13 Stunning Cars from Classic Films

      Classic cars and classic films are a perfect combination, much like gas stations and squeegees.

      Here are 13 classic cars that have made appearances in famous movies.

      What constitutes "classic"? It's subjective. If you feel we overlooked anything, please share your thoughts in the comments. Many owners of these stunning vehicles often ask their mechanic, “how much are brake pad installation costs?"

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      The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger

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      Let’s begin with perhaps the most recognized classic car in cinema: The modified Aston Martin DB5 that James Bond (Sean Connery) drove for the first time in 1964's Goldfinger. What modifications were made? For starters, the original DB5 didn’t feature a Browning .30 caliber machine gun in each fender or tire-slashers mounted on the wheel hubs.

      A fully restored Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 was sold for $6.4 million in 2019, and auction house RM Sotheby’s noted it had features like “hydraulic over-rider rams on the bumpers, a Browning .30 caliber machine gun in each fender, wheel-hub mounted tire-slashers, a raising rear bullet-proof screen, in-dash radar tracking scope, oil and smoke screen dispensers, revolving license plates, and a passenger-seat ejection system."

      Sotheby’s also assured that “all gadgets are in fully functioning condition."

      The Lamborghini Miura in The Italian Job

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      In an exciting update for enthusiasts of classic cars and films, Lamborghini announced in 2019 that the Miura featured in the opening of The Italian Job, with chassis #3586, had been found.

      Lamborghini revealed that collector Fritz Kaiser from Liechtenstein bought the long-lost car in 2018, and their restoration program, Polo Storico, quickly commenced work to restore it to its former splendor.

      The 1966 Alfa Romeo 1600 Duetto Spider in The Graduate

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      By the time The Graduate was released in 1967, the 1966 Alfa Romeo 1600 Duetto Spider was already considered a classic.

      Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) had the ideal convertible for taking his girlfriend (Katherine Ross) around town.

      He could easily put the top up when sneaking around with her mother, played by Anne Bancroft.

      The 1958 Chevrolet Impala in American Graffiti

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      American Graffiti is filled with stunning classic cars, but we think the most beautiful of them all is the 1958 Chevrolet Impala driven by Steve Bolander (Ron Howard).

      It left the street racing to others.

      The film also highlighted that George Lucas's affinity for spaceships in the Star Wars saga stemmed from his years as a car enthusiast growing up in Modesto, California. It's perhaps the most car-centric classic film of the 1970s.

      The 1958 Plymouth Fury in Christine

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      1958 was an exceptional year for beautiful automobiles, wasn’t it? John Carpenter’s 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine — based on the novel released the same year — combined a variety of vehicles to create the titular killer car in the film.

      Christine indeed took many lives, but always did so with a pretty face, and stunning cars can get away with anything.

      While you can argue which classic car on this list is the most attractive, there's no doubt that Christine is the deadliest.

      The 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 in John Wick

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      Speaking of deadly cars: A chance encounter between John Wick (Keanu Reeves) and a mobster’s son who admires Wick’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 culminates in a catastrophic series of events.

      Additionally, the car used in John Wick isn’t actually a Boss 429; it’s another vehicle that will reappear later in this list, although from a different year.

      Is John Wick a classic movie? Absolutely.

      The Modena GT Spyder in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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      The gorgeous vintage “Ferrari” that is taken out for a joyride and subsequently destroyed in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off wasn’t genuinely a Ferrari. The film featured three 1985 Modena GT Spyders, crafted by Modena Design and Development in California.

      Why not use a real Ferrari? It’s reported that only 56 of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California that the film claims to feature were ever produced. Destroying one would have been extraordinarily costly and a disservice to classic cars.

      The Tucker 48 in Tucker: A Man and His Dream

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      Released 40 years after the Tucker sedan’s debut, the somewhat overlooked 1988 film Tucker