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* The Oscar Mayer [[Wienermobile]]
* The Oscar Mayer [[Wienermobile]]
* The [[Popemobile]]
* The [[Popemobile]]
* The [[Moon Buggy]]


===Racing===
===Racing===
* [[Ford GT40]], winner of [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race [[1966]] to [[1969]]
* [[Ford GT40]], winner of [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race 1966 to 1969
* Swamp Rat, name of a series of [[drag racing|dragsters]] built and raced by [[Don Garlits]].
* Swamp Rat, name of a series of [[drag racing|dragsters]] built and raced by [[Don Garlits]].
* [[Green Monster (car)|Green Monster]], name of a series of [[V8]] and [[jet]] engine [[drag racing|dragsters]] built and raced by [[Art Arfons]].
* [[Green Monster (car)|Green Monster]], name of a series of [[piston]] and jet engine [[drag racing|dragsters]] built and raced by [[Art Arfons]].
* ''Moby Dick'', nickname for the [[Porsche 935]] factory model of 1978
* ''Moby Dick'', nickname for the [[Porsche 935]] factory model of 1978
* [[Stanley (vehicle)|Stanley]], first robot car to win the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]]
* [[Stanley|Stanley]], first robot car to win the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]]
* [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]], name of a series of popular monster trucks.
* [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]], name of a series of popular monster trucks.
* [[Bigfoot (truck)|Bigfoot]], the world's first monster truck.
* [[Bigfoot|Bigfoot]], the world's first monster truck.
* [[Panoz Q9 Hybrid]], banned from LeMans about the same time the Prius released in Japan.
* [[Panoz Q9 Hybrid]], banned from LeMans about the same time the Prius released in Japan.
* The Black 3 - Dale Earnhardt's Chevy Monte Carlo SS NASCAR stockcar.


===Land-speed records ===
===Land-speed records ===
{{main|Land speed record}}
{{main|Land speed record}}
* "[[:fr:Jamais Contente|La Jamais Contente]]" - The first car that reached 100 km/h.
* "[[La Jamais Contente]]" - The first car that reached 100 km/h.
* The [[Blue Flame]] - World land speed record holding rocket car.
* The [[Blue Flame]] - World land speed record holding rocket car.
* The [[Bluebird]] - Used for world land speed attempts by Sir [[Malcolm Campbell]]
* The [[Bluebird]] - Used for world land speed attempts by Sir [[Malcolm Campbell]]
* [[Green Monster (car)|Green Monster]], name of a series of [[jet]] engine land speed record cars built and raced by [[Art Arfons]].
* [[Green Monster (car)|Green Monster]], name of a series of jet engine land speed record cars built and raced by [[Art Arfons]].
* [[Thrust2]] - Former holder of the world land speed record.
* [[Thrust2]] - Former holder of the world land speed record.
* [[ThrustSSC]] - The world's first [[supersonic]] land vehicle.
* [[ThrustSSC]] - The world's first supersonic land vehicle.


==From fiction==
==From fiction==
{{main|List of fictional vehicles}}
{{main|List of fictional vehicles}}
===Literature===
===Literature===
* [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]] from the book by [[Ian Fleming]]
* [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]] from the book by Ian Fleming
* [[Christine]] from the [[Stephen King]] novel of the same name
* [[Christine]] from the Stephen King novel of the same name
* [[Rocinante]], the modified camper driven by [[John Steinbeck]] in ''[[Travels With Charley: In Search of America|Travels with Charley]]''
* [[Rocinante]], the modified camper driven by John Steinbeck in ''Travels with Charley''
* The Betsy from the [[Harold Robbins]] novel of the same name
* The [[Betsy]] from the Harold Robbins novel of the same name


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===Movies===
===Movies===
[[Image:ecto.jpg|thumb|Ectomobile from Ghostbusters]]
[[Image:ecto.jpg|thumb|Ectomobile from Ghostbusters]]
* [[List of James Bond vehicles|Bond Cars]] as driven by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_bond[James Bond|007]]
* [[List of James Bond vehicles|Bond Cars]] as driven by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_bond James Bond 007]
* [[2054 Lexus Manglev]] - working red sports model - ''[[Minority Report]]''
* [[2054 Lexus Manglev]] - working red sports model - ''Minority Report''
* [[Lightning McQueen]] from the [[Disney]]-[[Pixar]]'s 2006 film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_%28film%29[Cars (film)]]
* [[Lightning McQueen]] from the Disney-Pixar's 2006 film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_%28film%29 Cars]
* [[Christine]] (a 1958 [[Plymouth Fury]]) from the movie of the same name (based upon the novel by [[Stephen King]])
* [[Christine]] (a 1958 [[Plymouth Fury]]) from the movie of the same name (based upon the novel by Stephen King)
* [[The Mirthmobile]] from ''[[Wayne's World]]''
* [[The Mirthmobile]] from ''Wayne's World''
* [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (car)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]] from the [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)|film of the same name]] (based on the Ian Fleming novel)
* [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (car)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]] from the film of the same name (based on the Ian Fleming novel)
* [[Genevieve (film)]] from the 1953 film of the same name. http://www.donbrockway.com/Genevieve%27s%20History.htm
* [[Genevieve]] from the 1953 film of the same name. [http://www.donbrockway.com/Genevieve%27s%20History.htm]
* [[Herbie]] from ''[[The Love Bug]]'' and four sequels
* [[Herbie]] from ''The Love Bug'' and four sequels
* [[De Lorean]] [[Time travel|time machine]] from the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' series
* [[De Lorean]] time machine from the ''Back to the Future'' series
* The [[Ectomobile]] from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters[Ghostbusters]]''
* The [[Ectomobile]] from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters[Ghostbusters]]''
* [[Pursuit Special]], the Interceptor from ''[[Mad Max]]''
* [[Pursuit Special]], the Interceptor from ''Mad Max''
* The [[Bluesmobile]] (a 1974 Dodge Monaco police car) from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers[The Blues Brothers]]''
* The [[Bluesmobile]] (a 1974 Dodge Monaco police car) from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers[The Blues Brothers]]''
* [[Il Tempo Gigante]] from ''[[Pinchcliffe Grand Prix]]''. [http://www.caprino.no/e/pages/car.html]
* [[Il Tempo Gigante]] from ''[[Pinchcliffe Grand Prix]]''. [http://www.caprino.no/e/pages/car.html]
* [[Peugeot 406]] [[taxicab|Taxi]] from the [[1998]] film ''[[Taxi (1998 film)|Taxi]]'', the [[2000]] film ''[[Taxi 2]]'' and the [[2003]] film ''[[Taxi 3]]''.
* [[Peugeot 406]] [[taxicab|Taxi]] from the 1998 film ''Taxi'', the 2000 film ''Taxi 2'' and the 2003 film ''Taxi 3'', and the enemies' cars, [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]] in Taxi 1, [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]] in Taxi 2
* [[Ford Crown Victoria]] [[taxicab|taxi]] and her enemy, [[BMW 7 Series]] from the [[2004]] film ''[[Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi]]
* [[Ford Crown Victoria]] [[taxicab|taxi]] and her enemy, [[BMW 7 Series]] from the 2004 film ''Taxi''
* The Corvette from ''[[Corvette Summer]]''
* The Corvette from ''[[Corvette Summer]]''
* The Camaro from [http://www.betteroffdeadcamaro.com Better Off Dead]
* The Camaro from [http://www.betteroffdeadcamaro.com Better Off Dead]
* The Ford Mustang GT Fastback from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullitt[Bullitt]]
* The Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullitt[Bullitt]]
* The Shelby Mustang GT500 from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_in_Sixty_Seconds_%282000_film%29[Gone in Sixty Seconds]]
* The Shelby Mustang GT500 from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_in_Sixty_Seconds_%282000_film%29[Gone in Sixty Seconds]]
* The [[Pontiac Trans Am]] From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_and_the_bandit[Smokey and the Bandit]]
* The [[Pontiac Trans Am]] From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_and_the_bandit[Smokey and the Bandit]]
* The 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger from [[Vanishing Point]]
* The 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/trivia Vanishing Point]
* [[The Wraith]] - a [[supernatural]] but extremely [[high-tech]] black car featured in the [[eponym]]ous film (actually the [[Dodge M4S]] [[show car]]).
* [[The Wraith]] - a supernatural but extremely high-tech black car featured in the eponymous film (actually the [[Dodge M4S]] show car).
* [[Cat in the Hat Mobile]]- The main conveyance of the Dr.Seuss feline classic.
* The Silver Hornet ([[Citroen 2CV]]) from Revenge of the Pink Panther [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Pink_Panther]]
* The [[Ford LTD Crown Victoria]] in Men in Black I, and the [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]] in its sequel, Men in Black II
* A 1978 Camaro/ 2009 Camaro known as Bumblebee in the movie "Transformers"


===Television===
===Television===
* 1928 Porter from [[My Mother the Car]]
* [[The Homer]], from ''The Simpson's''
* Al's [[Dodge]], from ''[[Married... with Children]]''
* 1928 [[Porter]] from My Mother the Car
* The [[Batmobile]] from ''[[Batman]]''
* Al's [[Dodge]], from ''Married... with Children''
* [[Ford Torino]] in [[Starsky and Hutch]]
* The [[Batmobile]] from ''Batman''
* Bessie from ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* [[Ford Gran Torino]] in Starsky and Hutch
* The [[Black Beauty (car)|Black Beauty]] from ''[[The Green Hornet]]''
* [[Bessie]] from ''Doctor Who''
* [[Car 54]] from ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]''
* The [[Black Beauty|Black Beauty]] from ''The Green Hornet''
* [[The Compact Pussycat]] driven by [[Penelope Pitstop]] in ''[[Wacky Races]]''
* [[Car 54]] from ''Car 54, Where Are You?''
* The [[Wacky Races|Mean Machine]] driven by [[Dick Dastardly]] in ''[[Wacky Races]]''
* [[The Compact Pussycat]] driven by Penelope Pitstop in ''Wacky Races''
* The [[General Lee (car)|General Lee]] ([[Dodge Charger (B-body)|Dodge Charger]]) from ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]''
* The [[Wacky Races|Mean Machine]] driven by [[Dick Dastardly]] in ''Wacky Races''
* The [[Mach Five]] from the anime ''Mach Go Go Go'' (also known as [[Speed Racer]]).
* The [[General Lee|General Lee]] ([[Dodge Charger (B-body)|Dodge Charger]]) from ''The Dukes of Hazzard''
* The [[Peugeot 403]] cabriolet from ''[[Columbo]]''
* The [[Mach Five]] from the anime ''Go Mifune'' (also known as Speed Racer).
* Gladys Crabtree from ''[[My Mother the Car]]''
* The [[Peugeot 403]] cabriolet from ''Columbo''
* The [[Grey Ghost]] from ''[[Baretta (television)|Baretta]]''
* Gladys Crabtree from ''My Mother the Car''
* The Homer, Homer's ugly car from ''[[The Simpsons]]''
* The [[Grey Ghost]] from ''Baretta''
* [[KITT]], the talking car ([[Pontiac Trans Am]]) from ''[[Knight Rider]]''
* The Homer, Homer's ugly car from ''The Simpsons''
* [[Del Boy]]'s yellow Reliant Regal Supervan in [[Only Fools and Horses]]. Later buys a 1978 Ford Capri Ghia, which Rodney nicknames 'The PratMobile'.
* [[KITT]], the talking car ([[Pontiac Trans Am]]) from ''Knight Rider''
* The [[Monkeemobile]], from ''[[The Monkees]]''
* [[Del Boy]]'s yellow [[Reliant Regal]] Supervan in Only Fools and Horses. Later buys a 1978 [[Ford Capri|Ford Capri Ghia]], which Rodney nicknames 'The PratMobile'.
* The [[Mystery Machine]] from ''[[Scooby doo|Scooby Doo]]''
* The [[Monkeemobile]], from ''The Monkees''
* The Flintstones' car, from ''[[The Flintstones]]''
* The [[Mystery Machine]] from ''Scooby Doo''
* The [[Supercar (television)|Supercar]] was a children's TV show produced by [[Gerry Anderson]]'s [[AP Films]].
* The Flintstones' car, from ''The Flintstones''
* The [[FAB 1]], [[Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward]]'s pink six-wheeled [[Rolls-Royce]] in the [[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]] TV series by [[Gerry Anderson]]'s [[AP Films]].
* The [[Supercar]] was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson's AP Films.
* Ray's black [[1965]] [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette Stingray]] from the series ''[[Stingray (TV series)|Stingray]]''
* The [[Rolls-Royce FAB 1|FAB 1]], Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward's pink six-wheeled [[Rolls-Royce]] in the Thunderbirds TV series by Gerry Anderson's AP Films.
* The [[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] [[van]] from the series ''[[The A-Team]]''
* Ray's black 1965 [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette Stingray]] from the series ''Stingray''
* The [[Dodge Viper]] RT/10 roadster and Viper GTS coupe from the series ''[[Viper (TV series) | Viper]]''.
* The [[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] [[van]] from the series ''The A-Team''
* The [[Dodge Viper]] RT/10 roadster and Viper GTS coupe from the series ''Viper''.
* The Green & Black [[Mini]] Minor featured in Mr. Bean TV Series.
* The Green & Black [[Mini]] Minor featured in Mr. Bean TV Series.
* The Blue Bubble Car featured in the Mr. Bean TV Series.
* The Blue Bubble Car featured in the Mr. Bean TV Series.
* The Thunderhawk, a [[1985]] [[Chevrolet]] IROC-Z [[Camaro]] featured in the [[M.A.S.K.]] cartoon series
* The Thunderhawk, a 1985 [[Chevrolet]] IROC-Z [[Camaro]] featured in the M.A.S.K. cartoon series
* Drag-U-La and Herman's Munster Coach from ''The Munsters''
* GMC Truck from Fall Guy driven by Colt Seavers(Lee Majors)


===Song===
===Song===
* ''[[Rocket 88]]'' by [[Ike Turner]] and the [[Kings of Rhythm]] - purportedly the first rock and roll song
* ''Rocket 88'' by Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm - purportedly the first rock and roll song
* ''[[409 (automobile)|409]]'' by the [[Beach Boys]]
* ''409'' by the Beach Boys
* ''[[Little Deuce Coupe]]'' by the [[Beach Boys]]
* ''Little Deuce Coupe'' by the Beach Boys
* ''[[Little GTO]]'' by [[Ronnie and the Daytonas]]
* ''Little GTO'' by Ronnie and the Daytonas
* ''[[Little Red Corvette]]'' by [[Prince (artist)|Prince]]
* ''Little Red Corvette'' by Prince
* The [[Eliminator]] from the videos by [[ZZ Top]]
* The [[Eliminator]] from the videos by ZZ Top
* ''Red Barchetta'' by [[Rush (band)|Rush]]
* ''Red Barchetta'' by [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2376 Rush]
* ''Pink Cadillac'' by [[Bruce Springsteen]]
* ''Pink Cadillac'' by Bruce Springsteen
* ''Hot Rod Lincoln'' by [[Commander Cody]]
* ''Mercury Blues'' by Alan Jackson
* ''Dragula'' by [[Rob Zombie]]
* ''Hot Rod Lincoln'' by Commander Cody
* ''Dragula'' by Rob Zombie
* ''[[Mercedes-Benz]]'' by Janis Joplin
* ''Slick Black Cadillac'' by Quiet Riot
* ''Built For Speed'' by The Stray Cats
* ''Mustang Sally'' by Wilson Pickett


===Comics===
===Comics===
* The "313," [[Donald Duck]]'s [[1934]] "Belchfire Runabout," from the [[Donald Duck]] [[comic book]]s.
* The "313," Donald Duck's 1934 "[[Belchfire Runabout]]," from the Donald Duck comic books.
* [[Grandma Duck]]'s [[Detroit Electric]], also from the [[Donald Duck]] comics.
* Grandma Duck's [[Detroit Electric]], also from the Donald Duck comics.
* The [[Batmobile]], [[Batman]]'s specialized vehicle.
* The [[Batmobile]], Batman's specialized vehicle.
* [[Shelby Cobra GT500]], [[Rally Vincent]]'s car from the manga [[Gunsmith Cats]]
* [[Shelby Cobra GT500]], Rally Vincent's car from the manga Gunsmith Cats


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 07:28, 7 November 2010

Below is a list of famous automobiles:

Oscar Mayer Weinermobile

Real

Historical

Racing

Land-speed records

Main article: Land speed record

From fiction

Main article: List of fictional vehicles

Literature

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the book by Ian Fleming
  • Christine from the Stephen King novel of the same name
  • Rocinante, the modified camper driven by John Steinbeck in Travels with Charley
  • The Betsy from the Harold Robbins novel of the same name

Movies

Ectomobile from Ghostbusters

Television

  • The Homer, from The Simpson's
  • 1928 Porter from My Mother the Car
  • Al's Dodge, from Married... with Children
  • The Batmobile from Batman
  • Ford Gran Torino in Starsky and Hutch
  • Bessie from Doctor Who
  • The Black Beauty from The Green Hornet
  • Car 54 from Car 54, Where Are You?
  • The Compact Pussycat driven by Penelope Pitstop in Wacky Races
  • The Mean Machine driven by Dick Dastardly in Wacky Races
  • The General Lee (Dodge Charger) from The Dukes of Hazzard
  • The Mach Five from the anime Go Mifune (also known as Speed Racer).
  • The Peugeot 403 cabriolet from Columbo
  • Gladys Crabtree from My Mother the Car
  • The Grey Ghost from Baretta
  • The Homer, Homer's ugly car from The Simpsons
  • KITT, the talking car (Pontiac Trans Am) from Knight Rider
  • Del Boy's yellow Reliant Regal Supervan in Only Fools and Horses. Later buys a 1978 Ford Capri Ghia, which Rodney nicknames 'The PratMobile'.
  • The Monkeemobile, from The Monkees
  • The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo
  • The Flintstones' car, from The Flintstones
  • The Supercar was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson's AP Films.
  • The FAB 1, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward's pink six-wheeled Rolls-Royce in the Thunderbirds TV series by Gerry Anderson's AP Films.
  • Ray's black 1965 Corvette Stingray from the series Stingray
  • The GMC van from the series The A-Team
  • The Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and Viper GTS coupe from the series Viper.
  • The Green & Black Mini Minor featured in Mr. Bean TV Series.
  • The Blue Bubble Car featured in the Mr. Bean TV Series.
  • The Thunderhawk, a 1985 Chevrolet IROC-Z Camaro featured in the M.A.S.K. cartoon series
  • Drag-U-La and Herman's Munster Coach from The Munsters
  • GMC Truck from Fall Guy driven by Colt Seavers(Lee Majors)

Song

  • Rocket 88 by Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm - purportedly the first rock and roll song
  • 409 by the Beach Boys
  • Little Deuce Coupe by the Beach Boys
  • Little GTO by Ronnie and the Daytonas
  • Little Red Corvette by Prince
  • The Eliminator from the videos by ZZ Top
  • Red Barchetta by Rush
  • Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen
  • Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson
  • Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody
  • Dragula by Rob Zombie
  • Mercedes-Benz by Janis Joplin
  • Slick Black Cadillac by Quiet Riot
  • Built For Speed by The Stray Cats
  • Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett

Comics

See also

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