Wow! Those guys are hanging on for dear life!

 

Today's pics:

53 F100 Deluxe Cab in It Happened to Jane, 1959


53 F100 and a bigger truck in Marketing the Mustang, 2011


54 F100 in Four Days in November, 1964


54 F100 and an older Ford in It Came From Beneath the Sea, 1955


55 F250 in Dennis the Menace, 1959 to 63


55 F250 in Get Smart, 1965 to 70


56 B500 in Herbie Goes Bananas, 1980


56 B600 in Simon Birch, 1998


56 B600 in Simon Birch, 1998

 

Old pics to ponder today:

53 F250 in Ablaze, 2001


53 F250 in Mannix, 1967 to 75


53 F250 in Mannix, 1967 to 75


54 F100 in Mod Squad, 1968 to 73


54 F250 in Guys and Dolls, 1955


55 F350 in Highway Patrol, 1955 to 59


55 F350 in Matlock, 1971 to 75


56 F250 in Earthquake, 1974


56 F350 in AD Ogni Costo, 1967

 

I struggle with screen shots but the last few minutes of castaway ( Tom Hanks ) has a 53-56 , can't remember but if some one wants to find it go for it .

 

Man they treat these trucks like they were a dime a dozen in the movies..

 

I know, I cringe when I see a solid truck getting wrecked for some dumb TV show or movie. Why couldn't they use a Dodge or a IH? Ha!

When they made some of these older movies they were a dime a dozen.

Remember the Tool Time episode where Tim had a red 55 Chevy Nomad and it got crushed at a scrap yard? My buddy, a Chevy man, said his
Chevy buddies cried when they saw it. But, this was back in the VCR days, one of his buddies taped it and replayed it in slow motion and they could tell it wasn't a Nomad but a beat up 2 door Handyman wagon with a fresh coat of red paint.

 

I have to tell you Abe that I really enjoy these screenshots, but I have to wonder if some of those nicer trucks aren't rented from private parties. I can't imagine a movie studio keeping a stable of cherry trucks and buses at the ready.

 

It's a '53.

 

Good job, Ken! How did you find it? You know, I've never seen that movie.

 

I looked for "ending of Castaway" on YouTube. Cheating, I know, but efficient.

I've never actually watched the movie either.

 

Can you take screen shots of YouTube..?

 

Yes. The software I use won't work on Amazon or Netflix.

Actually, the "snipping" tool that comes with windows will do pretty much the same thing.

 

I am sure many are rented. I think someone on FTE many years ago said his truck or someone he knew had rented his truck to a studio.

 

Most of them are rentals. I know a couple of guys that have rented military vehicles to small movie companies.

Here is one of the big rental companies. You see them credited in some of the big movies: https://cinemavehicles.com/

 

Offerings for today, the last pics for the year!

53 F250 in The Incredible Hulk, 1972 to 82


53 F250 in The Incredible Hulk, 1972 to 82


54 F250 in Runaway Daughters, 1956


54 F250 in Runaway Daughters, 1956


54 F250 in Runaway Daughters, 1956


55 F350 in Reform School Girls, 1957


55 F350 in Reform School Girls, 1957


56 F600 in Starsky and Hutch, 1975 to 79


56 F600 in Nude on the Moon, 1961