What Car? Christmas gift guide - DVDs

Vanishing Point
From Amazon.co.uk
Price £4.98
This one's a classic from 1971. A young man called Kowalski takes a bet that he can't drive from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours in his white Dodge Challenger. There are loads of car chases and plenty of action.

Cars
From Play.com
Price £7.99
Disney's 'Cars' is aimed mainly at the little ones, but grown-ups will love it just as much. It follows the story of a racing car called Lightning McQueen, and is directed by the same person who made hits such as Toy Story and A Bug's Life.

Bullitt: Special Edition From Play.com Price £7.99 One of the most famous car films ever. There's car chase after car chase in this blockbuster starring Steve McQueen. This 'special edition' DVD comes with an extra disc featuring documentaries about the making of the film and the starring actor.

Smokey And The Bandit
From Tesco.com
Price £9.99
One of the biggest-ever box office hits, starring Burt Reynolds as 'The Bandit'. There are plenty of laughs and loads of car chases in this light-hearted comedy from 1977.

The Cannonball Run From Virginmegastores.co.uk Price £8.00 Another Burt Reynolds film, and some would say the defining car-chase movie of all time. It's a comedy about a bunch of oddballs in mad, modified cars all trying to win a race.

Gone In 60 Seconds [Director's Cut]
From Virginmegastores.co.uk
Price £10.00
Nicolas Cage has to steal 50 cars in 24 hours to save his younger brother. As you'd image, there's heaps of action and plenty of other big-name stars, such as Angelina Jolie and Robert Duvall.

Back To The Future Box Set From Amazon.co.uk Price £11.97 You probably won't need much introduction to this one. It stars two 1980s icons - Michael J. Fox and a DeLorean sports car. If you haven't already seen it, you'll probably have guessed from the title that time travel is a big part of the plot.

Le Mans
From Play.com
Price £5.99
Returning to France to compete a year after he's been injured, an American driver (Steve McQueen) finds himself drawn to the widow of a racer who was killed in the same accident as he'd been involved in… This is often regarded as the greatest racing film ever made, with some of the footage shot during the actual race.

The Italian Job From Tesco.com Price £16.97 There's been a remake recently, but this one's the original, released in 1969. It stars British acting legend Michael Caine, as well as three Minis. There's loads of racing around the streets of Turin and it should be a real hit with everyone on Christmas Day.

Best Of British - Lotus
From Amazon.co.uk
Price £16.99
Any British sports car fan will know something about Lotus. With this DVD in their stocking they can learn a lot more. It covers models from the 1950s such as the Elite, right the way up to the present day Elise. There's also some information about the company's founder, Colin Chapman.