From Fred Flintstone's foot-propelled family car to James Bond's cutting-edge Aston Martins, the car has been an integral bit player in movies and television. We nominate five of the best cars to ever appear on the big - and small - screen.

1964 Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger)

This Aston's legendary shape, gadgets and pairing with Sean Connery made it an instant movie-car classic. Appearances in subsequent Bond films have only elevated its status and the value of the genuine 'movie' cars, with a Thunderball promo DB5 recently selling for more than $9 million. That makes the 25 genuine Goldfinger DB5 replicas now being built by Aston Martin - complete with gadgets - a bargain at $5 million each.

Chevrolet Camaro (Transformers)

Feisty yellow Autobot Bumblebee - quite appropriately for a Transformer - couldn't stop himself from transforming across his multiple big-screen appearances. In Transformers, he started as a worn-out '77 version of Chevrolet's famous muscle car before updating to a 2007 model (actually a 2006 Camaro concept car because the production model hadn't been released when the film was made). Through the course of the movie series, he would take on the form of a 2011, 2014 and even an old-duck '67. In his own film, Bumblebee, he even transformed into his famous pre-cinematic Transformers form - a Volkswagen Beetle.

1973 XB Ford Falcon GT (Mad Max)

This undercover police car for the apocalypse isn't the only Aussie car to appear in a great Aussie film but, unlike most, its fame extends globally. In Mad Max, an irate chief protagonist uses the Pursuit Special, to give it its proper name, to exact his deadly revenge in a thrilling final crescendo. Appearances in Max Max 2 (The Road Warrior) and Mad Max: Fury Road mean its fame and status are assured.

1982 Pontiac Trans Am (Knight Rider)

Just like the General Lee, KITT (for 'Knight Industries Two Thousand') was more than a car, it was the star. Piloted by a fresh-faced David Hasselhoff, this heavily modified black Trans Am even got its own dialogue thanks to a cybernetic processor that allowed the car to think and talk. An armoured, thermally resistant body, tear-gas dispenser, flame thrower, bomb sniffer, medical scanner and turbo-boost mode for jumping objects were just some of KITT's other tricks.

1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (Back to the Future)

Before Back to the Future, the DMC-12 - the only product of American auto tsar John DeLorean's failed car company - was ready to be forgotten by history. Fast forward three decades and this sexy but soft-driving, stainless-steel panelled, gullwing-doored sports car's sad story has been supplanted by its status as the time machine in the popular movie trilogy. It's now one of the automotive world's most recognised, iconic shapes.

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