Clarification needed. As someone else in the comments pointed out to me. Although yes, Christine had a 5.2 litre engine in the movie within the more than 20 cars of her that were used for some of the driving. The engine seen repairing herself and in the photo used, was the 5.7 litre, 350 Cubic Inch Golden Commando, with 305 hp two 4-barrel carburetors. Future references will try to clarify this better as more than one engine was used in production.
As I understand it the Golden Commando was an option at the time, while the 5.2 290 H.P. could be ordered with two (V-800) and four barrel (Dual Fury). All for 1958. (Rob, UK) BTW isn't that a Plymouth Scamp and not a sedan in the brochure shot?
@@robv1139 that’s my understanding too, if you had the money - and perhaps a contact at Chrysler or a dealer hungry for a sale - you could effectively fit out any car, even four-door wagons, with the top performance Fury parts. Same with paint colours, if the assembly plant had access to, say, metallic pink paint they’d paint your car that colour if you paid the extra.
Christine indeed is an incredible movie! I never have seen "the Car" yet. My favorite film is Mad Max 2. Just my opinion FYI. To each their own! Peace!
yeah, the car scared the hell out of me as well we were afraid to go out at night. We saw this movie at the cinema and had to walk home after the film at about 11pm at night... I lived in a small town with bad night lighting.
It used to be outside on display in Hurricane, Utah. I think someone bought "The Car" for their own private use though. It used to creep me out seeing it in person and it really does have that horn.
Christine is definitely my all-time favorite Stephen King film adaptation....the three scenes depicting the car's 'revenge' of the three school bullies were incredible...I still get chills watching the car, engulfed in flames, run down the leader of the three bullies...the accompanying scary music that played as the car ran him over , was some of the scariest music ever put to a horror film.
I know how this Plymouth drives and rides as it was the first car that my Dad's father had: beautiful blue Belvedere with Powerflite 2-speed automatic and power steering. By 6 years old, it was heavily rusted out as Chrysler had serious manufacturing problems. The big trunk was heavily used first for fishing trips in upper Wisconsin with friends and later for building a new house.
Watch the scene where he's staring at her all torn up and he says "show me." The car then regenerates as the tires fill up and dents pop out, and then the headlights come on. With the music, the lights and the look on the actor's face it's like a striptease done by a car. Seriously. Watch it again. John Carpenter is amazing.
@@fkerpants "Show me" scene is my favorite and Christine is absolutely awesome film and same goes for The Car-no other movies can compare with these two when it comes to sentient killer cars.
I can understand 'Christine' being number one, but I'm so glad 'The Car' popped up at number 2. Yeah, the end scene is pretty cheesy but the film as a whole had some truly terrifying scenes in it: You don't even see The Car first time in Sherriff Wade's garage, but by God it scares the bejesus out of you when you do. Also when it kills Lauren by flying through her house is a masterpiece of editing; the extended silence that follows as the light bulb swings from the ceiling literally leaves you speechless. Such a shame the film was buried under the media surrounding the box office hits of the time, it's a film that thoroughly deserves its cult status and it is in no way a low-budget-looking 'B' movie. So glad it's been released on Blu-Ray!
I have to watch The Car. I been stuck on Christine, as my favorite car movie. I had a 66 mustang that everybody thought wasn't worth the money. I ended up selling her, but regretted it since. I almost felt like Arnie, when I cranked up that old 289. I adored that car. I would always listen to 50s rock and old country, in it. Mind, you I'm only 26 and this was a few years ago.
I lived in the desert and sometimes you would have walk along a road late at night. Forget about the rattlers that would lay on the hot asphalt at night , I would always keep eye out for Christine to come over small hill on road.
Hear, hear! Saw "The CAR" as a kid, and have been obsessed with movie cars ever since! Always swore that if I ever had the money, I would build one like it! Actually, came across a toy of it in Toys-R-Us, about over a decade ago! Bought two, but only have one left today!
One of the best aspects of The Car is that a lot of mystery remains. It's never explained what exactly it is or where it came from. I saw it when I was a kid and I wanted to know everything but it's left as a huge unknown. You even get to see from its perspective, but you get no clues as to its origin.
I remember that being part of the "mystery" even when was playing and critic's mentioning that as well. Scared me as a kid too, and the sound of that engine!
I like The Car so much, I bought a 2003 Chrysler 300 Hemi, and chopped the top, tinted windows. Now I heard there is a Japanese auto paint that is sooo black it literally absorbs the light. Time for a new paint job.
During the closing credits at the very end of the movie, The Car is seen driving around the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles. They left it open to a sequel that was never to be.
@@LuciFeric137 Most of it was actually filmed in Hurricane, Utah which is why "The Car" used to be on display there, but the marching band scene was filmed in St. George. The movie was also filmed in Springdale, Zion National Park, LaVerkin, Toquerville, Santa Clara and Toquerville.
Definitely Duel and The Car are the most memorable for me as simply unique characters. The truck seemed so non-threatening at first, just being a road hog. But as the chase ensued and the speed picked up it took on a whole new image without changing a spot of oil or rust. The Car always looked 'evil-y stylish' to me. Something I would and wouldn't want to ride around in. And the more one realizes it's simplicity having no door handles, key holes, antenna, wipers or latches, the more evil and mysterious it becomes.
MFP if you ever watched the cartoon "Futurama" you will see a direct reference to "The Car" in an episode where Bender is infected by a "were-car" and morphs into a car. His morphed form looks exactly like "The Car"
In 1977, my mom treated me and my two sisters to a trip to Disneyland with a side-stop at Universal Studios. This was time before all the amusement park rides. It was just a tram ride through the working lot that ended at the center where the animal show and Frankenstein monster makeup demo took place. There was one more show, but I can't remember what it was. But during the tram ride I remember driving by a dirt parking lot and parked along the fence were several recognizable movie and TV cars, just sitting out in the hot sun and all covered with what looked like months worth of dust. One of those cars was Peter Falk's old jalopy from his Columbo series, but a couple of old cop cars away was the Lincoln from The Car, a movie I had just seen and loved (I was 14). And though the tram's tour guide prattled off the sites (I think this was pre-scripts), no mention was made of the Lincoln, though he did point out Columbo's car. I still have the photos I took of both cars with my little rectangular Kodak Instamatic.
Once you had the Peterbilt from Duel (which is a superb film) at number 3, there were only two that could have taken the top spots, The Car and Christine. Both were no brainers in this rundown
Christine takes the spot for me as the most beautiful vehicle on this list, and also the one with the most "personality". The car was an actual character, with emotions and feelings, jealous and angry and possessive, and she was evil and vengeful. The car was actually in love with Arnie, and was savagely protective of him, hunting down his bullies, but of course taking it all too far and going overboard on the evil. And what a beautiful car; nobody makes cars like that anymore, the style, chrome, the finish, the sound. While The Car may have been scarier, Christine was a better film.
I would sell my soul to have The Car! Loved it SO much as a kid at the Drive-In. I remember people beeping their horns at the end, a la The Car, and my dad being afraid to leave too soon out of fear of idiots trying to do donuts & stuff as they exit
"The Car" is number 1 for me! My best friend at the time & me saw that movie & it instantly became our favorite movie, we were hooked like fish! We saw it 5 times in the 2 weeks that it was in the theater. We read the book it was based on & studied every detail we could learn. For us, "Christine" was boring & stupid, I remember. I was amazed & stoaked to find "The Car" on DVD a few years ago! I found another old favorite as well, picked up a copy of the original "Gone In 60 Seconds" on DVD! Does anyone remember "Freebie & The Bean?" That one held the record for most cars destroyed in a movie until the first "Blues Brothers" movie came out. Thanks for sparking some good memories for me!
I love Christine, but nothing beats The Car. That big black beast of a '71 Lincoln Continental Mark III is powerful like an old Nascar racer, has huge steel bumpers and rims, semi truck horn, and its INDESTRUCTIBLE. That vehicle inspired me to make a fictional car based on Speed Racer's Mach 5, but is also very similar to The Car in overall build, called the Black Thunder or Mach 7, as my character self's car of choice. But I thought 8 original cars were made, not 3.
Duel is an absolute classic and would have been at number 1 for me. I would have the truck from Jeepers Creepers on there somewhere too but fantastic list regardless
how is the JC truck NOT on here?! i'm not a dennis weaver fan by ANY means but "DUEL" is an ok flick of it's type. as CARS go however, 'THE CAR" was the most eerie, sinister & menacing vehicle in that class; it seemed more of an actual creature than the 'goblinhead' truck (& actually it turned out it WAS a demonic 'creature' of some sort). NONE of these other cars are even REMOTELY intimidating or scary. better to have just done a breakdown of the vehicles in all the "mad max" franchises, as they just kept/keep getting better & better with each outing. that modified 'tank' in the last movie was something else.
Christine's determination to fight captivates me, it's an amazing car in this movie. The fight scenes where the car fights and breaks are terrifying and exciting. And amazing music at the same time.
This is a truly great channel. Being an Aussie i grew up watching and collecting all these films. The car is my favourite by far. I have the poster, original 1977 magazine print ad, several copies of the film on vhs, dvd and blu ray. I also have the 1:18 scale die cast of the car and i use the horn sound as my phones ringtone. The car, duel and Jaws are kin. All three are universal studios movies and two were done by Spielberg. The wraith, christine and phantasm are also some of my favourites. But what i also like is the black pickup truck from the movie nightmares that bursts out from underground in one scene and chases a priest who has lost his faith . The hearse is another movie that i like with a big black hearse terrorising a woman.
Christine has been watched by me over 500 times. I am so fanatical about this film, that I actually tried to get one imported from the USA. I can also recite evry word from the film from start to finish.
I once saw either one of the real Cars or an amazing replica from "The Car" when I worked at a particular Country Club back in 1992. It was in the car park as I pulled in on my bicycle. It dawned on me a few days later what that would have made me do in terms of losing my bowels had it been behind me on the long lonely road up to the Club entrance, given the subject matter in the movie. I think its first two kills were cyclists. LOL!!! It was an amazing looking machine. It had a Nitrous Bottle by the dash and everything. Cool interior. Very cool thing to have seen.
Oh sh*t! I can't imagine the reaction I would've had if that beautiful beast crept up behind me, revved up the engine, and honked the horn....! No matter walking, biking, driving a car, truck, or in a boat tied to dock! Will definitely need a change of underwear....
Christine still ranks as my all time favorite, but the cuda is definitely one fantastic looking car! Mopar made so many great looking machines back in the day!
I forgot about them using that footage! I recall hearing that years ago, maybe in an actual newspaper or magazine, pre-internet LOL. Heck, when I watched the show back in the early 80s, I think I noticed that. They put that scene into the show.
Glad you liked it mate. I have other movie based car videos on my channel, with new ones to come. This is now my full time job and I hope the channel will grow. Thank you for the Subscribe. And Yes, there was no other spot but number 1 for Christine. Cheers
Honey-trap video for an oldie like me. Thank you for sorting out the continuity issue with Duel. I could never figure out why there were three vehicles in a Duel (as derived from duo or 2.) That you jammed in so many displacement-and-horsepower notes was satisfying. I think you got them all correctly. Nice work!
"Christine" and "The Car" stand alone from the rest of the genre, and even from each other. Christine was unique in that it digs into almost every nerds experience in school, and the feelings they felt at some form of revenge being taken out on their bully attackers. Christine satisfies that fantasy in a cool and unique way for the nerd, and a painful and horrible way for the bully. The Car is one of those movies that is completely by itself even though it follows the same path as the rest of the genre. The Car takes a much darker road as it digs into the deep seated fears that most refuse to talk about... meeting Satan face to face. When presented with the inevitable nature of sin and the death attached to it, one can only have a view of sheer horror as all of these factors are presented in this one vehicle. It cannot be ignored, it cannot be damaged, it cannot be hurt, it cannot be stopped. The location is even a representation of this as it is a lonely desert town, much like purgatory is viewed, where one has nowhere to hide from their demons and those demons are driving around in a faster car than yours. All the movies on the list are good, don't get me wrong, but Christine is a special picture of a reality where the bully gets his, the nerd gets his day in the sun, and everyone learns a valuable lesson in humility... The Car on the other hand, well, ... everyone has fear, everyone has sin, everyone fears the devil, and no one wants to be faced with their deeds done in dark places or have their secrets exposed. The Car does those things but in a violent, maniacal fashion with no escape, no redemption, and no lesson to be learned. No hope is offered in the end as almost everyone dies, and those that don't are forever changed and will most likely never be the better for it. In all the other movies, including Christine, there was a reason for the action and we never know who's driving the vehicle in question or if there even is a driver. Thats scary... But in The Car, ... we literally have no idea what the reason is and boy oh boy we all know who is driving and what his particular intentions are and that my friends is far more horrifying and is evidenced by this, ... If you hear there is a child molester in your town, you get concerned. If you hear he is in you neighborhood, you feel fear. If you discover he lives on your street, you become terrified... But if you learn he is living next door, and your wife and kids are at his house, ... well my friends that is the epitome of horror. Not knowing is scary. Knowing, and being unable to do anything about it is far more terrible and one must dwell on what mistakes were made that led to such a situation. Of all the movies listed, The Car does just that.
Now after saying all that, I really wish they hadn't have tried to do a sequel to The Car. It was terrible in the most horrible way possible and should have never seen the light of day.
Put The Car 2/3 down the list and replace it with the Jeepers Creepers truck. 3rd place should have gone to Killdozer. And where's Mick's light blue F100 towtruck from Wolf Creek?
Several years ago, a strange situation happened. I was driving north on the interstate. It was after midnight and I was "stretching the legs" of my turbocharged 4DSC. Before I could react another vehicle ran up on me. I moved to the slow lane and the other car passed me. It was jet black with dark tinted windows. I was not paying attention to the make and model, but the license plate grabbed my attention. Legally emblazoned on the plate was the word DEMONIC. I managed to keep up running 10 over, but eventually lost sight. Strange encounter.
Brilliant video MFP. The first film I had never heard of, and Phantasm 2 would not of been on my watch list. So a big thank you for bringing these to my attention. Really love your work.
Thanks dude. Came across the number 10 making this list. I saw it and its borderline porn quality of that era (No nudes it it) but it rode that razor's edge. Actually the stunts were good for the budget. Phantasm is great fun in general. The music kicks ass and there is a great stunt of a hearse in that one as well that will go in a future top 10 list for stunts. Amazing, check it out online.
I have a tattoo of the front of The Car that takes up most of my back. I've had it for close to 20 years now. I always get compliments on it during the summer. Obviously my favorite movie.
the whole exchange is amazing " I knew a guy had a car like that once. Fuckin' bastard killed himself in it. Son of a bitch was so mean, you could've poured boiling water down his throat and he would've pissed ice cubes! " Darnell was awesome!!!
The engine displacement for the Christine Fury in incorrect. A dual-quad 5.2L (318 cubic inches) engine was available, but the screen engine is the 5.7L (350 cubic inches) big-block. The first of the B-series engines, this was a one-year only engine. Dubbed the 'Golden Commando' it produced 305hp through two 4-barrel carburetors.
Thank you for clearing that up. From what I had read, the 5.2 was also used in the film among the 20+ cars. But the engine seen repairing herself was the 350. This will be something I will make sure to correct in future videos.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions The Poly Head 318 (5.2L) was very common. A friend owned the Christine look-alike from the film 'Cat's Eye' for a while. It was a Belvedere with Fury trim and I recall it have the Poly Head.
1 mad max 2. The Wraith 3 Christine 4. The car 5 corvette summer 6 phantasm 7)American grafeti 8. Maximum over drive 9) dirty Mary crazy larry 10) duel
While not a horror movie, there was a 1980's car-centric movie where the Super Car drove/jumped/flew from the top floor of a skyscraper into a window of an adjacent skyscraper. It was done long before it was done in Fast And Furious. I wish I could remember the name of that movie.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Yes !!! Hallelujah !! Now I know !! I just looked it up on TH-cam and a clip shows that very scene. Man am I relieved to finally know that title. You are the greatest person alive !
Christine still remains the scariest of the cursed cars on the big screen, in my opinion. Scared me in the theaters when it came out. Even after she was crushed and bundled I think she could have come right back if she had wanted. Duel also scared me, as I was a kid when I first saw it on tv during a Saturday afternoon in the early 70's. I had no idea what my sister and I had just watched at the time, but years later it's still a good movie to catch, if you can find it. It was here on TH-cam in its entirety some years back.
Kar from Knight Rider meets his end, if I recall correctly, by driving off a cliff using recycled footage taken from the final plunge of The Car off the cliff.
I think to call The Car so bad it's good is to seriously undersell it. Much of what's in that film is truly scary, right down to the concept itself, that it's the Devil's car. The scene where the car flips and takes out the sheriff's car--in the days when all such stunts had to be done for real--had me and my brother goggle-eyed with amazement. And the driver's-eye-view as the sheriff fires at the windscreen is the perfect mix of visuals and audio. It's a genuinely good movie, if not quite great. And way better than Christine which misses almost everything that made King's book such a page-turner. And you can't have a list of film cars like this without at least mentioning Vanishing Point.
As a mechanic at Fantasy Cars in El Cajon CA. in the 70's and 80's I got to drive lots of movie cars. But the worst ones to drive of the bunch were your number two pick "The Car" and the bubble cars used in Woodie Allen's "Sleeper" as they had to be driven using walkie talkies! ZERO vision out from drivers seat! (Side note: I witnessed the Munster coach rolling off a ramp truck and being hit by a Buick Stationwagon on I-5, and The number one Batmobile has a 390 out of my 65 Thunderbird not the original engine used in the series. The original engine was stored with water in the block and it cracked.)
@@MadMaxCars A plan is forming as I am in works to do an Eleanor Episode as it is the 20th this year. Fingers crossed, there is a place that will allow me to drive a pretty good replica at a circuit (For a price as it is a type of "adventure" package). If they let me do filming and photos, I will make it a 20th Anniversary special for Christmas with footage of an actual car this time along with my usual history. But another lockdown is looming and time is running out. Fingers crossed.
@@MadMaxCars Ha ha, I hear ya and I agree with ya. But that 2000 movie's car still draws a lot of attention. And to be honest, even if it is a 67 fake GT500, its still more appealing (IMO) than the 71 Yellow Mach1. ;)
1977 The Car! Loved that Vehicle and I wish I had one! I NEVER FORGOT ABOUT THIS FILM!!! And I have a 1:18 Scale die cast, NEVER OPENED Vehicle just like it!!! Love that movie no matter how bad anyone says 🤣 it is!!!
It looks like they used a 69, & 68 Camaro in the first film mentioned, crash. You can see in film clips. 67 Camaro is the only year of Camaro that had vent window
I think the car in The Car was more frightening than Christine personally and it certainly wasn't as bad a film as you're making out but still a good list.
Don't get me wrong, its good. But it has this 70s cheese to it. And I agree it does look scarier than Christine. But that I think Christine was never meant to really be "Scary" in that sense. Sexy and seductive as was the case in order to make believe a teen would fall in love with her.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions The 70s cheese is part of the charm, if you get the opportunity to watch Elliott Bristowe's superb 'Road Dreams' series (it's on TH-cam) you'll see the crew of the movie and The Car just before Elliott and his travelling companion arrive in Las Vegas.
There were actually 6 of cars built for "the car". All but 1 were Lincolns and one Thunderbird was used as well. It's easy to spot in the movie as it's the only one used on screen that had chrome trim around the windshield. George Barris built all 6. They were outfitted with 1\8 inch sheet steel and raised the panels to the top of the door line to simulate the chopped top. It was written that each on screen car weighed in at between 7000 to 8500 pounds after they were built. Barris painted each car with 20 coats of pearl black paint but no clearcoat from what i read. All but 2 cars were destroyed. 1 is in a car museum somewhere and the other is in a private collection.
Today look at the chrysler 300 it is a factory version almost lol. I saw The Car in 1977 when we got our first HBO converter box. Now with autonomous cars I can see a slew of new car horror movies coming up as well as new country music with something new that can leave you now.
@@DL30Creations When I first saw the Chrysler 300, I immediately thought of "The Car". Heck with a little modification to the front headlights, you could get that scary cat eye look!
ethe further it crept to the number 1 spot, the more I got upset Christine wasn't mentioned. I was 2yo when it came out... and surely watched parts when I was 6. I can vivdly remember scene like the car playing music while being crushed... the seats adjusting to choke someone. It was truly horrifying. A masterpiece... and you are right, what else could have been number 1.
Excellent top ten MFP. Well put together. I will certainly check out "Crash!" this is new to me.. intriguing. Please do a detailed analysis on the flip from "The Car"... probably the best flip and roll ever filmed in my opinion...
Cheers. Yeah, check it out. I had never seen it till recently. It is a poor borderline pornography of the 70s style production. But it is interesting to watch and there are some cool stunts for the low budget. When the time comes and I do a Screen Chassis episode of The Car, I will more than likely do a detailed discussion of the flip. It was amazing to see it done for real.
I always wanted to build "THE CAR" except mine would have a serious blower sticking out of the hood and it would be tubbed as well. From the beginning I knew it was either Christine or the The Car that would take 1-2 spot in here.
I've seen a lot of films in the last 4 plus decades, yes indeed all of these come to mind ...... However ...... Through the former VHS 📼 days and DVDs ..... I just happened to have found my lost mail 📬 order DVD 📀 of THE CAR ... James Brolin .... Kathleen Lloyd..... Ronnie Cox ..... That car and the film itself boggles the mental cognizance and still to this day scares the living s*** out of me ..... I grew up at the end of the baby 🍼 boomer generation.... And I saw them all...... I wouldn't trade my growing up for the world...... I do have The Car ..... And PHANTASM all ..... On blueray DVD 📀 collector box .... That cudda vehicle I always wanted since it's my favorite color..... The stunts in both ..... Even PHANTASM ... The Tall Man .... still to this day plays with one's mental psyche...... Thanks for bringing back these classics ...... ✌🏽
News flash the truck from Maximum Overdrive did not have an official Green Goblin on the front. There was a lawsuit over the depiction. I used to see that truck all the time driving on I-75. I actually talked to the guy that was driving the truck. Unfortunately it did not have the Happy Toys trailer.
Maximum Overdrive is my favorite. I love how creative it is, all the trucks they used and how they made it look like the machines were operating themselves ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for making this video I think this is the best car horror movie... THE CAR also had a 4:11 Gear ratio, Which made a lot of torture for spinning those Micky Thompson tires 10" 1/2 inches wide each. At the end of the movie where it's blown up after going off the cliff you can see a mouth open and a tongue out... it really wasn't destroyed. Then when the credits scrolling at the very end of the movie you see the cars rear tires Traveling through a city it's not a desert... look closely real tires of THE CAR And at last few seconds you'll hear that cars Horn Blair it is still ALIVE !!!! WFP
Clarification needed. As someone else in the comments pointed out to me. Although yes, Christine had a 5.2 litre engine in the movie within the more than 20 cars of her that were used for some of the driving. The engine seen repairing herself and in the photo used, was the 5.7 litre, 350 Cubic Inch Golden Commando, with 305 hp two 4-barrel carburetors. Future references will try to clarify this better as more than one engine was used in production.
As I understand it the Golden Commando was an option at the time, while the 5.2 290 H.P. could be ordered with two (V-800) and four barrel (Dual Fury). All for 1958. (Rob, UK) BTW isn't that a Plymouth Scamp and not a sedan in the brochure shot?
@@robv1139 that’s my understanding too, if you had the money - and perhaps a contact at Chrysler or a dealer hungry for a sale - you could effectively fit out any car, even four-door wagons, with the top performance Fury parts. Same with paint colours, if the assembly plant had access to, say, metallic pink paint they’d paint your car that colour if you paid the extra.
no sh!t ?!? just like dukes of harzard and any movie/TV show using cars/various vehicles ??? Thanks for the TH-cam eye opener . . . . . . 🙄🤨
@@robv1139 Duster.
@@CycolacFan Interesting.
The two films Christine and The Car are definitely the best car related films ever .
Christine indeed is an incredible movie! I never have seen "the Car" yet. My favorite film is Mad Max 2. Just my opinion FYI. To each their own! Peace!
@Nolan Is Innocent Christine is my favorite horror movie, but the book was much better.
@Domino remember, at the end of Christine her grill started to move.
@Nolan Is Innocent Your love it's horn! :)
1971 Vanishing Point
In 1977 I was 9 yrs. old and "The Car" scared the hell out of me especially the horn. I would have to make it #1.
Same here! Watched it not too long ago, and that horn still gave me a cold chill.
@@tomjohnson5597 same I saw it on vhs in 1981 at a sleep over. Still gives me the heebee jeebees.
Yes, the car looked alive on its own and the horn was it's laugh.
I didn't know what terror felt like at 8 yrs old, until I watched The Car on Halloween night. I stayed up until morning.
yeah, the car scared the hell out of me as well we were afraid to go out at night. We saw this movie at the cinema and had to walk home after the film at about 11pm at night... I lived in a small town with bad night lighting.
I would say 'The Car' was stood the test of time not because it's "so bad it's good," but because the car itself is so damned cool.
And spooky as fuck. I still get a little creeped out whenever I see THE CAR.
It used to be outside on display in Hurricane, Utah. I think someone bought "The Car" for their own private use though. It used to creep me out seeing it in person and it really does have that horn.
I enjoyed "The Car" much more than "Christine".
Black Coupe
Christine!
Christine is definitely my all-time favorite Stephen King film adaptation....the three scenes depicting the car's 'revenge' of the three school bullies were incredible...I still get chills watching the car, engulfed in flames, run down the leader of the three bullies...the accompanying scary music that played as the car ran him over , was some of the scariest music ever put to a horror film.
Lightning McQueen is the scariest
I always think of Christine every time I hear Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones
The car was truly evil.
Reading this - is like you just pulled the exact thought out of my brain!
I know how this Plymouth drives and rides as it was the first car that my Dad's father had: beautiful blue Belvedere with Powerflite 2-speed automatic and power steering. By 6 years old, it was heavily rusted out as Chrysler had serious manufacturing problems. The big trunk was heavily used first for fishing trips in upper Wisconsin with friends and later for building a new house.
Christine is by far one of the best love stories ever wrote and filmed. I've been in love with that Fury ever since I first saw it.
Same!
Watch the scene where he's staring at her all torn up and he says "show me." The car then regenerates as the tires fill up and dents pop out, and then the headlights come on. With the music, the lights and the look on the actor's face it's like a striptease done by a car. Seriously. Watch it again. John Carpenter is amazing.
@@fkerpants "Show me" scene is my favorite and Christine is absolutely awesome film and same goes for The Car-no other movies can compare with these two when it comes to sentient killer cars.
That's how she gets you......
"Well, Aren't you gonna show me."
I can understand 'Christine' being number one, but I'm so glad 'The Car' popped up at number 2. Yeah, the end scene is pretty cheesy but the film as a whole had some truly terrifying scenes in it: You don't even see The Car first time in Sherriff Wade's garage, but by God it scares the bejesus out of you when you do. Also when it kills Lauren by flying through her house is a masterpiece of editing; the extended silence that follows as the light bulb swings from the ceiling literally leaves you speechless. Such a shame the film was buried under the media surrounding the box office hits of the time, it's a film that thoroughly deserves its cult status and it is in no way a low-budget-looking 'B' movie. So glad it's been released on Blu-Ray!
Yes the garage scene still sends chills.
I have to watch The Car. I been stuck on Christine, as my favorite car movie. I had a 66 mustang that everybody thought wasn't worth the money. I ended up selling her, but regretted it since. I almost felt like Arnie, when I cranked up that old 289. I adored that car. I would always listen to 50s rock and old country, in it. Mind, you I'm only 26 and this was a few years ago.
I lived in the desert and sometimes you would have walk along a road late at night. Forget about the rattlers that would lay on the hot asphalt at night , I would always keep eye out for Christine to come over small hill on road.
No "Creeper Truck"?
Hear, hear! Saw "The CAR" as a kid, and have been obsessed with movie cars ever since! Always swore that if I ever had the money, I would build one like it! Actually, came across a toy of it in Toys-R-Us, about over a decade ago! Bought two, but only have one left today!
The Death Proof Nova deserves an honorable mention.
AGREED!
i agree 👍✌👏👏👏👏
Stuntman Mike approves this!
As well the Charger.
Um, there were two Deathproof cars, the Nova and the Charger.
One of the best aspects of The Car is that a lot of mystery remains. It's never explained what exactly it is or where it came from. I saw it when I was a kid and I wanted to know everything but it's left as a huge unknown. You even get to see from its perspective, but you get no clues as to its origin.
I remember that being part of the "mystery" even when was playing and critic's mentioning that as well. Scared me as a kid too, and the sound of that engine!
I like The Car so much, I bought a 2003 Chrysler 300 Hemi, and chopped the top, tinted windows. Now I heard there is a Japanese auto paint that is sooo black it literally absorbs the light. Time for a new paint job.
At the end when it goes up in a ball of flame, you can see the shape of the devil in the flames. Eerie.
Not knowing where it came from or it's origin makes it even more terrifying.
During the closing credits at the very end of the movie, The Car is seen driving around the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles. They left it open to a sequel that was never to be.
The Car was absolutely the best of all times.
Agreed
Seconded.
Agreed. That was filmed in my home town st George Utah.
@@LuciFeric137 Most of it was actually filmed in Hurricane, Utah which is why "The Car" used to be on display there, but the marching band scene was filmed in St. George. The movie was also filmed in Springdale, Zion National Park, LaVerkin, Toquerville, Santa Clara and Toquerville.
Definitely Duel and The Car are the most memorable for me as simply unique characters. The truck seemed so non-threatening at first, just being a road hog. But as the chase ensued and the speed picked up it took on a whole new image without changing a spot of oil or rust. The Car always looked 'evil-y stylish' to me. Something I would and wouldn't want to ride around in. And the more one realizes it's simplicity having no door handles, key holes, antenna, wipers or latches, the more evil and mysterious it becomes.
Both great movies.
Yeah, as a kid I thought Duel was dammed frightening.
The car. That was one of the first scary movie I can remember.
MFP if you ever watched the cartoon "Futurama" you will see a direct reference to "The Car" in an episode where Bender is infected by a "were-car" and morphs into a car. His morphed form looks exactly like "The Car"
Totally !!!! I wonder how many people actually got that reference !! I'm glad I'm not the only one.
That futurerama episode gave me my nickname the antichrysler as the wearcar that got bender was built in the antichrysler plant
Great episode of Futurama! I loved it.
And the werecar that bender got hit from looked almost like a 1958 Plymouth fury from Christine
Best show ever made and I definitely got the reference
The Creeper's truck.
YES!!!
yes, ffs, yes. that should me no 2, after christine and in front of the car. kitt's evil twin, karr has nothing to do in this list
The horn on that truck was scary in itself!!
Oh yesss! The Creeper drove that when he umm got tired of flying! Lol
@@thebigv8644 best horn is on the car. since then, i always honk like that. long, 2 shots and a looooong one
In 1977, my mom treated me and my two sisters to a trip to Disneyland with a side-stop at Universal Studios. This was time before all the amusement park rides. It was just a tram ride through the working lot that ended at the center where the animal show and Frankenstein monster makeup demo took place. There was one more show, but I can't remember what it was. But during the tram ride I remember driving by a dirt parking lot and parked along the fence were several recognizable movie and TV cars, just sitting out in the hot sun and all covered with what looked like months worth of dust. One of those cars was Peter Falk's old jalopy from his Columbo series, but a couple of old cop cars away was the Lincoln from The Car, a movie I had just seen and loved (I was 14). And though the tram's tour guide prattled off the sites (I think this was pre-scripts), no mention was made of the Lincoln, though he did point out Columbo's car. I still have the photos I took of both cars with my little rectangular Kodak Instamatic.
The Car was the scariest for me. That horn!!
at the end when it blew up and the devil was in the flames.... sincerely the most horrifying film of its age.
The Car: That’s A Bit Sussy!
Being from the Pittsburgh Area, Christine is a huge favorite here. The book was a dedication to George Romero.
Once you had the Peterbilt from Duel (which is a superb film) at number 3, there were only two that could have taken the top spots, The Car and Christine. Both were no brainers in this rundown
Killdozer! will enter this convo. Have you seen it?
Yes I have and I think it's a shite film
Carey Loftin was the stunt driver and co-ordinator of several of these films. He was the truck driver in Duel.
Christine takes the spot for me as the most beautiful vehicle on this list, and also the one with the most "personality". The car was an actual character, with emotions and feelings, jealous and angry and possessive, and she was evil and vengeful. The car was actually in love with Arnie, and was savagely protective of him, hunting down his bullies, but of course taking it all too far and going overboard on the evil. And what a beautiful car; nobody makes cars like that anymore, the style, chrome, the finish, the sound. While The Car may have been scarier, Christine was a better film.
I would sell my soul to have The Car! Loved it SO much as a kid at the Drive-In. I remember people beeping their horns at the end, a la The Car, and my dad being afraid to leave too soon out of fear of idiots trying to do donuts & stuff as they exit
Oh yes, the Car and number 2 on my list is the Lamborghini Countach used in The Cannonball Run!.
I had full intention on building a replica, but then I bought a Chrysler 300 and called it a day.
@@Hathorr1067 ouch. I'm sorry...
@@Hathorr1067 I still lauph that an black guy thought he was the one who brought us the 300. When he stole the look of the car from the movie.
Ooooo bud they had one for sale in my area, don't think it was original though
I thought the car was better, and has always been my favorite; and Christine a close second
Indeed
Where's the Creeper Truck?
The truck isn't possessed though.
"The Car" is number 1 for me! My best friend at the time & me saw that movie & it instantly became our favorite movie, we were hooked like fish! We saw it 5 times in the 2 weeks that it was in the theater. We read the book it was based on & studied every detail we could learn. For us, "Christine" was boring & stupid, I remember. I was amazed & stoaked to find "The Car" on DVD a few years ago! I found another old favorite as well, picked up a copy of the original "Gone In 60 Seconds" on DVD! Does anyone remember "Freebie & The Bean?" That one held the record for most cars destroyed in a movie until the first "Blues Brothers" movie came out. Thanks for sparking some good memories for me!
I love Christine, but nothing beats The Car. That big black beast of a '71 Lincoln Continental Mark III is powerful like an old Nascar racer, has huge steel bumpers and rims, semi truck horn, and its INDESTRUCTIBLE. That vehicle inspired me to make a fictional car based on Speed Racer's Mach 5, but is also very similar to The Car in overall build, called the Black Thunder or Mach 7, as my character self's car of choice. But I thought 8 original cars were made, not 3.
"The Car" I thought I was the only person who remembered that movie.
I just rewatched The Car a few months ago
It's definitely got cult staying power!
(And it looks cool as all hell....)
I loved the part The Car can't get inside the cemetery because it is consecrated ground.
I remember this movie
I love the movie for the car itself, not the acting or story.
I remember the car it scared the crap out of me .the sound it made the screaming sounds left a impression
Duel is an absolute classic and would have been at number 1 for me. I would have the truck from Jeepers Creepers on there somewhere too but fantastic list regardless
how is the JC truck NOT on here?! i'm not a dennis weaver fan by ANY means but "DUEL" is an ok flick of it's type. as CARS go however, 'THE CAR" was the most eerie, sinister & menacing vehicle in that class; it seemed more of an actual creature than the 'goblinhead' truck (& actually it turned out it WAS a demonic 'creature' of some sort). NONE of these other cars are even REMOTELY intimidating or scary. better to have just done a breakdown of the vehicles in all the "mad max" franchises, as they just kept/keep getting better & better with each outing. that modified 'tank' in the last movie was something else.
Just hearing The Cars horn scared me to death. Totally other worldly.
If you pay close attention to the horn, it's actually Morse code for SOS
Christine's determination to fight captivates me, it's an amazing car in this movie. The fight scenes where the car fights and breaks are terrifying and exciting. And amazing music at the same time.
The Car is a classic i would love to see a sequel. Imagine that roaring around today.
Oh, there is a sequel...if you can even call Z-grade crap a “movie”...
www.imdb.com/title/tt9382596/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
They have made a new one. Bit corny though. But I bought dvd anyway.
@@rhettcorbett3346 Really, thanks for letting me know I'm may have to search for it.
@@trancefan3866 Yeah i caught that garbage movie on Netflix or hbo last month , i really can't remember cause it was so bad.
This is a truly great channel. Being an Aussie i grew up watching and collecting all these films. The car is my favourite by far. I have the poster, original 1977 magazine print ad, several copies of the film on vhs, dvd and blu ray. I also have the 1:18 scale die cast of the car and i use the horn sound as my phones ringtone. The car, duel and Jaws are kin. All three are universal studios movies and two were done by Spielberg. The wraith, christine and phantasm are also some of my favourites. But what i also like is the black pickup truck from the movie nightmares that bursts out from underground in one scene and chases a priest who has lost his faith . The hearse is another movie that i like with a big black hearse terrorising a woman.
The 1941 Chevy COE from Jeepers Creepers definitely shoulda made the list. From the look to that evil horn, it gave me chills.
Absolutely!
AGREED
Christine has been watched by me over 500 times. I am so fanatical about this film, that I actually tried to get one imported from the USA. I can also recite evry word from the film from start to finish.
Is that you, Cunningham?
Dog calm down a lil the fact u can recite the whole film from memory is terrifying
I once saw either one of the real Cars or an amazing replica from "The Car" when I worked at a particular Country Club back in 1992. It was in the car park as I pulled in on my bicycle. It dawned on me a few days later what that would have made me do in terms of losing my bowels had it been behind me on the long lonely road up to the Club entrance, given the subject matter in the movie. I think its first two kills were cyclists. LOL!!! It was an amazing looking machine. It had a Nitrous Bottle by the dash and everything. Cool interior. Very cool thing to have seen.
Oh sh*t! I can't imagine the reaction I would've had if that beautiful beast crept up behind me, revved up the engine, and honked the horn....! No matter walking, biking, driving a car, truck, or in a boat tied to dock! Will definitely need a change of underwear....
"The Car" was a physical incarnation of the "Devil", it/he should have been NUmber 1...
Nah.
Number 666.
Maybe, but ladies first.
Loved your list.
Wish that the truck used in jeepers creepers was on the list. Loved that Lincoln in the car movie with that loud air horn! Thanks
Evil Kit! Nice pull... Just subscribed for that. Also started with Wraith video loved it
There isnt anything sexier or more badass than the Phantasm Cudas. That defines a muscle car thru and thru
Christine still ranks as my all time favorite, but the cuda is definitely one fantastic looking car! Mopar made so many great looking machines back in the day!
The "HemiCuda" was itself a character in that franchise.
Always happy to see the Tall Man, the original inspiration for slender man.
Did you know “the Car” was in The death scene (season 1) Of karr in knight rider? The car that jumped of the cliff was that.
I forgot about them using that footage! I recall hearing that years ago, maybe in an actual newspaper or magazine, pre-internet LOL. Heck, when I watched the show back in the early 80s, I think I noticed that. They put that scene into the show.
I forgot about hearing about that.
culcune yeah that’s why karr survived, because it was CAR instead! I think I’ve watched the whole of knight rider 3 and a half times season a 1-4
First time viewer, new subscriber Loved the video!! Great narration and you put Christine as no.1 which is a win
Glad you liked it mate. I have other movie based car videos on my channel, with new ones to come. This is now my full time job and I hope the channel will grow. Thank you for the Subscribe. And Yes, there was no other spot but number 1 for Christine. Cheers
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Christine and The Car are my favorites and arguably the best movies about killer cars.
@@hillclimbracingfan5821 Yep, which is pretty much why there were number 1 and number 2 on this list.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions And they will remain as the best because everything that was made after them within that type of films sucked balls.
Honey-trap video for an oldie like me. Thank you for sorting out the continuity issue with Duel. I could never figure out why there were three vehicles in a Duel (as derived from duo or 2.) That you jammed in so many displacement-and-horsepower notes was satisfying. I think you got them all correctly. Nice work!
"Christine" and "The Car" stand alone from the rest of the genre, and even from each other. Christine was unique in that it digs into almost every nerds experience in school, and the feelings they felt at some form of revenge being taken out on their bully attackers. Christine satisfies that fantasy in a cool and unique way for the nerd, and a painful and horrible way for the bully.
The Car is one of those movies that is completely by itself even though it follows the same path as the rest of the genre. The Car takes a much darker road as it digs into the deep seated fears that most refuse to talk about... meeting Satan face to face. When presented with the inevitable nature of sin and the death attached to it, one can only have a view of sheer horror as all of these factors are presented in this one vehicle. It cannot be ignored, it cannot be damaged, it cannot be hurt, it cannot be stopped. The location is even a representation of this as it is a lonely desert town, much like purgatory is viewed, where one has nowhere to hide from their demons and those demons are driving around in a faster car than yours.
All the movies on the list are good, don't get me wrong, but Christine is a special picture of a reality where the bully gets his, the nerd gets his day in the sun, and everyone learns a valuable lesson in humility...
The Car on the other hand, well, ... everyone has fear, everyone has sin, everyone fears the devil, and no one wants to be faced with their deeds done in dark places or have their secrets exposed. The Car does those things but in a violent, maniacal fashion with no escape, no redemption, and no lesson to be learned. No hope is offered in the end as almost everyone dies, and those that don't are forever changed and will most likely never be the better for it. In all the other movies, including Christine, there was a reason for the action and we never know who's driving the vehicle in question or if there even is a driver. Thats scary...
But in The Car, ... we literally have no idea what the reason is and boy oh boy we all know who is driving and what his particular intentions are and that my friends is far more horrifying and is evidenced by this, ... If you hear there is a child molester in your town, you get concerned. If you hear he is in you neighborhood, you feel fear. If you discover he lives on your street, you become terrified... But if you learn he is living next door, and your wife and kids are at his house, ... well my friends that is the epitome of horror. Not knowing is scary. Knowing, and being unable to do anything about it is far more terrible and one must dwell on what mistakes were made that led to such a situation.
Of all the movies listed, The Car does just that.
Now after saying all that, I really wish they hadn't have tried to do a sequel to The Car. It was terrible in the most horrible way possible and should have never seen the light of day.
Put The Car 2/3 down the list and replace it with the Jeepers Creepers truck. 3rd place should have gone to Killdozer. And where's Mick's light blue F100 towtruck from Wolf Creek?
Every time I hear the song, "Little Bitty Pretty One" I wonder if Christine is coming to get me.
You missed Kill Dozer, a Cat D9.
That was from real life and not tv/movies
@@a456987 it was a movie back in the early 70s staring Clint Walker.
@@PaKeL50 I didn't know about the movie
If I can make another 10 Horror Vehicle lists, I will start filling it up now with this included. Thank you.
@@a456987 kill dozer is a movie! your thinking about the guy that got revenge on a town that pissed him off
You have made one very glaring omission.....Killdozer!
I so luv ur list of movies!! Christine is my favorite car movie!!! Great video!👍👍👍👍👍
Several years ago, a strange situation happened. I was driving north on the interstate. It was after midnight and I was "stretching the legs" of my turbocharged 4DSC. Before I could react another vehicle ran up on me. I moved to the slow lane and the other car passed me. It was jet black with dark tinted windows. I was not paying attention to the make and model, but the license plate grabbed my attention. Legally emblazoned on the plate was the word DEMONIC. I managed to keep up running 10 over, but eventually lost sight. Strange encounter.
Brilliant video MFP.
The first film I had never heard of, and Phantasm 2 would not of been on my watch list. So a big thank you for bringing these to my attention.
Really love your work.
Thanks dude. Came across the number 10 making this list. I saw it and its borderline porn quality of that era (No nudes it it) but it rode that razor's edge. Actually the stunts were good for the budget. Phantasm is great fun in general. The music kicks ass and there is a great stunt of a hearse in that one as well that will go in a future top 10 list for stunts. Amazing, check it out online.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Will do.
I'm just seeing this list for the first and there is no mention of the vehicle from Jeepers Creepers. It was a badass horror film vehicle!
I have a tattoo of the front of The Car that takes up most of my back. I've had it for close to 20 years now. I always get compliments on it during the summer. Obviously my favorite movie.
Picture please!😁
@@scarlettzopfi2250 I don't know how to send a picture here. If you do, let me know
Favorite line in Christine:
"You can't polish a toid."
the whole exchange is amazing " I knew a guy had a car like that once. Fuckin' bastard killed himself in it. Son of a bitch was so mean, you could've poured boiling water down his throat and he would've pissed ice cubes! " Darnell was awesome!!!
The engine displacement for the Christine Fury in incorrect. A dual-quad 5.2L (318 cubic inches) engine was available, but the screen engine is the 5.7L (350 cubic inches) big-block. The first of the B-series engines, this was a one-year only engine. Dubbed the 'Golden Commando' it produced 305hp through two 4-barrel carburetors.
Thank you for clearing that up. From what I had read, the 5.2 was also used in the film among the 20+ cars. But the engine seen repairing herself was the 350. This will be something I will make sure to correct in future videos.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions The Poly Head 318 (5.2L) was very common. A friend owned the Christine look-alike from the film 'Cat's Eye' for a while. It was a Belvedere with Fury trim and I recall it have the Poly Head.
Glad I discovered your channel the other day. Love your delivery, without annoying try-hard humor and I have a lot of car films to check out now!
The Car was my favorite. Love it. Especially the horn....
1 mad max
2. The Wraith
3 Christine
4. The car
5 corvette summer
6 phantasm
7)American grafeti
8. Maximum over drive
9)
dirty Mary crazy larry
10) duel
Loved The Car and Christine is Badass🤘👍
Yeah I would love to see a replica of "the car"
@@thomasgreen1557 Me too. I really liked that movie. Good one.
While not a horror movie, there was a 1980's car-centric movie where the Super Car drove/jumped/flew from the top floor of a skyscraper into a window of an adjacent skyscraper. It was done long before it was done in Fast And Furious. I wish I could remember the name of that movie.
Black Moon Rising.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Yes !!! Hallelujah !! Now I know !! I just looked it up on TH-cam and a clip shows that very scene. Man am I relieved to finally know that title. You are the greatest person alive !
@@N-Lee No worries. Glad I could help.
Christine still remains the scariest of the cursed cars on the big screen, in my opinion. Scared me in the theaters when it came out. Even after she was crushed and bundled I think she could have come right back if she had wanted. Duel also scared me, as I was a kid when I first saw it on tv during a Saturday afternoon in the early 70's. I had no idea what my sister and I had just watched at the time, but years later it's still a good movie to catch, if you can find it. It was here on TH-cam in its entirety some years back.
The book implies the old joke of scrap American cars going to Japan to become Subarus. ;-)
A surprisingly, satisfying list! Personally, I would swap out "The Waith" car with that damn panel truck/van from "Jeepers Creepers!"
I definitely think the Creeper's Truck from Jeepers Kreepers should've been on this list.
Amen!
Agreed, it reminds me of the Car in many ways. Kind of had the same horn.
@@nealnc07 Thanks, I just mentioned that a few minutes ago.
Great list! I hadn't heard of most of these before... Off the the library I go to find and view them. Yay.
Kar from Knight Rider meets his end, if I recall correctly, by driving off a cliff using recycled footage taken from the final plunge of The Car off the cliff.
The Creepers truck says HI.
BEATINGU
Also, the Landmaster from Damnatiin Alley.
The Wraith is one of my favorites, and The Car I saw only on TV, but remember it quite well.
The 1941 Chevrolet COE from the Jeepers Creepers series deserves a mention here. That was one bad ass looking horror vehicle.
I think to call The Car so bad it's good is to seriously undersell it. Much of what's in that film is truly scary, right down to the concept itself, that it's the Devil's car. The scene where the car flips and takes out the sheriff's car--in the days when all such stunts had to be done for real--had me and my brother goggle-eyed with amazement. And the driver's-eye-view as the sheriff fires at the windscreen is the perfect mix of visuals and audio. It's a genuinely good movie, if not quite great. And way better than Christine which misses almost everything that made King's book such a page-turner. And you can't have a list of film cars like this without at least mentioning Vanishing Point.
VP is not in the category of horror.
As a mechanic at Fantasy Cars in El Cajon CA. in the 70's and 80's I got to drive lots of movie cars. But the worst ones to drive of the bunch were your number two pick "The Car" and the bubble cars used in Woodie Allen's "Sleeper" as they had to be driven using walkie talkies! ZERO vision out from drivers seat! (Side note: I witnessed the Munster coach rolling off a ramp truck and being hit by a Buick Stationwagon on I-5, and The number one Batmobile has a 390 out of my 65 Thunderbird not the original engine used in the series. The original engine was stored with water in the block and it cracked.)
Another ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VIDEO!!!! Keep them coming!!
Cheers. As long as I can, I will. Thanks. ;)
@@MFPMapFilmProductions We will be watching!!!
@@MadMaxCars A plan is forming as I am in works to do an Eleanor Episode as it is the 20th this year. Fingers crossed, there is a place that will allow me to drive a pretty good replica at a circuit (For a price as it is a type of "adventure" package). If they let me do filming and photos, I will make it a 20th Anniversary special for Christmas with footage of an actual car this time along with my usual history. But another lockdown is looming and time is running out. Fingers crossed.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions That sounds TOTALLY AWESOME. However Gone in 60 Seconds came out in 1974, so its like the 46th anniversary.
@@MadMaxCars Ha ha, I hear ya and I agree with ya. But that 2000 movie's car still draws a lot of attention. And to be honest, even if it is a 67 fake GT500, its still more appealing (IMO) than the 71 Yellow Mach1. ;)
The creepers truck / van I think deserves a mention.
Gotta love Christine.... the book
You forgot about Killdozer and the Jeepers Creepers truck. Kinda went off topic with the Hemicudas in the phantasm series there.
9:53, see that car on the left? It’s a 1957-1958 Plymouth Fury! Same car as Christine.
Christine is my favourite film! I saw it 15 years ago and I haven't watched anything better yet.
My all time favorite movie also! Watched it as a kid, and have loved it every since. Deserved a number one spot.
1977 The Car! Loved that Vehicle and I wish I had one! I NEVER FORGOT ABOUT THIS FILM!!! And I have a 1:18 Scale die cast, NEVER OPENED Vehicle just like it!!! Love that movie no matter how bad anyone says 🤣 it is!!!
It looks like they used a 69, & 68 Camaro in the first film mentioned, crash. You can see in film clips. 67 Camaro is the only year of Camaro that had vent window
The scenes with Christine on fire are wholly lovely...
Get the ltd edition version & the stuntman that drove the car tells how hard it was to drive while it was on fire.
Excellent choices. I thought that the truck used in Jeepers Creepers should probably be included also though.
I think the car in The Car was more frightening than Christine personally and it certainly wasn't as bad a film as you're making out but still a good list.
Don't get me wrong, its good. But it has this 70s cheese to it. And I agree it does look scarier than Christine. But that I think Christine was never meant to really be "Scary" in that sense. Sexy and seductive as was the case in order to make believe a teen would fall in love with her.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions Actually now you say it like that yes I can see Christine needing to be more seductive than scary. Good point.
@@MFPMapFilmProductions The 70s cheese is part of the charm, if you get the opportunity to watch Elliott Bristowe's superb 'Road Dreams' series (it's on TH-cam) you'll see the crew of the movie and The Car just before Elliott and his travelling companion arrive in Las Vegas.
@@jonathangriffin1120 Cheers, I'll try and check it out when I can.
Hell yeah Christine was my first introduction to killer cars. She also got me into mopar. I love Christine
No love ❤️ for the Jeepers Creepers Van???
Great vid, gotta love The Car!
Would like to have seen a mention for Killdozer
There were actually 6 of cars built for "the car". All but 1 were Lincolns and one Thunderbird was used as well. It's easy to spot in the movie as it's the only one used on screen that had chrome trim around the windshield.
George Barris built all 6. They were outfitted with 1\8 inch sheet steel and raised the panels to the top of the door line to simulate the chopped top.
It was written that each on screen car weighed in at between 7000 to 8500 pounds after they were built.
Barris painted each car with 20 coats of pearl black paint but no clearcoat from what i read.
All but 2 cars were destroyed. 1 is in a car museum somewhere and the other is in a private collection.
Ummm no? There were only 4 cars and none were a thunderbird
Today look at the chrysler 300 it is a factory version almost lol. I saw The Car in 1977 when we got our first HBO converter box. Now with autonomous cars I can see a slew of new car horror movies coming up as well as new country music with something new that can leave you now.
@@DL30Creations When I first saw the Chrysler 300, I immediately thought of "The Car". Heck with a little modification to the front headlights, you could get that scary cat eye look!
"The Wraith" LOVE IT
great list... really well done.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
If you haven't yet, feel free to check out our video doc on the history of the Wraith Dodge M4S car.
ethe further it crept to the number 1 spot, the more I got upset Christine wasn't mentioned. I was 2yo when it came out... and surely watched parts when I was 6. I can vivdly remember scene like the car playing music while being crushed... the seats adjusting to choke someone. It was truly horrifying. A masterpiece... and you are right, what else could have been number 1.
Maximum Overdrive Tractor-trailer with The Green Goblin Face attached to it was Sharp! Loved that movie 🍿 too! Still have it on VHS!!!
That would be my number 1. Love the two-stroke sound too. Adds to the badassery
I grew up watching all of these and love these movies 🤘🏿
Nice list. I've watched most of those. Killdozer is another horror vehicle film that seems to be forgotten.
Excellent top ten MFP. Well put together. I will certainly check out "Crash!" this is new to me.. intriguing. Please do a detailed analysis on the flip from "The Car"... probably the best flip and roll ever filmed in my opinion...
Cheers. Yeah, check it out. I had never seen it till recently. It is a poor borderline pornography of the 70s style production. But it is interesting to watch and there are some cool stunts for the low budget. When the time comes and I do a Screen Chassis episode of The Car, I will more than likely do a detailed discussion of the flip. It was amazing to see it done for real.
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Watch closely and you can see the front wheel comes off...
Awesome research!
Fun fact: Season 3 episode 1 of Futurama, the Honking, features the Project Satan car - an homage to "The Car"!
Thanks I'm gonna watch that Futurama now.
I always wanted to build "THE CAR" except mine would have a serious blower sticking out of the hood and it would be tubbed as well.
From the beginning I knew it was either Christine or the The Car that would take 1-2 spot in here.
I've seen a lot of films in the last 4 plus decades, yes indeed all of these come to mind ...... However ...... Through the former VHS 📼 days and DVDs ..... I just happened to have found my lost mail 📬 order DVD 📀 of THE CAR ... James Brolin .... Kathleen Lloyd..... Ronnie Cox ..... That car and the film itself boggles the mental cognizance and still to this day scares the living s*** out of me ..... I grew up at the end of the baby 🍼 boomer generation.... And I saw them all...... I wouldn't trade my growing up for the world...... I do have The Car ..... And PHANTASM all ..... On blueray DVD 📀 collector box .... That cudda vehicle I always wanted since it's my favorite color..... The stunts in both ..... Even PHANTASM ... The Tall Man .... still to this day plays with one's mental psyche...... Thanks for bringing back these classics ......
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News flash the truck from Maximum Overdrive did not have an official Green Goblin on the front.
There was a lawsuit over the depiction.
I used to see that truck all the time driving on I-75.
I actually talked to the guy that was driving the truck.
Unfortunately it did not have the Happy Toys trailer.
Maximum Overdrive is my favorite. I love how creative it is, all the trucks they used and how they made it look like the machines were operating themselves ❤️❤️❤️
Not mentioned was the badass police car that hell cop drove in the movie Highway to Hell
Great video, these cars are in the exact order where they belong. The Car! was SCARY! Christine was relentless.
What about the vintage car in the TV series "My Mother the Car"? Now that WAS a horror!
Great video, brings back a lot of good and scary memories.
Cheers. Glad you liked it.
Really love the fact that Christine is getting the recognition it deserves
It’s safe to assume all of us are car guys/girls, but I NEVER heard of that Crash movie… :(
Agreed. I was not familiar with it before making this. Interesting movie ahead of its time in a lot of ways.
I had the die cast version of "The Car" and Christine 😎
Thank you for making this video I think this is the best car horror movie... THE CAR also had a 4:11 Gear ratio, Which made a lot of torture for spinning those Micky Thompson tires 10" 1/2 inches wide each. At the end of the movie where it's blown up after going off the cliff you can see a mouth open and a tongue out... it really wasn't destroyed. Then when the credits scrolling at the very end of the movie you see the cars rear tires Traveling through a city it's not a desert... look closely real tires of THE CAR And at last few seconds you'll hear that cars Horn Blair it is still ALIVE !!!! WFP