We have all dreamed of driving James Bond’s Aston Martin, John Hammond’s Jeep, on the plains of Jurassic Parkor the flying Ford Anglia ofHarry Potter. These iconic cars have marked the history of pop culture. On the occasion of TGS Montpellier (Hérault), which offers, this weekend, to approach some of these famous cars, we asked you to tell us which ones marked you the most. Three racing cars came out on top in the votes of readers of 20 minutes. But we also couldn’t help mentioning a few additional nuggets…
The DeLorean of Back to the future
The DeLorean, which seems to have passed through the generations, is the one that comes up the most, in your testimonials. This sports car was not very successful when the first models left the factories in the early 1980s. had the funny idea of bringing out a car with butterfly doors. But, in 1985, Back to the future will give him an unexpected international fame. “It was the first time I had seen doors open from above, and I thought it was so classy! “, smiles a user.
Bruno, too, fell “madly in love with this car” when he discovered the film, when he was 10 years old. “With friends, we had the opportunity to bring one for our anniversary, in October 2015. And to celebrate at the same time the arrival of Marty and Doc in “the future”. I’ve been saving since to be able to afford one one day, not necessarily a converted model, like in the film, just a real, original one. Witnessing his passion for this time machine, he tattooed the famous time convector from Robert Zemeckis’ film on his forearm. “The Delorean accompanies me every day of my life! “, he confides. Another Internet user also places, without the slightest hesitation, Emmett Brown’s car at the top of his favorite cars. Even if, in truth, he specifies, the DeLorean, “it’s a calf on the road”, he laughs.
Kitt’s K2000
David Hasselhoff’s talking car in K2000, a Pontiac Trans-Am, also marked the memories of viewers. It must be said that it is still crazy, this car. In addition to causing its driver, it drives very, very fast, it resists most weapons, it can jump over precipices and eject its occupants. Ah yes, Kitt is also equipped with a flamethrower, a grappling hook and a thing that spills oil on the road. Convenient to sow the bad guys. My Clio wouldn’t do that. “As powerful as ChatGPT with 40 years in advance! laughs Frederick.
“Who doesn’t dream of being able to have a real discussion with their car? Have you ever yelled at your GPS? asks Roz. A car that will “park alone and come back alone!” “, it would be incredible, he continues. “End of going around in circles! »
David Hasselhoff’s car was “seriously ahead of its time, it was an autonomous and talking car… That we are starting to see circulating on our roads, smiles Stéphane, a big fan of K2000. She was more than a personal assistant for the hero, Kitt was almost his friend. We had empathy for this vehicle. Even if she was heavily armed. Stéphane remembers “having had the chance in a supermarket to meet the mythical car and the famous actor, with whom I had taken a photo, when I was 10 or 11 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday! »
The Ferrari of Magnum
It’s true that he had a great look, Tom Selleck, mustache, sunglasses and floral shirt, leaning on the door of his Ferrari 308 GTS. His racing car, dazzling red, has enabled this former US Navy member to solve more than one enigma, in Magnum, the cult series of the 1980s. And inevitably, this luxury car marked the viewers. “The Mustache Car!” “, remembers Hervé, who has a weakness for this racing car. “Santa, I want a Ferrari 308 GTS, like Thomas Sullivan’s, aka Magnum! exclaims Julien, also a big fan of Tom Selleck’s car. “She is really too beautiful, and above all very cool! “And that, we feel it” from the credits of the series, with, in particular, this famous skid on the gravel, he remembers. It’s even better than Crockett’s in Two cops in Miami, because Magnum, he had class. The truth. »
And the others ?
If Magnum’s DeLorean, Kitt and Ferrari garnered the most votes, some readers have other memories of titines. James Bond’s Aston Martin and the Batmobile, of course, but also the Ford Gran Torino of Starsky and Hutchthe orange Dodge Charger of Sheriff scare methe Peugeot 403 of ColomboSteve McQueen’s Ford Mustang in Bullittthe van GMC Vandura ofAll risks agency (and Futé’s Chevrolet Corvette!) or Emma Peel’s Lotus Elan in Bowler Hat and Leather Boots.
Nicholas, fan of Jurassic Park, falls for the Ford Explorer, a star vehicle in the saga, since it is she who drives the heroes, “when the T-Rex arrives for the first time”, he confides. Alex prefers the Ford Falcon of madmax. “The car is a full-fledged character in films,” he says. It is, for the hero, an instrument of revenge, and becomes an extension of the character evolving at the same time as him. Without “the Interceptor”, the character would lose its charisma, and its legend. Loïse has the same impression for the Ectomobile, the hearse recycled into an intervention car in Ghostbusters. It is “a character in its own right in the films, she confides. Its inimitable siren, its fabulous gadgets, and its extraordinary logo! »
If American culture largely dominates the testimonies that 20 minutes received, some readers have fond memories of cars in French films. Hervé has a special affection for “la deudeuche”, the 2CV driven by Sister Clotilde in The Gendarme in Saint-Tropez. ” Or in Corniaud ! », by Bourvil, a year earlier, before it was shredded by the Rolls-Royce of Louis de Funès.
Others cite the flying Citroën DS of Ghosts or the one (which does not fly) ofhibernatus. Finally, the most recent car mentioned by the readers of 20 minutes is none other than the Peugeot 406 of Taxi. “A car with a sporty look while remaining elegant,” says Hervé. With Daniel and Emilien, the heroes, this taco “is one of the leading roles”.
The TGS Montpellier, a festival dedicated to manga, video games, Japanese culture, cinema and pop culture in general, takes place on Saturday and Sunday at the Parc Expo, in Montpellier. The whole program and prices are here.