Internet Movie Cars Database
{{Short description|Online database of motor vehicle appearances in films}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = Internet Movie Cars Database
| url = {{URL|www.imcdb.org/}}
| type = Online database
| registration = Optional
| language = English, French, German
| owners = Antoine Potten (2005–)
| launch_date = 2004
| current_status = Active
}}
File:Ford_Crown_Victoria_1.JPG is the most listed vehicle on IMCDb{{Cite web|title=IMCDb.org: Statistics |url=https://www.imcdb.org/stats.php?type=makes&subject=2&inc0=on&inc1=on&limit=25 |publisher=www.imcdb.org |access-date=2021-11-01}} due to its prominent use in works of fiction as a police vehicle or taxi]]
Internet Movie Cars Database (IMCDb) is an online database of auto, motorcycle and other motor vehicle appearances in films.{{Cite web|title=A Casting Call for Sexy Cars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/movies/08hybr.html |website=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Cieply |date=8 May 2008}}{{Cite web |title=Star Cars: The Top 10 Most-Used Movie and Television Vehicles |url=http://wot.motortrend.com/star-cars-the-top-10-mostused-movie-and-television-vehicles-7755.html |accessdate=2015-04-25 |first=Benson |last=Kong |website=Motor Trend|date=25 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228223007/http://wot.motortrend.com/star-cars-the-top-10-mostused-movie-and-television-vehicles-7755.html |archive-date=2012-12-28|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=How many cars in the average movie?|url=https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/how-many-cars-in-the-average-movie-20100408-rsyg.html|accessdate=2015-04-25|date=9 April 2010|last=Davis|first=Tony|publisher=Drive.com.au|archive-date=2019-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128152525/https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/how-many-cars-in-the-average-movie-20100408-rsyg.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |title=Internet picks of the week |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/sep/03/internet-picks-of-the-week|website=The Guardian|accessdate=2015-04-25|first=Johnny|last=Dee|date=2 September 2011}} The website was created in 2004 with a name similar to Internet Movie Database.
History
The project was founded in 2004 by a French web developer, quickly helped by Belgian programmer Antoine Potten, who took over the project completely in 2005, to compile information about vehicles used in films. The website initially focused on only automobiles used in movies and TV series, but eventually started to include other kinds of vehicles such as motorcycles, tanks, and heavy machinery.{{Cite web|title=IMCDb.org: Help/FAQ|url=https://www.imcdb.org/help.php |publisher=www.imcdb.org |access-date=2021-08-22}} As of July 2021, more than 60,000 movies and TV series were analyzed and more than 800,000 vehicles were identified, including those used in alternate endings and cut scenes. As of July 2021, there were 5,274 brands of vehicles listed on the website, as well as more than 52,000 vehicles waiting for a proper identification.{{Cite web|title=IMCDb.org: Statistics|url=https://www.imcdb.org/stats.php|access-date=2021-07-10|publisher=www.imcdb.org}}
See also
- Internet Movie Firearms Database — website of similar concept for firearms
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.imcdb.org/}}
- [http://www.igcd.net Internet Game Cars Database (official website)]
- [http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=The_Internet_Movie_Plane_Database Internet Movie Plane Database (official website)]
Category:Online film databases
Category:Internet properties established in 2004
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