Cars from TV programs
Discussion
Just seen (yet again) the Top Gear episode where they drive a 911/XK/6 series on Pendine sands.
Wonder what happened to those cars & how long they took to disolve into piles of rust?
Do manufacturers scrap cars that have been exposed to salt water like this, or do they go into an "approved used" scheme to await some unsuspecting punter.........
Wonder what happened to those cars & how long they took to disolve into piles of rust?
Do manufacturers scrap cars that have been exposed to salt water like this, or do they go into an "approved used" scheme to await some unsuspecting punter.........
Some cars (usually run of the mill stuff) are owned by car hire firms and rented to the production. For example, the cars in Eastenders are regular cars used by normal people, rented to the BBC.
Some cars are owned by the production. These are sometimes 'given' to the star (David Hasselhoff got a KITT when he left Knight Rider) some are kept in storage by the maker (Batmobile for example) some are sold off privately.
The Cars of the Stars museum in Cumbria has a lot - Mr Bean's Mini, Del Boy's van, etc.
Some cars are owned by the production. These are sometimes 'given' to the star (David Hasselhoff got a KITT when he left Knight Rider) some are kept in storage by the maker (Batmobile for example) some are sold off privately.
The Cars of the Stars museum in Cumbria has a lot - Mr Bean's Mini, Del Boy's van, etc.
Shaw Tarse said:
Manufacturers used to lend cars to program makers to different levels Ford = good
BL =not so good
Indeed - Check out the Professionals and the New Avengers.BL =not so good
First few episodes of the Professionals they had BL cars - A few in and the RS2000 and Capri appeared. Why? Apparently Ford got the hump because the New Avengers all had BL cars and they felt they were getting too much TV time...
Apparently...
M.
PS A Capri didn't trump Steed's XJ Coupe though
Edited by marcosgt on Thursday 8th April 19:55
Leadfoot said:
Just seen (yet again) the Top Gear episode where they drive a 911/XK/6 series on Pendine sands.
Wonder what happened to those cars & how long they took to disolve into piles of rust?
Do manufacturers scrap cars that have been exposed to salt water like this, or do they go into an "approved used" scheme to await some unsuspecting punter.........
My local bmw dealer sold it, the sales man got a call about 2 months after saying he had just seen it on Dave!Wonder what happened to those cars & how long they took to disolve into piles of rust?
Do manufacturers scrap cars that have been exposed to salt water like this, or do they go into an "approved used" scheme to await some unsuspecting punter.........
I'm not sure what happened next but the sales guy I was talking to was laughing his head off.
a black Viper SRT/10 was pretty much thrashed to death on TG, it was a press car at the time but a PH'er went onto to buy it shortly after, only to find out later the ordeal it was put through
it had a new engine, gearbox and few other things put right under warranty ! before he brought it
it had a new engine, gearbox and few other things put right under warranty ! before he brought it
Edited by Viper on Thursday 8th April 20:16
marcosgt said:
Shaw Tarse said:
Manufacturers used to lend cars to program makers to different levels Ford = good
BL =not so good
Indeed - Check out the Professionals and the New Avengers.BL =not so good
First few episodes of the Professionals they had BL cars - A few in and the RS2000 and Capri appeared. Why? Apparently Ford got the hump because the New Avengers all had BL cars and they felt they were getting too much TV time...
Apparently...
M.
PS A Capri didn't trump Steed's XJ Coupe though
What happens to the normal cars though - do you reckon they are sold on cheap through auctions?
I just remembered that about a year ago my uncle sold a car to this guy who said he was going to use it in a TV programme. He opened the boot looked at it said "yeh thats big enough" and bought the car. Never seen it in anything though
I just remembered that about a year ago my uncle sold a car to this guy who said he was going to use it in a TV programme. He opened the boot looked at it said "yeh thats big enough" and bought the car. Never seen it in anything though
A few years back I got contacted out of the blue because I owned a black TVR Griffith. Within a few weeks it went off to some studios (Ealing, IIRC) and the car appeared (very, very briefly) in Holby Hospital or something as the car of a Doctor Griffin.
What happened to it? I got it back in one piece, drove it a lot more and sold it to someone else. The car sourcing company contracted to the Production team did come back to me and ask to borrow it again - but I had sold it by then. But there is a blossoming business in producing all sorts of ordinary and specialist cars (and bikes and stuff) for the televisual media, apparently.......
What happened to it? I got it back in one piece, drove it a lot more and sold it to someone else. The car sourcing company contracted to the Production team did come back to me and ask to borrow it again - but I had sold it by then. But there is a blossoming business in producing all sorts of ordinary and specialist cars (and bikes and stuff) for the televisual media, apparently.......
K12beano said:
A few years back I got contacted out of the blue because I owned a black TVR Griffith. Within a few weeks it went off to some studios (Ealing, IIRC) and the car appeared (very, very briefly) in Holby Hospital or something as the car of a Doctor Griffin.
What happened to it? I got it back in one piece, drove it a lot more and sold it to someone else. The car sourcing company contracted to the Production team did come back to me and ask to borrow it again - but I had sold it by then. But there is a blossoming business in producing all sorts of ordinary and specialist cars (and bikes and stuff) for the televisual media, apparently.......
My mate now owns that car! 4.6 litre?What happened to it? I got it back in one piece, drove it a lot more and sold it to someone else. The car sourcing company contracted to the Production team did come back to me and ask to borrow it again - but I had sold it by then. But there is a blossoming business in producing all sorts of ordinary and specialist cars (and bikes and stuff) for the televisual media, apparently.......
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