Automobiles and Popular Culture
Legendary Cars Immortalized on the Big Screen
The most iconic cars in cinema history are not just the heroes' means of transportation; they are cult objects remembered as much as the film itself, reaching values of millions of dollars on the collector's market. Aston Martin DB5's journey in the …
Read MoreCult Cars in Video Games
The coolest cars in video games live across a broad universe stretching from the Gran Turismo simulations to GTA's fictional brands: Vehicles like the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, BMW M3 GTR, Banshee and Suzuki Escudo were loved by millions of players on…
Read MoreThe World's Famous Car Collectors Whose Garages Have Turned into Museums
The world's famous car collectors are people who have turned their garages into living museums: Jay Leno restores his more than 180 cars and countless motorcycles with a full crew, Ralph Lauren preserves legends like the 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlant…
Read MoreSongs and Driving: The Legendary Cars of Music
Songs that became synonymous with the automobile throughout music history are the clearest proof of how a vehicle turned into a symbol of freedom, speed, and success for an entire generation. The Beach Boys' Little Deuce Coupe tells the legend of a h…
Read MoreFrom the Silver Screen to Game Consoles: The Automotive Journey Through Popular Culture
Do cars become legendary just because they carry people down the road? Absolutely not. Sometimes a vehicle climbs straight into fiction and seeps onto screens, into songs, and into video games; there it attains an immortality no real-world car could …
Read More