‘Automan’ (1983): Tron-meets-Knight-Rider-meets-Airwolf craziness
Hot on the heels of Tron (1982) came Automan, a TV show so successful only 12 episodes aired. Watching the intro I wonder why… although the kid in me knows I would have been all over it if I had known about it back then. Read More
10 Fastest fictional cars listed by Forbes
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/17/10-fastest-fictional-cars-listed-by-forbes/'; Forbes has published a list of the 10 fastest fictional cars. Their choices are a little weird, but it’s worth a look. Just to give you a taste of it, here is their top 3: 1. Blurr from the Transformers movie (1986) Top Speed: 800 mph (!) 2. The Mach 5 from Speed Racer Top Speed: 258 mph 3. The Batmobile (Tumbler) from Batman Begins Top Speed: 220 mph If you want to know... Read More
eBay Madness: Airwolf replica
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/15/ebay-madness-airwolf-replica/'; OK, we hear you, it’s not a car, but as we stated before, we’re pretty open to any kind of cool movie vehicle and, secondly, Airwolf was probably pitched to the networks as “Think Knight Rider, but in an helicopter” (completely different from Street Hawk, which was pitched as “Knight Rider, but on a bike”). That said, the futuristic chopper and its awesome theme... Read More
