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Important element

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I'd like to quantify what "important element" is supposed to mean. If someone is just using a car in the regular way to get from place to place, it's not an important element of the plot. But, if the car does stunts, kills someone, starts talking, or saves the day in some heroic manner - then it gets into the plot. The car in Christine is clearly vital to the plot. The car that Harry and Sally drove to New York after graduation is not an important element to the story. --Wtshymanski (talk) 21:16, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]


A list from an old issue of List of fictional vehicles

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These can be struck off one by one. They may be duplicates of what's already on the list. They may not be automobivles ( as defined in the lead of the current list). They may aready be listed under their parent fiction type. They may have a feasible link into an existing article. Worst case, they may need a reference from a reliable source that would be sufficient to write an article! Or, they may be unimportant trivia and not significant to their fiction, or part of a fiction that has no notability itself.

Automobiles and trucks

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  • 6000 SUX - car from film RoboCop Throw-away sight gag, not significant.
  • ARGO - the all terrain vehicle employed by the Enterprise in Star Trek:Nemesis.
  • Argonaut - the hovercar driven by Jason Chaser in Hover Car Racer no wheels/tracks
  • Argonaut II - the other hovercar driven by Jason Chaser in Hover Car Racer
  • Arrowcar - Green Arrow's vehicle
  • Banshee - Grand Theft Auto series in the game article
  • Batblade - Batman & Robin under Batcycle
  • Batcycle - Batman
  • atgirl Cycle - Batman
  • Batmobile - The primary transportation of the DC Comics superhero 'Batman. Note: The Batmobile has taken on many different forms from the 1930s to today and has evolved along with the character in TV, films, and comics. Notable examples include:
    • The original 1930s Batmobile, which automotive experts believe resembles the DeSoto coupe of that era.
    • The Batmobile used in the campy 1960s TV series, made from the Lincoln Futura show car by George Barris.
    • The sleek, aerodynamic Batmobiles of the 1990s cartoons and the Movie Batman Forever
    • The flying Batmobile used in the futuristic Batman Beyond cartoon series.
    • The hulking, tank-like Batmobile of Batman Begins, also known as The Tumbler.
  • Beemobile - a parody of the Batmobile from The Simpsons episode Lisa's Rival. Actually a beekeeper's Chevy One-time trival joke
  • Belchfire - name of the make of huge, overpowered cars in Grin and Bear it cartoons by George Lichty

*The Betsy - Harold Robbins novel (and movie) The Betsy

Recreational Vehicles

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  • Batcopter - Batman Not an automobile
  • Cyclops, "Silent Running"- 4 wheel atv front steering, made for the movie
  • Klassy Krib, a "fully-loaded" RV - The Simpsons One time
  • Flying Machine - Warcraft series Not an automobile. On a Warcraft list
  • Robby's Jeep - Forbidden Planet, 1956 Just appearing isn't enough; was it an important element?
  • EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle - the "heavily armed RV" from Stripes (actually a mid-1970s GMC Motor Home).
  • Rust Bucket - Ben 10
  • Tornado - Sonic the Hedgehog series Huh?


Listcruft

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Cars (2006)

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Resolved
 – Section headings clarified.

Is there a particular reason none (that I saw anyhow) of the characters from the popular Pixar film, Cars, are included anywhere in this article? JimScott (talk) 17:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cars is listed under "animation" and not feature films for some reason, with only Lightning McQueen listed as a fictional vehicle. I've added a link to list of Cars characters in the "animation" entry but am a little unsure about which category (animation or feature-length movie) is more appropriate as this film (and its sequel) is clearly both. The character list itself is a little more awkward to categorise between real and fictional vehicles... Richard Petty's Superbird is a real vehicle and Lightning McQueen is a fictional vehicle but many others are composites of multiple real vehicle designs (or, for the Fabulous Hudson Hornet, a group of three real cars presented as a single character). 66.102.83.61 (talk) 19:00, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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