen as remake of Days of Thunder. Stars Will Ferrell and a nice 68 Chevelle.

Two Lane Blacktop
1955 Chevy (the car was used later on in American Graffiti)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Transformers

Overdrive

Dale Earnhardt
3 The Dale Earnhardt movie

The Dukes of Hazzard

Vanishing Point

White Lightening

The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Sir Anthony Hopkins replays the events of Burt Munro, who set records on the Salt Flats of Bonneville on his 1920 Indian Motorbike.

TV Shows

American Hot Rod

Are you faster than a redneck

Car Warriors

Chop Cut Rebuild

The Dukes of Hazard

Fast N Loud

Fifth Gear

Graveyard Carz https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... eyard+carz

King of Speed (2013)
A 2 part TV show that aired on BBC2 in 2013, featuring all sorts of cool cars. Sometimes available on BBC iPlayer. As the BBC put it: "Actor Idris Elba charts the origins and history of underground racing and examines how the quest for high speed has affected modern motorsport and the cars of today".

Overhaulin' (2004 - 2008, then 2012 to present)
Watch Chip Foose and his entourage take unfinished projects and finish them.

Pimp my ride
Yo dawg, we heard you like pointless sh*t on your car. So we crafted your pointless sh*t and then added in some of our own pointless sh*t, to make your sh*tty car pointlessly sh*tty.

Street Outlaws

Texas Car Wars

Top Gear (Many seasons)
Top Gear Specials:
U.S Special 1 (Season 9, Episode x)
Bolivia Special (Season...)
U.S Special 2 (Season...)
Africa Special
India Special

West Coast Customs
Ryan lazily goes about business, modernising and customising anything with wheels.

Wheeler Dealers

Wrecks to Riches
Playlists at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WHIr ... bXB4jRAYsQ

Youtube channels

/Drive - https://www.youtube.com/drive Contains sub channels, look for playlists, such as 'Big Muscle' that features muscle cars
V8TV - https://www.youtube.com/user/V8TV Follow the team doing resto's. They've had a few 1st Gens and taken them to SEMA. The channel has been going since 2006, s arguably one of the first muscle / car TV channels on Youtube.
Autorestomod - https://www.youtube.com/user/AutoRestoMod Mainly work on Mustangs but good way to learn all sorts of car related work. Low budget but that's a good thing - focuses on the car and not the drama that the tv networks create on well known TV car shows.
Car and Driver - https://www.youtube.com/user/CARandDRIVER The Youtube channel of the popular magazine. Lots of car review video's.
Jay Leno's Garage
RamblinAround - https://www.youtube.com/user/RamblinAround Missouri based guy with access to lots of cool muscle cars the regularly takes for test drives. Also does some personal vids with his sons 3rd gen Trans AM.
MotorTrend - https://www.youtube.com/user/MotorTrend Many sub channels, so look at the playlists. Specific shows dedicated to offroading etc, also your home for monthly episodes of Roadkill (by HotRod magazine). Also, new playlist channel launched as of 22nd May 2014 - Hot Rod Garage
Mightycarmods - https://www.youtube.com/user/mightycarmods See what the Aussie's get up to in the car tuning world. Myths tested and lots of budget upgrades found on this channel.

Music Videos

Black Mountain - Black lace forever ;features a nice '7x Mustang
Santos - Camels ;A mix of footage from the original Gone in 60 Seconds
Puretone - Addicted to bass ;Mad Max style, 2 hotties and 2 '7x Ford Falcons
Stereophonics - Dakota ;Lots of 64 1/2 Mustang shots
Madonna - What it feels like for a girl ;Late 2nd gen Camaro and Trans Am feature throughout. Like a short car wreck film of the 70's
Kylie Minogue - Can't get you out of my head ;'7x Mustang
Take That - Back for Good ;'51 mercury 'sled
Any rap video

Films / TV Shows that feature a cool car / Camaro

Blade - Lead characters car is a Dodge Charger
Knight Rider - '82 Pontiac Trans Am (KITT)
Magnum P.I - Ferrari Testarrosa
The Rockford Files - '74 - '78 Firebird Esprit belonging to the main character
Terminator 2 - The home of John Conner has a gold late 2nd gen parked on the drive


cheers..Nige
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Where the Kirkham gets trashed!! Scandalous!!!!! Robert Downey Jr. hang your head in shame!
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What's happened to Grand Prix and Le mans, to say nothing of Monte Carlo or Bust??? :shock:
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Come on Nige ;)

I'm guessing this is from one of the US hotrod type forums given the various references and what's been missed off. :roll:
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Too true, but it is a good guide to car related stuff, plus Clive and stewbie must have at least read through the list to pick up on what was missing :wink:

cheers....Nige
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