History Main / HubcapHovercraft

* In ''Series/AgentCarter''it seems that Howard Stark managed to produce at least one fully functional version of the prototype seen in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]]'', and in the climax of Season 2 it's used to tow a Gamma Cannon through a miniature black hole to seal it.

* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' it seems that Howard Stark managed to produce at least one fully functional version of the prototype seen in ''Captain America'', installed on a 1962 Chevy Corvette. Agent Coulson [[ICallItVera calls it Lola]].

* Featured in ''Lego: Drome Racers'' as a power-up for the street and off-road vehicles. When activated, the car would begin hovering above the track at top speed. The drawback of this however [[AwesomeButImpractical was that the car wasn't very stable in this state and hitting walls, smacking into obstacles and trying to fly over the tops of opponents would result in the car flipping onto it's side, smacking into walls, spinning out or randomly crawling along the invisible walls around the track.]]

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* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' briefly had a six-wheeled jeep-like vehicle that the ''White Base's'' crew used to move around on, that showed this ability during the memetic "Jumping onto White Base" scene.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam's'' infamous ''Adrastea''- and ''Lysithea''-class [[MilitaryMashupMachine Land Battleships]] are capable of splitting their giant motorcycle wheels in half and taking to the air.

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* Before ''Mario Kart 8'' did something very, very similar, ''[[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Crash Nitro Kart]]'' featured zero gravity sections using the exact same thing.

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* A rough-draft version of such a car appears in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' when Howard Stark is showing off a futuristic car at the World Expo. However, it only floats for a few seconds before suddenly crashing.

** The Time Train from the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' also has these, except it has its own thrust engines - the wheels are still, for some reason, rotated by the steam pistons in their flying position.

* ''Videogame/{{Overwatch}}'' has these as part of the world-building: All the "payloads" on Escort maps have wheels tilted 45 degrees relative to vertical and have glowing blue (or red, depending on whether attack or defense is in control) rims.

* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' it seems that Howard Stark managed to produce at least one fully functional version of the prototype seen in ''Captain America''. Agent Coulson [[ICallItVera calls it Lola]].

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} Mater]] in ''[[PixarShorts UFM: Unidentified Flying Mater]]''.

* ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} hovercars are both the TropeMaker and the UrExample. ComicBook/NickFury (and the reader) get their first look at the iconic [[AirborneAircraftCarrier Helicarrier]] from the passenger seat of a HubcapHovercraft Porsche, courtesy of course, of the explosive imagination of JackKirby.

* ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} hovercars are both the TropeMaker and the UrExample. NickFury (and the reader) get their first look at the iconic [[AirborneAircraftCarrier Helicarrier]] from the passenger seat of a HubcapHovercraft Porsche, courtesy of course, of the explosive imagination of JackKirby.

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* The [=DeLorean=] in ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part II'' is the TropeCodifier. Turns out that by 2015, all cars can undergo a "hover conversion" like this.
** The Time Train from the end of Part III also has these, except it has its own thrust engines - the wheels are still, for some reason, rotated by the steam pistons in their flying position.

* Before ''Mario Kart 8'' did something very, very similar ''[[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Crash Nitro Kart]]'' featured zero gravity sections using the exact same thing.

* Before ''Mario Kart 8'' [[FollowTheLeader stole the concept wholesale]], ''[[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Crash Nitro Kart]]'' featured zero gravity sections using the exact same thing.

* Some of the ''{{MASK}}'' cars were this.

* Many of the ground-based Transformers from ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' and ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''.

* Before Mario Kart 8 [[FollowTheLeader stole the concept wholesale]], [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Crash Nitro Kart]] featured zero gravity sections using the exact same thing.
* Featured in Lego: Drome Racers as a power-up for the street and off-road vehicles. When activated, the car would begin hovering above the track at top speed. The drawback of this however [[AwesomeButImpractical was that the car wasn't very stable in this state and hitting walls, smacking into obstacles and trying to fly over the tops of opponents would result in the car flipping onto it's side, smacking into walls, spinning out or randomly crawling along the invisible walls around the track.]]

* A rough-draft version of such a car appears in ''CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' when Howard Stark is showing off a futuristic car at the World Expo. However, it only floats for a few seconds before suddenly crashing.

* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' it seems that Howard Stark managed to produce at least one fully fictional version of the prototype seen in ''Captain America''. Agent Coulson [[ICallItVera calls it Lola]].

* Before Mario Kart 8 [[FollowTheLeader stole the concept wholesale]], [[CrashBandicoot Crash Nitro Kart]] featured zero gravity sections using the exact same thing.

* One of the upgrades in ''Streets of SimCity''.