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This list of fictional cars contains either cars that are the subject of a notable work of fiction, or else cars that are important elements of a work of fiction. For the purpose of this list, a car is a self-propelled artificial vehicle that runs in contact with the ground and that can be steered. This would include passenger cars, trucks and buses. This list includes vehicles that the characters of the story would regard as being the products of technological development, as opposed to supernatural or magical forces.

Cars in fiction may closely resemble real-life counterparts with only minor or unintentional deviations from a real-life namesake; such vehicles may still play an important role in a story. Or, the limitations of real cars may be completely ignored for story purposes; in extreme cases, describing the car is the main point of the story.

Literature edit

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - the sometimes-flying car, star of the book/film/musical of the same name
Christine - a 1958 Plymouth Fury from Stephen King's novel of the same name^[1]
Gumdrop - an Austin Clifton "Heavy" 12/4, the eponymous star of a series of children's books by Val Biro
The Haunted Car
The Hirondel - a car that was used often by Simon Templar, otherwise known as the Saint
Melmoth - a car driven by Humbert Humbert in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita
Mrs. Merdle - a series of Daimler cars owned by Lord Peter Wimsey, named for the character in Little Dorrit "because of her aversion to 'row'"^[2]
Dick Turpin - a car in Good Omens, named for the highwayman Dick Turpin because he "holds up traffic"^[3]

Film edit

Cars in animated films do not belong in this section.

Truckster - station wagon in the 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation.
Cyclops - an extremely large, nuclear-powered bus in the 1976 comedy The Big Bus
Bluesmobile - The Blues Brothers, 1980
Landmaster - Damnation Alley, 1977
EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle - Stripes, 1981
Hannibal Twin-8 (built by fictional Prof. Fate) - The Great Race, 1965
Leslie Special (built by fictional Webber Motor Company) - The Great Race, 1965
Light Cycle - Tron, 1982
Pursuit Special - Mad Max, 1979
The Hearse
Herbie - The Love Bug, 1969
DeLorean time machine - Back to the Future, 1985
The Gnome-Mobile
"Eleanor" - Gone in 60 Seconds, 1974
The Betsy 1978, based on book by Harold Robbins
Cars in Death Race 2000 (1975) include The Bull, The Buzzbomb, The Lion, The Alligator and The Turbo
Cars^{[clarification needed]} in Death Race
Cars in The Fast and Furious
The Black Beauty - The Green Hornet
Ecto-1 - Ghostbusters, 1984
The Mirthmobile - Wayne's World 1992
2015 Tartan Prancer - Vacation
The Flying Wombat - The Young in Heart
Alta Pazolli - Love Potion No. 9 1992

Television and radio edit

Baby - a 1967 Chevrolet Impala - Supernatural
Battle Shell - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bessie - the Third Doctor's yellow roadster in Doctor Who
Brum
Cowabunga Carl Party Van - TMNT
Foot pedaled cars in The Flintstones
DRAG-U-LA - Grandpa Munster
FAB1 - Lady Penelope's Rolls-Royce from Thunderbirds
Fiat Cinquecento "Hawaii" - Simon Cooper's oft-ridiculed car from The Inbetweeners
General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard
Hruck Bubgear - The Middleman
KITT and KARR, its evil twin - Knight Rider
KITT - Knight Rider 2008
Munster Koach - The Munsters
Maximum Security Vehicle - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Spectrum Saloon Car (SSC) - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Mannix's automobiles
The PO-01 Pointer - Ultraseven, car type: a Second Gen. Imperial
Party Wagon - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rhino - New Captain Scarlet
Shellraiser - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turtle Hauler - TMNT: Back to the Sewer
Turtle Taxi - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turtle Van - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
Viper
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. car: custom plastic body "cyolac"

Graphic novels, comics, animation and cartoons edit

Batcycle - Several vehicles in Batman (also in TV and film)
Batmobile - The primary transportation of the DC Comics superhero Batman. Note: The Batmobile has taken on many different forms from the 1930s to today and has evolved along with the character in TV, films, and comics.
Benny the Cab - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Lightning McQueen and multiple other characters - Cars
The Mystery Machine - Scooby-Doo
Arrowcar - Green Arrow's vehicle
Mach Five - Speed Racer
Spider-Mobile - vehicle briefly used by Spider-Man
Susie - from the Disney animated short film Susie the Little Blue Coupe
The Testarosetta - Sally Forth
Thunder Machine
Gadgetmobile - Inspector Gadget
Jokermobile - Joker's vehicle
Larrymobile - Larryboy's vehicle (first debuted in VeggieTales in 1997)

Games edit

A-51 II APC, Armored Personnel Carrier armed with full-auto variant of the 48 Dredge GPMG ( x4 ) in Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Driver: Parallel Lines
Numerous car brands from the Grand Theft Auto series.
M12 Force Application Vehicle series, commonly known as the Warthog are a series of jeep-like vehicles in the Halo (series). They can be configured with a .50 Caliber anti-aircraft turret, anti material rocket pods, a troop carrier or a Gauss cannon
Putt-Putt, a car from the game series by Humongous Entertainment
Red Bull X2010
Uncle Jalapeño's car from LittleBigPlanet
Vision Gran Turismo, a series of cars designed by leading manufacturers for use in the Gran Turismo series
The Marek and RWD Le Mans prototypes and SMS formula racing cars in the Project CARS series
Falcogini, a luxury car brand from Payday 2
Quartz Regalia 723, a luxury sedan from Final Fantasy XV

Music edit

Ford Timelord, musician, 1968 Ford Galaxie, WGU 18G.

References edit

^ Note: in the photoplay adaptation of that novel, a hardtop coupe was used because in the 1958 model-year, a four-door sedan version of the Plymouth Fury did not yet exist (and would not until 1959); this was an error in the novel.
^ PLATT, THELMA (1984). "MRS Merdle and Other Motor Cars". Sidelights on Sayers. 9: 22–30. ISSN 0969-188X. JSTOR 45305431.
^ "Dick Turpin | The Good Omens Lexicon". goodomenslexicon.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[1] Note: in the photoplay adaptation of that novel, a hardtop coupe was used because in the 1958 model-year, a four-door sedan version of the Plymouth Fury did not yet exist (and would not until 1959); this was an error in the novel.

[2] PLATT, THELMA (1984). "MRS Merdle and Other Motor Cars". Sidelights on Sayers. 9: 22–30. ISSN 0969-188X. JSTOR 45305431.

[3] "Dick Turpin | The Good Omens Lexicon". goodomenslexicon.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

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