James Bond’s Aston Martin and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang named greatest ever movie cars in poll
Other popular vehicles include Charlie’s getaway Minis from 1969’s The Italian Job and the Batmobile
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Your support makes all the difference.James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 is the greatest movie car ever, according to a poll.
The iconic motor was first seen in 1964’s Goldfinger and has appeared in seven James Bond movies to date, most recently in 2015’s Spectre.
It comes equipped with a host of gadgetry including a bulletproof rear windscreen, inbuilt machine guns, tyre slashers – and an ejector seat.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang finished second in the poll, followed by Doc Brown’s DeLorean from the Back to the Future trilogy.
Herbie, the star of five movies so far, came fourth and the Batmobile, known as the Tumbler, from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight films finished fifth.
The survey of 2,000 UK adults was commissioned by Hyundai, as three of their models appear in new Marvel film, Ant-Man and The Wasp, released in UK cinemas on 3 August.
A spokesman for Hyundai said: “Having our Veloster immersed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a great way to entertain consumers and showcase the vehicle to a massive audience.
“We wanted to take full advantage of this collaboration by engaging fans and providing them with experiences beyond the big screen.”
Other popular vehicles include James Bond’s Lotus Esprit S1 which featured in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me and “Greased Lightning” from 1978’s Grease.
Charlie’s getaway Minis from 1969’s The Italian Job secured eighth spot, while the Ford Mustang GT Fastback from Steve McQueen’s Bullitt came ninth.
Cars from Marvel movies appear several times – including Iron Man’s Audi R8 from the first Iron Man film and his Acura NSX Roadster concept from Avengers Assemble.
Agent Coulson’s Lola from Avengers Assemble also made the list as well as Hank Pym’s Triumph Spitfire from the first Ant-Man film.
The Batmobile features three times in the top 20 – the Tim Burton version (11), the one made famous by Adam West (10) and the Christopher Nolan version (5).
Poll makers also found six in 10 Britons think cars are an integral part of cinema history and around half said cars feature among their fondest movie memories.
The poll also identified the greatest car chases of all time.
Top spot went to the sequence from The Italian Job, followed by the chase in Bullitt and the scene from 1971’s The French Connection.
Amid this, 55 per cent agree the ideal car chase should feature near misses, 32 per cent want to see motors driving into oncoming traffic and 29 per cent want crashes.
Twenty-eight per cent think the perfect chase needs police cars, a quarter want to see pedestrians jumping out of the way and a fifth want wheelies.
And it should last for an average of four minutes and 23 seconds.
A spokesman for Hyundai added: “In addition to the Veloster featuring in the latest Marvel film, we’ve also just unveiled our Kona Iron Man Edition SUV at Comic Con.
“Its interior and exteriors are inspired by the iconic Iron Man suit and it will be built-to-order with limited global production – on sale in the UK next year.
“We aim to create a custom experiences that resonate with the Marvel audience.
“The Kona Iron Man Edition is a perfect example of blending our two worlds together into one special vehicle that we hope will excite fans of both brands all around the globe.”
Top 40: greatest movie cars
- James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 (seven James Bond movies to date)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Customised Paragon Panther (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- Doc Brown’s DeLorean – 1981 De Lorean DMC-12 (Back to the Future trilogy)
- Herbie – 1963 Model 117 Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle (five Herbie movies including The Love Bug)
- Batmobile/Tumbler (Dark Knight trilogy)
- James Bond’s Lotus Esprit S1 (James Bond – The Spy Who Loved Me)
- Greased Lightning – 1948 Ford De Luxe (Grease)
- Charlie’s getaway Minis – 1968 Austin Mk I Mini Cooper S (The Italian Job)
- Ford Mustang GT Fastback (Bullitt)
- 1960’s Batmobile – Customized 1954 Lincoln Futura (Batman: The Movie)
- Tim Burton’s Batmobile (Batman, Batman Returns)
- The Bluesmobile – 1974 Dodge Monaco with police package (The Blues Brothers)
- Ecto-1 – 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor (Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II)
- Bumblebee’ – 1977/2009 Chevrolet Camaro (Transformers)
- Louise’s Thunderbird – 1966 Ford Thunderbird (Thelma & Louise)
- Iron Man’s Audi R8 (Iron Man)
- Mr. Frye’s Ferrari – 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
- Bandit’s Trans Am – 1977 Pontiac Trans Am (Smokey and the Bandit)
- Robocop’s 6000 SUX (Robocop)
- Christine – 1958 Plymouth Fury (Christine)
- Dodge Charger (five Fast and The Furious movies to date)
- 1969 Mustang (John Wick)
- 44 Toyota Supra Mark IV (The Fast and The Furious)
- ‘Eleanor’ – 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 (Gone in 60 Seconds)
- Iron Man’s Acura NSX Roadster concept (Avengers Assemble)
- Lola – 1962 Chevrolet Corvette belonging to S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson (Avengers Assemble)
- Travis Bickle’s taxi (Taxi Driver)
- Ben’s Alfa Romeo – 1966 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider Duetto (The Graduate)
- Shaggin’ Wagon – 1984 Ford Econoline (Dumb and Dumber)
- Marie’s 1989 Mini (The Bourne Identity)
- Dodge Challenger R/T (Vanishing Point)
- Ryan Gosling’s 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle (Drive)
- The Gigahorse (Mad Max: Fury Road)
- Buck’s Pussy Wagon – 1997 Chevrolet C-2500 Silverado Fleetside (Kill Bill)
- Fozzie’s uncle’s Studebaker – 1951 Studebaker Commander (The Muppet Movie)
- Pursuit Special – Modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe (Mad Max)
- The Dude’s Gran Torino – 1973 Ford Gran Torino (The Big Lebowski)
- 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T (Vanishing Point, Death Proof)
- Garth’s Mirth Mobile – 1976 AMC Pacer (Wayne’s World)
- Hank Pym’s Triumph Spitfire (Ant-Man)
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