TR Robertson — With all of the movies that have been made, there are times the car, that the hero or heroine drives, stands out as much as the leads in the movie. Based on the type of car, car sales of a particular make and model can go up after the movie is in theatres. Here is one survey of the top ten movie cars and the movie the car was featured in.

Top Ten Movie Cars

1. 1966 Batmobile – first seen in the “Batman” T.V. Show and later used in “Batman the Movie”
2. 1964 Aston Martin DB5 – “Goldfinger”
3. 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 – the time machine car from “Back to the Future”
4. 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback – “Bullitt”
5. 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM – “Smokey and the Bandit”
6. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Calif. Spyder – “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
7. 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Pursuit Special – “Mad Max”
8. Lotus Esprit SI Wet Nellie – “The Spy Who Loved Me”
9. 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance Ecto-1 – “Ghostbusters”
10. 1963 Volkswagen Beetle – Herbie from “The Love Bug”

There have been a number of other cars that have made quite an impression on people, some very elaborate, some very unusual, and some you probably would not want to own. Take a look at this list and the movie they appeared in and see if you can recall what the car looked like.

Movie Cars

• 1989 Batmobile from Tim Burton’s “Batman” movie
• 1932 Ford Coupe driven by Harrison Ford in “American Graffiti”
• 1970 Dodge Charger in the 2001 “The Fast and the Furious”
• 1969 Mustang in the 2014 “John Wick”
• Batman Tumbler from the “Dark Knight” Trilogy 2005-2012
• The Gigahorse from the 2015 “Mad Max: Fury Road”
• 1974 Dodge Monaco Bluesmobile from the 1980 “The Blues Brothers”
• 1958 Plymouth Fury from the 1983 “Christine”
• 1992 Ford Explorer XLT UN46 from the 1993 “Jurassic Park”
• 1976 AMC Pacer – the Mirthmobile from the 1992 “Wayne’s World”
• 1973 Ford Grand Torino from the 1998 “The Big Lebowski”
• 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire from the 1983 “National Lampoon’s Vacation”
• 1984 Ford Econoline – The Shaggin’ Wagon – from the 1994 “Dumb & Dumber”
• 1966 Ford Thunderbird from the 1991 “Thelma and Louise”
• 1966 Alfa Romero 1600 Duetto Spider from the 1967 “The Graduate”
• 1971 Volkswagen T2 Microbus from the 2006 “Little Miss Sunshine”
• 1948 Ford de Luxe Convertible from the 1978 “Grease”
• 1997 Chevrolet 2500 Silverado Fleetside from “Kill Bill Vol. 1”
• 1969 Dodge Charger – General Lee – from 2005 “Dukes of Hazard”
• 1967 Austin Mini Coopers 1275 from “The Italian Job”
• 1968 Chitty Car from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
• 1964 Cadillac Deville Convertible from “48 Hrs.”
• 1951 Studebaker Convertible from “The Muppet Movie”
• 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – customized – from “The Car”
• 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Eleanor – from “Gone in 60 Seconds”
• 1948 Tucker Sedan from “Tucker: the Man and His Dream”
• 1964 Lincoln Continental – Flounders car from “Animal House”, turned into a float
• 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible from “Rainman”
• 1976 Ford Gran Torino from 2004 “Starsky & Hutch”
• 1960 Chevrolet El Camino from 2001 “The Mexican”
• Racer Motors Mach 5 from “Speed Racer”

How many did you recognize? Sometimes, we ignore parts of a movie that don’t stand out and many of these were in the background, so to speak. But, a lot of these vehicles are integral to the plot of the movie and are special features of the movie that we remember long after we leave the theater.