Originally Posted by antennahead

A lot of people don't know that James Garner took driving lessons so he could actually drive in "Grand Prix", in order to make the flick more authentic. He got so good at it that he actually did some SCCA amatuer racing, and was quoted by the experts as being someone who, had they started at an early age, had the skills to have been a professional racer. Besides "Bullit", the "Seven-Ups" has some great real driving in it as well.

John