...and unfortunately, appears to be meeting a fate worse than death. Such a shame.

 

I wonder how anyone could let a truck like this just rot into the ground. Even if it's a total rot bucket it would be worth finding a decent more common truck and use this one to make parts.

 

It's a real shame to see it in this condition as it was once a very nice and unique vehicle, one that should have had a shelter of some kind. Noticed that nice 56 panel sitting in the back ground too, hope it doesn't reach the same fate.

 

Hollyweird prop vehicles are sometimes modified with a lot of temporary "gingerbread" not designed to be safe, reliable or long lasting. After 3 movies no telling what has happened to it. It still would be nice to save it but it might be a lot more work than it appears - although it appears to be pretty bad.

Thanks for the pictures BDYY.

 

Keep this up, and the Forum will end up rescuing it as a group endeavor. I wonder ....

 

I can still remember when the Good Humor truck used to drive our streets in Toronto when I was a kid so see this as an original catering truck and not a Hollywood prop. If it were close to me I think I'd take a stab at restoring it if it could be had reasonably cheap. But I think I'm on my last project now since I've retired. $$??

 

I took pictures of only the ice cream truck while I was there. I had my 5 month old son with me, so I got the only pictures I was able to get. I'll be back out there soon and take more pics of other vehicles sitting out there. A lot of them are customers vehicles that ran out of money/didn't claim, etc., so it's not worth while for the shop owner to spend all his time keeping up vehicles that aren't his (although after a certain amount of days they do become his). He is so busy that he can't keep up with the deadbeats not picking up their rides. You could literally spend a whole day or more looking at all the vehicles and parts at this place.

 

Once they become his does he sell them off?

 

I will defintely ask him the next time I talk to him. I'm sure he'd like to free up some space and put some money in his pocket!

 

Here is one for you panel truck fans:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111710967355?euid=9a7cc8954206417b8d61c2b8066b3424&aid=222007&meid=8f14059b057741caa7bc1f71e39bab6b&cp=1&_trksid=p11011.c100360.m3755&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=20150112100634&meid=8f14059b057741caa7bc1f71e39bab6b&pid=100360&rk=6&rkt=8&mehot=pp&sd=201378147270

 

That panel could be a fun build for sure.
Looks like a lot to work with.

 

Here is a 1957 Ford F100 in bad shape that went for $4,013.

https://www.ebth.com/items/2452978-1957-ford-f-100










Maybe this is

 

If that is in bad shape I hate to see what you'd call some of my old vehicles!!

 

$4K+ for a small back window pickup in that shape? I think someone needs to stop watching Barrett-Jackson.

 

Way too much to pay foro a rolling garden !