The following pics are from one of my favorite car movies: TWO LANE BLACKTOP. Drag racing east from Los Angeles in a souped-up ’55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer-songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a tagalong Girl (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates’s Pontiac 1970 GTO Judge and challenge him to a cross-country race. The prize: their cars’ pink slips. They trek across America occasionally challenging cars in towns to drag races both on the street and strip.
For more cars from the movie: http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=67893

 

The '80 through '83 Civics were small, but not as small as the even earlier ones. A few mods to her in the form of distributor and carb mods, plus that short, short wheelbase made for some interesting driving.

BTW: That yellow car is a 1970 GTO Judge, the only year with tha stripe package. And its been outfitted with my favorite looking wheels from the period. Keystone Classics, though they were not light-weight or that well made. I always liked the way they looked a bit better than the Crager SS's.

 

We left the realm of Mazda real quick!

NSU 1000, 1L rear engine air cooled 40 HP. There was also a TTS version with a 110 HP, 1200cc engine. Audi tried that retro-styling with the TT based on the TTS
This particular picture was taken when I was a teenager. I remember these cars. Right front: Opel Ascona, NSU Prinz 1000, Mercedes Benz, VW Bug
back row from the right: Datsun?, Renault 16, don't know the white one, Citroen 2CV.

 

In my opinion with the W111 Mecedes Benz put the most stylish cars on the road.
This is a '69 280 SE Cabriolet.

 

Back to Mazda: The RX7 is the most stylish Mazda to me.

 

Yes, it's hard to deny the 7's appeal.
While not a movie car, but a very nice and practical DD for me, I was once actively shopping for a 1st gen MX-6. I didn't have the power I might have wanted, not even in the turboed version, but I liked the style, practicality and just the way they drove!!

I was never able to come to acceptable terms on the car, but I was looking at a white one w/blue interior LX model. 5-sp, of course with a sunroof. It also had the factory alloys. While not the prettiest, were much better than some of the goofier, even uglier designs Mazda has offered in the past.

I offer a photo example of the model in question:

 

Here's a Mazda RX-7 doing a Dukes of Hazzzard immitation in a foreign film.
1979 Mazda Savanna RX-7 [SA22C] in Taiyô wo nusunda otoko, Movie, 1979.( The Man Who Stole the Sun).
MORE PICS: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_484877-...A22C-1979.html

 

Incredible what risks they took! Brace yourself for the landing!

Virgin1: yes, the MX6 was beautiful, a bit conservative, but very well proportioned. The Sister car was the Ford Probe. I liked the looks of the 1 gen Probe. A few years ago I test drove a 2. Gen. What I did not like was the high position of the steering wheel, and the hard ride. The latter is probably a sign of my aging.

 

Did someone say 1st Gen Probe!
I had a 1989 Ford Probe GT. 4 cylinder Turbo! It was great.

 

Just saw this Mazda 3 car on "Republic of Doyle".
It's a TV show about a P.I. that gets in a lot of trouble along with his family in Newfoundland, Canada. It's a family business. He gets hit in the head every show, yet never has a concussion. His phone rings all the time as well.
He is in the pic (Jake) and taking a pic. He has the hots for a female cop (see attached pic).

Just saw the smashed up Mazda this morning on Weather Channel (pic attached).