The Automobile in Cinema

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An ode to the automobile (and its 2-wheeled brethren) in cinema. Speeding car chases through city traffic, engines revving aggressively, the squeal of whitewalls on the streets of 1940s Southern California.

Cars give us cinematic insight into the human spirit. They can be a humble daily driver, a means of getting from point A to B. They can be an angry pulsing machine, barely gripping the road and containing the overwhelming mechanical forces asked of them. They be perpetually on the verge of breakdown, relying on careful cajoling to continue their labors. They are an extension of their driver and an entity unto themselves.

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    1985, in 2 top lists Check
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    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    1949, in 15 top lists Check
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    1946, in 9 top lists Check
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    1973, in 4 top lists Check
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    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    1955, in 3 top lists Check
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    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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    1947, in 16 top lists Check
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    1981, in 5 top lists Check
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    1945, in 16 top lists Check
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    1950, in 2 top lists Check
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