On January 9, director Peter Yates died. He directed Steve McQueen in the famous movie, Bullitt, with the rollicking car chase on the streets of San Francisco between McQueen's 1968 Mustang GT fastback and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. My daily driver is a 2001 Bullitt Mustang GT commemorative edition.
Today, we have also heard the news that John Barry, music composer for many of the James Bond films, including my favorite 007 film, The Living Daylights, has died. "The Living Daylights" gave us Bond in a mean 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, tricked out with all manner of weapons to cut through the Soviet roadblocks. The car was actually a 1976 Oscar India Edition Aston Martin V8 slightly modified. I'd love to own a car like that someday...Dare to dream.
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