6 Of The Most Famous Chevys In Pop Culture [Video]

For Michael Bay’s “Transformers” to become a film franchise, it had to start with a bang. In 2007, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel led a special effects-laden spectacle to a worldwide gross of over $700 million. LaBeouf’s character, Sam Witwicky, is guarded by the Autobot known as Bumblebee, who is initially disguised as a “semi-classic” 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 (aka “Beater Bee”) with a “custom faded” yellow paint job and black rally stripes, a hood scoop, Hurst shifter, and mismatched chrome hot rod wheels.

After getting called a “piece-of-crap” by Mikaela Banes (Fox), he promptly transforms into a brand new, fully loaded 2006 Camaro concept sporting a retro-inspired look from the late 1960s, much to the delight of Sam and Mikaela. A 400-horsepower 6.0-liter LS2 engine with an aluminum block and heads powered that real-life fifth-generation concept. Mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, it had four-wheel independent suspension …