Hemmings Daily: The four schlockiest car-themed B-movies we could find

'Tis the season. That is, 'tis the season for awful B-grade (at best) horror flicks hazily recalled from staying up way too late watching basic cable. And if you think we're talking "Christine" or "Maximum Overdrive" or that James Brolin flick "The Car," you haven't been watching Hemmings Sunday Cinema for long. No, we're digging deep for this week's lineup, and we've found four of the cheesiest automotive-themed made-for-TV schlock films made. Now all we need is the Cryptkeeper cackling some awful puns about each.

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