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Top 10 TV Cars (Live Action)


everyone needs an automobile oh come on
will you slow down
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
TV cars a road trip sounds good man for
this list we’re only looking at cars
trucks and vans that feature in TV shows
tanks boats and buses will be excluded
no matter how bitchin the custom paint
may be thank Ruben for that we’re also
only focusing on live-action vehicles as
we have a separate list for the top 10
cartoon cars oh that’s just great a flat
tire Just My Luck number 10 the Vista
Cruiser that 70 show actually I’m riding
shotgun no you’re not well I’m not
riding in the back why don’t we let Eric
decide Eric Kelso get in the back there
maybe sexier sleeker cars than this
second-generation 69 olds wagon but none
could be cooler painted in Aztec gold
the cruiser is handed down to eric
foreman from his dad red in the series
premiere bitchin Eric I’m fronting of
mother the cruiser and the freedom it
provides is central to many of the gangs
adventures from out-of-town concerts to
a north of the border beer run
okay guys Road Trip checklist car check
okay we’re good after the series ended
it was sold to fez actor Wilmer
Valderrama for 500 bucks which is about
what it cost to fill this guzzler
hey you found me number nine
Crockett’s Ferrari Testarossa Miami Vice
while the Vice guys were Ferrari men
from the start in real life the black 72
Daytona was just a dressed-up Corvette
which did not please the folks in Italy
you worried about that yeah I think
that’s a reasonable concern so they sued
the maker of the Ferrari and offered
Miami Vice producers a free pair of
replacement cars so long as the fake was
destroyed so enter the gorgeous and
iconic gloss white 86 testa Rossa we all
know and love Don Johnson’s Sonny
Crocket drove the Italian supercar for
the remainder of the series absolutely
essential in the temples serious police
wear huh damn right
number eight black beauty The Green
Hornet another challenge for the Green
Hornet his aide Kato and they’re roling
arsenal the black beauty built by Dean
Jeffries the Beautiful Mind behind the
monkey mobile and James Bond’s moon
buggy this one could give the Batmobile
a run for its gas money
packed with under the headlight rockets
and knockout gas dispenser in the front
grille this modified 1966 imperial crown
hit heights of luxury the Chrysler
Corporation never dreamed of
you’re lost Rick reads nightly driver
also came equipped with a flying
audio-visual surveillance unit called
the scanner which no doubt came in handy
when it was time to dock this land yacht
let’s roll Kato
number seven the staircar Arrested
Development all yours
watch out for bridges and hot buns you
can I get some pop ons usually portrayed
by a late 70s Ford pickup the stair car
becomes the Bluth family’s ride of
choice soon after they’re forced to sell
their company jet and all that other
stuff oh it’s a stairway that’s gonna
catch the eye as practical as it is
stylish this choice ride is known for
wreaking unintentional havoc from
knocking down homecoming banners listen
are you embarrassed to be seen in that
car it’s not a car but but no to
providing uninhibited top-floor entry
and assisting in jailbreaks
number six robbing one magnum p.i
although as synonymous with thomasmagnum
as mustaches and Hawaiian shirts the
show signature car technically doesn’t
belong to him but this is beer and by
technically we mean actually just ask
Higgins you have Robyn’s Ferrari over a
cliff well I’m sure you didn’t do it on
purpose but even so all the Ferrari 308
GTS is used in the show had to be
specially modified to accommodate Tom
Selleck’s tall frame even after removing
seat padding the six foot four actors
head still pops up over the windscreen
which is why the cars t-top roof panels
are so rarely used
Hagen’s this is great listen
never heard anything more beautiful in
your life number five the strength
tomato Starsky and Hutch I am talking
about the sweet sounds of springtime and
all you can relate to us is to turn on
GOT JUNK this two-ton hunk of junk it’s
capable of taking you any way you want
to go just about as fast as you want to
go there
packed with a beefier rear end and
aggressive air shocks
not to mention that flashy white stripe
the tomato was sarcastically nicknamed
by Starsky actor Paul Michael Glaser and
it’s arguably only known today because
of the weakly thrashing he gave it on
the series
especially since this version of the
Gran Torino isn’t a hit among car
collectors due to its rapid rusting
forward however saw the show’s
popularity and made just over a thousand
replicas for 1976 then ceased production
of the Torino completely happens to be
the hottest machine on L Road oh yeah
big deal Oh number four the 18 been the
18 this is it xavier right head them off
from the era that gave us the minivan
comes this manly van
about as sexy as Eric Foreman’s Vista
Cruiser and twice as practical the 18s
1983 GMC vandura is the perfect place to
light up a stogie and swap war stories
how’s the smoke back there ladies great
good the Cruz GMC stands apart from the
rest
with its swanky red stripe and matching
mag wheels but we have to wonder does a
van really need a spoiler of course it
does
number three the General Lee The Dukes
of Hazzard
not many cars receive fan mail let alone
35,000 letters a month as much a star as
any of the Duke cousins you just can’t
kill Bo and Luke’s 1969 Dodge Charger no
matter how long the jump
in real life hundreds of chargers were
used throughout production of the show
with a scant 17 confirmed survivors well
I told you not to land cooter your car
good you realize what its gonna take to
straighten all this out No while the
specs and stats may change shot-to-shot
the lee was always flame red and the
fastest car in town number two the
Batmobile Batman
I’ll make batteries to power turbines to
speed
Roger ready to move on
holy missed opportunity Batman based
upon a Lincoln prototype that never went
into production the frame of the car
that eventually became the Batmobile was
sold to builder George Barris for $1 one
whole dollar
built from stock to bat ready in a mere
three weeks most of the cars signature
back lines were already present in the
original design but with a coat of gloss
black paint a bat logo here and a bat
gadget there the Lincoln Futura went
from forgotten failure to screen classic
my way I said I’ve got a collapse for
Robin and me the key Batman afraid
you’re in no condition to drive
yes course officer entirely correct
before we let our top pick ride the open
road here are a few honorable mentions
let’s check out the glove box up pencil
hey you don’t think sure that’s John
voice pencil John Boyce teeth marks
ready ready and afternoon race fans
sorry I’m late
but it’s kind of hard to find a gas
station it fails rocket fuel
number one KITT Knight Rider but since
you were still recovering from your
ordeal and I detect were in a slightly
irritable mode caused by fatigue may I
suggest you put the car in the auto
cruise mode for safety sake no you may
not
alright so technically kid is the
computer and not the car that doesn’t
make Michael Knight’s ride any less
awesome
come on Devon I’m not gonna hit my car
it’s beautiful voiced by TVs mr. Feeny
William Daniels I am the voice of night
industry 2000s microprocessor ki TT for
easy reference a kit if you prefer this
82 Pontiac trans-am has way too many
cool features to cover here but they
include a 200 mile per hour top speed a
0 to 60 time of 2 seconds and the
ability to withstand temperatures up to
four hundred and 26 degrees Celsius oh
yes and it’s self-aware like it’s
basically a drivable Android can’t get
that option in an Aztec cabbie the car
just drove around the truck it steered
itself do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite TV car hey wow man this
thing let’s make coffee too I do nothing
of the kind
now pull over immediately say what for
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