Classic Hot Cars On The Big Screen
Every flick that we’ve seen on the big screen usually features great cars and out of this world vehicles. In the advanced world of movie-making, they usually feature cars that embody the future and latest cars of the century - if you could notice that. A good example is the Audi RSQ, which was featured in the iRobot sci-fi flick. Aside from the RSQ with the advanced oil filter, a lot of ultramodern vehicles have already been introduced in several blockbuster Hollywood movies.
During the twentieth century and the early years of the 21st, movie makers boast of their own special celebrity cars that totally rocked the big screen. And most of them are classics from way, way back! The appeal of classic cars has never run out of gas for decades now. The universal appeal is still there - that’s why several ground-breaking movies featured vintage vehicles to add a little bit of spice and color to the story.
Let’s all take a refresher course on movie cars 101, shall we? Check out all the vintage cars featured on film from various timelines:
American Griffiti - 1956 DeSoto Firedome Seville
Back to the Future - DeLorean
Big Fish - 1967 Dodge Charger
Bullitt - 1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T and 1968 Ford Mustang
Blues Brothers - 1974 Dodge Monaco
Blade I and Blade II - 1968 Dodge Charger
Big Fish - 1967 Dodge Charger
"Christine" - 1957 Plymouth Sport Fury
The Choppers (1961) - ‘59 Buick convertible
Cobra - 1950 Mercury
Corvette Summers - Customized Corvette
Duel - 1970 Plymouth Valiant
Dirty Mary, ,Crazzy Larry - 1969 Charger R/T 440, 1966 Impala
Dragstrip Riot - ‘55, ‘56, ‘57 Corvettes
The Car - 1969-1971 Lincoln Mark III
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot - 1973 Plymouth Fury
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) - 1971 Ford Mustang Bos 302
Gone in 60 Seconds - Ford Shelby Mustang
Fireball 500 (1966) - SSXR Barracuda (’66 Barracuda), 426-powered
‘66 Belvedere stock car
Green Hornet - ‘66 Chrysler Imperial
The Love Bug - VW Beetle
Two Lane Backtop - Hemi Cuda, Dodge Daytona
LeMans - Gulf Porsche 917
Smokey and Bandit - 1976 Pontiac Trans Am
Grand Theft Auto (1977) - Rolls Royce
Rebel Without a Cause - 1949 Mercury Coupe
Italian Job (2003) - Mini Cooper S
The Wraith - 1986 Dodge Daytona turbos and Dodge M4S concept car
Last Angry Man - 1947 Buick
Little Ceasar - 1926 Cadillac
Mad Max 2: Road Warrior (1981) - 1973 Ford XB Falcon coupe
Vanishing Point (1971, 1997) - 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T
White Lightening (1973) - Ford LTD
xXx - ‘76 GTO
