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Below is a list of famous automobiles: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Real

Historical

Oscar Mayer is an American meat and cold cut production company, now owned by Kraft Foods, that is famous for its hot dogs, bologna, bacon and Lunchables products. ... An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at NAIAS 2005. ... Pope John Paul II on a popemobile Another popemobile, produced by Fiat The popemobile is an informal name for the specially designed vehicle used by the pope during public appearances. ...

Racing

Ford GT40, winners of Le Mans race 1966 to 1969
Ford GT40, winners of Le Mans race 1966 to 1969

Photograph of the front of a Ford GT40 with another GT40 in different livery visible in the background. ... Photograph of the front of a Ford GT40 with another GT40 in different livery visible in the background. ... GT40 Mk II front. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... GT40 Mk II front. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... A European Top Alcohol Dragster at Santa Pod Raceway Front engine dragsters are what they raced in the 1960s. ... Cover of Hot Rod magazine, featuring Don Garlits front engine dragster, Wynns Jammer Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932, Tampa, Florida) is considered the father of drag racing. ... The Green Monster was the name of several vehicles built by Art Arfons who was often described as a junk yard genius, and his half brother Walt Arfons. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ... A European Top Alcohol Dragster at Santa Pod Raceway Front engine dragsters are what they raced in the 1960s. ... Art Arfons (born February 3, 1926 in Akron) was three time the world land speed record holder. ... The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the Porsche 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA-Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard Group 4). ... Stanley is an autonomous vehicle created by Stanford Universitys Stanford Racing Team. ... The DARPA Grand Challenge is a United States government-sponsored competition that aims to create the first fully autonomous vehicles capable of competing on an under-300 mile, off-road course in the Mojave Desert in the Southwest United States. ... Grave Digger is one of several monster trucks currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. ... Bigfoot is known as the original monster truck and remains one of the most popular trucks in the United States. ...

Land-speed records

Main article: Land speed record

1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records from 1898 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ... The Blue Flame was the high-performing, ultra high-speed, rocket-powered vehicle which achieved the world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 28, 1970. ... --216. ... Sir Malcolm Campbell (born March 11, 1885 in Chislehurst, Kent, England - died December 31, 1948) was a racing motorist and motoring journalist. ... The Green Monster was the name of several vehicles built by Art Arfons who was often described as a junk yard genius, and his half brother Walt Arfons. ... A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ... Art Arfons (born February 3, 1926 in Akron) was three time the world land speed record holder. ... Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car, which held the world land speed record between, 1983 and 1997. ... ThrustSSC at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. The ThrustSSC is built with highly protected aluminium wheels The team with ThrustSSC. ThrustSSC (SuperSonic Car) is a British designed and built jet propelled car developed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers, which holds the world land speed record. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sound barrier. ...

From fiction

Main article: List of fictional vehicles

The following is a list of fictional vehicles: // Automobiles 6000 SUX - car from film RoboCop Abarth 2000 – driven by Heinrich Von Schnellfahren in the Norwegian puppet film Flåklypa Grand Prix (English title Pinchcliffe Grand Prix). ARGO - the all terrain vehicle employed by the Enterprise in Star Trek:Nemesis. ...

Literature

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a childrens story written by Ian Fleming for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham; it was first published in 1964 by Jonathan Cape in London and Random House in New York. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Christine. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Rocinante is the name of Don Quixotes horse, in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer of the 20th century. ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1962 books | Books starting with T | Novels | John Steinbeck ... Harold Robbins (originally Harold Rubin) (May 21, 1916–October 14, 1997) was an American author. ...

Movies

The original 1966 Batmobile was built by George Barris from a Lincoln Futura concept car.
The original 1966 Batmobile was built by George Barris from a Lincoln Futura concept car.

Throughout the James Bond series of films Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Lightning McQueen is a character from the Pixar film, Cars (film), played by actor Owen Wilson His last name, McQueen, is named after Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died in 2002. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Pixar Animation Studios is an award-winning American computer-generated imagery (CGI) animation firm based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Cars is an animated feature film. ... Christine. ... The Plymouth Fury was an automobile model and series made by the Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1989. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Waynes World is a 1992 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show from Aurora, Illinois. ... Waynes World was one of the most popular recurring sketches to come from the NBC television series, Saturday Night Live. ... The book, movie and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang took their name from a pair of celebrated racing cars built and raced by Louis Zborowski and his engineer Clive Gallop, in the 1920s. ... Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 feature film with a script by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, and songs by the Sherman Brothers, based on Ian Flemings book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car . ... Genevieve (1953) is a British film directed by Henry Cornelius. ... Herbie at a show in Portland (OR) Herbie is the name given originally to an L87 pearl white 1963 Volkswagen Type 1 Deluxe Sunroof (Model 117 to be exact). ... The Love Bug (1969) was the first of a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions that starred a white Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie; a bug with a mind of its own. ... De Lorean can refer to: John De Lorean, an American businessman who founded (in Ireland) the De Lorean Motor Company, which manufactured an automobile, the De Lorean DMC-12, which was used in the film Back to the Future This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Back to the Future is an American adventure-comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1985. ... The Ectomobile. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... The Pursuit Special is the car driven by the main character Max Rockatansky in the films Mad Max and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. ... Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction film starring Mel Gibson. ... The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers . ... The Blues Brothers: Dan Aykroyd (left) and John Belushi. ... Il Tempo Gigante is a car built by Ivo Caprino. ... Flåklypa Grand Prix (released under the English title Pinchcliffe Grand Prix) is a Norwegian puppet film, directed by Ivo Caprino. ... The Peugeot 406 was a mid-size family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1996 to 2004. ... Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for single passenger or small group of passengers, typically for non-shared ride. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Movie poster of Taxi Taxi was a 1998 French movie starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Movie poster of Taxi 2 Taxi 2 is a 2000 French movie directed by Gérard Krawczyk. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peugeot 406 from the movie doing a ski stunt off a flower container Taxi 3 is a 2003 French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. ... The Ford Crown Victoria is a fullsize car produced by the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s, and then again in the 1970s. ... Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for single passenger or small group of passengers, typically for non-shared ride. ... The BMW 7 Series is a luxury saloon made by BMW. It replaced the New Six models in 1977. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pontiac Firebird. ... Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. ... The Wraith is a 1986 action/science fiction film, directed and written by Mike Marvin. ... The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific measurement. ... High tech refers to tech that is at the cutting-edge - the most high tech currently available. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item. ... A show car, sometimes called a dream car, is a custom-made automobile created specifically for public display, rather than sale. ... U.S. Patent D205998 The text of U.S. patents is in the public domain [1]. Patent illustrations may be copyrighted, but U.S. patent regulations explicitly require applicants to allow the facsimile reproduction by any­one of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the... U.S. Patent D205998 The text of U.S. patents is in the public domain [1]. Patent illustrations may be copyrighted, but U.S. patent regulations explicitly require applicants to allow the facsimile reproduction by any­one of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the... The original 1966 Batmobile was built by George Barris from a Lincoln Futura concept car. ... Two men called George Barris were prominent in the latter half of the twentieth century for their links to the Hollywood entertainment community. ... 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept The Lincoln Futura was never a production model, but was instead a concept car designed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company. ... Lincoln Futura Dodge Copperhead A concept car is a car prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. ...

Television

My Mother the Car was an American television situation comedy which aired for a single season on NBC between September 14, 1965 and September 6, 1966. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ... Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. ... The original 1966 Batmobile was built by George Barris from a Lincoln Futura concept car. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... The Ford Torino was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. ... For the film, see Starsky & Hutch. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... The Green Hornet (above) and Kato (below). ... Car 54, Where Are You? was a TV comedy show that ran from 1961 to 1963 on the American television network NBC. It followed the madcap adventures of police officers in the fictional 53rd precinct in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. ... Penelope Pitstop, as seen on The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who has appeared in various animated cartoons. ... Dick Dastardly and Muttley, the villains of Wacky Races, in their car, the Mean Machine. ... Dick Dastardly and Muttley, the villains of Wacky Races, in their car, the Mean Machine. ... Dick Dastardly, as he appeared in Wacky Races. ... Dick Dastardly and Muttley, the villains of Wacky Races, in their car, the Mean Machine. ... Bo (R) and Luke Duke in their famous car, The General Lee The General Lee is the car driven by the Duke cousins Bo and Luke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. ... There have been a number of vehicles bearing the Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... The Mach Five The Mach Five is the racing car Speed Racer drives in the anime series of the same name. ... Speed Racer, known in Japan as Gō Mifune. ... Peugeot 403 The Peugeot 403 was a car produced by Peugeot from 1955 to 1966. ... DVD cover of Columbo - The Complete First Season Columbo was an American crime fiction TV series created by Richard Levinson and William Link. ... My Mother the Car was an American television situation comedy which aired for a single season on NBC between September 14, 1965 and September 6, 1966. ... Baretta was a detective series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. ... KITT on display at Universal Studios. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pontiac Firebird. ... Knight Rider was a popular United States television show that ran between September 26, 1982 and August 8, 1986. ... Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ... Only Fools and Horses is a hugely popular British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ... The Monkeemobile The Monkeemobile is a modified Pontiac GTO that was built for the Monkees TV show. ... The Monkees in 1967 (left to right): Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork The Monkees were a four-man musical band created to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Scooby Doo. ... Scooby-Doo is a popular and long-running American animated television series produced for Saturday morning television by Hanna-Barbera Productions (now Cartoon Network Studios) in several different versions from 1969 to the present. ... The Flintstones, an American animated television series created by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time, originally running in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. ... Supercar was a childrens TV show produced by Gerry Andersons AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. ... Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson are most famous as the production team for several futuristic childrens television shows involving specially modified marionettes, a process called supermarionation. Their most famous production is Thunderbirds, which was produced by their production company, originally known as AP Films and later renamed Century 21... AP Films (APF) was a British independent film production company of the 1950s and 1960s. ... FAB1 is the name given to the six wheeled, pink Rolls Royce in the Thunderbirds TV Series. ... Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is International Rescues London Agent from Gerry Andersons Thunderbirds (TV series). ... The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... Thunderbirds was a 1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called Supermarionation which followed the adventures of International Rescue, an organisation designed to help those in grave danger using technically advanced machinery. ... Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson are most famous as the production team for several futuristic childrens television shows involving specially modified marionettes, a process called supermarionation. Their most famous production is Thunderbirds, which was produced by their production company, originally known as AP Films and later renamed Century 21... AP Films (APF) was a British independent film production company of the 1950s and 1960s. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953. ... This article is about the ITV television series. ... GMC Logo GMC, formerly known as GMC Truck, is a United States-based brand name of trucks, vans, and SUVs. ... A van is a vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. ... The A-Team was an action/adventure television show about a fictional group of ex-US Army commandos who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Viper is an Action-Adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in fictional Metro City, California. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ... This article is about the year. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a brand of automobile, now a division of General Motors. ... Modified 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. ... The M.A.S.K. Logo M.A.S.K. is an animated television series produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc and also the toyline of the same name sold by Kenner. ...

Song

Rocket 88, a rhythm and blues song from 1951. ... Ike Turner (born Izear Luster Turner Jr. ... The Kings of Rhythm were an American rhythm & blues group led by Ike Turner in the late 1950s and the 1960s. ... The Beach Boys 1976 album 15 big ones The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The Beach Boys 1976 album 15 big ones The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. ... Little Red Corvette is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Eliminator is the eighth studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... ZZ Top on the cover of the March 1991 issue of the Guitar World magazine. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (IPA: ). Rush formed in the summer of 1968, in Willowdale, Ontario (now part of Toronto) by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Commander Cody may refer to: The stage name of George Frayne, leader of the rock and roll band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and, informally, the band itself A minor character in the Star wars movie universe, see Commander Cody The 1950s science-fiction serial character, who name... Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Cummings on January 12, 1966 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is a hard rock/heavy metal musician, director, and writer. ...

Comics

Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Elvira Coot, a fictional character from the Scrooge McDuck Universe. ... 1915 Detroit Electric Brougham Detroit Electric (1907 - 1939) was an automobile brand produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit Michigan. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... The original 1966 Batmobile was built by George Barris from a Lincoln Futura concept car. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Gunsmith Cats is a series of manga and anime work by Kenichi Sonoda. ...

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