Shifting Gears' Maxwell Simkins Drove Tim Allen's Car — With Just a Permit

Playing Tim Allen‘s grandson on Shifting Gears has come with some perks for Maxwell Simkins — including driving the sitcom legend’s actual car on screen despite only having a permit. “There’s a few episodes where I do drive the car. I don’t even have my license in real life [but] I have my permit,” Simkins, 19, exclusively told Us Weekly. “So as long as there’s someone over 18 in the car with me, they can drive with me. When Tim is in the car, he’s like, ‘Are you sure you know what you’re doing?'” Simkins noted that Allen, 72, has “a lot of trust” in him. Getting the chance to film with the ca