I'll have to see if I can do that, thanks

 

​​​​​​I've worked on a few over the years (just happened to be where a few movies were being shot locally ) they were basically junk yard ready vehicles with fifty foot paint jobs. Even Scheib did better paint and body work for $19.99. They would bring them to me to make them 'kind of' pass state inspection. The nicer ones are rented from small companies that specialize in movie cars.

 

Here is the Duck Truck from the TV show Victorious a 53 might be F250?. Snipped from YouTube.
He got in the passenger side to drive so I was studying closely, then I noticed the lettering was backwards. Someone reversed the video when they uploaded.

 

A moving ending explained for Castaway just happened to be on the side panel.
Here is another shot of the Castaway 53.


Here is the video which shows the truck a lot.

Edit: I just realized I watched an 8 minute video and hardly heard a word he was saying. Too focused on the truck.

 

Right hand drive? Where was this movie made?

 

Thanks, Joe. I never watched that movie but maybe I will have to. I fast forwarded to the truck scenes. And replayed those parts.

Question: Is that 53 a OHV 6 or a flat 8? When it pulls away it sounds like neither. Was it a Hollywood sound track or a transplanted engine?

 

Movie trucks for today, for the New Year:

53 F100 in Crime in the Streets, 1956


53 F600 in The Candidate, 1972


54 F250 in McGyver, 1985 to 92


54 F350 in Beetle Juice, 1988


55 F100 in My Dog the Thief, 1969


55 F100 in My Dog the Thief, 1969


55 F100 in Norma Rae, 1979


56 F250 in Adam 12, 1968 to 75


56 F250 in Adam 12, 1968 to 75


56 F250 in Banacek, 1972

 

Movie trucks for today:

53 F600 in the Young Philadelphians, 1959


53 F700 in Hawaii Five O, 1968 to 80


54 F600 in Burn Notice, the Fall of Sam Axe, 2011


54 F600 in Burn Notice, the Fall of Sam Axe, 2011


55 F100 in Baby Doll, 1956. This is one of my favorite B & W pics of a stock 55.


55 F100 in an unnamed 2007 movie


55 F600 in The Omega Man, 1971


56 F250 in Minnie and Moskowitz, 1971

56 F250 in Minnie and Moskowitz, 1971

56 F250 in Minnie and Moskowitz, 1971

 

 

Even in the 60's and 70's the 53-56 F100 trucks were popular, so they were a bit more costly. The larger trucks were practically given away by then, by comparison, and more affordable for tv/movie people.

 

I wouldn't mind having a 56 F250

 

That may be because of the order I have the pics in my files. There are more F100's coming up....

 

Banacek (George Peppard) drove a black Packard Darrin Convertible in the show, but I wonder how many people noticed that one was a 1941, while the other was a 1942.

Two different filming location (CA & MA), two different Darrin's. The only difference is the side grilles.

 

Bigger is better. Hahahaha.

 

I'd like to see more of this good looking 55 Two-tone F350. Can any of you guys with your snipper tools and cut more pics out of this truck? It sure is purty!


55 F350 in Tammy Tell me True, 1961