Madi Al Madi lists on Man of Many the 20 Most Iconic Cars in Film History.
Here’s his list:
- James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5
- The Batmobile/The Tumbler
- DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine, Back to the Future
- 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback, Bullitt
- 1970 Dodge Charger, The Fast and the Furious
- 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- 1969 Mustang Boss 429, John Wick
- 1976 Lotus Esprit Series I, The Spy Who Loved Me
- 1966 Ford Thunderbird, Thelma & Louise
- 1969 Dodge Charger, General Lee, The Dukes of Hazzard
- Ectomobile, 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor, Ghostbusters 1 and 2
- 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Pursuit Special, Mad Max
- 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, Herbie
- 1967 Shelby GT500, Eleanor, Gone in 60 Seconds
- 1971 Volkswagen T2 Microbus, Little Miss Sunshine
- 2008 Audi R8, Iron Man
- 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275, The Italian Job
- 2007 Chevrolet Camaro Replica, Transformers
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit
Interestingly, most of them are from the 1960s and 1970s. And the most popular colour seems to be black. And they go really fast.
My take: What drew my attention to this article is that I’ve seen 16 of these 20 films and remember almost all of the cars in them. I wonder if that’s a function of product placement or production design. Anyone know?