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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Driving Miss Daisy (1989) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. The movie is about an elderly Southern woman named Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy) who hires Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman), an African-American chauffeur, to drive her through the changes in American society in the three decades following World War II. It won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, Best Adapted Screenplay for Alfred Uhry and Best Film Editing for Jay Cassidy. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A film ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The French Connection (1971) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The French Connection is a 1971 crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Philip D’Antoni. The film stars Gene Hackman as New York Police Department detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle, Roy Scheider as Buddy “Cloudy” Russo, Fernando Rey as the French police captain Pierre Nicoli, and Tony Lo Bianco as the Italian mobster Alain Charnier. The movie follows two NYPD detectives across the city and across the world in pursuit of a dangerous heroin smuggler. The film was based on Robin Moore’s 1969 non-fiction book about an actual police investigation that took ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Death Race 2000 (1975) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Death Race 2000 is a 1975 movie that features a fictional cross-country road race in the year 2000. The racers are driving cars with weapons attached to them. The movie was followed by four sequels and a reboot in 2008. It was produced by Roger Corman and directed by Paul Bartel and released on September 27, 1975. It stars David Carradine as Frankenstein, Sylvester Stallone as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, Simone Griffiths as Evelyn “Evie” Lincoln, Terry Moore as Jane Van Ryan, Mary Woronov as Calamity Jane and Roberta Collins as Minerva Washington. Death ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hitch-hiking (L’autostop) (1991) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] In a world where people are constantly looking for the next best thing, it is hard to be content with what you have. This is especially true in the world of cars. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was all about exotic cars. They were fast, powerful, and expensive. But by the time we got to 1991, there was a new trend in town: classic cars. The 1991 movie Hitch Hiking is about two men who are on a quest to find their perfect classic car before they turn 30 years old. It is an ... Read more

The Racer is a 1955 movie about a race car driver who is trying to make it big. The movie was directed by Robert Wise and stars James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Taxi (2015) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Do you remember the last time you had to sit through a gruelling hour and a half of bad cinema just because it was a movie about cars? Gearheads are often denied the simple pleasures of a good story and compelling performances. Yet, there are tales of glorious cars and legendary drivers littered throughout the history of motorsport. Following are tales of ambition, passion and tragedy, which artfully demonstrate the love of man and machine. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”62288″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Image Reference: Go to link. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Rent a Classic Car” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”|title:https%3A%2F%2F777exotics.com%2Fclassic-car-rental-los-angeles/amp%2F||”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This multiple award-winning Iranian docu-fiction is ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tucker: The Man And His Dream (1988) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Do you remember the last time you had to sit through a gruelling hour and a half of bad cinema just because it was a movie about cars? Gearheads are often denied the simple pleasures of a good story and compelling performances. Yet, there are tales of glorious cars and legendary drivers littered throughout the history of motorsport. Following are tales of ambition, passion and tragedy, which artfully demonstrate the love of man and machine. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Detroit engineer Preston Tucker has always wanted to build cars. As World War II draws to a ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Christine (1983) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Christine is a 1983 American horror film directed by John Carpenter. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The story follows a nerdy high school student, Arnie Cunningham, who buys an old Plymouth Fury named Christine. He soon learns that the car has supernatural powers and becomes possessed by an evil spirit. Arnie’s best friend Dennis and Dennis’ girlfriend Leigh become drawn into the situation as well when they are all involved in a serious car accident with Christine. The movie was nominated for two Saturn Awards in 1984: ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Driver (1978) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The Driver is a 1978 American crime drama film written and directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, and Isabelle Adjani. It tells the story of a professional getaway driver who finds himself in trouble when he helps his father and brother escape from prison. The Driver is often considered one of the best car chase movies of all time. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Original Music Score for Paul Buckmaster, and Best Sound (Robert Knudson, Robert Glass). [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Rent a Classic Car” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”|title:https%3A%2F%2F777exotics.com%2Fclassic-car-rental-los-angeles%2F||”][vc_column_text]When a ... Read more

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Repo Man (1984) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Repo Man is a 1984 science fiction film about a young punk rocker and his friend who get caught up in the world of car repossession. The film was directed by Alex Cox and stars Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, and Olivia Barash. The story is set in Los Angeles in the year 1984. Otto (Emilio Estevez), a young punk rocker, gets a job as a repo man with Bud (Tracey Walter), an old-timer who has been at the game for years. They work for the powerful auto company Global Motors which has ... Read more