Cars are seldom the stars of movies, except for Pixar's "Cars," although they frequently play pivotal parts. Without his fleet of heavily armed and fortified automobiles provided by Q, James Bond's globe-trotting exploits would be a lot less thrilling. And if the Caped Crusader had to spend all of his time rushing about on foot, he'd be far less remarkable.
Steve McQueen's " Bullitt " wouldn't have been nearly as memorable without the now-iconic automobile pursuit involving a scary Dodge Charger on the hunt for the hero's 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback, Steve McQueen's "Bullitt" wouldn't have been nearly as memorable. So, go ahead and start reading about the most iconic cars featured in the movies that you cannot get over.
In the 1968 American comedy "The Love Bug," a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle was featured prominently as the primary character. But this wasn't just any punch buggy — it was Herbie, a sentient VW with red, white, and blue racing stripes that would appear in a half-dozen films in the decades after the original.
The Batmobile is one of cinema's most well-known and iconic automobiles. The Batmobile has been shown in many different forms of cinema, but the first incarnation was originally seen in a comic book series in the 1930s. The first Batmobile was based on a Lincoln Futura concept car and featured 15-inch single-ribbed Radar Wheels, a front-wheel "slasher" blade, and a U-shaped steering wheel that resembled a plane's yoke.
The 1969 Dodge Chargers used in The Dukes of Hazzard production received so much abuse that up to 300 automobiles were used and extensively damaged. The torture was so severe that most of them did not make it through the stunt scenes. One of the most famous sequences in the program is when the automobile jumps many feet into the air during one of the opening titles.
In the first two seasons of this show, the black Ferrari Spyder from 1972 made an appearance. Sonny Crockett was the driver (played by Don Johnson). The whole point is to assist Sonny blend in with Miami's drug and prostitute environment. Because Ferrari declined to provide original vehicles for the programme, the producers had to utilize reproductions with fiberglass panels and constructed on a Corvette chassis (C3).
The 1977 Pontiac Trans Am shown in Smokey and the Bandit was one of the coolest and quickest automobiles. Burt Reynolds' Bandit ripped it up in his Trans Am to confuse law enforcement as his buddy smuggled hundreds of cases of alcohol from Texarkana to Atlanta in this classic film. Few films do automotive antics better, and the automobile itself is part of what makes the picture so memorable. Bandit's 1977 Pontiac Trans Am is a true classic and unquestionably the greatest automobile for eluding the authorities.
Few automobiles match Marty McFly's 1981 Delorean DMC-12 from the Back to the Future movies. Marty's Delorean sports plenty of 1980s flair and speed, as well as the capacity to run on garbage, fly and travel through time. It's a marvel of engineering as well as an instantly identifiable symbol. The only problem with Marty's Delorean is that it has a habit of breaking down at inconvenient moments. Although it is the only car on our list capable of time travel, it is also the most irritating for its driver, barring it from winning the best of the greatest movie cars award.
Bond drives the classic Series I Esprit that miraculously converts into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). It's hardly the finest idea to drive your automobile under the water, but Bond manages it just fine.
Back to the Future (1985): The automobile wasn't quite as wonderful on the inside as it appeared on the outside. The engine was reportedly replaced with a V-8 from a Porsche 928. Despite its amazing futuristic look and status as one of the most renowned 1980s movie vehicles, the DeLorean did not fare well on the market.
