50 Iconic Motor Vehicles in Film History Gallery: From ‘Bullitt,’ ‘Grease’ & ‘Back To The Future’ To ‘Mad Max’ & More

Cars have played a vital role on screen for over a century, and some have even surpassed to lead as the feature character, protagonist and villain.

Cars have evolved in design since Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886 — from the legendary 1949 Mercury Cope in Rebel Without a Cause, the sophisticated 1964 Aston Martin in James Bond’s Goldfinger through to the futuristic design of the Batmobile in Batman Begins.

Successful franchises including The Fast and the Furious; Back to the Future and Transformers have all been down to the success of the motor vehicles that have played a vital role featuring as their central lead and gone on to create iconic moments in cinema.

Notable cars that did not make the list as they were made famous in television shows include KITT from Knight Rider, the A-Team‘s GMC Vandura and the Ferrari 308 GTS in Magnum P.I. 

Scroll through the selection of the top 50 classic cars that have solidified their place in history from the 1968 Mustang GT 390 in Steve McQueen’s Bullitt, the 1963 Volkswagen Beetle in The Love Bug, Ghostbusters’ 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor, the 1985 Modena GT Spyder California in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the 1966 Ford Thunderbird in Thelma & Louise.