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'''Trivia:'''
The dodge challenger was featured in the cult classic movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_Point Vanishing Point].
The Dodge Challenger was featured in the cult classic movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_Point Vanishing Point].


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Revision as of 11:20, 15 January 2011

TO-DO:

  • Get nice (free) pictures of the real-world cars (this was my original motivation when I started compiling this list)
  • More trivia/details on each vehicle
  • Possibly even a quick summary about the cars history in real life.
  • Links to vehicle manufacturers sites? Or any where else that's possibly more informative or interesting.
  • Identify this truck!
    • Big Pickup - it is *almost* a Dodge Ram pickup...


Alpha

Suzuki Alto

Ambulance

Very similar to the Road Rescue Supermedic, based on the Ford E-450 Super Duty

Apache

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Big Pickup

Dodge Ram or a Nissan Titan

Box Van

Not based on any particular model but rather a generic term used for for any full size Van or Pickup with the rear half of the body removed and replaced with a large box-shaped container.

Box Truck

E-350 Image

Buccaneer

Oldsmobile Cutlass

Bullet

Ford Fusion

Buzzer

Hummer

HMMWV

Cadrona

Peugeot 106

Carrier Van

Ford Transit Mark 4

Chevalier

Vauxhall Cavalier Mark III / Opel Vectra A

Chomper

Infiniti QX4 / Nissan Pathfinder

Cougar

Ferrari F355

DeVille

Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0

Dustup

Jeep Wrangler

Estate

Mitsubishi Chariot/Space Wagon/Nimbus/Expo

Fiftyseven

1957 Chevrolet

Trivia: The Highwayman in Fallout 2 was based on the 57 Chevy.

Fire Engine

Scania P-series 'Water and Rescue Tender', CP28 crewcab

Flail

Third Generation Chevrolet Camaro

Flash

Porsche Boxster

Hearse

Cadillac Hearse Not sure of the exact year. I suspect it's probably a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor.

Hotrod

Not based on any paticular model but a common hobby of building tuned 1920's lookalike cars - Hotrods

Landrunner

Land Rover Freelander

Lorry

Scania P-Series Their 'Distribution' Box Model. The Skin shown in the table of chassis is actually a 'curtainsider', a soft sided version.

Marley

New Mini]

McFly

De Lorean DMC-12

Trivia: Was featured in the movie Back To The Future whose protagonist was called Marty McFly.

McKenzie

McLaren F1

Mercenary

Mercedes-Benz W140

Moose

Cadillac Catera / Opel Omega

Moray

1971 Plymouth Barracuda

Offroad Buggy

Baja Class 10 Tube-Frame Dune Buggy

Osprey

1970 Chevrolet Camaro

Phoenix

Chevrolet Camaro z28

More Specifically the first generation Camaro Z28

Pickup

Ford Ranger 3rd Generation / Mazda B Series Mark 6

Pike

1970 Plymouth Barracuda

Racoon

Fiat Panda

Roadrunner

Built in late 1969 and 1970, this design was built for the NASCAR circuit first and consumer off-the-lot versions second. It came `street legal` with a 400bhp big block chrysler `Hemi engine. This engine would propel the car to over 100 mph in the quarter-mile right from the dealership.

This was the last and fastest Detroit Steel American PURE muscle car available to the buying public EVER offered!

Plymouth Superbird

Royal Eaton

Aston Martin DB5

Trivia: Famous for being used in several James Bond movies

Semi Tractor

Scania R-series 4x2 General Cargo

Sonic

Audi A3 1st generation (8L)

Spirit

Chrysler Concorde

Squadcar

Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Stormer

Dodge Charger

Trivia: The popular American TV series "The Dukes of Hazard" used a Dodge Charger called The General Lee.

Sunrise

Dodge Challenger

Trivia: The Dodge Challenger was featured in the cult classic movie Vanishing Point.

Symphony

Honda Prelude

Turin

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Two Axle Lorry

This isn't based on any particular model but rather is based on a generic type of vehicle. This is a non-articulated commercial lorry/truck with one axle in the rear. "Non-articulated" means that it doesn't bend when it turns. It's also much larger than any van.

A lorry/truck with two axles in the rear would be capable of transporting much heavier loads, and may or may not have a longer box section. Lorries/Trucks larger than that would typically be articulated. (See Wikipedia - Articulated Vehicle, Semi-Trailer Truck)


Triferus: In my research, it appears that the front drive wheels are not counted when referring to the axle count on a lorry/truck, only the rear axles. I found far more web search results related to this vehicle by searching for "single-axle box truck" than anything else. Search results for just "single-axle truck" had the correct number of axles but had all sorts of things like dump trucks, tankers, etc. "Two-axle" trucks/lorries have two axles on the rear. "Tandem-axle" trucks/lorries have two or more axles in the rear. "Box" refers to the box on the back. Thus it would probably be more accurate to call this a "One-Axle Box Lorry" or "One-Axle Lorry".


Some examples: Scania Distribution Box Truck with G Series Cab

- Picture of a Scania P94 with a box

Vampire

Dodge Viper

Voyager

Dodge Intrepid 2nd Generation

Windsor

Lincoln Town Car (2nd Generation)

Windsor II

Lincoln Town Car (3rd Generation)