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Peterson, Keith wrote:

> The Discount Tire commercial featured lots of cars and it has been aired for
> a few years now, however, in the last shot the car in the center is a
> Mustang (65-66?). You'll never guest what color it is....
>
> It is not red, it is blue (aqua?)
>
> Keith, 71 in restoration

Do we really want to start listing commercials? We would have to start another
list-serv...there are lots of commercials with Mustangs...

Like the Western Auto commercial, that has a 71 Mach 1, and a 68 Shelby in the
same 30 second slot...both driving in the parking lot

Or what about the AC-Delco commercial that shows the late model convertible,
that can't pass the pig truck?

Or what about the....well you get the idea...

Karl Rotcavich
Mustang Country International
mustangcountryintl.com



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Chuck wrote:

> I understand that there is a database that allows anyone to submit their car
> for movie productions.

I'm not aware of any "database", but there are several agents here in
Los Angeles that put classic cars in productions. I imagine you would
also find these agents in any other city where films, television shows
and commercials are produced (NYC, Vancouver, etc.).

However, there are several downsides to doing this:

1. The fees aren't all that great. For run-of-the-mill cars (background,
non-driven focus cars) the rates start at about $100-200 per day. Of
course if you have something they really must have, you can negotiate
upward.

2. Your car will most likely suffer some damage. At the very least, some
small scratches - unless you can be there with the car all day and watch
it like a hawk. If your car is to be driven for the film, the risks go
way up. Even if there is no "stunt" driving to be done, the people
sitting behind the wheel (either an actor or, gulp, a stunt driver) have
more important things to think about than babying your car. Yes, the
producers will pay for any damage, but do you really want the hassle of
having to put your car back the way it was?

3. Unless you're retired or otherwise not tied to a job, you won't be
able to be there with the car. "A day" in production means 10-12 hours,
minimum. Taking time off from work to hang out on the set will, in most
cases, eat up any profit you might make. If it's something you would
like to do for fun, but not necessarily money, then have a ball. But
remember, after the initial thrill of being on a set wears off, it can
get awfully boring.

An example of a good situation for this is that of a friend of mine. She
has a 1972 Cadillac Coupe de Ville that she bought from the original
owner a few years ago. A basic "little old lady" car that has a few
dents and scratches in its otherwise-original paint. She rents it out
regularly for productions, I'd say on average about once a month. She's
not fanatical about the car - just likes owning it. It has picked up a
few scuffs here and there, but she doesn't care, as long as she's
reimbursed. On one shoot, her oil pan was damaged and the producers took
care of it immediately. Whenever the car is used, it is picked up and
dropped off at her home by a flat bed tow truck. She waves goodbye to
the car in the morning, and it comes back that night or the next day.

Most Mustang owners I know are too into their cars to just send them off
into the unknown like that. YMMV.

Dave Kunz
(email redacted)
'65 coupe
'68 fastback (Bullitt replica)
'89 Merkur XR4Ti (hey, it's a Ford)


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Mr. Nice Guy, with Jackie Chan, features a 65 or 66 convertible. Guess what
color- red. Either it's got a great exhaust system, or the sound designers did
a great job dubbing in some rumble.


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Don't give me any crap, my wife LOVES the show, but a new character on 90210
is driving a 65/66 baby blue convertible. Haven't gotten a good enough look
at the interior/exterior to discern the year. The car looks pretty nice.....
except for the shoulder belt the driver keeps putting on. Last week's episode
also used another 'Stang in the background, believe it was a vinyl top or
convertible, again, I didn't get a good look (notice a pattern here?) Of
course Brandon has been driving a new GT since the 94/95's came out.

bill

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In an old episode (saw it on FX...don't give me any crap either...I only
watched it for the car!) Brandon went out and spent his year's earnings on
a pale yellow 1965 mustang covertible. Nothing special I could see
otherwise...black comfortweave-looking int...supposed to be a manual...the
way it showed him "shifting", but although the car looked semi-decent as
far as the outside, its role was as a "lemon" (the
dying-car-in-the-middle-of-the-street sound effects sounded about like my
dishwasher...good stuff.) that eventually needed a rebuild on its, as they
said, 289.

At 11:30 AM 10/5/98 -0300, you wrote:
>Don't give me any crap, my wife LOVES the show, but a new character on 90210
>is driving a 65/66 baby blue convertible. Haven't gotten a good enough look
>at the interior/exterior to discern the year. The car looks pretty nice.....
>except for the shoulder belt the driver keeps putting on. Last week's
episode
>also used another 'Stang in the background, believe it was a vinyl top or
>convertible, again, I didn't get a good look (notice a pattern here?) Of
>course Brandon has been driving a new GT since the 94/95's came out.
>
>bill
>
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