Chevy started producing cars over 100 years ago, and since then has come out with some of the most iconic and recognizable vehicles on the road. Over the years, many classic Chevy’s have also made their way into the movies, and not just in a supporting role. Here are some of the most iconic Chevy models uses prominently in popular movies.
- The Chevy Camaro
The Chevy Camaro has made several appearances in both films and on television. One of the most memorable Chevy’s is the Autobot Bumblebee from the Transformers movie. The Camaro seen in the movie was specifically designed for the part, and there are several different alterations throughout the movies. It started with a 1977 Camaro, evolved into a fifth-generation, and then went through some additional changes in the second and third movies.
- The Chevy Impala
American Graffiti is an iconic movie, and it features the very iconic Chevy Impala. More importantly, Ron Howard’s character is the one who owned the Impala. Steve, Ron’s character loans the car to his friend Terry the Toad who wants to use it to impress a girl. After the movie wrapped, the Impala sold for just a few hundred dollars.
- The Chevy Lumina
Days of Thunder not only started Tom Cruise, but it also starred the Chevy Lumina. It was Cole Trickle’s race car in the movie and appeared as a NASCAR. Throughout the film, we see the Lumina crash and then get rebuilt and repainted for the next race, but it keeps coming back better than ever. Many viewers don’t realize that this movie, and in part the Chevy Lumina, played a role in launching one of the most successful decades in NASCAR’s history.
- The Chevy El Camino
One of Chevy’s most iconic vehicles was the El Camino, and the 1968 model appeared in one of Harold and Maude’s best scenes. The characters used the car to liberate a tree and were later pulled over for driving through a toll booth. Maude, played by Ruth Gordon performed several doughnuts trying to lose the cop, and when the officers bike stalls, they get away. Interestingly enough, although Ruth Gordon was behind the wheel of the El Camino in most of the movie, she actually did not know how to drive.
- The Chevy Suburban
The Chevy Suburban has a long history with several different appearances in movies over the years. It first appeared in The Muppet Movie in 1979, but you’ll also find one in Men in Black and Almost Famous. Jeff Bridges even drove a 1978 Chevy Suburban in the movie Crazy Heart where he played an alcoholic country singer who travels around in his Suburban. He won an Oscar for Best Leading Actor for this film.
These are a few of the Chevy models you can see up on the big screen. Over the years, many of Chevy’s most popular and iconic models have played important roles, and both new and old models are sure to keep making appearances on film.
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