Top 10 Coolest Movie Cars

I love car movies and I really, really love movie cars. I love the exaggerated sounds their engines and squealing tires make. They accomplish impossible stunts and chases. This list is dedicated to best of them. These are all "real cars" so you won't find any cartoons, Speed Racer Mach 5's, or Batmobiles. Clearly, all of the cars on this list do completely unrealistic stunts, that is what makes movie cars so fun. So spin the tires and light the fires, here's my top 10:

10. 2005 Audi A8 W12 Quattro, The Transporter 2&3. A package to be delivered, a beautiful car, a British accent, and a small set of rules. This Audi is not an over-the-top sports car but rather finese, sophistication, and an insane amount of power. This car kicks your butt and does it with class.

9. 1994 Toyota Supra, The Fast and Furious. This car is everything that the above mentioned car isn't. Bright orange paint, dinner table sized rear spoiler, and enough turbo boost to propel most NASA spacecraft, and of course, those ugly "Trojan Man" stickers on the sides. Like Vin Diesel, this car is ugly, in your face, and is powerful enough to scare you. The movie was ridiculous yet fun to watch, in spite of having more neon lighting than the Vegas Strip and deeply philosophical lines such as "I live my life a quarter-mile at a time."

8. 1969 Dodge Charger R/T,The Dukes of Hazzard. Its amazing what a great car and a pair of short shorts can do to an otherwise terrible movie. "General Lee" is a southern bred, ditch jumping, automotive icon. Functional door handles not included (or necessary).

7. 1958 Plymouth Fury, Christine. Only in the mind of Stephen King. Christine is a self restoring murdering car with a vendetta for blood and vengeance. The bright red paint and shiny chrome makes her so irresistible. While many of these cars are "bad", this one is just plain evil.

6. 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT, Mad Max. It's a big, ugly cop car searching for oil and gunning down motorcyclists. And a pissed off Mel Gibson behind the wheel. What's not to love?

5. 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390, Bullitt. This is the car that invented chase scenes. The Charger in pursuit wasn't bad, but it was this Mustang that everyone still talks about. The streets of San Francisco were never the same after this car tore up Lombard. This is the only car as cool and iconic as it's driver, Steve McQueen.

4. 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500, Gone in 60 Seconds. "Eleanor." This car converted my generation to classic Mustangs. This movie starred Angelina Jolie yet we all lusted over Eleanor. It was not just a car, it was the Holy Grail among 49 other classics and exotics. The ambulance jump and outrunning a helicopter was a little extreme, but it let us know that this was not a car to be reckoned with.

3. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Yeah, yeah, we know it is a kit car, but it is so incredibly sexy and forbidden. Ferris highly recommends anyone with the means to pick one up, and I wish I was one of those select few.

2. 1964 Aston Martin DB5, Goldfinger and several other Bond films. This is what James Bond is all about- timeless good looks, strength, and hidden missile launchers. I would bet on this car with Sean Connery at wheel in a road race against any other car on this list. I'd ride shotgun except for the passenger eject seat.

1. 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, Back to the Future. The ultimate hybrid- it ran on gasoline and plutonium. With gull wing doors and a flux capacitor anything is possible, including time travel at 88 mph and 1.21 gigawatts! This car eventually could fly and run on garbage.


Bonus:

Top 5 Worst Movie Cars
5. BMW Z3, Goldeneye- Its not that this is a bad car, its just that it lacks the swagger and sophistication of being a "Bond Car." This is the outcast in the impeccable list of timeless, powerful exotic cars assigned to 007. Its like casting Denise Richards as a Bond Girl, which they also happened to do.




4. 1963 VW Beetle, Herbie: Fully Loaded. This car was painfully annoying, but at least not as much as Lindsay Lohan. They both needed to be slapped. The old Herbie from the 70's was fun and had a great personality. He was a race car and he made car movies. This was not a car movie, and this car was not fun to watch.




3. 1959 Cadillac Ambulance, Ghostbusters. I really struggled with this car. I have been talking myself out of putting this on the 10 coolest list because it is so big, ugly, and slow. I would not want to drive it. Yet it remains so undeniably cool at the same time. Ecto-1 was loaded down with equipment, lights, oversized fenders, and trapped goblins in tow.

2. 1976 AMC Pacer, Wayne's World. This car, like Garth, tries so hard to be cool. Head banging and Queen played at loud volumes included.





1. 1984 Ford Econoline, Dumb and Dumber. The shaggin' wagon. I've seen a lot of company cars, but this is the only one worthy of Harry and Lloyd.

10 Most Definitive Songs of My Life

I'll be the first to admit that these are not the best songs of the last 20 years, but they are the songs that mean the most to me. It's those songs that, when I hear them, bring back a rush of memories and I just feel that connection. These are the songs that seemed to get me through the tough times and these are the songs that I was celebrating with during the best of times.

10. Ants Marching- Dave Matthews Band One of the few songs on this list that I would consider “quality” music. Their music is fun and dynamic- singing along for me includes dancing, playing the air drums and trumpet and singing falsetto. I think in another 20 years I will still enjoy listening to Dave Matthews Bands albums “Under the Table and Dreaming” and “Crash”. Dave Matthews for me was the group I would turn on after a long day or for the ride home after a late night.



9. Basket Case- Green Day Listening to Green Day and Nirvana for countless hours was a rite of passage for my generation. I wonder where alternative, punk, or even rock music would be today without these bands. This song epidimizes the MTV generation. Remember when MTV played music videos?



8. Outkast- Hey Ya This was the party song while I was in College. Hearing this song reminds me of dating, road trips, partying, and living care free. Those were good times.



7. You Raise me up- Josh Groban This song taught me that it is ok to listen to sissy music. His music is powerful yet peacefull. He is so amazing and seeing him in concert was a memoriable experience.



6. Sin Miedo a Nada- Alex Ubago This song was huge while I was in Spain and this song will be a reminder of the great times I had there. It also shows how undeniably sexy a real Spanish accent is, lisp and all.



5. Gangsta’s Paradise- Coolio I credit this song with bringing Hip-Hop mainstream and it definitely did in my life. I heard this song so much in high school that its lyrics with forever be etched into my memory.



4. What I got- Sublime This was my favorite band in High School. I still remember the first time I heard Sublime, I was in my Cousins truck. I was somehow drawn to their music even though I could never really relate to it. I owned every one of their cds, including the bootleg ones. Sublime was undeniably cool, and I was a big fan.




3. Something like that- Tim Mcgraw This song converted me to country and I haven’t looked back since. This album, “A Place in the Sun,” will always remind me of my Senior Year in High School and my Freshman year in college.



2. Santa Monica- Everclear The first Rock Album I ever bought and the first concert I ever went to. This is what being from California is all about.




1. The Dance- Garth Brooks The single greatest country song ever. Past relationships, old friends, and broken hearts all come into our lives for a reason, and we are better off because of them. I try to live with no regrets, just enjoying each dance as it comes.



Honorable Mention: Back Where I Come From- Kenny Chesney If you grew up in a small town like Yreka you understood what this song is all about. Our little town might not be much, but I will always be proud to call it home.