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Coolest of Scifi Cars
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I voted for the Aston Martin, DeLorean, and Batmobile (Keaton/Burton version). The 2009 Camaro looks awesome, but the only sci-fi thing it has is a robot sentience and the ability to crush me inside of it. I don't really see that as a bonus over the standard model.
Er...how exactly is Magnum's Ferrari a "scifi" car? Not to mention the Minis from The Italian Job. 
What? Speed Racer's Mach 5 is not on the list?
Ecto-1, and the BTTF Delorean
ZZ Top's ride is "Cadzilla"
And no "Dragula" from The Munsters?
And no "Dragula" from The Munsters?
Bond's DB5.
Where do I begin? Ferris Beuller's Day Off is sci-fi? Even if it were, the car is a 250GT California (and, in truth, isn't even that - it's a replica).
Magnum P.I.?
Cadzilla? Is ZZ Top sci-fi? And if so, wouldn't the space shuttle/Eliminator from Afterburner more accurately fit the bill?
'69 Roadrunner ... from? Jericho?
"Horrific customized" '58 Fury? The only thing customized about it was the color (in 1958, Furys only came in Buckskin Beige, with gold trim, but he did say it was a special order, in the story). And she certainly was 'horrific,' but not because of any customization.
As stated above, though, this poll is useless without THE Batmobile, from the '66 TV series; it set the standard for sci-fi cars, and as big a fan as I am of Syd Mead, and as much as I like the Spinner, even it owes its existence to Lincoln and George Barris.
A couple more notable omissions:
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Was KITT ever 'cool?'
Magnum P.I.?
Cadzilla? Is ZZ Top sci-fi? And if so, wouldn't the space shuttle/Eliminator from Afterburner more accurately fit the bill?
'69 Roadrunner ... from? Jericho?
"Horrific customized" '58 Fury? The only thing customized about it was the color (in 1958, Furys only came in Buckskin Beige, with gold trim, but he did say it was a special order, in the story). And she certainly was 'horrific,' but not because of any customization.
As stated above, though, this poll is useless without THE Batmobile, from the '66 TV series; it set the standard for sci-fi cars, and as big a fan as I am of Syd Mead, and as much as I like the Spinner, even it owes its existence to Lincoln and George Barris.
A couple more notable omissions:
- Gene Winfield's Reactor, which showed up both in Bewitched and as the 'Jupiter 8 in Star Trek's "Bread and Circuses" - we even have photos of Captain Kirk sitting in it
. Now that's cool! - Not a "car," per se, but a cool vehicle nonetheless, was the Landmaster from Damnation Alley. It was especially cool in the desert
. - And since some of these cars are clearly from horror and not sci-fi, how can we forget The Car?
)Was KITT ever 'cool?'
I went with KITT and the '89 Batmobile. There are a lot of decent cars in the poll, but those are the ony two that really made an impression on me.
I also like the Defender from Viper. That was actually the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
I also like the Defender from Viper. That was actually the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
where's the Shelby Mustang GT500KR 'KI3T' from new Knight Rider?
Why is the A-Team's van on here?
Where's the Pontiac Solstice/Jazz?
Where's the Aliens APC?
Why is the A-Team's van on here?
Where's the Pontiac Solstice/Jazz?
Where's the Aliens APC?
We need the Chariot from Lost in Space more than the A-Team van or Magnum's Ferrari
http://www.cloudster.com/sets&vehicles/Chariot/chariot15.jpg
but as others have said - 1966 Batmobile hands down.
http://www.cloudster.com/sets&vehicles/Chariot/chariot15.jpg
but as others have said - 1966 Batmobile hands down.
Well, I would have voted for Captain Scarlet's scarlet Spectrum car or The Prisoner's Lotus, but you didn't include them.
So I settled for Bond's Astin Martin.
So I settled for Bond's Astin Martin.
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