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28. Wonderbug

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Fri Jan 6, 2012, 08:47 PM

Jan 2012

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Coolest T.V. - Movie Cars [View all] unionworks Jan 2012 OP

this has got to be my favorite backtoblue Jan 2012 #1

No question. ohiosmith Jan 2012 #2

Ah, Vanishing Point Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #37

Same here n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #111

Vanishing Point unionworks Jan 2012 #85

my first car love. OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #3

Oh HELL NO!... MicaelS Jan 2012 #4

Perhaps so. Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #7

Do want! deucemagnet Jan 2012 #21

Coolness is in the eye of the beholder Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #5

Columbo's car is, by far, the coolest. laconicsax Jan 2012 #89

I fell in love Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #6

The old Vette unionworks Jan 2012 #8

Clip from Route 66 episode unionworks Jan 2012 #9

I fell in love with the red Corvette Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #11

The Avacado Hearse Taverner Jan 2012 #10

The 1971 Jaguar XK-E 4.2 Hearse Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #78

No love for KITT? KamaAina Jan 2012 #12

there is a near unionworks Jan 2012 #15

lol.... sorry, no love. n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #27

Oh, yeah, and a real smart mouth, too. Better acting than David. freshwest Jan 2012 #60

Not exactly setting the bar real high there. KamaAina Jan 2012 #79

Eleanor charlie and algernon Jan 2012 #13

"Herbie" unionworks Jan 2012 #14

I loved Herbie so much as a kid. geardaddy Jan 2012 #18

This one geardaddy Jan 2012 #16

Ginger reminds me unionworks Jan 2012 #17

Emma Peel and her Lotus Elan in hifiguy Jan 2012 #20

Please unionworks Jan 2012 #22

John Steed's vintage Bentley hifiguy Jan 2012 #19

A "Blower" Bentley GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #90

No one has mentioned it yet but there really is only 1 choice - mysuzuki2 Jan 2012 #23

+1 Auggie Jan 2012 #25

machine guns And an ejector seat! What could be better? mysuzuki2 Jan 2012 #31

In certain circles The General Lee would win, hands down Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #24

I believe they had to buy a lot of replacements as he didn't survive the stunts. freshwest Jan 2012 #61

Yes Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #64

Can't pick just one, so here's 4 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #26

HAHHAHA! That movie "The Car" was just on T.V. recently... EnviroBat Jan 2012 #127

Wonderbug YankeyMCC Jan 2012 #28

1974 Dodge Monaco Locrian Jan 2012 #29

Its got some pickup...But the cigarette lighter doesn't work! BootinUp Jan 2012 #54

Fix the cigarette lighter! guitar man Jan 2012 #122

Christine unionworks Jan 2012 #30

Thelma and Louise unionworks Jan 2012 #32

The '55 Shoebox in "Two Lane Blacktop" Throd Jan 2012 #33

+1 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #35

The Messerschmitt KR200 from Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" hunter Jan 2012 #34

Interesting machine unionworks Jan 2012 #38

+1000 Taverner Jan 2012 #41

I built a model of the Monkeemobile when I was a kid Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #36

GTO! unionworks Jan 2012 #40

The Prisoner's "Lotus Seven Series II" kentauros Jan 2012 #39

Beautiful! n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #42

And the theme... MrScorpio Jan 2012 #46

Another classic TV theme! kentauros Jan 2012 #47

What I'm getting unionworks Jan 2012 #43

Well put and thanks for sharing Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #45

"When Your Subaru is Over unionworks Jan 2012 #44

Some white asshole bought the last one. rrneck Jan 2012 #48

'68 Mustang Fastback from Bullitt. pa28 Jan 2012 #49

I'm a fan of Bullit, McQueen, and old Mopars, but... Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #50

I love that movie. Lots of gems in your post that I was not aware of. pa28 Jan 2012 #94

LOl great points Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #95

I'd love to read that piece if you can find it. pa28 Jan 2012 #99

The Jaguar Hearse from "Harold and Maude" HopeHoops Jan 2012 #51

I am unionworks Jan 2012 #52

Well, unfortunately they only made one for the movie and it was destroyed in filming. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #53

The greatest car stunt of all time. Hooper and Ski! BootinUp Jan 2012 #55

I added the video! BootinUp Jan 2012 #58

I suppose we can't count the TARDIS. mucifer Jan 2012 #56

lol, it doesn't have wheels. BootinUp Jan 2012 #59

Well, it had lights, it *moved* with an eerie kind of zoom to it. I'd call it a vehicle. freshwest Jan 2012 #63

YAY.... Tikki Jan 2012 #65

thanks! mucifer Jan 2012 #84

The Dodge Charger from Crazy Larry and Dirty Mary BootinUp Jan 2012 #57

The DeLorean DMC-12 in 'Back To The Future.' freshwest Jan 2012 #62

Um...Plus it is a TIME MACHINE ! amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #118

That you must handle with care or you might not be here, LOL! freshwest Jan 2012 #119

DUEL..... Tikki Jan 2012 #66

What an absolutely terrifying film! Dennis Weaver was great in that film. freshwest Jan 2012 #74

Wasn't that one of Spielberg's first films? BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #128

REPO MAN.. Tikki Jan 2012 #67

Calling All Boomers unionworks Jan 2012 #68

I owned one of these unionworks Jan 2012 #69

The Mirthmobile (Wayne's World) Vanje Jan 2012 #70

Sorry...I looked for the PACER dup...not Wayne's World... Tikki Jan 2012 #73

The 1976 AMC PACER... Tikki Jan 2012 #71

aka unionworks Jan 2012 #76

Buddy of mine has a Mark Donohue Javelin SST in his back garage. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #93

Rebel Machine Gold Metal Flake Jan 2012 #97

Rambler 'Street Competetion' Hurst-Red, White and Blue Big 3 'muscle car' killer stuntgirl56 Oct 2020 #134

Sure picked an old thread! marble falls Oct 2020 #135

Like this car too Vanje Jan 2012 #72

never mind. n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #75

The Very First Car: IcyPeas Jan 2012 #77

Yabba Dabba Doo! unionworks Jan 2012 #80

don't worry, your secret is safe with us on DU IcyPeas Jan 2012 #87

Enviromentally friendly, too n/t unionworks Jan 2012 #81

Sometimes it had a back seat and sometimes none. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #120

The envy of all we survey... targetpractice Jan 2012 #82

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...... unionworks Jan 2012 #86

A real workhorse flying rabbit Jan 2012 #83

What about this??? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #88

Ooh! Satellite Sebring Plus? Gold Metal Flake Jan 2012 #98

Yup ... that's it! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #105

427 Shelby Cobra - Gumball Rally bluesbassman Jan 2012 #91

The Tumbler sakabatou Jan 2012 #92

The T bucket from With Six You Get Eggroll Gold Metal Flake Jan 2012 #96

Hello, McFly... Son of Gob Jan 2012 #100

Um, nice, my favorite! freshwest Jan 2012 #123

The meaning of "Hot Rod" unionworks Jan 2012 #101

Any of Wendell Scott's #34 cars Mopar151 Jan 2012 #102

Sweet unionworks Jan 2012 #103

I beleive it's a late '30s Ford Mopar151 Jan 2012 #106

"The Great Race" GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #104

'49 mercury Jimmy Dean unionworks Jan 2012 #107

She's real fine... unionworks Jan 2012 #108

Not sure if this was actually ever IN a movie, MGKrebs Jan 2012 #109

Absolutely jaw dropping unionworks Jan 2012 #110

It's called a Delahaye 175. MGKrebs Jan 2012 #114

Looks hand made unionworks Jan 2012 #115

Damn that is beautiful! Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #125

THIS is the coolest TV car. Ever. wyldwolf Jan 2012 #112

Incredible unionworks Jan 2012 #116

Lloyd Dobler's 1976 Chevy Malibu LynneSin Jan 2012 #113

quite a feat unionworks Jan 2012 #117

Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #121

Dick Dastardly's Mean Machine Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #124

Stephen King's "Christine" BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #126

The Ultimate av8rdave Jan 2012 #129

My car can beat up your car... quakerboy Jan 2012 #130

Anybody remember unionworks Jan 2012 #131

Mannix! Buck Turgidson Jan 2012 #132

think he also unionworks Jan 2012 #133