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The Impala

Picture Car Coordinator Jeff Budnick shared some behind the scenes tidbits of the Impala in our post-“Baby” article, including how many cars they have and the fact that one of the cars can be taken apart for interesting shots. The car we saw [top photo] is what’s known as the “hero car”, which is the one that is in the best condition and is typically seen in almost every episode at one point or another.

The “hero” Impala has a 502 big block engine with 550 horsepower for all of you car aficionados. Budnick also said that all of the cars have air conditioning vents in them, but this car is the only one that actually has running A/C, so the vents are all fake in the other cars.

Budnick also said that it’s getting expensive to get parts for the cars they have on hand because the show has made this car so popular. At one point you could get a whole car for $500, but SUPERNATURAL has since made the car iconic. Now everyone who has an Impala (even if it’s in rough shape) wants $5,000 or more for it because they know about the car’s popularity. He’s also spoken with fans who have been restoring their own Impalas and given them tips. In fact, in the episode “Bloodlines”, they used a fan car when they shot in Chicago so they didn’t have to take one of the Vancouver cars across the border in to the U.S.

Source: SUPERNATURAL Set Tour: Behind the Scenes of Props, Wardrobe and the Impala. (November 16, 2015)