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Cameo Critic: 'Mud, Sweat & Gears' host's favorite car flick

January 9, 2016 at 8:00PM

From left, Tom ìWookieî Ford, Jonny Smith, and Nathaniel Grouille speak on stage during the "Mud Sweat n' Gears" panel at the BBC America 2015 Winter TCA on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: CAPS117 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jonny Smith has got drive. Not only is he one of England's most respected motoring journalists, but he was also the co-host of BBC America's "Mud, Sweat and Gears." So what movie classic gets his motor running?

Neal Justin

" 'Bullitt' is the best car film in the world. Not because of the Mustang, but because of the '68 Charger that the bad people drive, and Steve McQueen's girlfriend Jacqueline Bisset is a very pretty lady for the late '60s."

Steve McQueen thinks about his car in “Bullitt.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)