Classic American

BANDIT RIDES AGAIN

Okay, so what was your favourite Seventies car movie? There certainly were plenty to choose from in that decade, and whether you saw them first time around at the flicks, on TV, on video, or even on DVD, there’s no doubt that they probably had a huge influence on you and many other Classic American readers, indeed, you may well be driving your yank as a result right now.

For UK audiences, it would be easy to think that in the USA the cars would have less of an impact on filmgoers, as the movies were mostly set on home turf and featured familiar cars that could be seen on the street a lot more regularly than over here.

Over there however, the fact that

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