Black Betty the Brookwood. a 1960 Chev station wagon

The car, and the competition... the Better Off Dead 1967 Camaro

a funny situation in the movie Better Off Dead that I forgot about until I rewatched it just now to see the Camaro, was the rivalry between John Cusack's character Lane Meyer, and the two brothers in the Falcon. Every time that Lane came to a stop light, these brothers were waiting and goading him to a drag race. The driver didn't speak English, and the passenger learned from Wide World of Sports by listening to Howard Cosell. So he grabs a CB microphone and speaks over a PA system mounted to the Falcon roof.

Lane is driving a station wagon because early in the movie his Camaro doesn't run

The station wagon loses. A lot.

Then the cute girl across the street decides to help out our hero in need

 And now the dashing young hero wins. Good movie, 1985 wholesome teenage highschool goodness.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088794/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

And that damn newspaper kid that wants his two dollars:

I first posted about the Camaro 5 years ago when I learned that it had been found and restored. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/07/camaro-from-better-off-dead-found-and.html

the owners website is http://www.betteroffdeadcamaro.com/

Bruce Willis has driven and flown about everything in the movies, from Tom Mix Duesenburgs to a 1968 Satellite station Wagon

 Above, Duesy with other cars on the curb just adding to the era correct look...
Below, Bruce stretched out in the Packard waiting for James Garner to get to the car

 Above images from the movie "Sunset" with Bruce Willis and James Garner playing Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp

Bottom image from the movie Moonrise Kingdom

Buick Caballero

Hornet X Sportabout station wagon... I don't think I ever heard of one before

Looks like a precursor to the AMC Eagle 4 wheel drive station wagon

I like seeing a tool box in an old car, it preserves my concept that the old car owner is a car guy with repair skills he'll use on a roadside. Those are great people. Capable, handy, ready to problem solve.