Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Imagination Station: 15 Unreal Cars That Should Be Real

-Long before any of us actually drove a real car, there were cars we loved. Not real ones but those in cartoons, on toy-store shelves, and in video games. These are cars and trucks dopey or lovable enough that they’d be irresistible in the real world. The unreality of these vehicles gives them personality. - - -Sure, some of these have been built as full-size replicas or to function in some film, and the grim realities of actual existence may temper the attraction of some of these vehicles. But, come on, can’t some company with money to burn give it a shot and fire up some assembly lines so we can actually, you know, buy one? Yeah, we’re looking at you, Apple.-Mattel Hot Wheels Sharkruiser-George Jetson’s Space Car from The Jetsons-M12 Force Application Vehicle “Warthog” from Halo-Fred Flintstone’s Flintmobile-Conceived for Marvel’s 2011 film, it’s a 16-cylinder behemoth that streaks out across Europe aiding Red Skull in his perpetuation of fascist evil. On his personal site, designer Daniel Simon writes that the “car was explained in the film script to be the fastest road car of its time. Not due to its aerodynamics but its incredible power—a supercharged, 16-cylinder engine . . . At first, I envisioned an extreme car shaped like a 1937 Auto Union Type C streamliner, but I soon understood the film’s director was looking for something classic and upright. A style blend of a Mercedes 540K, a Mercedes G4 off-roader plus some hints of Bentley and Duesenberg turned out to be the perfect language.” Whatever, all Captain America had was a Harley.-The Tumbler from Batman Begins-Meyers Manx from Speed Buggy-The Powell Motors Homer from The Simpsons-Mutt Cuts Van from Dumb and Dumber-Rolls-Royce Fab 1 from Thunderbirds-2019 Spinner from Blade Runner-Lightning McQueen from Cars-Truffdale Adder from Grand Theft Auto V-Black Beauty from The Green Hornet-The Canyonero from The Simpsons--

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