V-8 Fords on Film

[TonyM]

A Kiss for Corliss (1949)

1929 Ford A/V-8 Roadster

[TonyM]

Toward the Unknown (1956)

1951 Ford Convertible

[TonyM]

Bachelor Mother (1939)

1934 Ford Cabriolet

[TonyM]

Lady Scarface (1941)

1937 Ford Standard Fordor
1937 Ford Standard Coupe
1938 Ford Standard Coupe

[TonyM]

The Big Steal (1949). Pretty good movie. A couple chickens (crossing the road) were killed during one of the chase scenes.

1946 Ford Fordor
1940 Mercury Coupe

[TonyM]

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Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)


1937 Ford Coupe

[TonyM]

Fifteen year old Bonita Granville beats up on this very unusual 1937 Ford Cabriolet with side-mounted spare tire in Nancy Drew, Detective (1938).
I don't like the way it looks; it breaks up the beautiful lines of the 1937 Ford. Note the aftermarket radio install in the last photo.


1937 Ford Cabriolet

[Vic Piano]

I've never seen a '37 Ford with a side mount spare tire but, I have seen spare tires with the same tread wear... I've had a few like that...

[FL&WVMIKE]

That '37 with a side mount, sure would get a lot of attention at a V8 meet. I wonder if it was factory or custom made in someone's garage. ?????
MIKE (mikeburch)

[TonyM]

Not a bad movie--Pilot No. 5 (1943).

1937 Ford Club Cabriolet

[B-O-B]

Many moons ago I knew a fellow that worked in Hollywood & they would make cars for certain movies. Some nice others whatever the director wanted.

[RalphG]

Just discovered this interesting thread on Fords in the movies. I haven't read all the way through yet but has anybody mentioned the 53 Mercury convertible pulling that huge travel trailer in the movie "The Long Long Trailer"? One of my favourite oldies with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I was always amazed how that old flathead pulled that trailer up those tremendous grades in the desert heat without a problem.

[TonyM]

Originally Posted by ford38v8

TonyM, Has anyone made note of "The Long, Long Trailer" with Lucille Ball & Desi Arnez? Here's a youtube of the mountain sequence, in which the '53 Merc magically morphs into a '53 Lincoln. Movie makers think the public doesn't know the difference with details like that, but this goof made the newspapers as soon as the movie came out. Seems the Merc couldn't cut it on the mountain and they had to bring in the Lincoln to pull the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib23273MgHQ

Here is a clip of the Long, Long Trailer, which RalphG had asked about.

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by TonyM

Here is a clip of the Long, Long Trailer, which RalphG had asked about.

That link appears to have been deleted. Here is another one that shows the Merc. Seems to me Desi traded in a pretty nice 39 or 40 Ford on the Merc when the salesman convinced him the old car would never handle the new trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Cb...fWSUPVN6N8UdTE

[Keystone 34 3w]

Here is my Cabriolet in Madship Movie.

[TonyM]

This link of the 1939 Rouge Plant has been posted on Fordbarn before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcXfk0op6JA

[Snouts out]

Why did Humphrey Bogart always drive Plymouth? He may have known something we don't!

[TonyM]

Snouts Out Quote:

Why did Humphrey Bogart always drive Plymouth? He may have known something we don't!

Those were Warner Brother Studio cars. There were two of those Coupes--a 1938 and 1937--and they can be seen in many WB Films, including High Sierra and The Big Sleep.

Originally Posted by TonyM

A 1937 Plymouth Deluxe for some scenes.







And a 1938 Plymouth Deluxe for most scenes:

[TonyM]

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are great in the classic This Gun for Hire (1942).

1936 Ford Standard Fordor
1941 Ford De Luxe Fordor

[TonyM]

The Nitwits (1935)

1934 Ford Tudor