Top 10 1970s Car Chase Movies

This video round-up takes you back to that epic era of movie-making in the 1970s before CGI had taken over. This was a time when movie car chases were performed by old school stunt professionals — real stunt driving that resulted in cinematic gold that continues to thrill us even to this day.

Related: Top 10 Car Chase Movies from the 1980s

Car chase movies during that era were plentiful and exciting and made for a great evening at the drive-in on a hot summer, 1970s night…

• 00:32 No. 10 ~ McQ (1974)
• 01:25 No. 9 ~ White Lightning (1973)
• 02:26 No. 8 ~ Gone In 60 Seconds (1974)
• 03:24 No. 7 ~ Duel (1971)
• 04:22 No. 6 ~ Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
• 05:27 No. 5 ~ Vanishing Point (1971)
• 06:26 No. 4 ~ The Driver (1978)
• 07:34 No. 3 ~ Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
• 08:50 No. 2 ~ The Seven-Ups (1973)
• 09:51 No. 1 ~ The French Connection (1971)