Cars in movies: Which ones do you remember best?

Research shows the DeLorean is the most memorable; the Alfa in The Graduate didn't do so well

 David Buckley  

 

 

Some movie extras – the car a character drives for instance – are so significant that they come to be synonymous with the film.

 

But which movie cars are the most famous?

 

Click4reg.co.uk quizzed internet users around the world on their knowledge of 38 famous cars, asking them to identify the name and original movie of each. And the results are in!

 

 

Correctly guessed by 87%, the DMC DeLorean takes first place. The Doc’s time machine in Back to the Future has been so influential that it is the most recognisable car globally. The car ceased production in 1982, but regained popularity when the film was released in 1985. One can’t help wondering how the car might have fared had it still been in production when the film came out.

 

The famed Batmobile takes second place – 85% recognised it and its related franchise. And while its appearance has changed over the years, second places proves the car’s cultural impact.

 

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A red 1958 Plymouth Fury

 

 

Called "Christine", she made the list.

The Delorian from BTTF

The Ford from Mad Max 2

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

http://youtu.be/ZTTzcXSLjhI

6 minutes ago, Creasy said:

The Delorian from BTTF

The Ford from Mad Max 2

Yes the ''interceptor'' from mad max

14 minutes ago, Crossy said:

A red 1958 Plymouth Fury

 

 

Called "Christine", she made the list.

the first thing that came to mind when i saw the title of the thread. 

Lambo - Italian Job  ????

4 minutes ago, nikmar said:

the first thing that came to mind when i saw the title of the thread. 

 

Great minds think alike (or is it fools seldom differ).

 

That movie still gives me the shivers.

3 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Great minds think alike (or is it fools seldom differ).

 

That movie still gives me the shivers.

 cool soundtrack as well!!!

None as no more interesting than a washing machine

 

Must watch in full screen!!

Hard to go past the cars in The Italian Job (original) and Bullitt, or even Viva Las Vegas. As a kid i loved the 246 Dino and Aston in The Persuaders. But just for something different, also liked:

 

The Volvo P1800 in The Saint

 

and The Beverly Hillbillies truck????

 

 

 

Pamela Ewing in Dallas' early seasons. Corevtte - what else

First nomination :The 1937 Lagonda LG45 Rapide from the 1957 film ' Chase a Crooked Shadow ' starring Richard Todd and Anne Baxter . I was eleven years of age when it was released.

imcdb.org/v507528.html

Second nomination would be the 1937 4 1/2 litre Straight Eight Daimler from the 1965 film "Lady L" starring Sophia Loren and David Niven, ,,,the car which I have owned for 25 years .

KITT from 2008 movie but their is no better than the original.  "He can talk? Yeah, but it's getting him to shut that's the trick"

19 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Great minds think alike (or is it fools seldom differ).

 

That movie still gives me the shivers.

Crossy, I still get the shivers when I remember my brother in law letting me use his red 57 Dodge to go for a little shopping trip. Push button gear shift in centre of steering column. A 318 V8 as I recall that went like stink.

I was 16 or 17, young and dumb. At pretty high speed, I "flew" over a raised railway crossing. The car became substantially airborne but somehow stayed straight on the road (not because of my driving skills).

No shivers then but shivers for sure in hind sight.

 

19 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Lambo - Italian Job  ????

The Mini - same film and the real stars of the show???? (That's the original film of course)

Frank Bullits' GT350 Mustang...Hair Putters' Ford Anglia...Herbie...Transformers yellow Chevy...F1 Safety Car.

The black and silver Stingray in Cleopatra Jones 1973. Does the General Lee count in the D of H ?

Hardcastle and McCormick, the Coyote.

+1 for the ‘74 XB from mad max.

Dukes of Hazzard 

The '49 Buick convertible in Rain Man because I owned one just like it, except I had 'wire wheel' hubcaps. My first car. Perfect shape when I bought it in '58 for $180 from a guy joining the priesthood.

   Second choice would be the Mercury convertible driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. (Can't forget Natalie Woods' pink sweater either!)

Gran Torino. In the best movie on Prostate Cancer...

Jack Reacher’s 1970 Chevelle SS... Red with black hood stripes and a cue ball manual shifter... Suh-weet! 

On 11/14/2019 at 4:53 PM, taichiplanet said:

Hard to go past the cars in The Italian Job (original) and Bullitt, or even Viva Las Vegas. As a kid i loved the 246 Dino and Aston in The Persuaders. But just for something different, also liked:

 

The Volvo P1800 in The Saint

 

 

and The Beverly Hillbillies truck????

 

 

Jimbo's Pontiac Firebird and, of course, Rocky's truck.

Unforgettable... as already mentioned, the Ford XB V8 Interceptor from Mad Max

 

Gone in 60 seconds the star was a 1973 Mustang .

The remake in 2000 with Nicolas Cage was OK, but the star was 1967 Ford  Shelby GT 500.

 

  I eBayed for the complete dvd series a few years back too!