Mini the Top Movie Car Ever, Says Uniroyal

The three Mini Coopers from the 1969 box office hit ‘The Italian Job’ have been named the top movie cars of all time in a survey conducted by Uniroyal tyres. The popular Mk1 Austin Mini Cooper S’s in British blue, white and red beat off over twenty other nominees to take the number one spot in a poll of over 2,000 movie fans.

KITT, David Hasselhoff’s automotive sidekick in the early 80s television series ‘Knight Rider’, came in at number two, followed closely by James Bond’s glacier-friendly Aston Martin Vanquish from ‘Die Another Day’. The Volkswagen Beetle Herbie, also known as the Love Bug, crept into fourth place, while Dr Emmett Brown’s ever so slightly modified De Lorean DMC-12 from ‘Back to the Future’, took fifth.

Another flying car – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – from the 1964 film of the same name – came sixth. And gee willickers, in seventh place was Swooping in at number seven was the Batmobile, which has developed over the decades and over time had even more gadgetry crammed within. Another car which is no stranger to change is the General Lee from ‘The Dukes of Hazard’, in at a disappointingly low number eight. Starting off in the TV series, the General Lee has seen a change in colour and even model but careful cinematography has ensured that it has kept true to its roots.

In ninth spot was the pink Rolls-Royce with the fantabulous number plate, ‘FAB1’, owned by the glamorous Lady Penelope in the ‘Thunderbirds’ and chauffeured by the ever loyal Parker. Rounding off the top ten was the trusted Autobot Bumblebee from the 2007 ‘Transformers’ movie remake, directed by movie legend Steven Spielberg.

Tracey Hyem, brand manager at Uniroyal said: “The survey shows that it’s not always actors who are the stars of the show. We were overwhelmed by the number of entries, ranging from top blockbusters to small independent films. It shows that Brits are really passionate about their cars and that they are constantly looking for inspiration from movies and television shows.” sg