[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jan Thompson

Hi all,
I have been contacted by Dean Maquire who is searching for civilian and military vehicles for a film titled ‘The Sapphires’.
Filming will commence shortly in Albury and they require:
• 30-40's flat bed truck x 2 ( civilian ),
• tractor and trailer of the same period.
• 30's, 40's 50's cars and old car or truck bodies as dressing.

He is looking for Vietnam era US military vehicles for filming around Camden from 5th Sept to 18th Sept 2011. He would like the following:
• canvas backed cargo trucks that might have been around during the Vietnem campaign.
• kitted out Military ambulances, preferably of US origin and would also be interested in any Landrover ambulances.
• Army earth moving equipment.
• Given the rarity of US Vietnam era equipment in the country he will consider any military vehicles that were in service during the Vietnam period including any motorised Armour.

If you are able to assist or know someone he could contact please contact Dean on M : 0403 896 549 or dean2365@gmail.com

Have to be careful with movie makers..One of our MLU's had a film company ask if they could film his C-60 for a war movie and he agreed only to find out they needed to throw some "Mud on it to make it look more authentic ..but they used wet powdered cement instead and as it is very corrosive ate into his immaculate trucks paint and ruined it..He didn't realize it until he got it back and tried to wash it off but by that time the movie company was long gone.
But Marc can jump in and relate the real story..that was a few years ago he told me and I probably have it wrong but beware..of forked tongued movie makers..