Editor’s Note: This article explores some of the most famous and powerful cars ever featured in cinema history, spanning from classic 1960s muscle to modern movie machines.
A few very specific cars become incredibly special purely due to their iconic appearance in major Hollywood movies. People absolutely love to eventually own one of these famous cars, totally regardless of their soaring price tags. We get instantly attracted to them whenever we luckily see one of these legendary cars driving on the road. Let’s check out below some of the most highly influential and powerful cars from blockbuster movies and TV series since 1968. Would you love to have one of these?
Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback
The dark green Ford Mustang is the legendary car famously featured in the classic Steve McQueen film “Bullitt”. The incredibly intense, tyre-smoking car chase scene from the 1968 movie easily generated a massive amount of excitement. In 2001, the Ford Motor Company officially released the highly sought-after Bullitt special edition Ford Mustang GT to honour the film.
Lincoln Continental Mark III
The terrifying, evil car prominently featured in the cult classic horror movie “The Car” was a heavily customized, matte-black 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III produced by Lincoln.
There were exactly six menacing cars hastily built in just six weeks for the film’s intense production. Sadly, all six cars were completely destroyed during the filming of the movie’s explosive stunts.
Lotus Esprit
The sleek, wedge-shaped Lotus Esprit is a British sports car built by the Lotus company and is famously featured in the classic James Bond movie “The Spy Who Loved Me”.
In one of the movie’s most famous sequences, the white Lotus Esprit is seen dramatically falling off a pier directly into the sea, immediately transforming into a fully functional submarine mode.
Pontiac Trans Am
The iconic black and gold car that famously appeared in the massive hit movie “Smokey and the Bandit” is the unmistakable Pontiac Trans Am.
The Pontiac Trans Am is a high-performance version of the popular Pontiac Firebird, built by the Pontiac division of General Motors.
Ford Falcon XB Sedan (Pursuit Special)
The aggressive, supercharged Ford XB Falcon is prominently featured in the legendary 1979 dystopian movie “Mad Max”. The base car was originally produced by Ford Australia.
The most memorable car in the franchise, Max’s menacing black Pursuit Special, was a highly modified, limited GT351 version of a classic 1973 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop.
Dodge Monaco
The battered 1974 Dodge Monaco famously starred as the iconic “Bluesmobile” in the legendary 1980 musical comedy film “The Blues Brothers”. Massive Dodge Monaco cars were also very frequently used as real Illinois State Trooper cars and Chicago city police cruisers during that era.
Also, in the sequel film “Smokey and the Bandit 2”, a massive world-record automobile jump was beautifully captured during the massive “roundup sequence,” when a daring stuntman successfully jumped a Dodge Monaco over 150 feet through the air.
Plymouth Fury
The pristine red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury starred as the titular, murderous vehicle in the terrifying John Carpenter movie “Christine”, based on Stephen King’s novel. This particular model of large car was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation.
Dodge M4S
The highly futuristic Dodge M4S became incredibly famous after its starring appearance in the 1986 science fiction racing film “The Wraith”. It’s a very rare mid-engine sports coupe prototype designed by Dodge.
The real prototype car had an amazing top speed of 194.8 mph and could blisteringly go from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds. Historical reports reveal that only four of these incredibly rare cars are currently in existence.
Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra GT-500 “Eleanor”
The heavily modified Mustang known as “Eleanor” is incredibly famous for its starring appearance in the 2000 heist film “Gone in 60 Seconds”. The base car was originally manufactured by the Ford Motor Company.
The Eleanor GT500 was officially listed by Hot Rod magazine as one of the 100 most highly influential vehicles in cinematic history, as its aggressive styling brought a massive amount of non-car people’s attention into the world of classic muscle cars.
Pontiac GTO
The beautiful, muscular 1967 Pontiac GTO is incredibly famous for its starring appearance in the explosive 2002 action movie “xXx”, heavily driven by Vin Diesel. It was originally built by the Pontiac division of the General Motors company.
This classic American muscle car was originally sold in three distinct body styles: a pillarless hardtop, a stylish convertible, and a classic sports coupe.
Dodge Charger
The iconic car that starred in the hit classic TV series “The Dukes Of Hazzard” is a heavily customized, bright orange 1969 Dodge Charger built by the Dodge division of Chrysler.
It’s the extremely famous orange car famously known as the “General Lee”, painted with a Confederate battle flag squarely on the roof and a large number “01” painted clearly on each door, whose doors were welded shut for stunts.
Chevrolet Camaro
The bright yellow Transformers special edition Chevy Camaro is proudly produced by General Motors. The modern muscle car became massively famous as it starred as the autobot “Bumblebee” in the huge blockbuster movie franchise.
Ford Gran Torino
The dark green 1972 Ford Gran Torino SportsRoof was prominently featured in the critically acclaimed 2008 Clint Eastwood movie, aptly named “Gran Torino”. The classic muscle car was produced by the Ford Motor Company.
Mazda RX-7
The heavily modified Mazda RX-7 is a famous rotary-engine sports car built by the Japanese automaker Mazda. It makes a massive starring appearance in the racing movie “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”. The widebody car is incredibly famous for the amazing drifting stunts expertly performed in the movie.
DeLorean DMC-12
The stainless steel car is globally famous for its iconic appearance as the flux-capacitor-equipped time machine in the legendary movie “Back to the Future”. A heavily modified, prop-laden version of the rare car is used extensively throughout the entire movie trilogy.
The Tumbler (Batmobile)
The heavily armoured, tank-like Batmobile is the main pursuit automobile of the DC Comics superhero Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. The legendary car has massively evolved along with the character from simple comic books to television and huge blockbuster films.
These highly sought-after cars might easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars today, but their immense cinematic fame never goes away from the hearts of passionate people.
