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Tim Allen’s New Sitcom Has a Nostalgic Nod to Home Improvement

Since news broke about Tim Allen’s new sitcom, Changing gearscame out, fans flocked to the show’s Instagram account in anticipation of premiere day. Some fans have noticed another parallel between the upcoming ABC show and Tim’s original ABC sitcom from the 1990s. DIYer.

In the promotional images and videos for Shifting Gears, Matt (Tim) and Riley (Kat Dennings), as well as some of the other cast members, are seen huddled around a nostalgically familiar burgundy convertible.

“I look like a hot rod DIYer“, emphasized a fan on Instagram. “Is this the same car from?” DIYersomeone chimed in. “Yes, 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 in the series.

In a BTS shot posted to Instagram, Tim is seen on set among some cars, including a green 1956 Ford F-100 pickup that he worked on in character 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“ wrote someone else. “I love that! I hope to see in this homage to past shows. It just screams Tim Allen,” another fan remarked.

Changing gears Premieres Wednesday, January 8, 2025, on ABC, available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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Rebecca Norris is a full-time freelance writer living in the Washington, DC area. Over the past 10+ years, she has reported extensively on a range of lifestyle topics including travel, home, beauty, style, wellness and celebrity news. She is a graduate of George Mason University, where she earned a BA in Media: Production, Consumption and Criticism and a minor in Electronic Journalism. When she’s not writing, you can find her walking with her Jack-Chi, Cash, sipping iced matcha lattes, enjoying delicious cuisine, browsing farmers markets and antique sales, collecting colored glass, getting lost in the pages of a book, and exploring new bucket list cities.

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