Antique & Classic Cars Blog

We’ve had a few quizzes here over the months. This is more a taste test. Of all the cars ever made, drawn, animated, claymated (claymation, like Gumby & Pokey) or conjured in any other way, which one is the coolest of all?

Here are my one and two–and I’ll throw in a third cool car, whose place as third coolest ever I’m willing to quibble about.

First, the coolest car ever, bar none, period, is the original Batmobile driven by Adam West and Burt Ward.

The second coolest car–and I’ll tell ya it was the thinnest margin separating the two–is the original Mach 5, from the Trans-Lux version of Speed Racer. The Batmobile wins out only because it was a real, three-dimensional car one could realistically dream about owning or cruising around in.

Another car I’ve always loved just for its sound, looks, and quintessential muscle-carness, is the yellow Camaro Gary Busey drives in Gumball Rally. Is it really my third pick for coolest ever? Maybe not. But it’s one amaaaazing car. OK, Herbie the Love Bug is pretty cool too. And yes, I mean the original Dean Jones one.
What you all got to say? Prius? Bugatti? Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang? Bond’s DB5? Zenn electric? Speak, or live with others’ proclamations.

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