Recently, I made the mistake of discussing the recent movie Batmobile, with its massive high-caliber-cannons-that-clearly-aren’t-guns-you-guys-because-Batman-doesn’t-use-them, which got me thinking once again about the nature of comic-book vehicles. Even the incredibly cool 1960s Batmobile is more than just a little bit goofy in practice, when you think about it, as the idea of updating your car to match your costume and theme makes for one ludicrous conveyance. The same goes for making your plane into an archer’s arrow, riding a mechanical elephant or having your van turn into a police car (but not having a talking Trans Am, because that’s amazing) leading to today’s officially licensed query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) loves ‘The Dukes Of Hazzard’, but finds that idea of a bright orange stock car with Confederate markings to be quite silly in retrospect, not to mention ridiculously inappropriate for their moonshining activities, asking: What pop culture vehicle is the most ludicrous conveyance of all?
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At first I thought of Gladys Crabtree. AKA My Mother, The Car.
Then I remembered Automan.
It’s hard to top the Thanos-copter. Because nobody takes you seriously as a galaxy conquering war lord unless you’ve got a bright yellow helicopter with your name on it
You win.
But then how would anybody know that the dinky helicopter belonged to Thanos? Not like he has a logo like Spider-Man or Batman. Think, man, think!! (But yeah, that one is pretty bad)
The car from M.A.S.K. that flies when the doors open (for those who don’t know the car, it has doors like a DeLorean). Even as a kid it made very little sense to me that the doors could be wings that support the weight of the car, and if it had hover technology, why would it even need the door wings? Wouldn’t they be better off closed to protect the driver from weapons fire?
Did tiny wings on Tracks bother you too? I didn’t feel like they could carry a Corvette.