The BEST car song not recorded by the Beach Boys

[N8Nagel]

Honorable mention: Reverend Horton Heat, Galaxie 500, Reverend Horton Heat's Big Blue Car, or 400 Bucks (take your pick)

 

[KeninDC]

Chuck Berry - "You Can't Catch Me" (1956)

 

[elcoholic]

I'll second these:
Highway Star
Red Barchetta
Panama (+10 for the best music video ever)
Mustang Sally covered by Buddy Guy feat. Jeff Beck (this one smokes all comers)

Not mentioned yet:
Bruce - Racing In The Street

My inner gear head really struggles with :
I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
Small block heads on a big block? I don't think so Bruce. The song is so poignant, that after a few more lines granting poetic license comes easy enough.

 

[Omegaman]

How about this local legend here in Phoenix

Hub Kapp and the Wheels -

Don't make jokes
'bout my little Volks

 

[elcoholic]

My new favorite Omegaman. My first volks was a '58 sunroof my present and 4th volks is

 

[frahengeo]

The Cars - Drive

 

[woofercooker]

The Archies Ride, Ride, Ride

The actual song starts at about the one minute point.

 

[scuba]

Rush - Red Barchetta

This one. All day long.

 

[BOUXY]

Driver's Seat by Sniffin The Tears

 

[scuba]

Forgot about that one.

 

[squirrelnest]

Black Oak Arkansas......" Hot Rod "

 

[MaxxVolume]

Joe Walsh "Life`s Been Good "
Years ago, I saw a Maserati with personalized plates which stated "DOES 185"

 

[Djcoolray]

Oh Lord...why don't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, all my friends drive Porsches....I must drive a Benz !

Janis Joplin Pearl album 1969 !

 

[Balrog2112]

Am in love with my car - Queen

 

[scuba]

Oh Lord...why don't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, all my friends drive Porsches....I must drive a Benz !

Janis Joplin Pearl album 1969 !

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,

 

[Djcoolray]

Right...I was just having fun !

 

[scuba]

Right...I was just having fun !

Sorry. My anal retentiveness got the better of me

 

[Balrog2112]

To young to die - David Crosby

 

[Eric n Kc]

George Jones - the one I loved back then.
But I have to say my vote is for the Clash- Brand new Cadillac. One of their best. Eric

 

[KentTeffeteller]

Ronny & The Daytonas/ Little GTO