The best TV show cars ever (1 Viewer)

[DanielCo]

I don't know why I thought of this--maybe because I just bought a new car--but I thought it would be a good time to discuss the best of TV show cars. Here's my top 10. I guess these are not so much the coolest, but my most memorable:

1. Batmobile (Batman)
2. KITT (Knight Rider)
3. General Lee (Dukes of Hazzard)
4. Mach 5 (Speed Racer)
5. Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch
6. Beverly Hillbillies Oldsmobile Jalopy
7. A-Team Van
8. Lt. Colombo's Peugeot
9. Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo)
10. Munsters-Mobile

What do you think?

 

[KurtEP]

My vote would be the Lotus 7 from the Prisoner (KAR 120C).

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Some good Ferraris from the '80s -- Robin Masters' car on Magnum, PI and the convertible from Miami Vice.

 

[Mary_P]

No love for the Monkeemobile?

http://groups.msn.com/TheMonkeemobil...keemobile.msnw

 

[Lou Sytsma]

How about SuperCar or Miss Penelope's pink Rolls?

 

[Gary Seven]

I don't think animated cars should be included, but admittedly, I always thought the Mach 5 was pretty cool.

I would definitely include the Black Beauty from the Green Hornet and the Sunfire from Get Smart.

 

[Brent M]

Great thread especially for a gearhead like myself. Some of my favorites that have already been mentioned:

Batmobile(Batman)
Ferrari Daytona Spider and Testarossa(Miami Vice)
Ferrari 328(Magnum PI)
General Lee(Dukes of Hazzard)
KITT(Knight Rider)

 

[Rob Gardiner]

Aardman's talking cars as seen in the Chevron commercials

http://www.chevroncars.com/free/movies/

 

[Brad Porter]

Stingray comes to mind. Although I'd prefer to have the RV (and jet packs) from Ark II.

Brad

 

[Steve Schaffer]

I love that '67 Impala Sport Sedan (4-door hardtop) on Supernatural--it has that unmistakable V-8 throb going on, but somebody needs to lube the door hinges so they don't squeak so badly.

Other favorites are on That 70's Show--the Olds VistaCruiser wagon and the
'75-77ish Toyota Corolla 2 door sedan in original babyshit yellow, a model TE-31. I had one of those Corollas back in '76, but mine was rootbeer brown.

And who could forget the '55 Pontiac that Ricky, Lucy, Fred, and Ethel drove cross country on I Love Lucy.

 

[Chris]

How can the Brady Bunch station wagon, the icon of the 70s, not make the list

And, while not a car, The Fonz's motorcycle is TV classic.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

You beat me to it! I was going to post the same thing in exactly those words!

I'm assuming that both Honey West and The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. drove cool cars (that being part of the whole spies/James Bond fad that spawned the show) but when I remember those shows all I see is the leading ladies, everything else is kind of a soft-focus blur.

And I always thought Columbo drove a Karmen-Ghia. But then, I'm not much of a car guy. Live and learn.

Regards,

Joe

 

[StephenA]

I always liked Ralph Malph's hot rod on Happy Days.

 

[BrianW]

KITT and the Corvette on Stingray are my favorites. Only Concept-Camaro BumbleBee itself (himself?) would be more fun to drive.

And, though it's animation, I must confess to having a soft spot for the MausMobile on The Tick. It had MausWindows(TM) that rolled up and down. I think it was a Dodge Aspen station wagon.

 

[Steve Schaffer]

Forgot Jim Rockford's succession of gold Firebirds. Perry Mason (the original series in the 50s) always had a brand new Coupe DeVille.

Cannon's Lincoln Mk IV-a corpulent car for a corpulent PI.

The Equalizer's Jag sedan

The succession of Corvettes on Route 66.

The Dodge Coronet patrol cars on Adam 12.



I also remember a popular series in the '60s called The FBI starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr. The FBI all drove Ford sedans and the Mafia all had Lincolns. Needless to say Ford sponsored the show.

 

[BrianW]

Okay, I remember Columbo driving a Volvo, and I have a friend who insists it was -- of all things -- a Trabant! (Which isn't even U.S. street-legal.) So what was it?

Hang on, I got it here. It was a 1959 Peugeot 403 Grande Luxe Cabriolet Convertible.

Isn't the Internet wonderful?

 

[BrianW]

Ha! I remember that in the car chases (such as they were) they would use footage from previous seasons, so in a single car chase, Rockford would be driving a different-year Firebird every time he rounded a corner. What a hoot that was.

 

[KurtEP]

To add a few more:

John Steed's Bentley
Emma Peel's Lotus Elan
Tara King's AC 428

 

[Kevin Hewell]

I always loved the Corvette on Route 66.

 

[DanielCo]

Yes indeed. Here's Peter Falk with a fan and the Peugeot.

On the other hand, that car web site you quote starts off with the monster batmobile from the movie and not the stylin' tv show model.


Ah well....

But, damn, I forgot the Partridge Family bus


and Al Bundy's "Dodge".




D'oh!