Movie cars – Car of the Day

General Lees

garythepowers — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:26:40 +0000

Growing up one of the coolest cars around was the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard.

The General Lee has aged well and is now a classic muscle car. They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery and there is some serious General Lee imiation occurring out there in the realm of General Lees.

There are some funny things that have been turned into a General Lee vechicle and that subject would make a great article. As I started my research I found that an imitation General Lee article has already been written.

Artcar Central wrote a funny article entitled 25 Ways to Spot a Fake General Lee.

Here are a few General Lees not included in the Artcar Central article.

How about an actual gondola spotted in Venice, Italy? What is Italian for “yee-haw”?

I’m pretty sure the General Lee wasn’t made in Germany.

How do you make a mini-van cool?

Check out the fine work over at the Artcar Blog. They even give a tip on how to spot an original General Lee.

Rotten Tomatoes Rates Cars?

garythepowers — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:54:00 +0000

Well not actually all cars, although that would be an interesting site. They rate the 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars. Although the list starts with mini-van it finishes very strong. Obviously, the car movies found their place including the original Gone in 60 Seconds and the remake, Fast and the Furious, and Cannonball Run. But they also recognize neat cars that may have had a smaller roll in films. Do you remember the car that helped save Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone? It is on the list too.

The top 10 cars are very strong and a quick primer in the world where cars and entertainment meet.

Iron Man’s Audi R8 even makes the Honorable Mention List.

And speaking of the Honorable Mention List, if you don’t see your favorite movie car, it is probably noted there.

Ironman has Cool Cars Part II

garythepowers — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:15:30 +0000

The new “Iron Man” movie has cool cars in it. The mini car collection that Ironman has in his garage is a sweet little grouping of cars. In addition to the Audi R8 that I’ve mentioned in “Ironman has Cool Cars” and “Ironman’s cars vs Batman’s cars”, there is a Shelby Cobra, a Saleen S7 and a Tesla Roadster. (plus a couple of unidentified custom motorcycles)

The Shelby Cobra is the holy grail of 1960s muscle cars, unfortunately it ends up accidently crushed when Iron Man falls through his house and ruins his piano and his Cobra. (but does create a nice skylight for Iron Man to use in the future)

This isn’t the only time for the Saleen S7 to be in a major motion picture. When Jim Carrey was imbued with power from on high in Bruce Almighty, the car he chose for himself was the Saleen S7.

The Tesla Roadster promises to be the first 100% electric sports car. The Tesla Motors home page states a 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds. They are just now beginning production on this $100,00+ electric super car.

We also see Tony Stark/Ironman being chauffeured about in the back of very nice Bentley.

If you like cars, I mean really like cars, you should look into to being a fictional hero, they get the best stuff. Just ask James Bond, Batman and Iron Man, they would agree.

Ironman’s cars vs Batman’s cars

garythepowers — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:42:54 +0000

I’ve already talked a little bit about the cars of Ironman or actually the cars of Tony Stark. Once he dons the Ironman suit the concept of driving a car is irrelevant. The premier auto of Tony Stark that was featured was the fantastic Audi R8.

Enter the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, that Bruce Wayne will drive in the upcoming Batman movie “The Dark Knight Returns”. Of course Bruce Wayne actually has one of the coolest cars ever in the Batmobile, but if you leave the world of fiction, the Murcielago LP640 is the nearest thing to a real world Batmobile.

If Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne were to roll up next each other at a stop light Tony Stark would get smoked by Bruce Wayne’s Lambo.

Tony Stark probably didn’t think his 420hp V8 powered Audi that can hit 60 in 4.2 seconds would ever put him in a position to get smoked by the guy in the next car over. Most of the time Mr. Stark would be right about his R8 doing the smoking. But when the next guy pulls up in the LP640 with a 640hp V12 that can eclipse the 60mph mark in 3.3 seconds there’s not many options with 4 wheels that can compete with those numbers.

There is a great line in the new Batman movie previews where Alfred asks Bruce Wayne if he is going to take the Batmobile. At which point Bruce responds with simple “no.” This causes Alfred to quip “The Lamborghini then, much more subtle.” It’s nice to see Alfred still has his sense of humor.

Now if Tony Stark’s and Bruce Wayne’s alter egos were to meet at a stop light. Ironman would blow away the Batmobile. So each Super hero comes away from this comparo with a win.

Ironman has Cool Cars

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:10:33 +0000

Ironman is a great film, check it out. There are plenty of places you can read a review of the movie, this isn’t one of them. All I will say is that the movie is worth the price of admission.

Ironman has several great cars in it. There were a couple of sweet Audis that made an appearance: The Audi S5 and the Audi R8.

The R8 is Audi’s new supercar. The downside of a supercar is the six figure price tag. The upside is styling that every valet will respect and park your car up front. The upside is also 420hp. And the specific upside for the R8 is a car that can work every day as a daily driver. It is comfortable, reliable, daily driver that’s also fits the bill of a legitimate supercar.

If you can’t get your hands on your very own Ironman suit get an Audi R8 and if you can’t get an R8, try the S5, and if that’s not an option, just watch the Ironman movie.

For more information check out “Ironman has Cool Cars PT 2” and “Ironman’s cars vs Batman’s cars” and R8 Central.