Billy Hargrove is one of the most recognizable characters to join the cast Foreign things for the second season of the TV show. Hailing from sunny California, the high school heartthrob explodes in tiny Hawkins Indiana, leaving a trail of enemies and broken hearts in his wake. A distinctive aspect of the character is the second-generation Camaro he drives around town. The actual year and model of Billy’s car is confusing because the crew used at least two cars on set. One of the Chevy muscle cars featured in the Foreign things it may have appeared on the screen before.
What muscle car does Billy Hargrove drive in ‘Stranger Things?’
IN Foreign things TV show Billy Hargrove drives a second generation Chevrolet Camaro. The filmmakers seemed to be depicting a 1979 model with the Z28 package. That said, the actual cars used in filming were much more complex.
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Netflix Foreign things it was an instant classic. The show combines elements of a supernatural thriller with a strong teen/pre-teen ensemble and a healthy dose of 1980s nostalgia. In the first season, a group of nerdy kids save their hometown of Hawkins Indiana from supernatural monsters unleashed by a secret government project.
For the second season Foreign things, Netflix just got bigger. It explored new villains, new monsters, and expanded the ensemble with new characters, including step-siblings Billy Hargrove and Maxine Mayfield. Billy is a bad, bad boy who rocks the Hawkins High School social scene.
Billy is defined by his iconic haircut, denim jackets and his distinctive Camaro. From their first appearance, processing through the high school parking lot, Billy and his Camaro are impossible to ignore. Watch Billy’s introduction in the video below:
[Spoiler Alert] The car remains an important part of Billy through his character arc. When a monster takes Billy’s body in season three, it breaks his windshield in the process. Possessed Billy becomes a major villain, driving around Hawkins in his damaged car. He tries to use his car as a weapon to kill the main characters and destroys the car in the process – moments before the monster kills him.
Billy’s car started life as a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
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The fans of Foreign things have had a hard time identifying the exact year and model of Billy Hargrove’s Camaro. That’s because the filmmakers used at least two cars during the series, both heavily modified — according to the Internet Movie Car Database.
The most obvious giveaway that the crew used multiple Camaros to film Foreign things is that in some scenes Billy’s car has power windows, while in other scenes it has manual windows. This may be because the crew used a different Camaro for most of the interior shots.
The Camaro(s) used in the exterior photos are painted blue. They have the Sports Coupe Camaro trim level hood and chrome trim. That said, exterior shots of the car show all vented front fenders and Z28 Camaro trim level badging.
Other details about this car point to its beginning life as a 1979 Camaro Sport Coupe. It’s possible that some modders started with an expensive Camaro Z28, then swapped out every piece of trim for the cheaper trim level. of Sport Coupe trim. But this is obviously impossible. More than likely, at some point, someone swapped the front fenders of a Camaro Sports Coupe for the fenders of a second-generation Camaro Z28.
Why would anyone replace the fenders of an old muscle car? Some believe it’s because the same Camaro crashed on display before.
‘Stranger Things’ Camaro May Have Crashed on ‘The Nice Guys’
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2016 movie Good guys, takes place in 1977 Los Angeles. At one point Holland March (Ryan Gosling) steels a red Camaro and crashes it into a tree.
A Reddit user who uploaded a photo of the Camaro to the Foreign things claims they live in Jackson, GA, where the show was filmed. In addition, they claim that the car was originally used in Nice Guys.
There is no official verification of this story, but eagle-eyed fans have spotted red paint splotches inside the bumper of Foreign things Camaro. Additionally, a crash during an earlier movie would explain the Camaro’s fender swap.
Next, read about the car from Ghostbusters or see more Foreign things cars in the following video:
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