What movies, documentaries, and books about cars or racing do you like? What ones did you hate? And why? Share your favorites and your reviews here. Since we have to try to stay safe and avoid in-person social contact during this pandemic, we could all really use some good entertainment to keep ourselves occupied.
I'll keep a list here in this first post.
Documentaries:
A life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story, 2020, Netflix
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix (multiple episodes)
Senna, 2010 (106 minutes)
The Racers that Stopped the World (Stirling Moss Documentary), 2020, youtube
Movies:
Ford v Ferrari, 2019
Rush, 2013 (director: Ron Howard)
The Driver, 1978 (actor: Ryan O'Neal)
Grand Prix, 1966 (actor: James Garner)
The Transporter, 2002 (actor: Jason Statham; Producer: Luc Besson)
Fast & Furious franchise (in recommended viewing order)
Used Cars, 1980 (actor: Kurt Russell) comedy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 (actor: Will Ferrell) comedy
Shows/Series:
Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip, 2017, Netflix (docu-series wannabe)
Wheeler Dealers, British TV Show, 16 seasons, available on Motor Trend TV in the US (docu-series)
Grand Prix Driver, 2018, multiple episodes, Amazon (docu-series)
Auto Masters (AKA Car SOS), National Geographic TV and streaming
Books:
Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle, by Andrea Hiott
The Book of the Honda S2000, by Brian Long
The Last Open Road series, by B. S. Levy.
Honda S2000, book by Daniel F. Carney
CONVERTIBLES - America's Dazzling Drop Tops, by the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, ISBN 0-7853-0516-5
The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, 2008. (fiction)
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I'll keep a list here in this first post.
Documentaries:
A life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story, 2020, Netflix
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix (multiple episodes)
Senna, 2010 (106 minutes)
The Racers that Stopped the World (Stirling Moss Documentary), 2020, youtube
Movies:
Ford v Ferrari, 2019
Rush, 2013 (director: Ron Howard)
The Driver, 1978 (actor: Ryan O'Neal)
Grand Prix, 1966 (actor: James Garner)
The Transporter, 2002 (actor: Jason Statham; Producer: Luc Besson)
Fast & Furious franchise (in recommended viewing order)
1) "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)
1.5) "Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious" a 6 minute short, 2003, (find it on youtube)
https://youtu.be/fPsOMnYhkmg
2) "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003)
3) "Fast & Furious" (2009)
4) "Fast Five" (2011)
5) "Fast & Furious 6" (2013)
6) "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006)
7) "Furious 7" (2015)
8) "The Fate of the Furious" (2017)
9) "Hobbs and Shaw" (2019)
10) "F9" (May 2021)
Driven, 2001 (actor: Sylvester Stallone)1.5) "Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious" a 6 minute short, 2003, (find it on youtube)
https://youtu.be/fPsOMnYhkmg
2) "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003)
3) "Fast & Furious" (2009)
4) "Fast Five" (2011)
5) "Fast & Furious 6" (2013)
6) "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006)
7) "Furious 7" (2015)
8) "The Fate of the Furious" (2017)
9) "Hobbs and Shaw" (2019)
10) "F9" (May 2021)
Used Cars, 1980 (actor: Kurt Russell) comedy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 (actor: Will Ferrell) comedy
Shows/Series:
Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip, 2017, Netflix (docu-series wannabe)
Wheeler Dealers, British TV Show, 16 seasons, available on Motor Trend TV in the US (docu-series)
Grand Prix Driver, 2018, multiple episodes, Amazon (docu-series)
Auto Masters (AKA Car SOS), National Geographic TV and streaming
Books:
Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle, by Andrea Hiott
The Book of the Honda S2000, by Brian Long
The Last Open Road series, by B. S. Levy.
1) The Last Open Road, 2) Montezuma's Ferrari, 3) The Fabulous Trashwagon, 4) Toly's Ghost, and 4) The 200 MPH Steamroller: Book One Red Reign, 5) The 200 MPH Steamroller: Book II The Italian Job
The Red Car, by Don Stanford. (fiction)Honda S2000, book by Daniel F. Carney
CONVERTIBLES - America's Dazzling Drop Tops, by the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, ISBN 0-7853-0516-5
The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, 2008. (fiction)
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