A couple of quick notes before we get started. For the most part, we're only picking one car per film. Also, a car has to show up in a movie to make it on the list, so KITT and the A-Team van don't make it. And the rankings refer to how memorable a car is, not how cool it is (that would be a much different list). Lastly, a special thanks to our friends at The Internet Movie Car Database for use of their screenshots and car data.
40. Milner's Deuce Coupe Type of car: Customized 1932 Ford Coupe Special features: Legendary license plate number Appears in: American Graffiti George Lucas was a hot rod enthusiast, and this film based on his own teenage years in Modesto, California definitely shows that. John Milner's 1932 Ford introduced a whole new generation to this type of old style hot rod. | |
39. Cobretti's Mercury Type of car: Customized 1950 Mercury Monterey Special features: Custom paint, nitrous injection system Appears in: Cobra Apart from relatively cartoonish violence, Cobretti's 1950 Merc is probably the most memorable thing about the whole movie. Sadly, the car is completely destroyed by the end of the film. | |
38. Tucker Torpedo Type of car: 1948 Tucker Sedan Special features: Directional front headlight, rear engine, padded dash Appears in: Tucker: The Man and His Dream In an attempt to start his own manufacturing company, Preston Tucker came up with a car with innovative features and radical styling. The company closed down amid fraud allegations, and only 51 cars were ever made, making the "Tucker Torpedo" a very rare and collectible car. | |
37. Flounder's brother's Lincoln Type of car: 1964 Lincoln Continental Special features: Custom bodywork and paint Appears in: National Lampoon's Animal House While on the ill-fated road trip with Otter, Boon, and Pinto, freshman Delta pledge Flounder severely damages his brother Fred's Lincoln Continental. But no matter, D-Day "fixes" it just in time for Faber's annual Homecoming parade. | |
36. Charlie Babbit's Buick Type of car: 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Special features: Can be driven slow on the driveway Appears in: Rain Man This classic convertible is the sum total of Charlie Babbitt's inheritance, after his father passes away. It's not the same as getting $3 million, but the car's true value lies in bringing Charlie together with the brother he never knew he had. | |
35. Richard's classic Plymouth Type of car: 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX Special features: Can carry stunned deer in back seat Appears in: Tommy Boy Another road movie with a classic car, but this one gets more and more abuse as the movie goes one. They lose the top. And the hood. And a door. And finally the car catches fire. But at least Tommy and Richard save the company... | |
34. Shaggin' Wagon Type of car: 1984 Ford Econoline Special features: Custom bodywork and exterior fur lining Appears in: Dumb and Dumber Ask Harry and Lloyd; there's nothing like having a company car. Even if it does look like a giant sheep dog. | |
33. Bumblebee Type of car: 1977/2009 Chevrolet Camaro Special features: V8 engine, robot mode Appears in: Transformers Although previously seen as a Volkswaken Beetle, Bumblebee makes his film debut as a 1977 Camaro. But he's sensitive about how he looks, so he changes himself in to a 2009 Camaro. What else can he change into? A giant robot, natch! | |
32. Charlie's getaway MINIs Type of car: 2003 MINI Cooper S Special features: Gold bar hauling capacity Appears in: The Italian Job (2003) When BMW reintroduced the MINI in 2000, it was only a matter of time before someone got around to remaking The Italian Job. The action moves from Rome to Los Angeles, but the idea is the same; watching MINIs outrun anyone trying to chase them. | |
31. Cole Trickle's race car Type of car: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina NASCAR Special features: NASCAR racing specs Appears in: Days of Thunder It gets wrecked and rebuilt, and sees multiple paint schemes over the course of the film, but that's to be expected for a typical NASCAR racing machine. | |
let me guess # 1-2-3
ReplyDeleteTHE DeLORIAN from BACK TO THE FUTURE
the DeLORIAN from BACK TO THEFUTURE PART II (cause it flys and it's got Mr. Fusion on it making it different?)
chitty chitty bang bang car (same reason)