Arguably one of the most iconic movies for a generation was American Graffiti. I got to watch little Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith tv show come of age alongside Cindy Williams from Laverne and Shirley, and the arch nemesis in the black 55 Chevy was Harrison Ford before he became known as Han Solo from Star Wars. Another not well known at the time actor featured prominently was Richard Dreyfuss, known now for a string of famous movies. And we even got a flashing glimpse of Suzanne Sommers in her heyday, tooling around in a white 2 seater Tbird. I almost forgot to mention Mackenzie Phillips as a tweenie bopper.

Really, the cars were the stars of the movie, which celebrated the Cruisin' Culture of California back in the day.

Revell was one of the companies, one of the first if my memory isn't lying to me, that made models tied to this epic movie. Arguably also some of the best, though the issues were very limited. This Deuce, the 55 Chevy and the white 58 Chevy usually get attention, and such is the case with Revell. The 58 Edsel typically gets overlooked, and nevermind the 2CV Citroen or the Vespa - or the wide range of other worthy classic automobiles sprinkled throughout the movie. The chopped Mercury and the Police Cruiser are two that should have been included long ago, considering one of the more hilarious (if somewhat implausible) scenes in the movie included both.

At any rate, I'm hard pressed to think of any person who considers himself a "car guy" who doesn't like this movie. Always worth another look just to pick out various old American rolling stock in its natural environment...a street.