Motion Pictures What Was the Name of That Movie

We were shooting the shat about old car movies last weekend after watching a copy of Two Lane Blacktop my son downloaded, and the subject came up about a movie that we remeber the ending of but not much more.
So the ending ....these guys go drag racing with a motor stolen from a cop car and put into a 40 Willys......... what was the name of that movie, its been making me crazy.

 

Hot rod

 

"Hot Rod"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDfgfruQ250

 

do a google search "1979 movie hot rod youtube video drag scene 1" and you will see the primer gray willys race an orange 50 Olds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7_i3ejdAc0 I own the Olds. We are currently building the primer gray willys.

 

I wonder what happened to the Willys? How did you get the Olds? Did you have the black primered 42 Willys from Kentucky? When the Willys is done, I wanna race ya with the Fiat.

 

"hot rod 1979" classic

 

Olds came from California. Black primered Willys came from New Hampshire, before that? There were three Willys, or more?, used to make the movie. One still races and is now yellow and prostreet. Another was crushed. Don't know about the third.

 

I really liked Gregg Henry's side kick's Stude pickup. Anybody got a picture of it?

 

ding ding ding
is that a new record for right answer ?... judges? your answers please

 

Sorry contestants you must answer in the form of a question...Alex Trebek...What is the movie Hot Rod

 

Cool Movie, Parnel Roberts was the Cop (Adam in Bonaza, and Trapper john MD) The cop car engine was a Hemi. Might just have to see if it is avaliable.

 

Actualy the full name is "Hot Rod; Reble on the Road".

 

i want a willys noww.....

 

Yep ... HOT ROD (a.k.a. Rebel of the Road) ... a full-length feature film that was produced by ABC Circle Films and originally aired on Broadcast Television May 25, 1979 as the ABC Friday Night Movie (of the week.)

The fictitious "Lyons Drag Strip" racing scenes were all filmed at Fremont Drag Strip ... and I'm pretty sure the Willys was a Fremont based car ... I remember it parked on a street near my house (w/o the engine):

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Here's a (very lame) dragstrip scene from the movie:

NOTE: the starter is Chet Carter (long-time starter at Fremont & Baylands)​

 

you guys can argue all ya want Im going to Munz drive-in and have a rootbeer and after Im served by hotties with nice butts and afro wigs I'm going across the parking lot to the museum and check out the car......

 

I believe one of the cool line in that movie is "nothing comes out of the whole like a pre-war willys" haven't seen it in about 20 years so i may be wrong

 

Wow, almost a whole minute to cover a quarter mile! Nice!!

Is this out on DVD anywhere?

 

I bought a copy a while back off Ebay real cheap. My 3 year old Son and I watch "Cool Cars" (Thats what he calls it) every evening and have for the past few months per his request.

It never gets old, but Mommy hates it.

 

If only hot rodding were this easy?
Cool movie tho!

 

I think the Willys in the movie became the yellow drag car in the 80's known as "HOT ROD WILLYS". ....and yeah, was a regular at Fremont. At least that's what my impressionable mind remembers from reading Street Rodder.

 

MY favorite movie of all time, I like the line in the movie,

Blow it up with a 4 barrell, then go to 2 -4's,
Blow it up with 2- 4 barrels, Then Inject it,
Blow it up with injection, Then supercharge it!

 

Hot Rod 1979

 

Thats twice you have said the same thing about the Olds...

 

All this talk about the movie made me watch it again. I really need a 41 Willys.

 

Upon completion of our build, the primer gray Willys will be debuted at Back to the 50's, then it will be offered for sale. Your Topo would be welcome as a trade-in

 

Jeem ... According to the 41 Willys from the movie "Hot Rod" thread (click HERE), there were three (3) different Willys used to film the movie ... and Steve Castelli bought one of them for his yellow HOT ROD WILLYS drag car.

 

hot rod '79.....there was another movie in the 50's called hot rod.

http://www.hotrodmemories.com/detail.php?Format=VHS&Cat=V00140


hot rod '79
http://www.hotrodmemories.com/detail.php?Format=VHS&Cat=V00139

 

Thanks now I have to go onto ebay and find the movie for auction or a web site that has it for sale.
I've never heard of this movie or seen it, looking forward to it. I've been out in the cruising lanes and didn't notice the hot rods flying by..............

CRUISER

 

This is just a bump. To give more hambs a chance to see this. It's great!