Though this list notes chase scenes, 1980’s The Blues Brothers is more of a chase movie. Protagonists Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) speed their cars across most all of Chicago.

With an eye on other classic movie cars—perhaps a DeLorean from “Back to the Future” or a classic Lincoln turned Batmobile—his passion for this hobby grows with every new car.

Russell Dameron, “The Movie Car Man,” restores iconic movie cars like the Bluesmobile, and Ecto-1, delighting fans in Kansas City.

Belushi died in 1982, but Aykroyd still performs as the Blues Brothers with John’s brother, James Belushi, to this day — they have an Aug. 17 gig coming up at a Blues Brothers convention in ...