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[[File:Chevrolet Camaro.jpg|thumb|A [[1968]] [[Chevrolet]] [[Camaro]]]]
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[[File:Ford LTD Country Squire, 1159.jpg|thumb|Ford LTD Country Squire]]
 
 
A '''car''' was a type of general purpose [[automobile]] typically used by family households in everyday situations, such as the transport of [[cargo]]. They were sold by [[car salesman|car salesmen]].
 
A '''car''' was a type of general purpose [[automobile]] typically used by family households in everyday situations, such as the transport of [[cargo]]. They were sold by [[car salesman|car salesmen]].
   
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While visiting [[Earth]] in [[1986]], [[James Kirk]] was nearly hit by a [[taxicab]]. ({{film|4}})
 
While visiting [[Earth]] in [[1986]], [[James Kirk]] was nearly hit by a [[taxicab]]. ({{film|4}})
   
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}})
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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. When several of the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} visited the Earth of this era, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] asked [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]] what they would need to pass for locals and he replied "''Nice clothes, a fast car and lots of [[money]].''" ({{VOY|Future's End|11:59}}; {{ENT|Carpenter Street}})
   
 
The [[hovercar]] eventually replaced the ground-based car for general use in [[2036]], although ground-based cars were still quite common. ({{VOY|The 37's}})
 
The [[hovercar]] eventually replaced the ground-based car for general use in [[2036]], although ground-based cars were still quite common. ({{VOY|The 37's}})
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In [[2268]], the inhabitants of planet [[892-IV]] advertised a brand of car called the [[Jupiter 8]]. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
 
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 [[Iotian]]s 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}})
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The same year, the [[Iotian]]s of [[Sigma Iotia II]], were driving cars identical to those driven in the [[United States of America]] on Earth, in the [[1920s]]. One such car was a [[Flivver]], as [[Spock]] [[Nickname|called it]]. ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}})
   
 
That same year, the [[Ekosian]]s also had cars. They were similar in design to many of the cars from [[Earth]] in [[1944]]. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
 
That same year, the [[Ekosian]]s also had cars. They were similar in design to many of the cars from [[Earth]] in [[1944]]. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}})
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===Alternate reality===
 
===Alternate reality===
In the early [[2240s]] of the [[alternate reality]], [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|James Kirk]]'s stepfather owned an antique [[Corvette]], which Kirk drove into a chasm. ({{film|11}})
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In the early [[2240s]] of the [[alternate reality]], {{alt|James T. Kirk}}'s stepfather owned an antique [[Corvette]], which Kirk drove into a chasm.
   
In [[2258]], a [[Aptera Typ-1|car]] drove by [[Starfleet Academy]] just before {{alt|James T. Kirk}} took the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]] for a third time. ({{film|11}})
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In [[2258]], a [[Aptera Typ-1|car]] drove by [[Starfleet Academy]] just before James T. Kirk took the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]] for a third time. ({{film|11}})
   
The [[2259|following year]], [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy (alternate reality)|McCoy]] told [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|Kirk]] that "''You don't [[Robbery|rob]] a bank when the get-away car has a flat [[tire]],''" referring to his plan to infiltrate [[Qo'noS]] when the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}}'s [[warp core]] had broken down. ({{film|12}})
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The [[2259|following year]], [[Doctor]] {{alt|Leonard McCoy|McCoy}} advised now-[[Captain]] Kirk, "''You don't [[Robbery|rob]] a bank when the get-away car has a flat [[tire]],''" [[metaphor]]ically referring to Kirk planning to infiltrate [[Qo'noS]] even though the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}}'s [[warp core]] had broken down. Also, when Kirk and {{alt|Khan Noonien Singh|Khan}} were planning on [[space jump]]ing from the ''Enterprise'' to the {{USS|Vengeance}}, {{alt|Montgomery Scott|Scotty}} told Kirk that the doorway into the ''Vengeance'' was very small, and that making a jump successfully would be like "jumping from a moving car, off a [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] and into a shot glass."
   
 
Khan was nearly struck by a car when he was running from {{alt|Spock}}, who was chasing him through the [[Roads|streets]] of [[San Francisco]] and later atop airborne [[garbage barge]]s. ({{film|12}})
When [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|Kirk]] and [[Khan Noonien Singh (alternate reality)|Khan]] were planning on [[space jump]]ing from the [[USS Enterprise (alternate reality)|Enterprise]] to the [[USS Vengeance|Vengeance]], [[Montgomery Scott (alternate reality)|Scotty]] tells Kirk that the doorway is very small, and that making a jump successfully would be like "jumping from a moving car, off a [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] and into a shot glass." ({{film|12}})
 
 
Khan was nearly struck by a car when he was running from [[Spock (alternate reality)|Spock]], who was chasing him through the [[Roads|streets]] of [[San Francisco]]. ({{film|12}})
 
   
 
== Types of cars ==
 
== Types of cars ==
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** [[Corvette]]
 
** [[Corvette]]
 
** [[Chevrolet Townsman|Townsman]]
 
** [[Chevrolet Townsman|Townsman]]
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** [[Pontiac Firebird]]
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** [[Pontiac Fiero]]
 
* [[Ford]]
 
* [[Ford]]
 
** [[Crown Victoria]]
 
** [[Crown Victoria]]
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*Other
 
*Other
 
** [[Duesenberg]]
 
** [[Duesenberg]]
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** [[Aircar]]
 
** [[Hovercar]]
 
** [[Hovercar]]
 
** [[Jupiter 8]]
 
** [[Jupiter 8]]
 
** [[Lada]]
 
** [[Lada]]
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** [[Oldsmobile Silhouette]]
 
 
<gallery>
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File:Chevrolet Camaro.jpg|[[Camaro]] owned by [[Tom Paris]] in the [[24th century]]
 
File:Toyota Fine N.jpg|[[Toyota Fine N]]
 
File:Jupiter 8 ad.jpg|[[Jupiter 8]]
 
File:Detroit police cars loomis.jpg|[[Detroit]] [[police]] cars ([[Carpenter Street]])
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File:Corvette.jpg|[[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|Jim Kirk]] driving a [[Corvette]]
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File:Roman car.jpg|A [[892-IV native|Roman]] car on [[892-IV]] in [[2268]].
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File:Car on Miri's planet.jpg|A car on [[Miri]]'s [[homeworld|home]][[Miri's planet|world]] in [[2266]].
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File:Ekosian car.jpg|An [[Ekosian]] car on [[Ekos]] in [[2268]].
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File:Oldsmobile Curved Dash.jpg|An [[Oldsmobile Curved Dash]] on the [[holodeck]] of the [[USS Voyager]] in [[2376]].
 
File:23rd century car.jpg|An [[MPV]] in [[San Francisco]] in [[2259]].
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File:Ford Crown Victoria.jpg|A [[Ford Crown Victoria]] in [[2004]].
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File:Hovercar, 2259.jpg|A [[hovercar]] in [[2259]].
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File:Chevrolet Bel Air.jpg|A [[1957]] [[Chevrolet]] [[Bel Air]] in [[2372]].
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File:Chevrolet Caprice, Futures End.jpg|A [[Chevrolet Caprice]] in [[1996]].
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File:Hitler in a Mercedes-Benz.jpg|[[Adolf Hitler]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]] in the [[1940s]].
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Species that used cars==
 
==Species that used cars==
*[[Roman (892-IV)|892-IV Roman]]
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*[[892-IV native]]
 
*[[Ekosian]]s
 
*[[Ekosian]]s
 
*[[Gosis' species]]
 
*[[Gosis' species]]
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*[[Iotian]]s
 
*[[Iotian]]s
 
*[[Onlies]]
 
*[[Onlies]]
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*[[Valakian]]s
 
*[[Vedala]]
 
*[[Vedala]]
   
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* {{TOS|Assignment: Earth}}
 
* {{TOS|Assignment: Earth}}
 
* {{TNG}}
 
* {{TNG}}
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** {{e|The Big Goodbye}}
 
** {{e|A Matter of Time}}
 
** {{e|A Matter of Time}}
 
** {{e|Emergence}}
 
** {{e|Emergence}}
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=== External link ===
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=== External links ===
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* {{NCwiki|Automobile}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Automobile}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Automobile}}
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
[[File:Toyota Fine N.jpg|thumb|Mid-[[21st century]] car]]
 
[[File:Jupiter 8 ad.jpg|thumb|A [[2268]] [[Jupiter 8]]]]
 
[[File:Detroit police cars loomis.jpg|thumb|[[Detroit Police Department]] police cars]]
 
[[File:23rd century car.jpg|thumb|A car driving down a [[San Francisco]] [[Roads|street]]. ([[2259]])]]
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
[[fr:Voiture]]
 
[[fr:Voiture]]
<gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
 
[[Category:Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Vehicles]]

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Ford LTD Country Squire, 1159

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A car was a type of general purpose automobile typically used by family households in everyday situations, such as the transport of cargo. They were sold by car salesmen.

History

Cars used the fossil fuel gasoline to run the internal combustion engine through the first half of the 21st century. (ENT: "Carpenter Street")

Rex Denning's brother-in-law was a car salesman. Denning thought he wasn't good at his job. (DS9: "Little Green Men")

During a trip back in time to Detroit circa 2004, Jonathan Archer tells T'Pol that Humans had known since the 1970s that Earth's fossil fuel supply was limited. He begins to tell her about a noteworthy event in 2061 related to this issue, but his explanation is interrupted by their mission.

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 taxicab. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

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. When several of the crew of the USS Voyager visited the Earth of this era, Captain Kathryn Janeway asked Lieutenant Tom Paris what they would need to pass for locals and he replied "Nice clothes, a fast car and lots of money." (VOY: "Future's End", "11:59"; ENT: "Carpenter Street")

The hovercar eventually replaced the ground-based car for general use in 2036, although ground-based cars were still quite common. (VOY: "The 37's")

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")

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")

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. One such car was a Flivver, as Spock called it. (TOS: "A Piece of the Action")

That same year, the Ekosians also had cars. They were similar in design to many of the cars from Earth in 1944. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")

The Vedala, one of the oldest space faring species in the galaxy also used cars. They allowed a team of people, which included Kirk and Spock, to use their Vedala ground vehicle for transportation on the mad planet, where they were seeking the stolen Soul of the Skorr. (TAS: "The Jihad")

In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holoprogram, the spy gets to use many cars, including limousines. (DS9: "A Simple Investigation")

Two cars passed Jonathan Archer in a street in Chinatown in a deleted scene in ENT: "The Expanse".

Alternate reality

In the early 2240s of the alternate reality, James T. Kirk's stepfather owned an antique Corvette, which Kirk drove into a chasm.

In 2258, a car drove by Starfleet Academy just before James T. Kirk took the Kobayashi Maru scenario for a third time. (Star Trek)

The following year, Doctor McCoy advised now-Captain Kirk, "You don't rob a bank when the get-away car has a flat tire," metaphorically referring to Kirk planning to infiltrate Qo'noS even though the USS Enterprise's warp core had broken down. Also, when Kirk and Khan were planning on space jumping from the Enterprise to the USS Vengeance, Scotty told Kirk that the doorway into the Vengeance was very small, and that making a jump successfully would be like "jumping from a moving car, off a bridge and into a shot glass."

Khan was nearly struck by a car when he was running from Spock, who was chasing him through the streets of San Francisco and later atop airborne garbage barges. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Types of cars

Species that used cars

Appendices

Additional references

External links