Valentine’s Day Rides: Chevys Found in Romantic Movies

Valentine’s Day Rides: Chevys Found in Romantic Movies

With the pandemic slowing down but still keeping many of us indoors, what better way to spend a romantic evening with your Valentine than to cuddle up on the couch and watch one of these romance films that feature some great classic Chevys? Here is a list we have compiled that includes some of our favorites. When the mood strikes you right to upgrade to a better quality vehicle to escort your Valentines onto a romantic road adventure, come see us. McLarty Daniel Chevrolet in Bentonville can assist you when you’re ready to purchase the Chevy vehicle you love. Enjoy!

Say Anything | 1976 Chevy Malibu

This 1989 flick is a classic rom-com, featuring John Cusak as a romantic underachiever who falls in love with a beautiful valedictorian over-achiever the summer before she goes off to college. In one of the most iconic scenes of the film, sure to set hearts a flutter, Cusack tries to win the heart of his crush with a boombox playing Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” held over his head. Meanwhile, every car lover was checking out the blue ’76 Chevy Malibu behind him.

American Graffiti | 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

The 1973 classic American Graffiti, is George Lucas’ ode to his teenage years in the early 1960s in Southern California, complete with sock-hops, romantic drama, submarine races, drive-in burger joints, and illegal drag races. This Boomer Era film-gem was directed and co-written by Lucas just before he became a superstar director famous for the Star Wars trilogy. The movie concludes with the ultimate drag race between hot-rodder John Milner (Paul Le Mat) driving a ’32 Deuce Coupe vs. his challenger, Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford) who’s driving a suped-up 1955 Chevy Bel Air. Spoiler Alert! Falfa ends up crashing the beautiful machine, but the memory of this heartfelt and romantic film lives on.

The Twilight Saga | 1963 Chevy C-10

Ahhh, who can forget about this film trilogy about the super weird love triangle between a vampire, a fragile teen-aged girl, and a werewolf in the hit franchise, Twilight? While you may or may not like the franchise, Bowtie fans have got to love the classic 1963 Chevy C-10 that’s driven to school by angsty teenager Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart. The C-10 was the main full-size pickup truck for Chevrolet and GMC from 1965 until 1999.

Transformers | 1977 Chevy Camaro and 2009 Camaro

Can you call this movie a romantic sci-fi adventure? The 2007 smash hit Transformers was directed by Michael Bay, and stars Shia LaBeouf Sam Witwicky, a hapless hero who finds sci-fi adventure when he buys a clapped-out and rusty 1977 Chevy Camaro that turns out to be an alien robot in disguise. Also, starring Megan Fox as Witwicky’s love interest and running-from-explosions partner, the main co-star in the film is lovable Bumblebee, an Autobot that comes to the planet Earth in search of the powerful AllSpark. One of the funniest scenes in the film is when Bumblebee, after taking offense at being called a piece of crap, abruptly stops in the middle of the road, dumps out his passengers, and transforms himself into a sleek, yellow 2009 Chevrolet Camaro. The car has since become a film icon.

Your friends at McLarty Daniel Chevrolet in Bentonville hope you had a safe and happy Valentine’s Day. Whenever you want to spice things up or give your Valentine the best gift ever, stop by McLarty Daniel Chevrolet and purchase what your heart desires when it comes to a quality reliable vehicle. Hope to see you soon!

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