It’s time for the weekend and I can’t think of a better time to kick off my shoes, settle back in my favorite chair and enjoy a great road film or a fast car flick, so I thought I would share 40 of my all time favorite road trip and car films.  I hope readers of Cars for Girls will find something on my list that maybe they haven’t seen before, or at the very least, will find a few that spark memories of some favorites.  Of these, I think “Death Proof,” “Gone In 60 Seconds,” “Better off Dead,” ”Heart Like a Wheel” and “My Cousin Vinny” are among those that I can pop into my DVD player anytime and watch over and over, without getting bored.  The interesting thing is that in the films I just mentioned, women play an integral part in each story line.  Sadly though, in but only a handful of films on my list, women seem to take a backseat {no pun intended} to the male lead. 

I’m sure there are a lot more films I haven’t heard of or simply skipped over because I didn’t think they would be worth watching, so if you’ve got a favorite that isn’t on the list, let me know by leaving a comment and I’ll look forward to giving it a test drive!

1. Death Proof
2. Better Off Dead
3. Wild at Heart
4. Vanishing Point
5. Tommy Boy
6. Transformers
7. Days of Thunder
8. Speed Racer
9. Heart Like a Wheel
10. Starsky and Hutch
11. The Great Race
12. My Cousin Vinny
13. National Lampoon’s Vacation
14. The Chase
15. Crossroads
16. The Long, Long Trailer
17. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
18. Christine
19. Cars
20. The Road Warrior
21. The Fast and the Furious
22. Gone in 60 Seconds
23. American Graffiti
24. Boys on the Side
25. Thelma and Louise
26. Used Cars
27. Duel
28. Bullitt
29. Car Wash
30. Smokey and The Bandit
31. The Love Bug
32. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
33. Cannonball Run
34. The Car
35. Death Race 2000
36. Corvette Summer
37. Coupe Deville
38. Pink Cadillac
39. The Gumball Rally
40. Fandango

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