Did She Just Say "Mile Of Cars"?
(Clip contains NSFW language)
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the famous “mile of cars” quote from Used Cars — but no matter. This weekend, nearly a full mile of cars went racing. The goal? A Guinness World Record.
This was the scene yesterday at Thunderhill when two hundred and forty two cars lined up for a LeMons race. And here’s the information:
Q: What’s this about a world record something Thunderhill something Lemons something?
Q: Who the hell are you?
Q: So what’s the current record?
Q: Ok, cool. Why bother doing this?
Q: So Guinness World Records will be there, I hear?
Q: So what do we have to do to get the record?
Q: When do we get our World Record ?
Q: So we’re going to be in THE Guinness Book of World Records?
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
They say club racing is dead; I say it’s never been more alive.
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Used Cars was filmed around the corner from my GF's house in Mesa, AZ. One of the 2 dealerships used in the movie was shut down during the Chrysler "cull" from a few years back, but the buildings and sign remain largely intact, and VERY close to what they looked like in '80 when the movie was shot. The other lot, New Deal, is long gone, with condos where it sat. This is pretty much the best car movie ever made, and a VERY underrated comedy from that year. Unfortunately the summer of '80 had some stiff competition at the box office, and it wound up being pretty obscure. But it's definitely worth a watch, especially for anyone remotely connected to the auto industry. iTunes has it in HD and I'm pretty sure it's on Nexflix as well.
Glad to hear this ~ I remember seeing it in the Theater and loving it , everyone else told me it was beyond wretched.... The press kit had AMC plastic models in boxes that claimed " it can't be built ! parts don't fit ! " etc. , I kept that for a long time , not sure whatever happened to it . I'll have to go see if I can find it on NetFlix , my Lady has that . -Nate