I think most of us as children expected that at some point we would be able to drive a flying car. Not a plane or a helicopter — but a car that flew. The fact that no such car has been produced, is but one of the many small attempts by reality to crush our souls that occur each day. Kevin Smith had some thoughts on the subject. If you haven't seen it, I recommend watching his short film, The Flying Car. There are some profound thoughts on the status of the American dream.

Here in Sacramento, we have this guy working on a real flying car. It looks bad-ass and he shows up on TV, in magazines and in the newspaper fairly often, but the car never seems to actually materialize at my local Audi dealer. And I've never noticed him zipping by overhead on my way to the grocery store, so there is a distinct possibility that he is full of crap.

But these things make me think about the dream, the dream of a flying car. I decided I needed to make a list — a list of the top fictional flying cars.

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