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    Turboner: Hello, Cannonball run? I actually turn into captain Chaos when I get stoned. #carmovies more »
    Jeb_Hoge: Good God Almighty...I've never seen C'était un Rendezvous. That was staggering. #carmovies more »
    Jack_Burton: This gem. Better than Christine or Maximum Overdrive. Gentlemen, BEHOLD! I give you THE CAR!: #carmovies more »
    mercury_marine: Hey, you forgot the one with that guy from that one thing he did earlier and the girl who he doesn't know shows up with this car from, uh you know...t... more »
    Murilee Martin: You lightweights and your pinner, seeds-n-stems-packed j-bones couldn't handle The Van! #carmovies more »
    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: Man, you should have posted this two minutes from now. #carmovies more »
    PatFromGundo: Really wanna blow your mind? Exactly eight seconds into "La Carrera Panamericana," press play on the original cast recording of "The Wizard of Oz." ... more »
    Alfisted: If you're gonna be baked ... Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. #carmovies more »
    layabout: No love for Christine then? Ok abit weird to watch after a smoke i guess #carmovies more »
    beercheck: Plus... Georgia Peaches Dixie Dynamite (with Steve McQueen as an unbilled motorcycle stunt rider!) Big Bad Mama #carmovies more »
  • #carmovies

    Blaze of Glory: Five Car Movies to Watch While High

    Because sometimes, even a car guy needs to sit back, turn on the TV, and...wait, what were we talking about? More »
  • #commentary

    Fast as a Shark: No Sleep 'til Lynbrook

    It's 10:46pm California time as I sit down to write this. But I'm not in San Pedro. I'm somewhere near Saint Marks Place in New York City, and the only sounds in the room are the tapping of two Apple keyboards and the rattling dull whine of air filters sucking the cigarette smoke out of the air of a spacious loft replete with a machine gun and a glass-encased model of the Bismarck. On the chairs at the bar hang three jackets, with a black, non-descript number in the middle. To its left is a navy blue Red Kap work jacket with a lakes modified roadster screenprinted across the back, reading "GEARHEAD." To its right hangs a high-visibility orange example sporting a rearing horse patch on the sleeve denoting a foreign police agency. More »
  • #retro

    Claude Lelouch Explains 'Rendezvous'

    One of the most storied automotive films ever, er, filmed, Claude Lelouch's C'etait un Rendezvous has been cloaked in mystery since the moment it was released. Was it one of Lelouch's F1 racing pals behind the wheel of what often was assumed to be a Ferrari 275GTB? Was it Lelouch himself? No, no and yes. No, it wasn't a racing driver, the car was a Mercedes 6.9 that the director still owns (the Ferrari was dubbed in to add to the thrill factor), and yes, it was Lelouch behind the wheel. More »
  • #gadgets

    You Are Here, in a Rendezvous: Google Maps Mashup with Lelouch Film

    No matter which side of the debate over Claude Lelouch's 1976 movie, "C' tait un Rendezvous," you're on — Ferrari 275GTB at 140 mph or Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 at no more than 85, with Ferrari soundtrack dubbed in — you can't deny the added dimension Google Maps has added to the famous run to Paris. Check out the latest mashup, which tracks the eight-minute trip from a tunnel of Boulevard P riph rique to Sacre Coeur hill as a leading line on a map of the city. It's the next to last best thing to actually being there. More »