Remember when the Transformers were 2D characters you watched on television and played with in the sandbox? Yes, long before Michael Bay, the Transformers ruled the ’80s with their flipping, and fighting, and flavin’. If you were a fan of the toys, did you ever pay attention to the car brands used? Car Insurance.org did, and created a detailed image to explain it all to you.
Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...
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Cute infographic, but full of fail. How did a cartoon that aired from 1984 to 1987 have a character modeled after a car from 1994?
So, this is an elaborate troll, right? Even a non fan making a ‘real’ diagram full of unintentional mistakes wouldn’t identify ’94 model vehicles on a chart they’d labelled 1984 to 1987… right?
I love it how Chromedrome is just “Car”. :P
In terms of the Lambo 500S, I’d say that was a typo, as that car was manufactured in 1982
The 1994 Beetle really didn’t come out until 1998. The 1994 Beetle was simply a concept car. The original Goldbug/Bumblebee, was a period piece Beetle, and though I’m not giving a pass to anyone, the image of the modern Goldbug does have a more modern styled headlight in line with the 1998 design, which may have lead to the creators confusion.
Gotta love how right under where it says original autobots they use the Micheal Bay Movie image of Prime in vehicle mode.