The Green Hornet was an old-time radio staple, with thrilling adventurers every week with the secret persona of Brett Reid and his loyal chauffeur and partner Kato. They were always aided by their faithful "steed", the Black Beauty, which was the name of their high-powered, supercharged automobile.
A very badass car! But that was in the movies. When the poster and comics artists conjured this creation, it started to morph into their particular era's version of "cool", like this drawing from an early poster...
Here's another serial poster, with a tweaked Black Beauty...
And the comic world had a heyday with designs. The look changed from comic to comic, year to year. Here's an example from 1942.
...and 1946...
Seems to the Black Beauty's patented move!
Even the Big Little Books knock-off's put the car on the spine.
Honestly, I'd be happy with the resurrection of any of these models for a Green Hornet reboot. But I'd be even happier with a 1937 Lincoln "Black Beauty" in my garage!
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