Hey, Charger Tops Torino
Newcastle Herald
Monday March 15, 2004
BEN Stiller and Owen Wilson's action comedy Starsky & Hutch, pictured, has renewed interest in 1974 Ford Torinos, but Hollywood's top car star is still the orange 1969 Dodge Charger the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard.
``We thought the top choice would be the Batmobile, or maybe Tom Selleck's Ferrari from Magnum PI. We were surprised," said McKeel Hagerty, president of Hagerty Insurance, the Traverse City, Michigan-based firm that specialises in collector car insurance.
Hagerty Insurance surveyed car enthusiasts across the US to determine the Top 10 television and motion picture car stars.
``Each of these vehicles not only played an integral part in a movie or TV show storyline, but each possessed a unique character, an on-screen personality all of its own," Hagerty said.
TOP 10 CAR STARS
1.The Dukes of Hazzard, 1969 Dodge Charger General Lee (pictured)
2.Bullitt, green 1968 Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen
3.Gone in Sixty Seconds, 1967 Shelby GT500
4.Back to the Future, 1983 DeLorean
5.Batman (TV series), Batmobile
6.Goldfinger, Aston Martin DB5
7.Smokey and the Bandit, 1977 Pontiac Firebird T/A
8.Herbie, the Love Bug, 1963 VW Beetle
9.Starsky and Hutch (TV series), 1974 Ford Torino
10.The Green Hornet (TV series), Chrysler Imperial Black Beauty
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