What's the best off-road vehicle in a movie?
Written: August 04, 2011
by Andy Lilienthal
There have been some pretty cool off-road vehicles in movies, whether they're movie magic or truly capable vehicles. Some examples include the recognizable gray-and-red Jeep Wranglers from "Jurassic Park;" the crazy post-apocalyptic rigs from the "Mad Max" movies; you could include Daisy's Jeep from "The Dukes of Hazzard," and of course, Bigfoot in a number of films. A more obscure reference: The black Toyota Pickup from "Back to the Future" (
it was the first truck I ever remember really wanting as a kid).
One of my favorite all-time off-road vehicles is the Landmaster from the 1977 movie "Damnation Alley," which was arguably not the best movie ever made (
OK, there isn't much of an argument there. It was still cool, though!). The 12-wheeled Landmaster complete with "tri-star" wheel arrangement, is more well known than the title of the movie it appeared in. The Landmaster offered other post-apocalyptic-survival bits such as rockets, guns, and a huge stash of Twinkies. OK, I made that part up. But if it had been
my Landmaster, I would've put a
WARN winch on it and brought the Twinkie stash. Just sayin'.
You can learn more about the Landmaster on the
Wikipedia page.
What do you think the best off-road movie vehicle is?
Tags: movie,question,winch,off road
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