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Transformers Autobot infograph insane in its detail

A super hardcore Transformers nerd — say, that fire fighter in the National Guard who legally changed his name to "Optimus Prime," or even the dude who just went with the middle name, "Megatron" — will surely appreciate the detail to which this infograph displays all 54 Autobots that transformed into a car between 1984 and 1987.

And indeed, this chart — put together for some reason by CarInsurance.org — will go far in educating the kids of today about how a pre-Michael Bay "Bumblebee" was, in fact, a 1967 VW Beetle. But it may be a little upside down to engage the average "Transformer" enthusiast.

According to my friend Pat Doheny, a fan of both Transformers and automobiles, "The bottom of the chart is funnier: 'The most popular brands used by the Autobots.' I would've started the chart with that." Maybe next time CarInsurance.org. Maybe next time.  

via Jalopnik