Art Imitating Art, Imitating Life!

The original "Gone in 60 Seconds" is one of Michael's top 5 favorite car chase movies. And, unlike many of the other classics featured in Michael's painting "End of the Line" (right) like "Bullitt", "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" and "Diamonds are Forever", "Gone in 60 Seconds" entire script revolves around the big chase!! It may have been a b-movie. It may have been shot (except for the destruction of cars) on a shoestring budget. It may even had questionable acting. But to this day, it is still one of the most amazing car chase movies ever to grace the silver screen. Remember 1974 ... there was no CGI in sight!

Classic Car-Themed Album Cover #3

Mopar enthusiasts HAVE to love this one, both coming and going (Big Sugar — Hit and Run):

Classic Car-Themed Album Cover #2

Fantastic photo AND album cover ... keeping classic cars front and centre (Nickelback — All The Right Reasons):

Michael gets inspiration from the world around him. As a car guy, from the start, car chase movies played a big part in further developing his love of the muscle car. "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry", considered by many to be one of the best car chases of the silver screen, had a definite influence on him ... so much so that he set an entire painting featuring, you guessed it, b-body Dodges, "B-Movie Night", at a drive-in theatre, with the now famous cult classic on the big screen ... and reflected in all the windows of the Chargers! 

(Original trailer for "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry")

Michael Irvine Automotive Art