Would you rent out your car for a movie?
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tldr:
Hollywood's ability to recreate the past relies heavily on vintage cars, and filmmakers use various methods to source them. Private collectors lend their prized vehicles, while specialized rental companies provide fleets of period-accurate cars, maintained by restoration experts. For scenes requiring damage or extensive use, filmmakers often turn to replicas or modified modern vehicles disguised as classics. CGI fills in gaps for crowd scenes or rare models, but when the protagonist’s car is in focus, only the real thing will do-sometimes requiring multiple identical versions. Films like Green Book and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood highlight the immense effort involved, though occasionally Hollywood gets it wrong, or real cars meet a tragic end, like the Lamborghini Countach destroyed in The Wolf of Wall Street. This fascinating process showcases the lengths productions go to in bringing history to life on screen.