10 Amazing Cars From The Classic 80 Movies

One can say that the 80s had the fastest car of all times. The cars were on movies, on TV, on video games and now they remain in our dreams. At the back of our mind we really dream we drive such cars from our favorite movies. These are the representation of future engineering. One day, who knows, we may be driving some of these cars. Here in this post we some amazing cars of classic 80 movies.

1. Mad Max - Interceptor

Max’s yellow Interceptor was a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan (previously, a Melbourne police car) with a 351ci Cleveland V8 engine and many other modifications.

2. Back to the Future - DeLorean

The DeLorean DMC-12 is a sports car that was originally manufactured in Northern Ireland by the DeLorean Motor Company for the American market in 1981-1982. It is most commonly known simply as the DeLorean, as it was the only model ever produced by the company. A modified version of the car became iconic for its appearance as a time machine in the Back to the Future film franchise.

3. Ghostbusters - Ambulance

The Ectomobile, or Ecto–1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor limo-style endloader combination car, a ambulance conversion used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction.

4. Aliens - APC

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. The APC - Armored Personnel Carrier was built upon the chassis of an aircraft tug tractor.

5. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Ferrari 250

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a 1986 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. In the film, Ferris convinces his friend Cameron to borrow his father’s rare 1961 Ferrari GT California. The tight shots actually had the real car, the 1961 Ferrari GT California.

6. Tim Burton Batmobile

The Batmobile is the automobile of DC Comics superhero Batman. The car has evolved along with the character from comic books to television and films. Kept in the Batcave, which it accesses through a hidden entrance, the Batmobile is a gadget-laden vehicle used by Batman in his crime-fighting activities. The Batmobile built for and used in the 1966–1968 live action television show Batman and its film adaptation was a customized vehicle that originated as a one-off Ford concept car of the 1950s.

7. Knight Rider’s KITT

KITT is the short name of fictional character from the adventure TV series Knight Rider. Kitt is an artificially intelligent electronic computer module installed in a highly advanced, very mobile, robotic automobile. Its a 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with numerous special features such as Turbo Boost (which allowed quick bursts of speed or jumping over obstacles), the ability to drive ‘himself’, a front mounted scanner bar that (among other things) allowed KITT to ’see’, and many other features.

8. Repo Man – Chevrolet Malibu

Repo Man is a 1984 cult film directed by Alex Cox. The movie features a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu containing something mysterious and dangerously powerful in its trunk.

9. Cannonball Run - Lamborghini Countach

The Cannonball Run is a 1981 film comedy directed by Hal Needham. The 1980 Lamborghini Countach was made famous in Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II. It also appeared in the final Cannonball film, Speed Zone, Miami Vice, and in the cartoon .

10. Risky Business - Porsche 928

Risky Business is a 1983 teen comedy-drama film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut. The Porsche 928 is a grand automobile sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978-1995, designed as a more luxurious yet still high performance alternative to the 911 sports car. In 1983 the 928S with a 4.7 litre 16 valve M28/19 engine and 5-speed manual transmission was the fastest car sold in North America, at 146 mph. Its appearance in the film Risky Business attempted to capitalize on this fact.

The Top Classic Cars That Need To Be Resurrected

With the recent revival of cars like the Dodge Challenger, the Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing, and a host of other vehicles built off decades-old design concepts that still turn heads today, many automakers are reaching into the past to help design the cars of the future.  These are the cars we'd really like to see brought back to life with a 21st century twist.

Chevrolet El Camino

Whatever happened to the truck-car? The El Camino was first produced by GM in 1959 and lasted all way up to 1987. Not quite a coupe and not quite a pickup truck, the El Camino combined the performance and style of a Chevelle with the utility of a pick-up. The closest you're gonna get to one of these now would probably something along the lines of those factory-blinged-and-slammed F150 Lightings.
In 2008, there was a brief glimmer of hope for a GM built El Camino-style car by way of the LS3 powered Pontiac G8 variant, the Pontiac G8 ST, which was due to hit the streets this year. Sadly, with the death of Pontiac, so went the ST.
Of course, GM probably still has all those parts laying around in a bin somewhere, so what's stopping them from slapping a Chevy badge on the ST and putting it on the road?

VW Karmann Ghia

The Karmann Ghia was an interesting collaboration between the Italian auto design house Ghia, the hand-built bodywork of the German car building outfit Karmman, and the brilliant simplicity of the hardware provided by VW.
The Karmann Ghia proved to be very successful upon its debut in 1955, and production ramped up quickly to meet with demand. 1974 marked the end of the line for the Ghia, when it replaced by the VW-Porsche collaboration, the Porsche 914.
Judging from the somewhat sedate direction VW has been going in lately, a sporty little coupe like this designed to run alongside cars like the Mazda Miata could give the brand the lusty shot in the arm it could use right now.

Buick Grand National

Debuting in 1982 and born from the grocery-getting Grandma-mobile, the Buick Regal, the Grand National caught everyone by surprise with its NASCAR inspired looks, sinister presence, and turbo-charged V6. With a production run only lasting four years (no Grand Nationals were produced for 1983), this burly Buick turned out to be a rare and awesome triumph for performance in the otherwise fairly dismal automotive landscape of the 1980s.
With Buick looking to reposition itself as a sporty brand in the absence of Pontiac in GM's stable, and since they already have a critically acclaimed turbo Regal on the way, this would be the perfect time to bring the Grand National back to life.

Ford Bronco

Why did all the full-sized two door SUVs vanish? The Bronco had a lifespan of three decades, starting in 1966 and ending with the OJ-era 1996 model. Derived directly from Ford's full-sized trucks, instead of sedan underpinnings found in "sport utility" vehicles like the new Ford Explorer, the Bronco was built to be a badass SUV in the most honest sense of the term.
Back in 2004, Ford showed off an awesome concept for a new Bronco, and we sincerely hope they'll come to their senses soon and built the thing.

Cadillac Coupe De Ville

While we certainly have no qualms about Cadillac's recent desire to beat BMW at everything sporty, it must be said that Cadillac's stealth bomber styling aesthetic is getting a little bit long in the tooth.
There was a point in time when Cadillac was synonymous with style and luxury. Of course, we'll never dog a car company for wanting to make fast sports cars, but it probably wouldn't hurt for their designers to look back to cars like this '59 Coupe De Ville convertible and remember what once made Cadillac an international icon for American style.