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50 Most Famous Cars Of All Time
 RideLust.com has an interesting post that list the 50 most famous cars of all-time. Here's a few of the cars included.
- 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback
- 1981 DeLorean DMC 12
- 1963 Volkswagen Beetle
- 1969 Dodge Charger
- 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
- 1962 Volvo P1800
- 1955 Chevrolet 6700-series bus
- 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4
- 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
- 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance
The cars are not ranked in order. Most of them are famous cars from movies and tv. You will recognize a lot of them on site.
Posted on August 8, 2008
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The DeLorean Time Machine
The DeLorean Time Machine above is now on permanent display at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois. The DeLorean was the vehicle used in the popular Back to the Future films. The Volo Auto Museum is a 30-acre theme park known for its collection of nearly 300 antique and famous cars, which it displays year round in five climate-controlled showrooms. You can see some more of the museum's attractions here on the Volvo Auto Museum website.
Posted on July 28, 2007
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Talladega Nights Drives NASCAR Mainstream
 NASCAR has been slowly becoming more of a mainstream sport over the past several years but the new Talladega Nights movie has given it the final push. Talladega Nights stars Will Ferrell as NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby. The film was a box office hit on its opening week. Newhouse News has an article bout the film and the growing success of NASCAR.
And for Dick Glover, NASCAR's Los Angeles-based vice president for media and broadcasting, the whole scenario felt like Jimmie Johnson grabbing the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway.
"NFL is the gold standard for sports in this country and baseball is the national pastime," Glover explained in an interview. "We know we need to do what we can to become more a part of the day-to-day consciousness."
No one is ready to declare "mission accomplished" just yet, but when one of Hollywood's most bankable stars attaches himself to the country's fastest-growing major sport, someone is doing something right -- in addition to doing something no other major sport is doing right now.
It is hardly a coincidence that for the third consecutive summer, stock-car racing is featured on big screens across the country, or that NASCAR drivers keeping popping up everywhere from "American Idol" to the soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
You can read more about Talladega Nights here in a post on WatchersWatch.com. For those looking to interact with the film there's also a Talladega Nights online racing game and Ricky Bobby's Wonder Bread car is even being auctioned off for those with cash to burn. You can learn a little more about NASCAR in this interview with G. Wayne Miller, the author of the book Men and Speed.
Posted on August 9, 2006
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Writers Write, Inc Launches WatchersWatch.com
We love to watch! TV, Film and video, that is. We're happy to
announce the launch of WatchersWatch.com, our new blog about what's hot in movies, television and videos.
What's hot this week at WatchersWatch? Why it's the Da Vinci Code,
of course. Dan Brown's international bestseller opened in wide release
Friday, May 19, 2006 and has already made $224 million worldwide
in its first weekend, making it the second biggest opening weekend of all
time.
You can find our Da Vinci Code review roundup, the scoop on the new fall TV shows and much more at: http://www.watcherswatch.com
Posted on May 21, 2006
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Cars From Disney/Pixar Film Hit the Road
 This picture shows two of the stars of Disney/Pixar's new computer-animated film called Cars. The two cars featured include hotshot rookie racecar Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Sally Carrera, a snazzy 2002 Porsche 911 (voiced by Bonnie Hunt). Lightning McQueen is the car in the photograph on the right. The film's sheet metal counterparts were created by famed movie car creator and customizer Eddie Paul of Customs By Eddie Paul, with help from Porsche and Pixar Animation Studios' artists and technicians. The cars are going on a tour that includes stops in over 40 cities. A truck character named Mack, which will carry the cars on the tour, was provided by Mack Trucks, Inc. Here is some information about the film which comes out June 9th.
Cars tells the story of Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie racecar driven to succeed, who discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. The all-star vocal cast includes free-wheeling performances by Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, "Larry the Cable Guy", Tony Shalhoub, Michael Keaton, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Jenifer Lewis and Jeremy Piven. Fueled with plenty of humor, action, heartfelt drama, and amazing new technical feats,
More information and a movie trailer can be found on the Cars website.
Posted on April 19, 2006
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General Lee Most Popular Movie or TV Car
A recent survey named the General Lee from the 1970s show the Dukes of Hazzard the most popular TV or movie car. The photo on the right is the General Lee that will be seen in the Dukes of Hazzard film due out this summer. The survey was conducted by Hagerty Insurance, a company which insures collectible automobiles, and based on about 10,000 responses. CNN has an article explaining the findings from the Hagerty survey. Here is a complete list of the Top 10 TV and movie cars.
- Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee -- from the 1970s TV show
- Bullitt's dark green 1968 Mustang driven by Steve McQueen
- Gone in 60 Seconds' Eleanor - the 1967 Shelby GT500
- Back to the Future's flux capacitor-equipped 1983 DeLorean
- Batman's Batmobile from the TV series starring Adam West
- Goldfinger's Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond
- Smokey & The Bandit's 1977 Pontiac Firebird T/A driven by Burt Reynolds
- Herbie the Love Bug, the 1963 Volkswagen from the Disney movie
- Starsky & Hutch's 1974 Ford Torino driven in the original TV show
- The Green Hornet's Black Beauty - from the 1966 television series
Posted on June 6, 2005
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Herbie's Back
 Herbie, the Love Bug, is back for another motion picture. Herbie: Fully Loaded starring Lindsay Lohan and Matt Dillon will appear in theatres this August. The photo on the right shows the ceremonial launch of Herbie and friends cruise across America at the Santa Monica Pier. Herbie, the Love Bug, will embark on a 4-week cross-country caravan with over 200 fellow Volkswagens along Route 66, visiting over 60 U.S. cities.
Posted on May 14, 2005
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Disney Enters Volvo Ocean Race With Pirate Ship
The Walt Disney Company and Volvo (Volvo Car Corporation and AB Volvo) have entered into a unique film marketing deal for Pirates of the Caribbean II and the agreement will include the creation of a competitive entry in the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race. We like the idea and think it will generate a lot of buzz for the movie. The Pirates boat (pictured on right) is very cool and sleak looking. Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, said
We're excited to be participating in the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race, which is very much like the 'formula one' of yacht racing. This is a fun and unique way to remind viewers all over the world that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will be sailing into theatres next summer. Given the film's high seas adventures and nautical themes, this marathon sporting event is a great way to make some waves and generate awareness among the millions of viewers.
Posted on April 28, 2005
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