History Main / InvincibleClassicCar

* While not a motor car, the Nokia 3310 is a fairly old mobile telephone compared to modern smartphones. While it lacks many of the advanced features of the newer phones, it is much smaller, and has a reputation for invincibility; it can be dropped from six stories up, be run over by a lorry, or even being immersed briefly in water. Now contrast with a modern Iphone whose screen cracks when tapped too hard.

* A variation appears in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', where the 50 year old Archer Hella is described as so reliable that most customers never bought another car, almost bankrupting the company. In-game, the Hella is also very sturdy, able to survive a considerable amount of abuse before throwing in the towel.

* In highway-based ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'' installments, the TrueFinalBoss "[[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ???/Unknown]]" drives a 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z with a souped-up engine, which is [[{{Superboss}} a really tough car to push off the highways]].

* In ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II'', there's a bonus car (accessible by a Cheat Code) called the "Bomber BFS", which is a Hot Rod based on a 1957 Chevrolet. Not only is it capable of surviving damage, but it also apparently has the ability to ram traffic cars out of the way.

* In highway-based ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'' installments, the final boss "[[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ???/Unknown]]" drives a 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z with a souped-up engine, which is [[{{Superboss}} a really tough car to push off the highways]].

The biggest reason for this trope in real life, however, is the "crumple zone" misconception. Modern cars use are designed to dissipate crash energy by spreading it across the frame as evenly as possible, and into sacrificial areas. The idea of a "crumple zone" is misunderstood to mean the car collapses like an accordion; since vintage ones don't have them (and are built in a much heavier-looking way), they are falsely assumed to be stronger. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck The reality is quite different.]]

* ''Film/InspectorGadget'' has the [[CoolCar Gadgetmobile]], a 1964 Lincoln Continental.

* The [[Film/TheBluesBrothers Bluesmobile]] survives incredible abuse amidst ridiculous stunts until it [[CriticalExistenceFailure literally comes apart]] once the boys finally reach Daley Plaza. Though unusually for this trope, it was only five years old at the time of filming. It was on a Mission from God, though.

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So, your character has an older car. It may be a CoolCar, the AllegedCar, or somewhere in between - but it has a slight gimmick. It can survive harsh crashes that would maim a modern car - it's the Invincible Classic Car. While old cars tend to survive crashes better than new ones, this trope usually takes it UpToEleven. Only applies to classic cars (classic = 25+ years old at time of production) and the cars do not have to be ''completely'' invincible, per se. Commonly overlaps with WhatAPieceOfJunk.

* Zig-zagged in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' with the Ghost Rider's '69 Dodge Charger. The car is practically invincible when the Ghost Rider is being the wheel. However, when Daisy is behind the wheel of the car while Robbie is in a ghost realm, the car can be damaged. But when he comes back to the normal realm and making a new deal with the Rider, the car becomes invincible once again.