FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 20 – The Tumbler Batmobile
Part Three of a Three-Part Series Gone are the sweeping, curvy lines. In bounces the Tumbler Introducing The Tumbler Gone are the sweeping curves of the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batmobiles. In the new trilogy of “Dark Knight” Batman movies, Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), director Christopher Nolan […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 19 – The 1990s Batmobile
Part Two of a Three-Part Series Hollywood Reshapes The Batmobile To Be Stylish and Badass While this is part two of our Batmobile series, it features the first “wave” of Batmobiles, conceived by director Tim Burton for the original Batman movie (1989) and Batman Returns, (1992). The design was essentially carried through by director Joel […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 18 – The Original Batmobile
Part One of a Three-Part Series Batteries to Power! Turbine to Speed! The original 1966 television series Batman, and the signature Batmobile are still amazeballs! Only Adam West will ever truly be regarded as Batman, and his Batmobile will forever be the “original”. In this multi-part series, we will explore (almost) all of the Batmobile […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 17 – Minivan Must-Haves
Happy Mother’s Day! – Top-Five Minivan Must-Haves for Moms Fraser salutes all the incredible moms out there with this tribute guide to minivan bliss First, let’s get the topic of safety features out of the way. We all expect them, especially moms, and they have become so sophisticated, that if a minivan lacks side-curtain airbags […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 15 Wagon Queen Family Truckster
Meet the unlikely star of National Lampoon’s 1983 movie Vacation. “You think you hate it now, but wait until you drive it.” – Ruben, the car salesman Nothing screams Forced Family Fun like the Griswold’s 1983 Ford Wagon Queen Family Truckster. Drawing a blank? It’s another unsung hero actor, and the awful cross-country transportation for […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 16 – Hennessey Venom GT
The Fastest American Sports Car You’ve Never Heard Of. A hand-crafted sports car from Texas has beaten every European challenger. The Hennessey Venom GT is the platinum standard of American sports cars. Hand-built in Texas, by Texans, the Hennessey Venom GT has beaten every European sports car in straight-on speed tests. The Venom GT is […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 14 – Animal House Deathmobile
The Delta House Deathmobile, possibly the most iconic movie car in history aka Flounder’s brother’s 1964/1966 Lincoln Continental Fraser Fast Facts is proud to present yet another movie car that became as famous, or even more infamous than it’s human movie counterparts. Of course, we’re eluding to the 1978 runaway-hit National Lampoon’s Animal House, and Faber College, […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 13 – Speed Racer’s Mach 5
From Anime To The Big Screen, This Incredible Race Car Came Alive The Real Mach 5, is actually a real Mach 5, right down to the buzzsaw blades. What American, or Japanese, child has not seen the beloved cartoon Speed Racer? The brainchild of animation legend Tatsuo Yoshida, the original Japanese-language anime was entitled Mach […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 12 – Volkswagen’s The Thing
The Weirdest, Most Poorly-Named Vehicle In The History of Coolness. Introducing the 1973 Volkswagen Thing, aka the “Type 181”, and aka “The Bucket Car”. Not that it’s not a monster movie. The Thing is a car. Well, sort of. It’s more like a jeep. Imagine a stripped-down, all-metal utility vehicle; square as could be, with […]
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 11 – Knight Rider’s K.I.T.T.
The coolest car on the 1980s TV block, with thousands of replicas still on the road. Knight Rider’s K.I.T.T. – The super-pursuit Trans Am for every red-blooded American Knight Rider burst onto television screens, and streets, in 1982, running for four seasons, with 90 episodes. The star of the show was an intelligent, talking Pontiac […]