The Halloween station wagon Michael Myers steals was a rental car

The car Michael steals in Halloween was actually from a rental agency, and the production didn't even tell the agency that they used it in a movie.

Tommy Lee Wallace needed a government looking car for Smith's Grove

For the scene at Smith's Grove, and for the car Michael drives around the neighborhood, the production needed something that looked like a government vehicle. The production designer, Tommy Lee Wallace, went out to find it. He went to the nearest car rental agency and found a 1976 Ford station wagon. It was picked because it was the only one available that really fit the part.

The rental got a wire mesh divider and Illinois state decals

What's hilarious is that they rented it for two weeks and even installed a wire mesh divider between the front and back seats. You can see it in the back when Michael Myers is in the car driving. On top of that, they slapped an Illinois state decal on the front doors, and everyone loved it.

After filming wrapped, they returned the car to the agency looking exactly like it did when they took it.

Had you ever noticed the mesh divider in Michael's station wagon?