Dylan pulls into the school and as he parks he uses the shifter on the steering wheel column to park, but when he races you see him shift gears from a floor board shifter.
In the scene immediately after the final race, Dylan walks around the corner and runs into Mr. Johnson. As he's turning the corner, there's a snow flurry falling, but it's gone during their conversation and in the following scenes.
In the opening race scene, Malone is seen shifting gears of a floor-mounted manual shifter in his 1968 Chevy Chevelle, but the close-ups of his feet clearly show the wider brake pedal of a car with an automatic transmission. Also, the instrument cluster of the Chevelle depicted is not from a 1968 model (its a shot of a 1970 model with the rally gauge package).
When pulling the '57 Chevy out of the trailer it is red with the insert on the rear painted white. In the car wash when the guy is using a rag on the side its easy to see that the insert is now the aluminum used on the Bel-air.
This was intended. They used a special paint that came off when washed.
This was intended. They used a special paint that came off when washed.