Memory lane, please help

good evening,

Five or six decade ago I watch a movie late at night it was a very good movie

It was about building And racing muscle car/hot rod like old T ford modify

I have search this movie from decades ago and could not find it?

The only thing I remember it’s at one point they need to stole the sheriff car motor to win an unfair race.

and to avoid the sheriff to catch them they put the other police car transmission Backward So when he hit the gas and go reverse.

Of course there’s a love story in it for the girls

after giving back the motor to the sheriff and repair his car and justice was made

movie ends with the guy drove away in his car with his rotten original Motor? With the girl of course. he need to push it to start the motor going downhill

No it’s not American Graffiti

For strange reason that I could not explain I have still this movie in my head one or twice a year? That night I was working arrive late at home and only watch the last 1/3 of the movie

Anyone have any clue what was the title of this movie?

Thanks for helping

anyway good old movie with Hotrod It’s fun to watch

Thanks for helping

This one from 1976?

Eat My Dust!

a good one, but not the one i am looking for

but thank you was a good show and with one Ron Howard as a bonus!

it was a car like that, It was grey like pre-paint? Before the final Coat

hot rod look alike 1934 ford coupe

more like this but in Hotrod version

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also not the movie California kid

With them flammable Hot Rod

the movie, i think is simply called:

Hot Rod

Hot Rod 1979

I fed in most of the things you said and did a Google search and it came back with the exact same movie: 1979’s Hot Rod.

Yup, that’s the one! It was a TV movie that’s why they were never any DVD from that

The 1979 is very important, If it’s not there it’s sort of a bozo movie joke more recent that appear everywhere, Even AI could not solve that one

But thanks to you toobe

And bonus found out California kid that is also a good movie that I forgot

So now three good car movie

I think I’m gonna watch gumball rallye! first movie tonight with it tonight

Thank you all mission accomplishedyoutube link 1979 hot rod tv movie

A few more for your consideration that might be in your wheelhouse:

  • Vanishing Point (1971)
  • Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
  • Gone in 60 seconds (1974)

Glad you found the one that started the thread!

Thanks

white barracuda!

unknow

mustang shelby!

:slight_smile:

I feel a 70’s binge night coming on.
The stars are definitely not hot rods but adding Duel (1971) to the mix.

Ford vs Ferrari. Not a 70’s movie, but a good car/racing movie.

thanks, there is also one movie about videogame racer, that goes in real life racing? forgot the name?

and B.Pitt (kind of name, that is made for racing!!!) movie, that haven’t seen yet!

btw, not sure, if Convoy could be added here? my uncle were wood trucker, so ice bridge and 1 lane road were truck barely encounter on the same road. Icy hill were sometimes we barely make it! All uncle when we want to talk and be part of the travel, we talk about Convoy or we play John Cash!

Gran Turismo (2023)