OT: Talking Cars Tuesday - Movies & TV

Submitted by JeepinBen on

SWENSON!

Just kidding.

What's your favorite TV or Movie car? Would you own it? With or without its magical powers? (EG, you'd love to own the General Lee, but it has to be indestructable or no deal or, You actually had a black TransAm with the license plate "KITTTTT" and you swear it talked to you once).

No talking about recruiting or ethics here, let's talk cars. The more obscure the better. Would you rather have Jake Ryan's 944 from "16 Candles"? or the U-Boat 928 from "Risky Business". These are the important questions of our time!

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Everyone Murders

January 26th, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^

That would be a conversation starter.

Or most of the cars in 1993's A Perfect World (Clint Eastwood directing Kevin Costner), especially the blue 1959 Chevy Bel Air or the 1957 Ford Fairline (or the great 1962 GMC C Series pickup that pulled the Airstream around).  That movie was chock-full of great cars.

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The Mad Hatter

January 26th, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^

I think the Torino came with a 302 or maybe a 351, which by the mid 70's were strangled with emissions equipment.

The engine bay was large enough to squeeze a 460 in it though.  It was basically a stock motor (some minor mods, and no emissions) but the car was so much smaller and lighter than the Lincoln it came from it felt like a rocket ship.  I never timed it but I would guess a sub 14 quarter mile, if you could get the tires to stop spinning.

I used to advance the timing and put 100+ octane leaded racing gas in it once in a while just for shits and giggles.

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Benoit Balls

January 26th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^

restores a 71 Torino from the ground up. It was a 20 year labor of love (his day job was in a body shop, he only worked on it when time/budget would allow). He put a 460 in, so I can verify there is plenty of room for one.

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

January 26th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^

The Bandit's Trans Am.  No doubt about it.  Not even close to anything else.  Black Trans Am, firebird painted on the hold, gold trim, and the all-important T-top.  Gimme.  The great thing about that car is it's equally good for slow cruising or racing around.

Second choice: Boss Hogg's white Caddy, minus the bull horns:

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