Top 5 Movies For Car Lovers

These are the timeless classes that were made for the car enthusiast in all of us who are seeking a rush of excitement that really gets the adrenalin pumping without as much as a tap on the pedal. Get ready to start your engines and shift your seat into gear with these top 5 movies for car lovers.

5. American Graffiti
American Graffiti takes us back in time to an era in the 1960’s where life was simpler and cars were built to last. The film featured iconic cars like the infamous ’56 Ford Thunderbird and the ’55 Chevy, both considered classics today, but were just everyday cars back then. It’s hard to imagine that a few years after making this film that director George Lucas would become a household name with a completely different twist on reality in his Star Wars film franchise. American Graffiti starred Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford and Suzanne Somers, all of whom would later be among the most famous stars in Hollywood.

4. Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is one of those comedic car film classics that transcends audiences. You don’t have to be a car lover to enjoy this 1977 film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Fields and the late Jackie Gleason as the Sheriff that couldn’t seem to catch up to the ’77 Trans Am without getting egg on his face. The stunts and chase sequences captured the spirits of audiences around the world that is still loved by car buffs today.

3. The Fast and the Furious
For those that are built for speed, the Fast and the Furious was made for you. It starred Paul Walker and Van Diesel. The film was so successful that it spawned six sequels. The film featured ordinary cars like the Toyota Supra, Honda Civic and Mazda RX-7 that anyone could relate to which contributed to its success. Sadly, the film’s star Paul Walker was recently killed on November 30, 2013, in a shocking traffic accident in Simi Valley, California at the age of 40 during the shooting of his latest film in the Fast and the Furious franchise. It is scheduled for release on April 10th, 2015.

2. Cars
Cars was a movie made by car buffs for car lovers of all ages which is why this animated film nearly tops the list. The movie breathes life into cars of all shapes and sizes including the Porsche Carrera and Hudson Hornet as well as the Ford Model T and Volkswagen micro bus. You may never look at your car the same way again. Released in 2006, it starred Owen Wilson and Paul Newman.

1. Bullitt
There is something about car chases through the streets of San Francisco in a 1968 Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen that car lovers can’t seem to get enough of. Perfection and a sense of reality were important to the creators of this 1968 film classic. The exhilarating twelve minute chase scene took two weeks to complete. In fact, the chase scenes, like going down the hills of North Beach at 120 MPH, in this action thriller set the standard by which other car chases in movies are still measured against today.