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Great classic car movies

Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet, is one of the stars in the Pixar film "Cars."

Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet, is one of the stars in the Pixar film "Cars."

Cars and cinema share a rich heritage, so with Hot August Nights winding down in Reno, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the greatest classic car films of all time.

Some of my picks, such as the Stephen King thriller “Christine,” have a car at the heart of the plot. Others, like “Rebel Without a Cause” and “The French Connection,” simply feature cars in pivotal scenes. In compiling the list, our main concern was that the film include a classic car or two and that it demonstrate just how important automobiles have become in film culture.

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Reno club keeps R/C cars on track

Dan Walls of Reno likes racing radio-controlled cars for many reasons but one  is that he can put them through hell.

“It keeps me going, keeps me young,” he said. “I’d never drive my real car like this. I can drive this like I stole it.”

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