Picture Car Glossary

gag vehicle

What is a gag vehicle?

Updated June 2026 · Revolution Picture Cars

A gag vehicle is a picture car specially prepared and rigged to perform a specific physical stunt or "gag" such as a controlled roll, a precision spin, a breakaway panel collapse, or a remote-controlled driving sequence.

Gag vehicles are engineered by the stunt coordinator and fabrication team, and may bear no resemblance to the finished on-screen vehicle once the shell or cosmetics are applied over the underlying mechanical build.