Most viewed Vehicle of all time. OJ/JFK/General Lee?

[tubby_mcgee 686]

So a buddy of mine and I are arguing. He says General Lee. I say one of the other two. (I've read one link saying JFK, one saying OJ).

If you have "other" please post it.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Air Force one.

 

If you mean land vehicle only, would probably be a head of states limo.

 

Maybe Diana's hearse?

[iam90sbaby 2,120]

Back To The Future, DeLorean.

 

What about the Trans Am in Smokey and the Bandit?

 

The Batmobile.

 

Herbie.

Mach 5.

Ectomobile from Ghostbusters.

[tubby_mcgee 686]

And you know what...I just looked...and there were between 256 and 321 General Lees used for the show....so fock....that certainly isn't "The single vehicle...." cuz....yeah....it just isn't.

[tubby_mcgee 686]

Air Force one.

 

If you mean land vehicle only, would probably be a head of states limo.

 

Maybe Diana's hearse?

 

 

Diana's hearse is up there too. But not Air Force One, I wouldn't think.

 

 

I bring this up because I saw a Pawn Stars episode 2 weeks ago where they said it was the single most viewed individual vehicle of all time. I found a list of most viewed live TV events...and JFK was #2 and OJ was #10....so...that points to JFK.

[Cruzer 1,992]

Not many saw JFK actually get shot, and the Zupruder film wasn't even released/shown until years later.

 

In this day and age of people's fascination of the Kardashians more than current events - give me the Bronco.

[edjr 5,547]

I'll take Al Cowlings for $400 Alex

[Mookz 1,287]

Popemobile?

 

Although I suppose there have been many incarnations of that, too.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

The hindenburg? Titanic? The wright brothers plane? Apollo 11?

 

Or sadly, the 911 plane.

[parrot 789]

Two certain 747s.

[edjr 5,547]

Two certain 747s.

 

lets not start that.

 

we all know those were doctored videos

[Drizzay 644]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[Cruzer 1,992]

The Challenger?

[edjr 5,547]

[Mike Honcho 4,009]

The Millennium Falcon

[Sho Nuff 719]

According to the guy trying to sell the bronco in pawn stars...it's the bronco. Would be interesting to really know I guess.

 

And yeah...it wasn't OJs...he and AC had the same Bronco

[Mike Honcho 4,009]

The Bangbus.

[Reality 2,710]

Your mom's car, that backseat has to be ranked pretty high.

[TD Ryan2 314]

Most viewed

 

 

depending on what you mean by that... I'd say you're really asking for the "most searched for" because that's what leads to "most viewed".

 

So, I'd look at it like this:

 

Kennedy Limo - NO

this happened in a time when it was more of a "news" event in the sense of old-school news, not the media hype/frenzy that it is today. The limo itself isn't searched for, it's Kennedy's haid and/or the magic bullet. Zapruder film? maybe... but I'm not even sure that half the population since the internet age even knows what the Zapruder is.

 

OJ's Bronco - YES

1994 was on the cusp of the information age, internet, and media frenzies... cable news existed and this was shown/talked about ad-nauseam. Media and technology push this one to the winner's circle.

 

General Lee - NO

simply not enough media hype and was a pop culture item long before the internet. Nobody's searching for the General Lee or Dukes of Hazard today or really since the internet started.

[Mike Honcho 4,009]

This one?

[edjr 5,547]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aNCLBA771w

[edjr 5,547]

[mighty_thor 115]

That shot up bonny and clyde car is pretty famous.

[Mookz 1,287]

Wings was certainly an important vehicle for Tony Shalhoub's career.

[frank 2,144]

Wings was certainly an important vehicle for Tony Shalhoub's career.

The tennis player?

[Drizzay 644]

The tennis player?

i get the reference.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,588]

Fred Flintstones ride. When they go to the drive thru and it tips over from the ribs.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,588]

K.I.T.T.

[ROCKFORD 134]

mr ed?

[ROCKFORD 134]

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Following the war, Queen Mary was refitted for passenger service and along with Queen Elizabeth commenced the two-ship transatlantic passenger service for which the two ships were initially built. The two ships dominated the transatlantic passenger transportation market until the dawn of the jet age in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s, Queen Mary was ageing and, though still among the most popular transatlantic liners, was operating at a loss.

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[ROCKFORD 134]

Back To The Future, DeLorean.

 

funny, i saw that car at a gaming convention this spring.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,588]

 

funny, i saw that car at a gaming convention this spring.

Lol. Dork

[ROCKFORD 134]

im actually thinking for going as this guy for halloween this year.

 

i have the hair.

[Mookz 1,287]

The tennis player?

 

 

i get the reference.

 

I feel like I almost get it.

 

Does it have anything to do with Pete Sampras?

[BunnysBastatrds 1,909]

I'll take any Bond vehicle over any posted. The one that had the ejection seat was my favorite. I would Have needed more umph to eject the fatties though.

[wiffleball 4,631]

Popemobile?

 

Although I suppose there have been many incarnations of that, too.

My vote

[Voltaire 4,554]

And you know what...I just looked...and there were between 256 and 321 General Lees used for the show....so fock....that certainly isn't "The single vehicle...." cuz....yeah....it just isn't.

That's why I voted for the only one I've ever seen... "The" General Lee.

 

There during the Gratiot Cruise we have in suburban Detroit each year, back before I came overseas. It sure looked authentic. The trunk's been popped open and there's autographed photos the owner standing next to Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Merrill Brookes, and Uncle Jesse's actor.

 

So I'm thinking "Dang, this has got to be it right here in Eastpointe, not being preserved in some Hollywood museum."

 

It made more sense when the owner explained, as tubby points out here as well, they routinely went through 3-6 cars each episode and so there's a few hundred of them around.

 

So what I saw wasn't 'it' in that it wasn't "THE" General Lee but it was certainly "A" General Lee and they're a bunch scattered all over the country being preserved by dedicated owners like the guy I met that day. Making the rounds and piling up the eyeball count.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

That's why I voted for the only one I've ever seen... "The" General Lee.

 

There during the Gratiot Cruise we have in suburban Detroit each year, back before I came overseas. It sure looked authentic. The trunk's been popped open and there's autographed photos the owner standing next to Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Merrill Brookes, and Uncle Jesse's actor.

 

So I'm thinking "Dang, this has got to be it right here in Eastpointe, not being preserved in some Hollywood museum."

 

It made more sense when the owner explained, as tubby points out here as well, they routinely went through 3-6 cars each episode and so there's a few hundred of them around.

 

So what I saw wasn't 'it' in that it wasn't "THE" General Lee but it was certainly "A" General Lee and they're a bunch scattered all over the country being preserved by dedicated owners like the guy I met that day. Making the rounds and piling up the eyeball count.

A guy I went to high school with had one. Doors welded shut, Dixie horn and everything. I'm not sure if it was ever used on the show though.

[patweisers44 697]

The Oscar Meier Wienermobile.

[edjr 5,547]

The Oscar Meier Wienermobile.

 

Tiger's car?