Re: Top 10 TV Cars

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Sacramento Bee - February 14, 2007

1. 1971 Plymouth Barracuda convertible, from "Nash Bridges" -- You get
to drive a monster-horsepower, bright-yellow 'Cuda on the streets of
San Francisco, and you have a police badge to negate speeding tickets.
What's not to like? http://snipurl.com/Barracauda_1971

2. Modified 1966 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron, from "The Green Hornet" --
Not only were actors Britt Reid as The Green Hornet and Bruce Lee as
Kato way cooler than Batman and Robin in the 1960s, their hot-looking
ride edged out the Batmobile as a hip hero- transporter.

It was a full-sized car? I always remember it as looking so bad that I
thought it was a plastic model.

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3. Ferrari 308 GTS, from "Magnum, P.I." -- OK, getting to drive someone
else's Ferrari in a tropical paradise - with the car owner footing the
gas bill - gets no argument from me.

4. Modified 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10, from "Viper"
http://snipurl.com/Viper_program -- Am I the only person who remembers
this 1994-99 TV series about a federal task force fighting crime in the
fictional California community of Metro City? Well, probably. The show
wasn't that memorable, but the rumbling Viper made a lasting impression
http://snipurl.com/Viper_1994

I had, mercifully, forgotten that show. I'm not at all pleased to be
reminded of it. It was wretched. The only possible reason for watching it
would be that you happened to like Dodge Vipers and I do not.

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5. The Batmobile, a modified 1955 Lincoln Futura concept, from the
1960s "Batman" series -- I saw it up-close for the third time last
summer at the California State Fair. Legendary car customizer George
Barris did an admirable job capturing the hard-charging spirit of the
Dark Knight.

I would have put this at #1, partly because it was a great car, great
looking, suited Batman, as you say, to a T, was totally out there as far as
styling goes and had all kinds or crazy capabilities (and the writers would
add new ones whenever the plot demanded it).

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6. The Munster Koach, based on a 1923 Ford Model T chassis, from "The
Munsters" -- Another Barris creation, this "family" car had an exposed
engine with enough chrome piping to fill a warehouse. The monstrous
vehicle implied serious horsepower, and any prospective drag racer
challenging it on the street was making a grave error.

7. 1975 Ford Gran Torino, from "Starsky and Hutch" -- It pains me to
admit that such an in-your-face creation designed to market Ford
horsepower is on my list. But it's a worthy addition. I couldn't take
my eyes off it in the original television series, and the same was true
in the 2004 movie based on the TV show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Gran_Torino#1975

8. 2003-04 Aston Martin DB AR1, from the current "Vegas" series - - Sin
City tough guy Ed Deline (played by James Caan) drives this limited-
edition car around town when he's not grabbing casino cheats by the
collar. Either way, he looks good.

9. The Flintmobile, from "The Flintstones" cartoon series -- Wheels of
solid stone made it a crash-test player, and did you ever notice how
Fred Flintstone never had to keep moving his feet to propel the vehicle
once it got going? I'm guessing he had a secret formula. Fossil fuel,
perhaps?

10. 1959 Mercury Parklane convertible, from "77 Sunset Strip" -- A wide
stance, understated rear fins and a V-8. Keep your comb, "Kookie"; this
droptop was a highlight of the 1958-64 series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Park_Lane

In that vein, how about Perry Mason's El Dorado? In many of the earlier
shows, he drove some sort of mass-market Ford but eventually he moved up to
a Cadillac. It was never a plot element that I can recall but it was a very
nice car.

Additional nominees:

Car 54! Why not?

1-Adam-12! In a later season, it was an AMC Matador. A friend of mine
drove one of these cars and said it was an awesome police car; the 360 was
extremely quick, he thought it would outrun anything other than a 'Vette.

And how could you forget the 'Vette from "Route 66?"

Or, another 'Vette, a Stingray, a '64, I think, from "Stingray," another
short-lived but interesting TV series.

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