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That 70s Showwas an American sitcom that surprisingly started airing in 1998. The show starred Wilmer Valderrama in the role of Fez alongside Ashton Kutcher and other notable stars.
Being a show about a set of teenage students going through adolescence while navigating life, the sitcom was well-received by the audience and became a cultural phenomenon. Well, Wilmer Valderrama became the proud owner of one iconic set piece following the show’s end.
Wilmer Valderrama Bought a Car for $500
And not just any car, but the iconic Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser that Eric and his group of friends often drove around. Being their main source of transportation, the cast spent hundreds of hours on those four wheels and the Vista Cruiser became an iconic piece of memorabilia.
With the show airing its final episode in 2006, the cast and crew had an emotional departure following its closure. However, many of the actors took their fair bit of set pieces and memorable moments while working onThat ’70s Show.
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ActorWilmer Valderramawas so fond of the iconic Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser that he bought it after the show ended in 2006. In his interview with Kelly Clarkson onThe Kelly Clarkson Show, Valderrama revealed that he went to the props department after they finished filming.
[To the props department] I need the Vista Cruiser.
Fortunately for the actor, he got it after spending $500 on it. Being an icon, the Cruiser held a lot of memories for the entire cast ofThat 70s Show.The actor further revealed that it was“The best thing I’ve ever acquired from my whole career.”
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Some people may call it an added expense or an unnecessary purchase, however, for Valderrama, the car means like family to him. And no, we are not joking about Dom Torreto, but this is what the actor said.
The Car is Going to be in Valderrama’s Family Forever
As the interview continued,the NCIS actor gave a genuine reasonfor purchasing the car after the show’s closure. According to Valderrama, seeing the car felt like he was 17 again.
During his talk, Wilmer Valderrama went on a detailed reasoning behind buying that car. Although it is simply four wheels and an engine, the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser meant the world to him.
When I look at the car, it reminds me of [being], you know, 17, 18 years old, booking ‘That ’70s Show’ and doing that opening sequence when we’re just driving in the street.
He continued,
Honestly, it’s going to be in my family forever. And I truly believe, I’m going to put it in my will and make sure that my kids have the burden of keeping that car in the garage, you know?
Millions of car enthusiasts and millions of fans ofThat 70s Showcan quite agree with Wilmer Valderrama’s statements. Four wheels and an engine are simply much more than machines.
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That ’70s Showreceived a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDb and an equally impressive 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. With 8 seasons to its name,the show is available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
