When it comes to the Camaro, the shape-shifting robots of the “Transformers” movies sometimes come to mind. And for the National Corvette Museum, it wouldn’t be right to have a Camaro exhibit without the Bumblebee character.

The museum will soon feature one of the five Camaros featured in the “Transformers” movie, which was released in 2007. The car will go on display Tuesday and will remain until Oct. 27.

“Last year, we had a Corvette from the movie, which was a big hit, and with Bumblebee the star of the (2007) movie, it will be a big hit, too,” said Katie Frassinelli, marketing and communications manager at the NCM. “We’re lucky to get the car. This is our piece of Hollywood. It’s not every day something like this comes to Bowling Green.”

Frassinelli said Chevrolet stopped making Camaros in 2002, and began manufacturing them again in 2009, taking a Pontiac GTO and reworking it until it could be called a Camaro. In the movie, five Bumblebees were used, she said – two older models and three newer models, which at the time were considered concept cars.

The Bumblebee display comes on the heels of the museum’s new exhibit featuring Camaros, which opened earlier this month.

“(Bumblebee) is our introduction,” she said.

In honor of the Camaro’s comeback, the museum is exhibiting some rare and unique cars that “you don’t see on the street every day,” Frassinelli said. The cars on display include Franklin-based PGA Tour golfer Kenny Perry’s 1969 Camaro, a 1987 1LE Prototype and the original Papa John’s 1972 Camaro.

John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s Pizza, sold his ’72 Camaro – a Bumblebee-striped black and gold Camaro Z28 – in 1983 to help his father, who was close to losing his tavern. After starting his pizza business, Schnatter launched a campaign to find his Camaro, offering a $25,000 finder’s fee and $250,000 to buy it back.

Frassinelli said the cars on display vary in style and modifications, and were sought out by the museum’s display committee, which meets monthly to discuss up-and-coming exhibits for the museum. She said they started promoting the Camaro exhibit in early spring, and the cars will change during the exhibit’s run.

“That’s the good thing about the museum,” she said. “People can see something different each time they come.”

Also on display in the exhibit space is the 2011 Camaro. Those who visit the exhibit will be able to sit in, touch and have their picture taken with the new model.

The Camaro exhibit will be on display until late December or early January.

“The museum tries to offer something for everybody,” Frassinelli said. “Corvettes are sports cars, and Camaros are muscle cars. They have a different kind of power behind them.”

— For more information, call 781-7973 or visit www.corvettemuseum.com.