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The Crazy True Story of the ‘Pulp Fiction’ Car That Vanished for 19 Years

Tarantino’s 1964 Chevy Malibu vanished during production in 1994 and resurfaced nearly two decades later with a cloned VIN.

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“What’s more chickens—t than f—king with a man’s automobile?” John Travolta’s Vincent Vega asks his drug dealer, Lance (Eric Stoltz), in a scene from Pulp Fiction. “I mean, don’t f—k with another man’s vehicle,” he continues. “It’s just against the rules.” Vince is, of course, referring to the cherry red Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu that he crashes into Lance’s house later on in the movie. Ironically, the car went missing shortly thereafter, stolen while the film was still in production.

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