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20 Great Movie/TV Cars

New ''Bellflower'' features a ride tricked out with flamethrowers; wheel it into our showroom of awesome autos, next to James Bond's Aston Martin, the Duke boys' General Lee, and more!
By Marc Bernardin ,  Clark Collis and Chris Nashawaty
Updated August 04, 2011 at 06:00 PM EDT
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Medusa, Bellflower

In writer-director Evan Glodell's debut movie, which opens Aug. 5, two Mad Max-obsessed friends turn a '72 Buick Skylark into ''the Medusa,'' a car fit for the postapocalyptic world. What does that mean? One word: Flamethrowers!!!

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KITT, Knight Rider

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Let's see...it can talk back and, occasionally, help its driver score with the ladies. (And jump over canyons. And go up on two wheels. And drive itself. And eavesdrop on evil land barons.) And the Knight Industries Two Thousand even got a 21st-century movie makeover. My word, KITT, not too shabby.

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The Batmobile, Batman

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Because it has ''atomic batteries'' and ''turbines.'' Because it has fire — FIRE! — shooting out of the rear. Because it's the sexiest superhero car ever.

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The General Lee, The Dukes of Hazzard

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We'll forgive ''that flag'' that's on the roof; nothing ever jumped over creeks and riverbeds and drifted around dirt roads like that crazy-orange Dodge Charger. Responsible for scores of people welding their doors shut.

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Doc Brown's DeLorean, Back to the Future

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It's the only car that lets you go back in time, so you can see it for the first time over and over again. Plus, those gull-wing doors are badass.

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The Pussy Wagon, Kill Bill, Vol. 1

Ninjas and samurais are sweet, but it's hard to get a lot cooler than Uma stepping out of the Pussy Wagon to scratch Vivica A. Fox from her marked-for-death list.

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Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit

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Later the car of Long Island gym rats reeking of cologne, the Trans Am turned Burt Reynolds into a redneck icon — equal parts A.J. Foyt and Billy Jack.

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Ford Falcon Interceptor, The Road Warrior

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The only bad thing about this car was that you couldn't buy it in the States — it was an Australia native. But we got to live vicariously as Max whipped it through the wastelands, supercharger wailing, and mutants tumbling in its wake.

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Ecto 1, Ghostbusters

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It looks like a hearse...which is good, since the Ghostbusters do all of their business with the dead. But it's got the best siren in the biz.

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The Bluesmobile, The Blues Brothers

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Why the Bluesmobile? Ask Elwood: ''It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.'' In short, the perfect car for any mission from God.

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B.A. Barracus' van, The A-Team

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The laws of physics dictate that any automobile with a center of gravity as high as this van would tumble in every one of the car chases it was involved in. But Mr. T don't obey your laws, sucka, and neither does his whip. (Why it has a spoiler still mystifies me.)

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Gran Torino, Starsky and Hutch

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Pure American muscle, dressed up like an ice cream treat. Even if this ride did look a little silly, it did hustle these streetwise San Fran detectives to crime scenes in a hurry.

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The Mach 5, Speed Racer

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This cartoon's theme song kept repeating ''Go, Speed Racer'' — this is how he got there. Equipped with belt tires, rockets, killer headlights, rotary saws, a homing robot, and ''auto jacks.'' None of it factory standard, all of it awesome.

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Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger

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Duh.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Dick Van Dyke and ''cool'' may go together as uneasily as meat and dairy in a kosher deli, but his flying jalopy is the alpha and omega of tricked-out wheels.

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Christine, Christine

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If the Devil had a car, it would be this cherry red 1958 Plymouth Fury, which is capable of both restoring itself to mint condition and rendering anyone who messes with her or her owner fit for the junk heap.

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The Warthog, Halo

How better to ferry videogame marines into harm's way than with this open-air military utility vehicle? You could roll it, jump it, flip it, or crash it, and the Warthog was ready for more. (Even if the steering took a little getting used to.)

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Wagon Queen Family Truckster, National Lampoon's Vacation

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Yes, it's a station wagon. But the Family Truckster is also functional (strapping a dead aunt to the roof) and a chick magnet (hello, Ms. Brinkley).

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Lightning McQueen, Cars

How often do you get to see a car learn about friends and loyalty? And all while making you tear up, no less.

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Cameron's dad?s 1961 Ferrari GT California, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

That sweet, sweet ride helped give Ferris and his friends their awesome hooky day, bore witness to one spectacular meltdown, and paid the ultimate price.

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1 of 20 Medusa, Bellflower
2 of 20 KITT, Knight Rider
3 of 20 The Batmobile, Batman
4 of 20 The General Lee, The Dukes of Hazzard
5 of 20 Doc Brown's DeLorean, Back to the Future
6 of 20 The Pussy Wagon, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
7 of 20 Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit
8 of 20 Ford Falcon Interceptor, The Road Warrior
9 of 20 Ecto 1, Ghostbusters
10 of 20 The Bluesmobile, The Blues Brothers
11 of 20 B.A. Barracus' van, The A-Team
12 of 20 Gran Torino, Starsky and Hutch
13 of 20 The Mach 5, Speed Racer
14 of 20 Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger
15 of 20 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
16 of 20 Christine, Christine
17 of 20 The Warthog, Halo
18 of 20 Wagon Queen Family Truckster, National Lampoon's Vacation
19 of 20 Lightning McQueen, Cars
20 of 20 Cameron's dad?s 1961 Ferrari GT California, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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