Car
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A car is a type of general purpose automobile typically used by family households in everyday situations, such as the transport of cargo.
Cars used the fossil fuel gasoline to run the internal combustion engine until at least 2061. (ENT: "Carpenter Street")
- This is contradicted by a note in TOS: "Bread and Circuses" which gives a later date.
Jimmy was killed in 1953 for attempting to break into a car with a crowbar. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
While visiting Earth in 1986, James Kirk was nearly hit by a taxi cab. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
During the 2130s, Charles Tucker III used to drive his car out to Chatkin Point and park along the shoreline and stare at the moon with his girlfriend. He later compared the size of his first car to that of a Retellian escape pod. (ENT: "Precious Cargo")
In 2268, the inhabitants of planet 892-IV advertised a brand of car called the Jupiter 8. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")
The same year, the Iotians of Sigma Iotia II, were driving cars identical to those driven in the United States of America on Earth, in the 1920s. (TOS: "A Piece of the Action")
In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holoprogram, the spy gets to use many cars, including limousines. (DS9: "A Simple Investigation")
Cars were used quite often by police departments across 20th century Earth, and such vehicles were modified to include flashing lights, sirens, and other devices for their needs. (VOY: "Future's End", "11:59"; ENT: "Carpenter Street")
The hovercar eventually replaced the ground-based car for general use in 2036. (VOY: "The 37's")
However, in early 2154, after realizing Phlox could be extremely persuasive, Charles Tucker III asked Phlox to "remind me never to buy a car from you". (ENT: "The Forgotten")
[edit] Types of Cars
- Chevrolet/General Motors
- Lincoln
- Other
[edit] Additional References
- TOS: "Assignment: Earth"
- TNG:
- DS9: "Past Tense, Part II"
- VOY:
| Ground vehicles |
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| Automobiles: Car • Truck • Jeep • Van • Limousine • Bus • Motorcycle |
| Manufacturers: Chevrolet • Datsun • Dodge • Ford • Lincoln • Volkswagen |
