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Bobby The Cabdriver
Joined: 19 Oct 2018 Posts: 388 Location: " Keep Austin Weird?"ugh...
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:51 pm Post subject: "The Speed Lovers" |
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While searching for the Tiny Lund documentary, I came across another almost forgotten NASCAR movie, "The Speed Lovers". This one is not a documentary. It's not about drugs either. This is, from what I've read about it, a sub B movie. Starring, get ready for it, Fred Lorenzen!!! And from what I read about it, he's the best actor in the movie! If I find either one of these movies available online, you can be sure I will post the link. If anybody has seen either of these movies,or has copies of them, please let us know. _________________ "And on the 8th day God created the Hemi!" |
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hemiman_1999
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 296
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Have you ever heard of "Red Line 7000" starring James Caan its a terrible movie but does have some good vintage footage of some Nascar cars and racing. |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Have only seen this movie (Redline 7000) once or twice back in the 1970's on a local channel in the LA Metro area. Or maybe the first time was before moving to SoCal in early 1972, it might have been on CBS as one of their Fri.(?) night movies.
Know I saw it in SoCal, as being a regular at Ascot in the LA area, the dirt track scenes were shot at Ascot...... _________________ Ed. K |
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Bobby The Cabdriver
Joined: 19 Oct 2018 Posts: 388 Location: " Keep Austin Weird?"ugh...
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:09 pm Post subject: "The Speed Lovers" |
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It makes Elvis Presley's "Speedway"look like "Gone in the Wind"! "Speedway" is pretty bad too but at least it's fun! _________________ "And on the 8th day God created the Hemi!" |
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racerbrown
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 5
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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you can find speed lovers on amazon. it's no jewel but it is fun to watch the old movies. the goods folks at coastal 181 have a lot of good flicks as well. thunder road, thunder in carolina and thunder in dixie as well as some other good ones.
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Bobby The Cabdriver
Joined: 19 Oct 2018 Posts: 388 Location: " Keep Austin Weird?"ugh...
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:06 am Post subject: "The Speed Lovers" |
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"Thunder in Dixie",is that the one shot at the Nashville Fairgrounds with Coo Coo's Bel-Air and Marty Robbins Plymouth and all those crazy cut up Nashville cars and none of the actors have a Southern accent , right? I bet Fall City 48 has seen that one! I saw it a few years ago on a non cable, converter box station, bounce or antenna or something like that. It actually really wasn't that terrible. That same Channel had that Sportsman movie from the early 80s with David Pearson in it," Born to Race"or something like that. Who says they only made bad, corny racing movies in the sixties? None of them are as bad as Richard Petty playing himself, but let's not go there. What's the one with Annette Funicello in it? And you absolutely positively cannot put "Thunder Road "in with any of this garbage! A true movie classic! _________________ "And on the 8th day God created the Hemi!" |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: |
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I like "Speedway" because of the scenes of Charlotte Motor Speedway back then....
Then there's an early scene when Elvis is chasing himself......as it sure looks like the #6 car coming up to pass him, in one of the "in car" scenes.....
Plus the opening scene were various drives of the time were recognized. _________________ Ed. K |
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gator
Joined: 12 Mar 2018 Posts: 26
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hell On Wheels has a lot of Nashville footage and stars Marty Robbins. Annette was in Fireball 500 and also Thunder Alley. Thunder Road was one of Robert Mitchum's finest works in my opinion. |
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Bobby The Cabdriver
Joined: 19 Oct 2018 Posts: 388 Location: " Keep Austin Weird?"ugh...
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:43 pm Post subject: "The Speed Lovers" |
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I've seen" Hell on Wheels". It's a good thing that Marty could sing. _________________ "And on the 8th day God created the Hemi!" |
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