A's in movies?????

[31 Model A]

I'm watching Paper Moon again and I'm a bit surprised that the speeds and fast turns these As do. I'm sure they have a mechanic on the filming sites but are these As enhanced any or are they/can they do what people see. It's not camera trickery in sped up filming.

[Mike V. Florida]

We have a tendency to baby our cars far more than whats required.

[Stew Masche]

"Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt."

[DougVieyra]

Our Ford Model A's are quite (and easily) capable of doing all that you see on T.V. and in the movies. I spent many years in the '60's & '70's driving my Model A's in just such a fashion - as my many traffic tickets will attest. I even got a ticket once for driving my '31 Dlx. Roadster down the freeway with it's windshield folded down. And then there was the incident of driving my '28 Phaeton down the middle of town at 2 in the morning, blowing my Aermore train whistle all the while (another ticket) ! Of course to get the most noise out of the exhaust whistle, you had to drive the car FAST !
And racing with friends (and their Model A's) on dirt roads was always a thrill !

I don't do that anymore.

At 72 years of age, prudence now has more value than the excitement and thrill of SPEED and recklessness.

- Doug Vieyra, Eureka, Calif (another sunny, 65 degree day)

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by DougVieyra

Our Ford Model A's are quite (and easily) capable of doing all that you see on T.V. and in the movies. I spent many years in the '60's & '70's driving my Model A's in just such a fashion - as my many traffic tickets will attest. I even got a ticket once for driving my '31 Dlx. Roadster down the freeway with it's windshield folded down. And then there was the incident of driving my '28 Phaeton down the middle of town at 2 in the morning, blowing my Aermore train whistle all the while (another ticket) ! Of course to get the most noise out of the exhaust whistle, you had to drive the car FAST !
And racing with friends (and their Model A's) on dirt roads was always a thrill !

I don't do that anymore.

At 72 years of age, prudence now has more value than the excitement and thrill of SPEED and recklessness.

- Doug Vieyra, Eureka, Calif (another sunny, 65 degree day)

Sounds like you had a real "American Graffiti" experience in your teenage years.

I can see babying As today, especially at their age and ours. I guess by doing that, seeing different in the movies can raise eyebrows.

[31 Model A]

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Originally Posted by Mike V. Florida

We have a tendency to baby our cars far more than whats required.

I often wonder if it's not enough and then sometimes if it's all that needed, then I think of the breakage and repair cost.

[C26Pinelake]

If you get a chance to put a vehicle in a Movie or a television series, try to do so without a broker ! It can be a very lucrative business. I had one vehicle ( not an A ) in a series for over 3 years. Even though I loved the car I was kinda sorry to see it come home (
Lol ) ! Wayne

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake

If you get a chance to put a vehicle in a Movie or a television series, try to do so without a broker ! It can be a very lucrative business. I had one vehicle ( not an A ) in a series for over 3 years. Even though I loved the car I was kinda sorry to see it come home (
Lol ) ! Wayne

I don't think I'd put any A in a movie unless I drove it and my nymphomaniac co-driver was played by Charlize Theron .

[raprice22]

I loved the use of Model A Fords in "The Road to Perdition" with Tom Hanks.
Rog

[MrBruce]

We have a museum "Memory Lane Museum" in Mooresville, NC and Alex Beam who owns it has many Model A's and T's that have been in movies i.e. The Color Purple, Leather Head and more. I imagine he gets a good price for there use.

[mass A man]

The movie "Grown-ups" with Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, etc.. was filmed in part right near me here in Essex County. A good friend of mine owned the old fire engine in a scene, and told me they paid him $200. per day for it to be just parked in the background. He had to be there on the set with it for 5 days. By the way, that movie cost 80 MILLION dollars to make!---No wonder ticket sales are so darn expensive.

[31 Woody]

Sure Model A's can do that. And the General Lee in the Dukes of Hazard really drove away from all those jump sequences...

[wensum]

I' saw the very good movie "Hyde Park on Hudson" which is about FDR (Franklin D Roosevelt) and his three mistresses.
The lead actress drives a Model A Tudor which besides being in concours condition, is spoilt by having two tail lights.
However the continuity is spoilt by the fact that in the interior shots it appears to have a bench front seat,
Then later the second mistress surprises the first mistress by hiding in the back seat.
She then jumps out and enters by the front door. Apparently a Fordor was used for the interior shots
Lots of Model A footage, but why didn't they use the Fordor all the time?
Or is my memory confused?
Keith

[inex01]

My 31 Sedan was the car that was used in the Eastwood movie "J Edgar" and met Eastwood and Decappio, since that gig it was again used in the TV special called "The Mob" which will be aired this spring. So my car is a star.... they did take great car of the car both times and I made enough to pay for the new Mitchel overdrive which I will be installing in a couple of weeks into the sedan.

[davehc]

Another good one for " A' s that I watched the other day is " Miller's Crossing " , gangsters type , pretty good movie .