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Death Race 2008 first trailer!

June 17th, 2008 · Comments Off

We’ve been very anxious to discover more about the Death Race remake with Jason Statham, and we just got our first look at the trailer. It looks very different from the original and, once again, a Mustang has the lead on the mechanical [...]

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Tags: Movie car · Trailers · cult car movie · video

Speed Racer: the videogame

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Coming up with a racing video game a couple weeks after Gran Turismo 5 hit the shelves can sounds like a risky idea, but when you’re wearing the Speed Racer name and have all the buzz generated by the movie with you, it [...]

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Tags: Mach 5 · Merchandising · Movie car · News · cult car movie · marketing · video games

Ghostbusters Ecto-1 being restored

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony is restoring an Ecto-1 for its backlot tour. It’s one of our favorite movie cars, so we’re quite happy about the news!

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Disney/Pixar officially announce Cars 2 for 2012

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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I don’t know for you, but for us, despite being an animated movie, Cars ranks among our cult car movies. The quality of the animation, the depth of the details, the quirky ideas, it all comes together beautifully. Personally, I really [...]

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This week: interview with Harald Belker

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

CARS + MOVIES had the privilege to spend an hour with famed designer Harald Belker, whose impressive credits include the Batmobile from Batman & Robin, the GTO from xXx, the vehicles from Minority Report, the crazy car from The Cat in the Hat, [...]

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Tags: Concept Art · Knight Rider · Movie car · News · cult car movie

Feel like buying the General Lee “LEE 1″ today?

April 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

That’s what we thought. In that case, it’s still time to get your hands on the original Dodge Charger used during the opening credit of the Dukes of Hazzard, and patiently restored to its original condition by
General Lee Enterprises. In 2009, it [...]

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Tags: From screens to roads · Movie car · TV show · cult car movie

Knight Rider is back, what’s next in the revival pipeline? (part I)

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

digg_url = ‘http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/03/knight-rider-is-back-whats-next-in-the-revival-pipeline-part-i/’;Nostalgia and revivals are in full force these days (lack of creativity? lazyness? good idea? need to go back to a more comfy era during our uncertain times?) and KITT is on TV again, so what’s next? Here’s a three-part overview.
The [...]

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Tags: Anime · Knight Rider · Movie car · Product placement · TV show · Transforming vehicles · cult car movie

Sunday Ads: 2008 Challenger in Vanishing Point

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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When the new Challenger came out, an idea immediatly sprung in the gasoline-filled brain of many car guys: what about a new Vanishing Point remake? Something to fear, or something to look forward to?
There was the very forgetable
TV remake of [...]

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Tags: Car Chase · Movie car · News · TV ad · cult car movie

Star Car Shootouts

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

“Each week we’ll let two silver screen automotive icons face off and let you decide which stays and which one goes home.”
The good guys at Jalopnik started their “Star Car Shootoot” a few weeks ago with
Cannonball Lambo or Bond’s Lotus? Which Is [...]

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Tags: Bullitt · Car Chase · Movie car · cult car movie

Ronin: the car chase in Nice

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

This has to be one of the most breathtaking car chase ever filmed. The bumper cameras really ad a high dose of adrenalin to it and there’s almost no music (which reminds of Bullitt), allowing the viewer to hear the engines pushed to [...]

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Tags: Bullitt · Car Chase · cult car movie