While discussing the difference between Herbie The Love Bug and Herbie The Fat Fury, the Widget wondered out loud if Herbie would be an even better race car if he had, in her words, “a driver that’s not just a jerk.” Her suggested candidates included Racer X, John Cena and “that Knight Rider guy with all the hair,” any of which would make for one hell of a movie, but then she expanded the query to wonder if Jeff Gordon would get the leftover KITT, which in turn begs today’s query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) still likes the idea of Jack Burton driving Optimus Prime into battle, asking: If you were tasked with choosing an unbeatable racing team, what pop culture automobile would you want and who would you hire to be your driver?
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Engine Machalcon from Gokaiger for the car.
http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Machalcon
Banban Akaza (DekaRed) for driver. Why Ban instead of one of the racing themed Rangers? Because Ban’s got skills behind the wheel too, as seen in the first episode when chasing a criminal in vehicle and following him THROUGH a church full of alien wedding guests and managing to not kill any of them himself.
http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Banban_Akaza
Car: Mach-5
Driver: Rally Vincent, from Gunsmith Cats. Great driver, crack shot if it comes to that.
Mechanic: Fix-it Felix. Can’t beat a magic hammer
Moral Support: Minnie May, from Gunsmith Cats. Can’t think of anyone else who is going to support Rally other than her, plus she could bomb another car.
Annoying kid/pet: Penny and Brain from Inspector Gadget. Great support, not that annoying.
Driver with mysterious background: Bean Bandit, from Bean Bandit/Gunsmith Cats. Has a history, plays by his own rules, will help Rally now and then, for a price.
Ben-Hur and KITT. Because the conversations between Charlton Heston and KITT would be freakin awesome.
I loved the episode where they ran Michael Knight of the edge of a cliff in a chariot…
Car: Herbie – Magic car? Yep. That’s a trump card.
Driver: Oh, I dunno? Joe Rogan? He seems like a funny guy.