Hooniverse Asks – What's the Most Legendary Car in Hollywood?

Robert Emslie

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Yesterday, being Two Wheel Tuesday everywhere were not prohibited by law, I asked a question that potentially could topple at a stop light. That query was about what was Hollywood’s most legendary motorcycle, and boy did you come through. There were the expected Easy Riders and Great Escapisms, but day-um, Battlestar Galactica cafe racers? You ladies and germs rock.
Today, we’re gonna’ keep the drream alive, but switch it over to four wheels and . . . well, whatever you come up with. Sure, Hollywood has foisted a lot of notable cars onto the silver screen – from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to the Armco shredding racers of Le Mans, and over the years one car must have risen to the surface as the most iconic, the most legendary.
So, which one is it, in your opinion? Which car represents Hollywood’s most legendary ride? Is it the evil and solicitous Plymouth of Christine? Or maybe the Ghostbusters Caddy ambulance? You like cars, and you watch movies because there’s always a chance for boobs, what do you think is the most legendary car of Hollywood?
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59 responses to “Hooniverse Asks – What's the Most Legendary Car in Hollywood?”

  1. Doc Avatar
    Doc

    All you fools are going to say the Bullit mustang or Nighrider or something lame
    here is the FACT:
    Back To The Future Delorean

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    1. west_coaster Avatar
      west_coaster

      Ah, the NIGHrider, one of my faves.
      Nevertheless, I'm going to vote for James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, aka "The Most Famous Car in the World."

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    2. SSurfer321 Avatar
      SSurfer321

      you win all of our intranets today.
      /thread

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  2. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ Avatar
    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ

    James Bond´s Aston Martin
    <img src="http://www.automotiveaddicts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/james-bond-007-sean-connery-aston-martin-db5.jpg"&gt;

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  3. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    If "Hollywood" includes Japan, then the Mach 5.
    <img src="http://dreager1.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/speed_racer.gif"&gt;
    If not, then I do have a strong affinity for my namesake.
    <img src="http://www.radiozerogravity.net/sixsixmixes/myspace/the_vanishing_point_sarafin.jpg"&gt;

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      The same plate was on the "Vanishing Point car" in Death Proof, though it isn't in this still photo.
      <img src="http://www.imcdb.org/i108123.jpg&quot; width=500>

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  4. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ Avatar
    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ

    Steve McQueen Porsche 917
    <img src="http://www.diecastfast.net/images/917k_20_2.jpg"&gt;

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  5. engineerd Avatar
    engineerd

    <img src="http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20070129/590796-430-0.jpg"&gt;
    Even more legendary in Lego form:
    <img src="http://images.mocpages.com/user_thumbnails/jpark203@hotmail.com/www.brickshelf.com_gallery_marak_Ghostbusters-Ecto-1_ecto_1_-_1.jpg_SPLASH.jpg"&gt;
    [Real Ecto-1 from CNET. Lego awesomeness from <a href="http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/17433%5D” target=”_blank”>http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/17433%5D

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  6. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ Avatar
    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ

    The 1959 Cadillac from Warriors
    <img src="http://midmoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/warriors-car2.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      "Come out to play-ay"

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      1. ZomBee Racer Avatar
        ZomBee Racer

        Clink-clink-clink

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        1. Alff Avatar
          Alff

          I can dig it.

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    2. CptSevere Avatar
      CptSevere

      That's earlier than a 1959, closer to a '55. Still, good call. That movie had us all practicing our baseball bat moves like the Trumbull AC's.

      Reply
  7. SSurfer321 Avatar
    SSurfer321

    While popularized on the small screen, there are at least two big screen adventures for The General Lee.
    <img src="http://www.andyfilm.com/dukes07.jpg"&gt;
    also one of my favorites
    <img src="http://www.dieguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/smokey-and-the-bandit.jpg"&gt;

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  8. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    Not just a car … The Car.
    <img src="http://www.smitheeawards.com/images/covers/TheCar.gif"width=500&gt;

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    1. mdharrell Avatar
      mdharrell

      Ah, The Car. Always such a disappointment to Mother….
      <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1322/764836492_bf978c75bc.jpg&quot; width="450">

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  9. BGW Avatar
    BGW

    <img src="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk248/LukeMayeux/oj-chase.jpg"&gt;
    Wait, that wasn't a movie?

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    1. Age_of_Aerostar Avatar
      Age_of_Aerostar

      that was a great answer!

      Reply
  10. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    This actually started life as an Oldsmobile.
    <img src="http://www.prewarbuick.com/img/features/jed_clampetts_buick/b472f7e0.jpg"width=500&gt;

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  11. Kenwood Avatar
    Kenwood

    Yeah, I'm just kidding…
    [youtube UGW3Ei-s2c8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGW3Ei-s2c8 youtube]

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    1. Smells_Homeless Avatar
      Smells_Homeless

      Don't be shy. The pimpmobile movement was strong enough to inspire a few production cars. In fact, I'd love to see a documentary on pimpmobiles.

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  12. tiberiusẅisë Avatar
    tiberiusẅisë

    <img src="http://www.barris.com/gallery_cars/TV_MovieCars/images/gallery/munsterkoach.jpg&quot; width="500">

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  13. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Batmobile. Take your pick:
    <img src="http://lajollablogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/batmobile2.jpg"width=500&gt;
    <img src="http://gossipofgdansk.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/batmobile.jpg"width=500&gt;
    <img src="http://walyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/batman-forever-batmobile-image.jpg"width=500&gt;
    <img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/batmobile-resize.jpg"width=500&gt;

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    1. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
      Peter Tanshanomi

      I swear your post wasn't there when I pooped my dupe.

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  14. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    While my vote for pure, legendary famousness would clearly have to go to the BTTF DeLorean, I think this rivals the General Lee for runner up:
    <img src="http://lajollablogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/batmobile2.jpg"&gt;

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    1. ZomBee Racer Avatar
      ZomBee Racer

      That's gotta be my all time favorite.
      Immediately brings this to mind, and takes me back as if it were yesterday.
      [youtube 1jgE-lrfZ3k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k youtube]

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  15. hwyengr Avatar
    hwyengr

    Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs. Romeo?
    <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/113418558_0defaf13e9.jpg&quot; width="500" height="249" alt="Alfa Romeo Spider – The Graduate – 9" />

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    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      In my case, mission accomplished.

      Reply
  16. Z71 Avatar
    Z71

    <img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/12/2009/08/504x_14-MFMC-Caddyshack_SilverCloud.jpg"&gt;
    "Hey everybody, we're all gonna get laid!"

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    1. Brett MacPherson Avatar
      Brett MacPherson

      What exactly is being implied with that vanity plate?!

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  17. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    Kinda a cross between piss yellow and puke green, ain't it?

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    1. $kaycog Avatar
      $kaycog

      Are you color blind? I don't see any green in that piss yellow.

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      1. Alff Avatar
        Alff

        I agree with you, as I did when that line was uttered in the movie.

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        1. $kaycog Avatar
          $kaycog

          Oh. You have a good memory.

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          1. Alff Avatar
            Alff

            For that movie, yes. I saw it at an impressionable age, from the backseat of the family car at the drive-in. It was the first time I saw boobs on the big screen.

          2. $kaycog Avatar
            $kaycog

            Now I understand. If it hadn't been for the boobs, you probably wouldn't have remembered the movie. I'm so glad you saw them on a big screen where they are much bigger than on a little screen.

          3. RegalRegalia Avatar
            RegalRegalia

            Boobs? What cut were you watching?

          4. Alff Avatar
            Alff

            There was a brief shot of boobage in the original cinematic release.

  18. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    Couple of what?

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    1. $kaycog Avatar
      $kaycog

      Oops. *hangs head in shame*

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  19. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
    Rust-MyEnemy

    First post in the thread nailed it with De Lorean, in my opinion.
    Leaves me to add nothing but:
    <img src="http://imcdb.org/i003243.jpg&quot; width=400>

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  20. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    In Hollywood, it's all about the bottom line. One car has probably pulled in more licensing money in the last 5 years than 2 through 10 combined.
    <img src="http://allaboutyourchild.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/lightning_mcqueen.jpg&quot; width=500>

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    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      … and created an indelible image in the mind of more than one young Pinewood Derby participant
      <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_fVEg3I8ek1A/S6jpc7BmbRI/AAAAAAAAAG8/67Uoilb-xMU/s640/2009-12-13%2014.03.31.jpg"width=500&gt;

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      1. OA5599 Avatar
        OA5599

        Hmmm. My kid made a Lightning McQueen a couple years ago. This year, he made a black hotrod with flames, side exhaust and wide whites.
        I guess next year we'll be making a canoe.

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  21. Jimmy7 Avatar
    Jimmy7

    <img src="http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/gallery/files/4/0/0/1/jaguar-wagon-hearse.jpg&quot; width="600">
    Kind of a cult thing, but like Age of Aerostar said of the Family Truckster above, it's Wagon Wednesday!

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    1. JayP Avatar
      JayP

      I need to see that Harold and Maude again… thanks for reminding me.

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  22. tonyola Avatar
    tonyola

    The Hannibal 8 from The Great Race.
    <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3166066148_3a98c52fac.jpg&quot; width=500>

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    1. CJinSD Avatar
      CJinSD

      The Hannibal 8 is on the market right now, for $350,000. It has a Corvair engine driving all 4 rear wheels.

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  23. buzzboy7 Avatar
    buzzboy7

    I hate to say it but it's Herbie. The other cars are mostly side roles. Herbie was a star. You may not like "Nerd" movies and don't know about the DeLorean. You may have seen ghost busters but don't remember the Ecto 1. The A-Team was something but you may care more about the action than the Van. Even if you've never seen Herbie(or it's spawn) you have probably heard somebody(probably a 40+ yo woman) call a VW Herbie.

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  24. Shane Avatar
    Shane

    Very happy to see night rider one of my favorites.But i think James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 from Gold finger, is considered to be world most favorite and famous.

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  25. Age_of_Aerostar Avatar
    Age_of_Aerostar

    <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/bzzagent-bzzscapes-prod/—1973-ford-falcon-mad-max-interceptor-lrg.png&quot; width="400">

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  26. RevPiper Avatar
    RevPiper

    <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5492266481_3ab90a8300_b.jpg&quot; width="500">

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  27. engineerd Avatar
    engineerd

    No Ferrari from Ferris Bueller?
    <img src="http://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/21746/FErris_ferrari-L.jpg"&gt;
    Mmmmm…Sloane Peterson.

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      I was saving that one and one other non-Hollywood film car for somebody else to mention.
      <img src="http://geektyrant.com/storage/post-images/MAD-MAX-4Movie.JPG.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1263597466170&quot; width=500>

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    2. sidecar57 Avatar
      sidecar57

      Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

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  28. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    While all of these are memorable…this olelongrooffan remembers seeing this one on a weekly basis like it was this morning…. and I'm calling it a longroof!!
    <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/246901437_1c340e4df3.jpg"end&gt;

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  29. jjd241 Avatar
    jjd241

    As much as I respect all of your opinions, YOU ARE ALL WRONG! The correct answer is obviously:
    SPEED BUGGY!
    [youtube ZjveJyqI6yM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjveJyqI6yM youtube]

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  30. JayP Avatar
    JayP

    The Wraith.
    Sorry for no pics, I'm banging Millers and I really don't give a crap 'cuz there were no boobs in it.
    But I vote for General Lee. Being 12 years old, Daisy Duke made me tingly in special places. Yea- I'd better clam up.

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  31. McQueen Avatar
    McQueen

    I'm on my phone or I would post pics , you guys and gals missed the biggest hot rod of them all the K car from Planes , trains and , automobiles along with the yellow Elinore from the original Gone in sixty seconds and , what the hell I may as well throw in Cages version of Elinore too .

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