‘Magnum PI’ Ferrari and ‘Back To The Future’ Delorean beaten by Toyotas
Here at Cars + Movies, we’re quite fond of Adam Carolla’s “The Car Show” on Speed TV. Fun cast, cool cars and overall pretty well done. It’s not Top Gear, but they’re finding a good pace and tone. In episode 8, they pitched Magnum PI’s 308 GTS Ferrari against… a V6 Toyota Camry and the Back To The Future DMC Delorean against a, oh... Read More
Meet ‘Cars 2′ newest character: Holley Shiftwel
It’s official, Cars 2 will introduce new characters, including Mrs Holley Shiftwell, a British spy who will partner with Lightning McQueen and Mater. Press release and video after the jump! Read More Read More
“Ferris Bueller” Ferrari garage for sale
Remember the gorgeous Ferrari 250GT Spyder California that Bueller and his buddies crashed in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Well now you can buy that garage (which turns out to be a house)… for $1.65 million, and No the car isn’t included. It’s actually a pretty swell building hidden in the woods of Highland Park, Illinois. Architects A. James Speyer and David... Read More
Melanie Griffith’s awesome off-road Mustang from ‘Cherry 2000′
In 1987, the science -fiction movie Cherry 200 came out, featuring Melanie Griffith, her lifted 1965 Mustang and a few Blakely Bantam, the famous British 3-wheeler. It’s a perverted love tale, taking place in Vegas in 2017, where all things sexual are made with robots or only after a lengthy contract is signed in the presence of the lawyers from both parties. Considered... Read More
‘Transformers’ edition Bumblebee Camaro up-close and personal at the LA Autoshow
So we went to the LA Autoshow in ’09, took a whole bunch of pictures of the Camaro Transformers edition and then, well… here we are posting them today. Frankly, the car is cool, but it mainly attracts kids, which makes us think it would either attracts: a) 16 year olds with rich parents, b) Dads who really want to please their young kids, c) creepy old dudes whose panel... Read More
‘Gone in 60 Second’ GT500 Eleanor replica sells at Barrett-Jackson for $110,000
Autographed by Carroll Shelby, this Eleanor replica is true to the movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, down to the nuts and bolts. It was built by the much troubled Unique Performance which packed 585hp in the 427 Ford V8 engine. The rest of the car follows up with a lot of performance parts and a beautiful finish. It took $110,000 for a lucky bidder to get his hands on it... Read More
John Dillinger’s escape car and ‘Public Enemy’ star sells for $165,000
January 18-24 the 39th Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction took place in Scottsdale, AZ, and a few well-known movie vehicles crossed the stage and found new owners. One of them was the Ford A that was used my the infamous John Dillinger to escape the FBI in of the darkest moments of its history. On top of that, the car starred in the movie about John Dillinger, played by Johnny... Read More
Best ever ‘Back To The Future’ DeLorean Time machine has no bids on eBay?
Photo Credit: Whitney Padget This wonderful BTTF replica was built for for someone with a very large wallet by Gary Weaver, an expert on everything DeLorean-from-Back-To-The-Future related. It’s extremely accurate and well built, and to top that of, was shot in front of the Gamble house in Pasadena, California (hey, that’s right next to Cars + Movies HQ… ),... Read More
‘Dark Knight’ HBO trailer : Where Is My Mind?
The trailer put together by HBO for their first airing of the Dark Knight. Great job! Read More
Fully functional Lego Tumbler is much better than yours
The auction might be over on eBay but it still is fantastic to look at. The guy behind this Tumbler (and Batpod, and 80′s Batmobile etc) spent hours giving it as many details as possible and making it functional, but he also made comic strips and videos… insane! Thanks Gabriel for the tip! Want to see an 80′s Batmobile montage with “Push it to the limit”... Read More
