Motorious Visits With Rusty's TV And Movie Car Museum

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Over 50 of your favorite amazing movie and TV cars reside in Jackson, Tennessee.

Nestled between Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee on I-40 is the town of Jackson. When traveling through the Volunteer state, you may want to take the exit in Jackson to check out what Rusty Robinson has in store for you at Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum. Even better, this is something the whole family can appreciate.

Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum has over 50 cars that have been used in your favorite movies and television shows, as well as different movie memorabilia. In fact, several are the actual movie cars that came from the set.

Wanting to share his collection with the rest of the world, Rusty opened this museum about 10 years ago. Having loved cars since he was a just a kid, Rusty has been collecting cars for more than 24 years with his first car being a blue 1966 Mustang coupe at just 14 years old. Rusty's dad was also a car guy, so over 35 cars have been collected between him and his parents.

"Growing up in the '80s, almost everything had a car in it," said Rusty when we asked how he got into cars.

Check out some of the incredible cars that you can find at Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum.

Breaking Bad - 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

This is the original 1982 Chevy Monte Carlo that belonged to Jesse Pinkman from the television show Breaking Bad. After the show wrapped, everything on the set was auctioned off for charity, and Rusty scooped up the sweet fourth-generation Monte Carlo. The last time you saw the car was probably when it was jumping up and down with its hydraulics to keep Tuco Salamanca away from Hank Schrader. Here's your chance to see it again, but this time in person.

The Fast and the Furious - 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Here we have another actual movie car, the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse from the original The Fast and the Furious from 2001. Rusty purchased the car from a museum in Chicago, Illinois about 14 years ago.

Customized by Diamond-Star Motors and Mitsubishi Motors, every fan of the The Fast and the Furious franchise knows this Eclipse driven by Brian O'Conner, aka Paul Walker where he practiced for his first street race in the parking lot of the Dodger Stadium, lost his pink slip after losing to Dominic Teretto (aka Vin Diesel) when he used too much nitrous and overheated, driving it to lure police away from street racers, and when a bullet hit the NOS tank causing the car to explode.

Training Day - 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Was Denzel Washington as Officer Harris or his lowrider '79 Chevy Monte Carlo the main star in the 2001 film Training Day? This retro Monte Carlo is a replica from the movie that can be found while browsing Rusty's museum.

Transformers - 1976 Chevrolet Camaro

Also sitting among his collection of cars is this replica of the 1977 Chevy Camaro Z28 used in the 2007 movie Transformers. Early on in the movie, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) purchased his car with help from his dad - a '77 Camaro Z28 that appeared to have seen better days. Unbeknownst to Sam, his American muscle car is a protective robot.

This replica is a 1976 Camaro (made to appear like the '77 model from the movie) that came from the company that promotes for Universal Studios.

Smokey and the Bandit - 1979 Pontiac Tran Am

Any car enthusiast (and non-car enthusiast) will recognize this car right off the bat - the 1979 Pontiac Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit. Driven by Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) to keep the attention off of the truck driven by "Snowman" (Reed) filled with 400 cases of Coors beer to illegally transport from Texarkana, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia. With the movie developing a cult following, the black and gold Trans Am is forever iconic. Rusty has owned this one for about 4 years.

Ghostbusters - Ectomobile or Ecto-1

According to Rusty, Sony will never let go of the original cars so he built this Ecto-1 replica from the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie. This movie car took him between 8 months to a year to recreate. The Ecto 1 (or Ectomobile) was built from a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex limo, the car was originally used as an ambulance and for funerals.

In the movie, Dr. Stantz purchases the car for $4,800 and says it needs plenty of repairs. As he says in the movie, the car needs "suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end... maybe new rings, also mufflers, a little wiring...."

Barbie Corvette

Not exactly a movie car, this car was created into a Barbie Corvette by Rusty when his girlfriend said that he had nothing in his collection for girls. When he asked what she would like, she said that every girl had a Power Wheels Barbie Corvette from the '80s and '90s, so he created a life-sized version. Rusty says that the most pictures are taken in the Barbie Girl Chevy Corvette.

The Fall Guy - 1986 GMC Sierra Classic

About a stuntman from Hollywood who moonlighted as a bounty hunter, the television series The Fall Guy starred Lee Majors and aired from 1981 through 1986. This is a replica of the big brown GMC Sierra that starred in every single of the 112 episodes and was known for its big stunt jumps. Rusty purchased this replica about 9 years ago.

A Team - 1986 Chevy G10 Van

Another action-packed television series from the '80s was the A-Team that aired from 1983 through 1987 on NBC. The show starred Mr. T and was about former members of United States Army Special Forces unit that fled military prison where they were court-martialed "for a crime they didn't commit". While on the run, the A-Team worked as soldiers of fortune and drove a unique van, a black and metallic grey GMC Vandura with red stripes that is now a pop culture icon. According to Rusty, many different years were used, and even a Ford van was used as a stunt vehicle. This replica is a 1986 Chevy G10 van that he bought about 9 years ago.

Cannonball Run - Lamborghini Countach

Also calling the museum home is this Lamborghini Countach much like from the movie Cannonball Run, and Rusty has owned this car for 17 years. Many likely fell in love with the Countach thanks to the starting credits of this movie as the exotic V12-powered supercar creeps up behind a police car. Many others can associate the car with Miami Vice, and according to Rusty many people now associate the car with Wolf of Wall Street.