Continuity mistake: When Mickey gets into the '57 Chevy to "test drive" it, there is no gear shift lever on the steering column. The camera then shows him buckling his seat belt, and when it returns to the previous angle, there is that missing shift lever.
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Used Cars (1980)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: When Mickey gets into the '57 Chevy to "test drive" it, there is no gear shift lever on the steering column. The camera then shows him buckling his seat belt, and when it returns to the previous angle, there is that missing shift lever.
Jim the Mechanic: Jesus Palomino.
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