Cars The 8 most under-appreciated cars in cinematic history

As much as any supporting actor can make or break a movie, the cars that sit just outside the spotlight are undeniably key players in the grand scheme of things. It’s high time that we took a moment and payed tribute to the benchwarmers.

8. Red 1996 Ford Taurus

Movie: Office Space

Owner: Tom Smykowski

Note: Everyone always thinks of Lumberg's convertible Porsche when they think Office Space, but while Tom Smykowski's red Ford Taurus is only on-screen for a few minutes before it (and he) gets obliterated by a passing drunk driver, it ultimately echoes the underlying theme of the movie: life, for many people, is brutally, crushingly, hilariously boring, and then it ends in disaster.

7. Yellow 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

Movie:Caddyshack

Owner: Lacey Underall

Note: Rodney Dangerfield's red Rolls Royce stole the show in the parking lot scene, but it was sexpot Lacey Underall's yellow Mercedes that is the unsung hero. The car might look a bit boxy to us today, but in 1980 the 5.6 liter convertible was the epitome of sex on four wheels. Little wonder it was chosen as the car of choice for the blonde bombshell who's been plucked more times than the Rose of Tralee.



6. F.L.A.G. Mobile Unit, a.k.a. The Huge Semitruck

Show:Knight Rider

Owner: Michael Knight

Note: It's sad when the hardest working member of the team receives the least recognition, always off camera, chugging along just below the surface, which is why we're tipping our hat to the tractor-trailer made K.I.T.T. possible. It was the 18-wheeled equivalent of a soccer mom’s van, always ensuring the Hoff was able to deploy right into the center of the action. And that's why we love it.

5. 1981 Citroen 2CV

Movie:For Your Eyes Only

Driver: Melina Havelock, James Bond

Note: After his Lotus Esprit exploded when a henchman tried to crack his window, Bond is forced to make an escape in the decidedly pedestrian CV2. Normally the international man of mystery wouldn't be caught dead in such a plebeian machine, but in this circumstance the tiny wheelbase and sprightly — get this — 18 horsepower engine made for the perfect getaway car down the improbably windy hills of the Greek countryside.

4. Taco 22 (Scooter)

Movie:Dumb and Dumber

Owner: Lloyd Christmas

Note: Ask anyone you know, when they think Dumb and Dumber, they think Pup van. Those people are idiots. The unsung hero of D&D is the Taco 22, a name which fits the borderline retarded scenario under which it came into Lloyd's possession: "Some kid back in town traded the van for it, straight up. I can get 70 miles-per-gallon on this hog." Legendary.

3. 1980 Jeep CJ-7 "Dixie"

Show:The Dukes of Hazzard

Owner: Daisy Duke

Note: Daisy Duke is such a BABE. Making out with her in a top down ‘80s CJ-7 would be WILD. The General Lee can suck it.

2. 1985 Pontiac Fiero

Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Owner: Jeanie Bueller

Note: The Pontiac Fiero was the crappy sports car that defined the ‘80s, driven by the older sister that made the ‘80s hell for people like Ferris Bueller. Anyone who neglects this car in FBDO deserves to be neglected by their entire community. Also, total weird power-crush on Jeanie.