For Ralph Macchio, the legacy of The Karate Kid is not the only thing that has endured now that Cobra Kai is a complete success. In fact, he still has a key accessory from the movie even more than 30 years later.
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Even at a time when reboots and remakes were going haywire, few expected the franchise of The Karate Kid was still working.
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In fact, almost a decade after the 2010 remake produced by Will Smith, Cobra Kai brought the original stars Ralph Macchio y William Zabka back to the roles that made them famous.
The impact of The Karate Kid in the race of Ralph Macchio. But even though he had long refused to play Daniel LaRusso again, the actor has had a daily reminder of his experience playing the character. According to an interview, Macchio revealed that he has held onto the actual car that Morita’s Mr. Miyagi gives Daniel in the movie.
“I asked if I could buy the car. I didn’t hear from anyone until the second Karate Kid sequel came out. My doorbell rang the day the movie came out and there was a platform in front of my house with the car on top. They gave it to me, it was incredible. It’s one of the most famous cars in the movies, and it means a lot to me. “
Given his iconic status, Macchio doesn’t often drive the Ford Super De Luxe of 1947. He admits that the car doesn’t always work perfectly. But he has managed to keep him in good general shape. Ralph Macchio He even revealed that he had mechanics inspect the car. And he considers himself more the custodian of a classic piece of movie memorabilia than anything else now.
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Now that he’s reprized Daniel LaRusso, it’s only fitting that the character’s 1947 Ford is making a comeback as well. After all, Cobra Kai features a lot of stories that originally happened in the movies of The Karate Kid.
So longtime fans might be interested to know that, yes, this reverence extends to the regular appearances of Daniel’s first car.
In fact, the 1947 Ford has appeared in several episodes of Cobra Kai. The show even establishes in season 3 how the car impacted Daniel’s life. In fact, it was this gift from Mr. Miyagi that inspired Daniel to get into the car sales business.
When Cobra Kai catches up with the Karate Kid hero, he owns a successful car dealership.
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