The North American International Auto Show opens to the public on Saturday – and Black Beauty is making a cameo appearance.
Black Beauty, of course, is the crime-fighting vehicle of choice for The Green Hornet. It’s a mid-1960s Chrysler Imperial – armed with machine guns, missiles and more – in which Seth Rogen (as the title character of the 3-D action flick which hits theatres today) and Jay Chou (Kato) use to make the streets safe from evil-doers.
As far as superhero rides go, it’s not bad. When The Adventures of Superman – starring George Reeves – made its television debut in 1951, The Man of Steel was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But when it came to his ride, Superman puttered around in a 1951 Nash Healey. Okay, technically it was his alter-ego, the mild-mannered Clark Kent, behind the wheel while in pursuit of news stories for the Daily Planet.
Still ...
Superman could’ve learned a thing or two from Bruce Wayne about cool rides. Because when it comes to cars, The Batmobile is the gold standard that all other superhero cars are measured by:
1. Batman Begins, 2005; The Dark Knight, 2008
2. Batman Forever, 1995
3. Batman, 1989; Batman Returns, 1992
4. Batman & Robin, 1997
5. Batman TV series, 1966-68
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Correction: An incorrect photo was labelled "Batman Forever" in the story above. It has been corrected.
