Ever since news of Tim Allen’s new sitcom, Shifting Gears, has come out, fans have been flocking to the show’s Instagram in anticipation of premiere day. In doing so, some fans have noticed yet another parallel between the soon-to-debut ABC show and Tim’s OG 1990s ABC sitcom, Home Improvement.
In the promo imagery and videos for Shifting Gears, Matt (Tim) and Riley (Kat Dennings), as well as some of the other cast, are seen huddled around a nostalgically familiar burgundy convertible.
“I spy a hotrod from Home Improvement,” one fan pointed out on Instagram. “Is that the same car from Home Improvement,” someone chimed in. “Yup, it’s one of Tim’s personal cars,” another fan commented.
The car in question is a 1946 Ford Convertible—and it’s just one of Tim’s personal cars featured on the show.
In a BTS shot posted on Instagram, Tim can be seen on set amongst a few cars, including a green 1956 Ford F-100 pickup truck, which he worked with in his role on Last Man Standing.
“Ahhhhhhh🥰 it’s Mike Baxter’s truck,” one fan exclaimed on Instagram. “Hey…Mike found the green truck that was stolen in the last episode of Last Man Standing,” someone else wrote. “Love this! I hope to see homages to past shows in this one. It just screams Tim Allen,” another fan remarked.
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