Duel

we had a discussion about this film a few years ago, low budget filmed in Acton, CA. The shots of the truck driving fast were shot with a wide angle to simulate speed as the POS they used couldnt do more than 40 mph. Lots of editing mistakes too but a fun movie none the less. And they chose a red car to contrast with the blue skies, genius!

In the interview, Spielberg said he didn't care what kind of car they used, so long as it was red...but the stunt drivers were veterans in the industry and I bet they chose the Valiant knowing it would handle and take the beating it got.

The low camera angles showing the rear quarter view really showed off the good styling of the Valiant. A Falcon or Nova wouldn't have looked near as good.