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* [[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 | * [[Green Monster (car)|Green Monster]], name of a series of [[V8]] 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 | * [[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 | * [[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. | ||
* Porsche Boxster | * Porsche Boxster | ||
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===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
* 1928 Porter from | * 1928 [[Porter]] from My Mother the Car | ||
* Al's [[Dodge]], from '' | * Al's [[Dodge]], from ''Married... with Children'' | ||
* The [[Batmobile]] from '' | * The [[Batmobile]] from ''Batman'' | ||
* [[Ford Torino]] in | * [[Ford Torino]] in Starsky and Hutch | ||
* Bessie from '' | * [[Bessie]] from ''Doctor Who'' | ||
* The [[Black Beauty | * The [[Black Beauty|Black Beauty]] from ''The Green Hornet'' | ||
* [[Car 54]] from '' | * [[Car 54]] from ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' | ||
* [[The Compact Pussycat]] driven by | * [[The Compact Pussycat]] driven by Penelope Pitstop in ''[[Wacky Races]]'' | ||
* The [[Wacky Races|Mean Machine]] driven by [[Dick Dastardly]] in ''[[Wacky Races]]'' | * The [[Wacky Races|Mean Machine]] driven by [[Dick Dastardly]] in ''[[Wacky Races]]'' | ||
* The [[General Lee | * The [[General Lee|General Lee]] ([[Dodge Charger (B-body)|Dodge Charger]]) from ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' | ||
* The [[Mach Five]] from the anime '' | * The [[Mach Five]] from the anime ''Go Mifune'' (also known as Speed Racer). | ||
* The [[Peugeot 403]] cabriolet from '' | * The [[Peugeot 403]] cabriolet from ''Columbo'' | ||
* Gladys Crabtree from '' | * Gladys Crabtree from ''My Mother the Car'' | ||
* The [[Grey Ghost]] from ''[[Baretta | * The [[Grey Ghost]] from ''[[Baretta|Baretta]]'' | ||
* The Homer, Homer's ugly car from '' | * The Homer, Homer's ugly car from ''The Simpsons'' | ||
* [[KITT]], the talking car ([[Pontiac Trans Am]]) from '' | * [[KITT]], the talking car ([[Pontiac Trans Am]]) from ''Knight Rider'' | ||
* [[Del Boy]]'s yellow Reliant Regal Supervan in | * [[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 [[Monkeemobile]], from '' | * The [[Monkeemobile]], from ''The Monkees'' | ||
* The [[Mystery Machine]] from '' | * The [[Mystery Machine]] from ''Scooby Doo'' | ||
* The Flintstones' car, from '' | * The Flintstones' car, from ''The Flintstones'' | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Supercar]] was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson's AP Films. | ||
* The [[FAB 1]], | * 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. | ||
* Ray's black [[1965]] [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette Stingray]] from the series ''[[Stingray (TV series)|Stingray]]'' | * Ray's black [[1965]] [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette Stingray]] from the series ''[[Stingray (TV series)|Stingray]]'' | ||
* The [[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] [[van]] from the series ''[[The A-Team]]'' | * The [[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] [[van]] from the series ''[[The A-Team]]'' | ||
Revision as of 07:25, 5 January 2007
Below is a list of famous automobiles:
Real
Historical
- The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
- The Popemobile
Racing
- Ford GT40, winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans race 1966 to 1969
- Swamp Rat, name of a series of dragsters built and raced by Don Garlits.
- Green Monster, name of a series of V8 and jet engine dragsters built and raced by Art Arfons.
- Moby Dick, nickname for the Porsche 935 factory model of 1978
- Stanley, first robot car to win the DARPA Grand Challenge
- Grave Digger, name of a series of popular monster trucks.
- Bigfoot, the world's first monster truck.
- Panoz Q9 Hybrid, banned from LeMans about the same time the Prius released in Japan.
- Porsche Boxster
Land-speed records
- "La Jamais Contente" - The first car that reached 100 km/h.
- The Blue Flame - World land speed record holding rocket car.
- The Bluebird - Used for world land speed attempts by Sir Malcolm Campbell
- 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.
- ThrustSSC - The world's first supersonic land vehicle.
From fiction
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
- Bond Cars as driven by [James Bond|007]
- 2054 Lexus Manglev - working red sports model - Minority Report
- Lightning McQueen from the Disney-Pixar's 2006 film [Cars (film)]
- 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
- 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
- Herbie from The Love Bug and four sequels
- De Lorean time machine from the Back to the Future series
- The Ectomobile from [Ghostbusters]
- Pursuit Special, the Interceptor from Mad Max
- The Bluesmobile (a 1974 Dodge Monaco police car) from [The Blues Brothers]
- Il Tempo Gigante from Pinchcliffe Grand Prix. [1]
- Peugeot 406 Taxi from the 1998 film Taxi, the 2000 film Taxi 2 and the 2003 film Taxi 3.
- Ford Crown Victoria taxi and her enemy, BMW 7 Series from the 2004 film Taxi
- The Corvette from Corvette Summer
- The Camaro from Better Off Dead
- The Ford Mustang GT Fastback from [Bullitt]
- The Shelby Mustang GT500 from [Gone in Sixty Seconds]
- The Pontiac Trans Am From [Smokey and the Bandit]
- The 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger from Vanishing Point
- The Wraith - a supernatural but extremely high-tech black car featured in the eponymous film (actually the Dodge M4S show car).
Television
- 1928 Porter from My Mother the Car
- Al's Dodge, from Married... with Children
- The Batmobile from Batman
- Ford 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
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
- Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody
- Dragula by Rob Zombie
Comics
- 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.
- The Batmobile, Batman's specialized vehicle.
- Shelby Cobra GT500, Rally Vincent's car from the manga Gunsmith Cats
