Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 10 Best Car Movies

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

My kick off movie was THE GREEN HELMET.

Later, the best car movie was my 1955 Buick that I would take to the Century 
Drive In on a date.  There I would watch any movie - - - well, at least 
start to watch the movie.

DOUG

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From: <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
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Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 10 Best Car Movies


> The film that has cost me thousands of my hard earned dollars and finally 
> propelled me into my present Ferrari, after owning at least one, if not 
> two Jaguars, Austin Healeys, Porsches, Lancia Scorpions, among various 
> others, was?the movie?that I?saw as a youth?in 1955.
>
> 'THE RACERS,' Staring Kirk Douglas, Gilbert Rowland,?and Bella Darvi. It 
> got me hooked worse than a strung-out junkie on skid row, and I've never 
> been the same since.?
>
> A decade later, the Her-Ex had a box at the Plaza de Toros in Tijuana and 
> Douglas, Rowland, and some other Hollywood thrill-seekers had the 
> adjoining box. Of course they brought some young 'starlets' down with them 
> to help enjoy the spectacle.
>
> After mucho cervezas and a few shots, the lovely senoritas would loosen up 
> a but, and if the young matador was handsome enough, the ring would be 
> flooded with panties after a good kill.
>
> Ever the Latin gentleman, el matador would pick each one up, and after the 
> normal sniff, throw?it back to it's owner with a big grin on his face.?Of 
> course some would hit our box too. <g>
>
> Ach, the memories . . .
>
> Yer pal (living the good life at the beach in Huntington Harbour) Ferrari 
> Bubba
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 10 Best Car Movies
>
>
>
> The Hidden (on DVD - opening sequence with Shok Paris soundtrack is 
> priceless)
> To Live and Die in LA
> Against All Odds ("Sunset Boulevard" ..."the Old Way")
> Gumball Rally
> CannonBall Run ("Those Two Priests are More GASSED-UP than that 
> Ferrari!" - the
> real Brock Yates)
> Gone in 60 Seconds (New One)
> Bullitt
> Le Mans
> Scent of a Woman
> Never Steal Anything Small - just watch it, if you can find a copy.
> ?
> M
> ?
>
>
> --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Scott Saidel <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Scott Saidel <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 10 Best Car Movies
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 10:26 PM
>
>
> now you did it, went ahead and made me cry.
>
> Scottie
>
> On Jul 30, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Robert W. Garven Jr. wrote:
>
> this is my favorite
>
> except for the crash
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmzTNuVa2MM
>
>
> Robert W. Garven Jr.
> rgarven [at] gmail.com
>
>
> ? "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special
> vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for
> those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 30, 2009, at 3:47 PM, LarryT wrote:
>
> > The Comcast Auto's Speciality page lists the "10 Best Car Movies a
> > Car Guy Should Not Miss"
> >
> > 1. Bullitt
> > 2. Grand Prix
> > 3. Gone in 60 Seconds (Original)
> > 4. Le Mans
> > 5. The Italian Job? (Original)
> > 6. Mad Max
> > 7. Ronin
> > 8. American Graffiti
> > 9. Gumball Rally
> > 10. Death Proof
> >
> > While I agree in general I don't like the order - I'd probably have
> > put LeMans 1st and Gumball Rally 2nd, then Grand Prix, Ronin, and
> > the rest.
> >
> > Never heard of Death Proof - anybody?
> > Not a fan of Mad Max....
> > Missing notable is "A Man and A Woman."
> >
> > Now, I think I'll find my DVD of Gumball Rally and crank up the
> > volume of the Cobra Vs. Daytona dueling, musical engines. ;-)
> >
> > LarryT
> >
> >
> > Read the Constitution - It's Interesting!
> > http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html
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