Top 10 Movie Cars of All Time

Yahoo /Popular Mechanics ^ | 10/9/11 | Ben Stewart

[Aqua225]

Hey, I didn’t make it up, it’s been noted in many hot car related publications. That black Charger was a race car that had to be turned into a daily driver to stay within shouting distance ahead of the ‘Stang. Ford boys always hate to hear about this :) Especially since the Stang was already modified to be faster than stock!

[Cowman]

I had an ‘84 150 with the 300 big 6. not too fast but it would pull anything.

It was originally intended to be an industrial motor but Ford decided to put it in trucks.

And I had an emissions waiver for mine because it didn't pass the sniff test since it was new

[Zman516]

The “California Kid” was a chopped ‘34 3-window.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My truck had the 4 speed w/ granny gear low and manual hubs. It was a perfect truck for looking after our three pit surface mine.

The first set of tires lasted 6 months. I moved up to a set of eight ply cop tires and they were a huge improvement.

[Poison Pill]

No Animal House "Deathmobile"?

Eat Me!

[dfwgator]

Ferrari in Ferris Buelers Day Off?

[rintense]

Without the Camaro from the movie, 'Better Off Dead', this list is meaningless.

[niteowl77]

And that coffin dragster...

Yep... also very cool; George had some talented people working for him. IIRC,"DRAG-U-LA" could theoretically get out of its own way powerwise, which was icing on the cake.

Mr. niteowl77

[Smokin' Joe]

I liked the wheels in Damnation Alley.

[Smokin' Joe]

One of the drawbacks to the Bricklin was that if, for any reason, the battery was down, you had to pull the pin and open the door by hand. At the time I had to do this (at a dealership, no less) I was working with air drills and jackhammers on a daily basis, and it took the dealer, a friend, and all the effort I could muster to get the door open. While I could lift 350 lbs, the angle on the door was such that I could not open it more than a couple of inches from the driver's seat.

The car fit my 6-1 220 lb (not fat) frame like a glove--actually a little tight. We couldn't get the car started, unfortunately, so I did not get to go for a drive.

[buccaneer81]

Even when the doors worked, they were not for the impatient. They took eight seconds to close automatically.

[Joe Boucher]

Last year the family drove route 66 from the Art Museum in Chicago to the Pier at Santa Monica.
Get your kicks,
on route 66.

[DemforBush]

My all time favorite comedy.

TWO DOLLARS!

[CrazyIvan]

It had an emergency cable release under the front end.

Did they all? There was one locally that had a patched hood
where the owner had cut a hole to get to the latch.

[CrazyIvan]

Probably killed off by smog laws. I had a Ford F-150 with the 300 cubic inch in-line 6 that was as tough as a tractor.

‘Couple of years ago there was an article on this site about
some form of alternate fuel. There was a picture of a Ford
300-6 with a caption that stated that the engine had run for
50 hours on the fuel with no problems. Several of us
commented that this was a biased test as you could run that
motor on battery acid and nitroglycerin with a crankcase
full on sand and get 50 hours!

[CrazyIvan]

I think that motor dates back to Nash days when AMC was formed. I'm told that a version of the engine was sold to Rolls Royce in the early 50s.

I think you are correct about the Nash connection, never
heard about the Rolls deal. I have a friend who knows AMC
and Jeep inside out, I'll have to ask him.

[Nowhere Man]

Wasn't that car from "The Last Starfighter?"

I always liked the Dodge MS4 from the 1986 movie, "The Wraith," that starred Charlie Sheen.

[buccaneer81]

There was a modification for the 1975 models, I believe.

[Yorlik803]

Loved that car. I was a big MOPAR fan back in the day. I remember working in a gas station back in the early 80s when this old lady came in with a cherry Dodge Dart. When I popped the hood, it had a 360 with a sixpack. I almost had a stroke.

[wesagain]

Oh what memories that conjures up Y. I owned a red 68 Dodge Dart GTS with a factory 383 Magnum package. (Only about 2100 made) Black leather interior, Hurst 4 on the floor, 391 rear end and “that” sound..... I feel like crying sometimes - I sold it in 2005. ARGH!!!