I never got a chance to race Earl, though. He got his in 1955 in about the hairiest crash we ever had here.
9 seconds sound clip from the American Graffiti movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:51:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Gee, that's terrific. Just some Old Harper.
- It's pretty grim when a guy gets it, and it's not even his own fault.
- Needs a paint job, that's for sure.
- See that over there? That '41? That used to be, believe it or not, the fastest car in the valley.
- Jesus, you should have seen it. Eight kids killed and both drivers.
- The Board of Education was real impressed, see, so they come up, film the whole thing.
- Now they show it in drivers' education classes. You'll probably see it if you get lucky.
- Course, it's pretty tough when they take somebody with them.
- You never had an accident, though. You told me.
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