Robert Downey Jr. Gave Chris Evans A Pretty Great Gift

Can't we all be one of @ChrisEvans ' friends... #JayLenosGarage is all new tonight at 10p ET/PT on CNBC! pic.twitter.com/zkxz6O8Ebo - Jay Leno's Garage (@LenosGarage) August 30, 2018

The car is a tribute to Evans' iconic superhero character Captain America, including a steering wheel emblazoned with his star-shaped shield, and a plaque which commemorates the vehicle as a "Steve Rogers special edition."

"This car was a gift from Mr Robert Downey Jr.," Evans told Leno, describing how Downey Jr. kept asking him during shooting what kind of cars he liked. "In my head Im like, Is this guy going to give me a car? Theres no way hes going to do this,'" he said. "And, then sure enough, I showed up on set one day and it was there."

View this post on Instagram Downey designed, Speedkore built and Evans driven. Get the story of Chris Evans car on YouTube before you see it on CNBC this Thursday! Huge thanks to @robertdowneyjr @speedkore01 and Chris Evans! #ChrisEvans #RestoMod #JayLenosGarage A post shared by Jay Leno's Garage (@jaylenosgarage) on Aug 27, 2018 at 10:26am PDT

Evans described the Captain America Camaro as "way out of my league," and with its Chevrolet LS3 crate engine and Whipple 2.9-liter Supercharger, it is "without question" the most powerful car he's ever driven. The Camaro was restored and customized with new state-of-the-art parts by car designer SpeedKore in Grafton, Wisconsin. While a 1967 Camaro would usually be valued at $20,000, Evans' bespoke Captain America version is valued at $275,000 due to the custom parts and the hours of labor it took.

Evans and Downey Jr. have forged a strong friendship over their years working together on the Avengers movies; in fact, it was Downey Jr. who originally convinced Evans to take the role of Cap back in the early days of the MCU. Their bond in real life mirrors the friendship shared by Tony Stark and Steve Rogers on-screen, and Downey Jr.'s extravagant gesture here absolutely feels like something billionaire Stark might do.