Do you have a favorite vintage movie car?

[vitanola]

I think the Lozier which appears at 1:21 in this clip:

[video=youtube_share;ZdvRNdGlgzY]http://youtu.be/ZdvRNdGlgzY[/video]

 

[countryclubjoe]

the 1949 Buick Roadster convertible used in the movie, " Rain Man "

American car production at its finest. Great car, great movie.

Best regards
Countryclubjoe

 

[Stanley Doble]

The Leslie Special from The Great Race.

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...B-620AGG1YDYDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQ9QEwAg&dur=2084

 

[Matt Crunk]

My favorite post Golden Era movie car would have to be Herbie, the Love Bug. HE was supposed to be a 1963 ragtop Beetle, but in creating the many cars used in the films, they used year models ranging from '58 to '67. I've owned a '66 and a '67 Beetle and seriously considered making both of them into Herbie replicas, especially the later because it was an original pearl white (L87) car, same as the movie car. I even went as far as to secure OFP 857 (Herbie's California plate number from the movies) as a vanity plate for my state (Alabama), which I still own in case I ever get another one.

 

[LizzieMaine]

The Joad family's truck from "The Grapes of Wrath." A 1926 Hudson Super Six with the back of the body cut off and replaced by a flatbed.

 

[scottyrocks]

This is my favorite vintage movie car, as well. It's vintage for my lifetime.

 

[Rathdown]

The red Morgan +4 used in the Disney film, "The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit" (which the studio rented from me!).

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

One of the Mercedes LG 3000 trucks from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Not from the film but a good illustration nonetheless

 

[Dixon Cannon]

The Buckminster Fuller 'Dymaxion Car' - saw it in a newsreel prior to the start of the feature (it was shot on film so it counts!!!!) ≈

 

[David Conwill]

I've always liked Paul Biegler's '50 Pontiac Deluxe 8 Chieftain from Anatomy of a Murder:

 

[m0nk]

I'm kind'a partial to Bogart's 1938 Plymouth P6 Deluxe Business Coupe from The Big Sleep.

One of my favorites too.

 

[Edward]

When I was a kid, I had the Corgi version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:

I remember first seeing that film on television when I was about seven, and being furious with the "and it was all a dream" ending. I really felt cheated any time that device was pulled in a kids' film, but especially so with that one. As an adult I was really pleased that they didn't go down that route for the stage show.

Sunbeam Alpine:

The ONLY things missing are Grace Kelly, some fried chicken, and beer!

Lovely cars. My dad had one for a few years - an Old English White 4 seater couple model. A 1959, if memory serves. What I loved about it was that the overall styling had moved on so little from the pre-war years, relatively speaking, but it was so much more practical for a longer run than anything much earlier.

 

[kiwilrdg]

As was mentioned, Herbie is not a golden era car. It was not mentioned that the body style is very close to the KDF prototypes so it is a golden era body type.

This is my tribute car.

 

[filfoster]

One of my favorites too.

I'm going to pile on for this one (Bogart's 'Big Sleep' 38 Plymouth P6), as well. It looked so tiny inside but was probably fun as hell to drive. Anyone reading this ever drive one or similar?

 

[Atomic Age]

One of the Mercedes LG 3000 trucks from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Not from the film but a good illustration nonetheless

Interestingly the truck in Raiders was a GMC converted to look like a Mercedes.

Doug

 

[Atomic Age]

I'm kind'a partial to Bogart's 1938 Plymouth P6 Deluxe Business Coupe from The Big Sleep.

I love this car, plus the flip down pistol rack is cool!

Then there is the only REAL Batmoble.

And of course the coolest car ever built.