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THE TOP 40 CARS FROM FEATURE FILMS (#5-1)

POSTED BY Buckminster Schumacker III | MONDAY MARCH 30 AT 7:53 PDT 
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5. BATMAN'S TUMBLER

Make/Model: Wayne Enterprises Tumbler (Military Grade)

In Batman Begins, the Tumbler goes from the back room of Wayne Tech to the streets of Gotham in a matter of scenes, and the only way to describe Batman’s badass ride is in the words of the startled Gotham beat cop: “a tank.”  It’s got everything a costumed vigilante would need, including armor plating, boosters and rocket launchers.  And in The Dark Knight, it’s even got a built in escape vehicle called “The Batpod.”  You don’t get that in your standard Toyota.  When Michael Caine says, “The Lamborghini is much more subtle,” he actually means it.   
 

4. THE ECTOMOBILE (ECTO-1)

Make/Model: 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor

In Ghostbusters, the Ecto-1 became as recognizable a piece of New York as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Rumor has it than in earlier versions of script, the Ectomobile was black, with purple and white strobe lights that gave the vehicle a "purple aura,” and had the power to travel inter-dimensionally.  We’re glad Stantz, Venkman and Spengler decided to go a little more lo-fi.  It came.  It saw.  It kicked our ass!
 

3. THE BLUESMOBILE 2

Make/Model: 1974 Dodge Monaco with police package

In The Blues Brothers, Elwood reveals he bartered the original Bluesmobile for a microphone.  And it’s a good thing he got rid of the Cadillac and picked this beauty up.  Otherwise we wouldn’t have heard some of the greatest white people blues music ever, and would have never seen those damned Illinois Nazis run out of the greater Chicagoland area.  Beats out Ecto-1 because of its more pivotal role in the film.
 

2. BOND'S ASTON MARTIN

Make/Model: 1963 Aston Martin DB5

My grandfather once told me, “The Limeys know how to engineer crap.”  Now, he was basing this assessment on World War II-era machinery, but even if it’s true, credit the British for being imaginative.  Case in point: MI6’s company car, the Aston Martin, which has made appearances in several Bond flicks over the decades.  Goldfinger’s version probably had the most gadgets, but more recent films like Goldeneye and Casino Royale did away with the oil slicks and armoury, opting instead for more minimalist (read: booooring) takes.  Bottom line is that this car can get pushy.  And if you read that last line like Sean Connery, you know exactly what I mean.
 

1. DOC BROWN'S DE LOREAN

Make/Model:  1981 De Lorean DMC-12

This car doesn't need mounted machine guns like the Aston Martin to give bad guys the slip.  Heck, where this car goes, it doesn't need roads.  Nor does the driver need to care about being late ever again, thanks to the handy Flux capacitor on board, which still beats the crap out of GPS.  And on top of that, the De Lorean’s green as can be: the Mr. Fusion generator allows you to dump just about any junk into it for fuel.  Do you hear that, GM?  Get to work! 
 

40-36 / 35-31 / 30-26 / 25-21 / 20-16 / 15-11 / 10-6 / 5-1
 

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  1. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 11:01 am WOW ... congrats! Didn't miss a one.
  2. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 01:15 pm Eleanor?
  3. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 01:35 pm ummm way to have a picture of the mach 6 when talking about the mach 5... as for eleanor bullitt teabags the fuzzy dice off her mirror
  4. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 01:46 pm I agree I was suprised that Eleanor was not in the top 10 far less not on the list of 40 cars at all.
  5. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 02:30 pm Ummmm Project X from Hollywood Knights? and +1 for Eleanor
  6. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 05:41 pm I absolutely cannot believe that the Munster's Koach and Dragula were left off of this list. Those were truly the best vehicles that Barris ever created!
  7. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 06:03 pm HE DID MISS ONE. WHERES THE NIGHTRIDER BABY?
  8. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 07:20 pm Knight Rider? That's a tv show. Maybe a tv movie. This is a movie car list
  9. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 07:43 pm thank god there was no eleanor, but where was KITT??? (or KARR). btw: in bullit the mustang never lost a hubcap it was the charger it was chasing down. the fastback had "bullit" rims
  10. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 10:24 pm Eleanor????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 10:59 pm what about the corvette in "corvette summer? 1973 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray converted to right hand drive
  12. Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 11:17 pm Cameron's Dad Ferrari was not a Ferrari, but a well made kit car.
  13. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 12:16 am What about any of the cars from Death Race 2000? Not the remake but the original with Sly...
  14. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 01:22 am u forgot the car of srg. mutoughs wife (lethal weapon)
  15. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 04:35 am what about the Winnebago from spaceballs
  16. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 06:29 am Where is Alonzo's car from Training Day
  17. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 07:46 am john milner's ford from american graffiti.........
  18. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 07:50 am peter fonda's charger in dirty mary crazy larry
  19. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 09:42 am Where's Eleanor?
  20. Library Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 12:23 pm Even though I've said this like 10 times this week to you, I'm going to say it in a public forum: The armored personnel carrier from Aliens.
  21. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 01:12 pm Where's KIT??? and probably more importantly, where's David Hasselhoff laying on top of KIT? The rest of the cars were spot on. Nice work!
  22. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 01:35 pm WHAT ABOUT THE MYSTERY MACHINE?
  23. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 02:11 pm eleanor deserves a spot!
  24. Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 08:25 pm Where is the WRAITH car?
  25. Says:
    April 2nd, 2009 at 10:55 am Impressive list. I was getting nervous coming down to the top 4, but you nailed them. Every last one of them!
  26. Says:
    April 5th, 2009 at 05:46 pm Pat....where is the 1967 Chevy Camaro from Better Off Dead.....just a classic. Alex
  27. Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 11:56 am no Italian Job MINIs, really?
  28. Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 05:42 pm What about Tom Cruise's Porsche 928 from Risky Business? I STILL laugh when I hear that line, "Okay, who's the U-Boat Captain?"
  29. Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 09:09 pm I still wish the dog van from dumb and dumber was on here :-(
  30. Says:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 03:34 pm THE WRAITH IS A GLARING OMISSION
  31. Says:
    April 27th, 2009 at 05:57 pm Bullitt's Mustang? Opinions vary. Actually, the Charger that was chasing him in that scene was a much nicer car. The Mustang is the most overrated car ever, especially the 1960s originals whose cooling systems were total garbage. Christine is a good one, but John Stockwell's character also had a damn good car in that movie: a dark blue '68 Charger. The worst omission of all: the '70 Hemicuda from Phantasm.
  32. Says:
    April 28th, 2009 at 08:38 am How about the T-bird from American Graffiti?
  33. Says:
    April 30th, 2009 at 12:56 pm Missed the Jaguar hearse from Harold and Maude
  34. Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 09:24 pm 55 chevy from Two Lane Blacktop?
  35. Says:
    September 29th, 2009 at 01:25 am I don't see "The car" in 1977 Elliott Silverstein movie. The evil car in the film was a customized 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III designed by famed customizer George Barris.
  36. Says:
    October 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am Porkchop Express. End of story.
  37. Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 03:22 pm RAINMAN'S 1949 BUICK DUMB AND DUMBER'S SHAGGIN WAGON STARSKY'S GRAN TORINO MODEL T FROM ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR 1948 FORD FROM KARATE KID "WAX ON, WAX OFF" CLARENCE'S PURPLE CADILLAC FROM TRUE ROMANCE JUST A FEW I THINK WERE OMITTED
  38. Says:
    October 30th, 2009 at 10:46 pm how about 1 or 2 pages instead of 5? all this NEXT PAGE >> garbage sux!!!
  39. Says:
    October 30th, 2009 at 10:48 pm I meant 1 or 2 pages instead of 8!!!!
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