Our Favorite Movie and TV Cars

American Graffiti Deuce Coupe

As car guys, we always hear of the legendary car culture in California in the 60’s. Before George Lucas filmed the legendary Star Wars trilogy, he made American Graffiti. This movie documented California’s car culture in the 1960’s and how great hot rodding had truly become. Lucas nailed a mega-star cast with Harrison Ford, James Milner and many more. This was Harrison Ford’s first starring cast and kicked off his acting career off in a big way This ended up landing him his two biggest roles in other George Lucas movies; Han Solo and Indiana Jones. Not only did he have a killer cast, but the car lineup was legendary. The most noticeable was ’32 Ford coupe.

This Canary yellow coupe may have appeared Ford Blue all through from the outside, but under the hood is a 327 cubic-inch Chevy V8. The duece’s moment came when John Milner lined it up against a ’55 Chevy and smoked him. The Chevy lost it halfway down then crashed and burned. Turns out it isn’t only Mustangs that can’t handle themselves under power. Either way, this coupe’s iconic role helped make its mark in history.