Bonneville’s one of those places where, once you see it, you can’t get it out of your head. You could travel the world and not feel that you’ve ever really left home until you set foot there. You come away… Read More ›
Movie
Was Leo Beebe a corporate villain or a good guy with a tough job? – Frank Comstock @Hemmings
With the release of the Ford v Ferrari movie, there has been renewed interest associated with my 2016 article here on Hemmings concerning Ford executive Leo Beebe and the end of the 1966 Le Mans race. Comments, around 200 in number four years after initial… Read More ›
15 little-known facts about “American Graffiti” – Joe Lorio
American Graffiti, the surprise summer blockbuster that ignited the career of filmmaker George Lucas (director and co-screenwriter), is one of the most car-saturated movies that is not explicitly about cars. Set in Modesto, California, at the tail end of summer… Read More ›
Do cars in set-in-the-past movies and TV shows pull you out of the picture? – Jeff Koch @Hemmings
I have a hard time simply watching a TV show or a movie and immersing myself in a fictional world. For example, when I watch a Mission: Impossible movie, I don’t see Ethan Hunt and (checking Wikipedia) Benji running around Europe to… Read More ›
Devil Drivers Film From the 30’s – AACA
Lot’s of other good stuff over at the AACA
Great Scott! Doc Brown’s Packard convertible comes up for auction – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
The De Lorean is, of course, intrinsically linked to the Back to the Future franchise. Aside from its role as the time machine central to each film’s plot, it has that sleek futuristic sci-fi aesthetic essential to the tone of the films…. Read More ›
Mapledurham at War – The Eagle Has Landed
Near where I live is a local historic village called Mapledurham which has amongst its claims to fame is that the movie the Eagle has Landed was filmed there in 1976. The film was set mostly around the Church and… Read More ›