| The cars in films are starting to stand out as loud and | | | | guns, nose drop bombs, and protected by an armour |
| brash as the celebrity stars themselves and beginning | | | | shell, the 1989 bat- mobile is built on a version of a 1974 |
| to generate the same, if not more attention. There are | | | | Chevrolet Impala Chassis. Such engineering and design |
| literally hundreds of films that could fit into a loose | | | | excellence went into the making of every bat-mobile, |
| definition of "car movie," And it is almost plausible that | | | | especially their most recent hit, The Dark Knight' |
| every action, sci-fi, thriller and even rom-com will try | | | | James Bond has always been a car enthusiast, in the |
| and seduce us with the portrayal of a flashy car. | | | | opening scene of Quantum of Solace there was a car |
| The recent hit film Twilight has brought several exotic | | | | chase between an Aston Martin DBS and an Alfa |
| cars to our attention. Edward Cullen trades in the | | | | Romeo 159 and in one of my favourite films, The |
| Volvo C30 that he drives in the first film for one of the | | | | Transporter Jason Statham is not only involved in a lot |
| most exquisite automobiles ever built - the Aston | | | | of physical combat, but drives a stunning BMW 735i |
| Martin Vanquish in the second film. | | | | and is chased by a hoard of Peugeot 306 police cars. I |
| For many of us that grew up loving classic films, the | | | | would love to see Jason's Stunt double drive a BMW3 |
| DeLorean from the movie 'Back to the Future' is | | | | series in Cardiff, i wonder if he could pull a 2 wheeler in |
| almost as popular as the movie itself. 6 were bought | | | | that down their country roads? |
| for the original movie and 3 of those were cut up for | | | | Car films growing and with the likes of designers |
| studio use. Today it is widely remembered and | | | | coming up with futuristic Audi's like the one in 'I, Robot' |
| respected. Batman's Bat mobile has also been a | | | | car manufacturers are using such wild designs to |
| prominent car on our screen for generations, with a | | | | create better concepts. |
| toy box laden with wonderful features like machine | | | | |
