joke for fans and a tribute to the original cartoon, a  yellow Volkswagen Beetle, which Bumblebee originally was, can be  seen at the car dealership where Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf (qv))  buys the Chevrolet Camaro, that is later found out to be Bumblebee.  Bernie Mac (qv)s character Bobby Bolivia, even attempts to sell  Sam and his father, Ron (Kevin Dunn (I) (qv)) the Beetle when they  refuse to pay his asking price for the Camaro.