100 Iconic Vehicles
Written by Mighty Max
Across all cultures, humans have a unique fascination with the things that take us to where we need to be. The admiration that we have for our vehicles is clear as day in popular culture, where the landscape is dotted with hundreds of muscle cars, horses, dinosaurs, submarines, and time machines. As long as we dream about places to go and adventures to have, we’ll be dreaming about the things that take us there, too. This infographic has picked out one hundred vehicles that are, in a word, iconic – of our desire to explore, of our wildest fantasies, and of the specific pop culture moments that we’ve created. Some of them are metaphorical characters, and instantly call to mind the creative works that they were a part of. Others, like KITT and the Magic School Bus, are literally characters with spoken dialogue! How many of these vehicles can you identify without looking at the key?
100 Iconic Vehicles infographic100 Iconic Vehicles
- The Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?)
- 1963 Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger)
- The Party Wagon (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- The Grumobile (Despicable Me)
- The “Mutt Cutts” Ford Ecoline (Dumb and Dumber)
- 1948 Ford De Luxe convertible, “Greased Lightning” (Grease)
- USS Enterprise (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- 1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
- 1982 Pontiac Trans Am, “KITT” (Knight Rider)
- Canyonero SUV (The Simpsons)
- DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine (Back to the Future)
- The Milano (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Ford Falcon XB (Mad Max)
- 1974 Dodge Monaco “The Bluesmobile” (The Blues Brothers)
- The Mach Five (Speed Racer)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- Sweet Tooth’s Ice Cream Truck (Twisted Metal)
- The Warthog (Halo)
- 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire, “Wagon Queen Family Truckster” (National Lampoon’s Vacation)
- 1951 Ford F1 4×2 (Sanford and Son)
- Spinner (Blade Runner)
- The Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- 1968 Volkswagen T2a (Lost)
- SoroSuub X-34 Landspeeder (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
- 1994 Toyota Mark IV Supra RZ (The Fast and The Furious, 2001)
- 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
- The Batmobile (Batman: The Animated Series)
- 1976 ACM Pacer (Good Burger)
- Lexus 2054 Concept (Minority Report)
- 2015 Acura NSX Concept “2012 Stark Industries Super Car” (The Avengers)
- Yoshi (Super Mario World)
- 1964 Lincoln Continental, “Deathmobile” (National Lampoon’s Animal House)
- The Black Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean series)
- 1958 Plymouth Fury (Christine)
- The Batmobile (The Dark Knight)
- The Orca (Jaws)
- Finn McMissile (Cars 2)
- Metal Gear RAY (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
- GMC Vandura (The A-Team)
- X-Wing (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
- 1973 Ford Gran Torino (The Big Lebowski)
- Mario’s Go-Kart (Mario Kart)
- 1932 Ford Coupe (American Graffiti)
- 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT351 “Pursuit Special” (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior)
- Boshi (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- 1993 Ford Explorer XLT (Jurassic Park)
- The Boatmobile (Spongebob Squarepants)
- 1966 Pontiac GTO, “Monkeemobile” (The Monkees)
- The Nautilus (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- 1961 Ferrari GT250 (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
- Light Cycle (Tron)
- 1967 Plymouth GTX Convertible (Angel)
- 1973 Volkswagen Transporter Type 2 (Little Miss Sunshine)
- 1924 Rio Truck (The Beverly Hillbillies)
- 1968 Mini Cooper S (The Italian Job)
- 2001 Jaguar XK8 convertible “Shaguar” (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
- The Ratcatcher (Darkwing Duck)
- 1949 Mercury Club Coupe (Rebel Without a Cause)
- 1997 Chevrolet C-2500 Silverado Fleetside, “Pussy Wagon” (Kill Bill, Vol. 1)
- Normandy SR-2 (Mass Effect 2)
- 1977/2009 Chevrolet Comaro, “Bumblebee” (Transformers)
- 1986 Jaguar XJ12 Series III (Shaun of the Dead)
- Akira’s motorcycle (Akira)
- 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor “Ecto-1” (Ghostbusters)
- 1966 Ford Thunderbird (Thelma and Louise)
- Link and Epona (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
- Metal Slug (Metal Slug series)
- 1962 Volkswagen Beetle (The Love Bug)
- Monkey Ball (Super Monkey Ball)
- The Blackjack (Final Fantasy VI)
- Arwing (Starfox 64)
- 1975 Lotus Esprit submersible (The Spy Who Loved Me)
- The Thundertank (Thundercats)
- The Bone Wagon (Grim Fandango)
- Kuribo’s Shoe (Super Mario Bros. 3)
- Megas XLR (Megas XLR)
- The Blue Racer (F-Zero)
- The Munster Koach (The Munsters)
- The Magic School Bus (The Magic School Bus)
- The Partridge Family Bus (The Partridge Family)
- 1967 Chevrolet Impala (Supernatural)
- 1986 Fleetwood Bounder, “The Krystal Ship” (Breaking Bad)
- Yellow Chocobo (Final Fantasy Series)
- Vulture (Starcraft)
- 1975 Ford Gran Torino (Starsky & Hutch)
- The Megazord (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers)
- “Captain America” chopper (Easy Rider)
- Metal Gear REX (Metal Gear Solid)
- 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura Concept Car (Batman 1966 – 68 Starring Adam West)
- 1986 Ferrari Testarossa (Miami Vice)
- The Silver Surfer’s Surfboard (The Fantastic Four)
- Jetsons’ aerocar (The Jetsons)
- 1969 Dodge Charger, “The General Lee” (The Dukes of Hazzard)
- Scout Car (Half-Life 2)
- The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (The Avengers)
- Pontiac Trans Am (Smokey and the Bandit)
- The Murdertrain (Metalocalypse)
- The Mean Machine (Wacky Races)
- 1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown (The Green Hornet)
- 1976 AMC Pacer, “The Mirth Mobile” (Wayne’s World)
