The series "Supernatural" continues to gain popularity. Even those who have never watched a multi-part tape know who is in the center of the plot, and what kind of car is in Supernatural. The picture first appeared on television in 2005, and work on the project continues. Now the creators of the story present the fans the twelfth season of the series.
The impact of the series on the popularity of the machine
After the 1967 Impala appeared in the Supernatural series, the car immediately began to be in great demand. It is known that before the release of the multi-series car could be purchased for about $ 500, but after the project became popular, the price went up to $ 5,000.
Now, in order to become an owner of a car in good condition, you will have to spend more than 16,000 US dollars, however, it is almost impossible to find a car from the series, because all the models were bought by collectors or fans of the picture.
Impala History
In almost every series of “Supernatural” you can see the car of the main characters of history. We remind you that the Winchester’s car is the Chevrolet Impala, which was released in 1967. For the first time the name Impala was used in 1956, cars under this name are coming out now. When the car of 1967 of release only appeared on sale, it immediately began to be in great demand. However, by the time the series premiered, the car was not popular.
The 1967 Impala model and all that came out after it were very modified by the creators. The reason for this was the new legislation, according to which machine manufacturers had to make their products safer for the driver and passengers. As a result, the car received a deformable steering column, an upholstered instrument panel and direction indicator repeaters. Impala cars with a closed body also acquired three-point seat belts .
Production Chevrolet Impala set a world record for sales of models, which for all the time failed to beat. According to the latest data, car makers have sold more than 13 million cars. Sales were not even affected by the fact that Impala is a very expensive and not everyone's affordable car. "Supernatural" also greatly helped the success of the car, whose sales increased sharply after showing the first series of the picture.
Purchase a car in the series
According to the series, the first owner of the Winchester car was Sal Moriarty, who bought a car for almost $ 4,000. He used Impala to deliver Bibles for the poor on it.
The second owner of the car was the young John Winchester. He is the father of the main characters of the series, and after they grew up and began to hunt evil spirits on their own, the eldest of them got a car. "Supernatural" showed very well the story of the acquisition of a car by the Winchester family.
John’s decision to buy a car was greatly influenced by a conversation with his son Dean. Castiel helped the guy go back in time to prevent something terrible. It was during this journey that Dean met his father, who before talking with him did not think about buying Impala, however, having learned all the qualities of the car, he changed his mind.
Eric Kripke about the Winchester car
A screenwriter named Eric Kripke, who worked on creating a serial, in an interview told representatives of foreign media that another machine could appear in the series. “Supernatural” could now be associated with history fans with brothers Sam and Dean, who travel the 1965 Ford Mustang.
According to Eric, a casual conversation with a neighbor made him change this decision. It was he who convinced the scriptwriter to use the Chevrolet Impala, and only in 1967. Kripke adds that his friend also said that the car would inspire horror at other drivers who run into it at the traffic lights. Also in the Impala trunk can easily fit a large number of weapons or even someone’s corpse.
The ratio of the main characters to the car
Fans of the series know very well how important their characters are for the main characters, especially for Dean. "Supernatural" pays a lot of attention to the relationship of characters to the car.
Since Impala inherited from his father, then, of course, she reminds the brothers about him. The car crashed many times during the hunt for evil guys, but they always restored it. It is known that when Sam was young, he put a toy soldier in the ashtray of the car, and Dean pushed several parts of the Lego into the ventilation. Despite the fact that the guys have repeatedly restored the car from scratch, the soldier and Lego are still in their places, because, according to the guys, they became part of the car.
An interesting fact is that Supernatural fans often worry more about the fate of the Chevrolet Impala than about the lives of Dean and Sam. Not only fans of the series, but all the creators and actors, for whom the car became the third central hero of history, got used to the Winchester car.