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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

Recently I've been on a kick of collecting Hot Wheels cars that I believe resemble superhero-mobiles. As a result the top of my desk resembles a miniature custom car show, minus spectators and bikini babes.

 

Here are a few of my favorites--

 

Vulture--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/worldrace/B2848.jpg

 

Swoopy Do--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2004/2004_003.jpg

 

Sling Shot

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/worldrace/ZED36.jpg

 

Xtreemster--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2004/2004_082.jpg

 

Iridium--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/acceleracers/G8119.jpg

 

The Formul8r--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2005/2005_013fte.jpg

 

Buzz Off--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2004/2004_091.jpg

 

Ballistik--

 

http://www.hiros.com/hotwheels/image/dscn3150s.jpg

 

F-Racer--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/2004/2004_030a.jpg

 

For those who want something a little different, the Hammered Coupe--

 

http://www.hiros.com/hotwheels/image/dscn2154s.jpg

 

Wild Thing could be used for a Jetcar (HERO System Vehicle Sourcebook, pg. 148)--

 

http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/worldrace/B1060.jpg

 

And of course, the Batmobile--

 

http://www.batmobilehistory.com/toys/mischotwheels-batmobile11.gif

 

There's now a Hot Wheels TV series Batmobile--

 

http://actionfigureinsider.com/main/wp-content/uploads/HWBatmobileCarded.jpg

 

 

There's plenty more, of course--Hot Wheels is pretty much the "gateway drug" for fantasy car lovers.

EDIT: And then there's the Awesomemobile--

http://www.thinkgeek.com/pvp/swag/90ea/

 

--which looks like it could present its own parking problems, but who cares?

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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

As a result the top of my desk resembles a miniature custom car show' date=' minus spectators and bikini babes.[/quote']

 

I'd get working on the bikini babe deficiency, if I were you. :)

 

There's now a Hot Wheels TV series Batmobile--

 

I had a Batmobile back in the early 70s. It wasn't Hot Wheels... It might have been Matchbox.

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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

Here's a "supercar" that actually got built--from the imagination of custom car genius Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the Rotar--

 

ratfink2.jpg

 

If I ever get to the Futurama universe, this is the car I want--although from the pic below, I think I'd like it if it were more roomy--

 

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More about the Rotar here--

 

http://www.petersen.org/default.cfm?docid=1049

 

And here--

 

http://www.mrgasser.com/rotar.htm

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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

Okay. I have you all beat. This car actually exists and is one of the most expensive cars in the world. Tramontana makes twelve a year and everything is customizable. With a pricetag of over 600,000 Euros (more than $795,623) you would have to be a billionaire to be able to afford it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37113[/ATTACH] The car comes standard with a 5,500 cc V12 engine and can reach speeds of over 260 MPH. It can go from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, but crime fighting gear is not included. Read more about it at Advanced Design Tramontana: http://www.tramontanagroup.com/car/car.php.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]37114[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]37115[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]37116[/ATTACH]

 

Imagine this with Gatling guns...

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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

Gentlemen, I'll see your Tramontana and your flying viper and raise you--The Shadow Hawk

 

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191502,xcitefun-shadow-hawk-5.jpg

 

Titanium monocoque chassis, available 1100 hp diesel engine, capable of travel on any terrrain in unprecedented comfort, and much more--all in a vehicle about the size of a Corvette.

 

This, friends and HEROes, is why we play the lottery. :cool:

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Re: Now THIS is a SUPERCAR my friends!

 

It's real in the same sense that the Moller Air Car is (i.e pure vapor tech)

 

I have a great rule of thumb for all future superhero campaigns I run or play in: if something was ever on the drawing board, theoretically possible or in prototype form in the real world, in the superhero reality it exists and works as intended. Life's more fun that way. :)

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