Buffy

TOY: Johnny Lightning Spike's Desoto from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Series 2000


I've often enjoyed the show with all the action, witty banter and plot twists but I have to admit though that there were times when the show can be a bit boring. This is particularly true when the characters needed to contemplate on their problems and during these scenes they wallowed too much in self pity.

But overall, an enjoyable show.

I got the Johnny Lightning Desoto car from a flea market for about $3 and I was hoping there were more as I really wanted to have all the cast members' cars. But anyway I hope you enjoy the Spike mobile!

The Faculty

TOY: 1970 Chevelle SS, Hot Wheels series 2006

After searching through the internet, as I reckoned going to the public library and searching thru pages of documents would be a tad too tedious, I was able to get the name of the car that appeared in the movie, the Faculty directed by Robert Rodriguez.

I haven't seen the movie so I really cannot comment on it but since I have the diecast car that was used in the show, I figured Faculty fans can get a kick out of it.

Enjoy!

Knight Rider 1982

TOY: KITT from Chara Wheels Hot Wheels, 2001 Series (it had Japanese characters on the packaging)


What is a blog about T.V. Cars without K.I.T.T.!

True story: When Knight Rider came out I named my BMX bike KITT. And I used to ride around the neighborhood with "KITT" and I was "a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless"...It had super pursuit mode (pedal really fast) and turbo boost (road humps only as I was too chicken to try the actual ramps). Of course I dare not try the eject function of my "KITT" as I imagined that could be much too painful. But I digress....onto the actual KITT....


The show starred David Hasselhof, and for those too young to remember him, he was the "Hoff" from the show Baywatch. Anyway, the show had a talking car as it had artificial intelligence and had really cool functions like the aforementioned turbo boost and super pursuit mode and it was bullet proof! Watching it now though I find the show too cheesy and lame but when you're 10 it would probably be the coolest thing since Atari...err I mean PS3...

The Hot Wheels car that I got was a happy accident as I never really thought I could get one as the show was cancelled when Ronald Reagan was still President. The car was just collecting dust in one of those out of the way hobby shops and when I saw it I just had to purchase it. It did come at a premium price though but it was worth it! My "KITT" may have retired but now I have my very own KITT.

Now if only I can get it to move on its own and try the ejector seat, now that would be sumthin.....

The Wonder Years

TOY: 1964 Ford Galaxie, Hot Wheels 2007 Series


Years ago when there was no cable, we used to enjoy shows through an apparatus called the antenna. Yes, it was a metallic thing that we used to point to the source of the signal to get the shows to appear on our T.V.! Can you imagine? Anyway, we used to get shows from the nearby U.S. military base and one of the shows that I enjoyed watching was the Wonder Years. It starred Fred Savage (The Boy Who Could Fly and Princess Bride) and was the story of a boy, growing up in, well the wonder years around ages 9-15 I guess. It was told through the first person narrative and had a lot of memorable moments.


The show had a stern father, a caring mother, an older sister who doesn't want to be bothered and an older brother who doesn't want to be associated with his younger brother....so basically your typical household. In one episode they needed to get a new car because their old car was really gettng old. And so, after remembering that episode I tried to track down one of the cars used in the show. It was the Ford Galaxie 1969 version.

Unfortunately, after searching everywhere, I couldn't find that car. So I got the closest thing in terms of appearance and color, the Ford Galaxie 1964 edition!

There is something about old cars that I find appealing. It could be because of nostalgia or it could be because the new cars are like facial wipes; you use them once and you get a new one. In the old days...let me rephrase that...as I was told from the old days, cars used to stay in the family for a long time. Old cars seem to be like part of the family, an integral part so it seems.


So without further ado, I present to you one of my latest hauls...the 1964 Ford Galaxie. Enjoy!



1960s Batman

Toy: 1966 Batmobile, Hot Wheels 2007 Series








Na-na-nana-nanana.nana...Batman! The things that I really remember about the show were:

1) The Batmobile
2) The wacky punch captions and...
3) The Batclimb

Who can forget the batclimb? Although I didn't realize then that it was simply impossible for anyone to throw a bat rope that high up. But I was six so who cares? ;)


For anyone else too young to remember the show, here is the breakdown of the weekly plot:

1) Villain enters town
2) Gordon calls Batman
3) Batman and Robin go to the Commissioner's office
4) The duo go after the criminal
5) They get caught and put in a trap
6) By some incredible means they escape
7) They chase the villain
8) A fight with the bad guys
9) Justice prevails and off to prison the villains go

source: http://www.1966batfan.com/index.html

And for film students who would want to know how to re-create this exciting special effect, please follow the link below: http://www.1966batfan.com/climb.htm

I know you guys can't wait any further so ladies and gentlemen I present to you...The Batmobile.....

Entourage

TOY: 1964 Lincoln Continental Hot Wheels

Here's how Wikipedia describes the show (as I am too lazy to come up with a witty opening myself =p)

"Episodes of Entourage focus, beside the friendship between the four main characters, on their lifestyle in Hollywood. Specifically, the various parties and movie premieres they visit, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of being, or being connected to, a star on a person's social status. To lend credence to the show's situations and locations, most episodes of Entourage feature at least one celebrity guest star."

Simply put: The show is awesome!

The iconic Lincoln Continental featured in the opening credits belongs to Johnny Drama, and was featured in an episode or two when Johnny had to have it fixed. I had a hard time finding the Hot Wheels car as it was an old Hot Wheels model and was seriously considering getting it from Ebay. Luckily there was a sale in one of the malls and there were boxes of old Hot Wheels for sale!

It wasn't easy finding one though as there were 5 big boxes and it took me 4 hours to find two. Two out of the hundreds of cars in those boxes! So leg cramps, abdominal and back pains aside, I was happy that day.

And I was singing the opening credits of Entourage on the way home " Oh yeah, Oh yeah..."

Speed Racer

Toy Car: Tomica 1:64 Speed Racer Mach 5

To be perfectly honest, I enjoyed the movie. It wasn't an earth shattering, life changing "Ohmygawd, gottatellallmyfriendsto watchthismovie" kinda movie but it was a nice popcorn movie.

Maybe it's all flash and little substance, but one can get tired of watching too many art films, drama and plot ridden stories all the time. So if you need to sit back, relax and feel like a ten year old again, then enjoy the ride offered by the Wachowski brothers.

Go Speed go!
The Mach 5 Tomica Speed Racer car was an easy to find car as I got this a few months after the movie was released. I was contemplating on getting different versions of the Mach 5 offered by Hot Wheels and Jada and I probably will in the future. I will post them in the future and update this blog. But until then, enjoy these pics!







*Updates*
TOY CAR: Hot Wheels 1/64 Speed Racer series

I got these a while back and I've just gotten around to posting them. These cars are not as heavy as the Tomica cast as they are mostly plastic. They look cool and movie accurate but they are very light.

MACH 6

Racer X