The Bizarre Trait Many Of Guy Fieri’s Cars Have In Common – SlashGear

Food enthusiasts will recognize the cherry red 1968 Camaro driven by Guy Fieri in the opening sequence of his long-running Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” Fieri, with his characteristic blonde spiky hair and dark sunglasses, sits behind the wheel of a cherry red convertible Camaro with the top down. Although the show used several different cars for the early episodes, Fieri chose the ’68 Camaro Convertible when the show gained popularity and the producers asked for his preference. He explained: The open top made it easy to film him in the car. A coupé would have required a shot inside the car with very little room for the cameraperson and a large video camera.

Fieri purchased the ’68 Convertible, making a complete frame-off restoration, including an upgrade with a GM ZZ502 crate engineproducing 500 horsepower and 567 pound-feet of torque, a complete Hotchkis suspension system, and a Tremec five-speed manual transmission. The result is a car worth an estimated $100,000.

Some viewers have wondered if Fieri drives his 1968 Camaro for personal use. According to People Magazine, “Fieri has a driver who gets him from place to place. The Camaro is trailered to each location. And it’s the job of a crew member to get the car around the city they’re filming in — Fieri only opens and closes the door for the camera.” To add even more intrigue to the 1968 Camaro, on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” in the episode “Revved Up,” VP Speed Shop built a duplicate car that Guy could not distinguish from the original.