movie trucks

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

. Movie companies must keep vehicles around forever..

Not production companies per se, but there are a lot rental houses that specialize in period vehicles. If a script is set in a certain period, the Art Dept starts scouting around for period vehicles. If a rental house doesn't have the right cars, they'll look around the location community. For the Richard Prior/Gene Wilder film ''Stir Crazy'' a PA knocked on my Dad's door in Tucson, and asked to rent his '59 Jaguar Mk IX. I forgot what they paid him per day, but the Jag got a new battery out of the deal [free].
A Hero Car [the Star's ride] they may have to buy. They may have to buy three. One to drive around in. One to mount on a trailer with lights, and grip dept cutters and flags, and camera mounts, etc. and one to blow up -- if called for.
A lot of these trucks we see often are owned by some one the Picture Car Man, or Transport Captain knows, and they already have a working relationship.