All negatives aside working on movies can be
Back to the original point of this thread looking for correct period vehicles for a film. The film maker does deserve some credit for at least trying to find vehicles which are authentic to the period of the film.
As to providing vehicles for the films, as long as you have your eyes open and some basic written agreement working with film makers can be interesting, and reasonably to ridiculously financially rewording. Couple guys in our local MV Club have a sideline business in renting their vehicles to film companies. The require that one of the guys be present when the vehicles are being moved, driven, or setup with the film paying for their time, hotel and meals. In one recent film they offered to sell the film company the trucks at inflated prices, the film company declined liking the rental arrangement better in the end the film companies paid a day rate for the trucks that was about double the sales price offered. But for that price the vehicles always started and were ready to go. Film was Shutter Island one of the truck even has the Leonardo DiCaprio autograph on one of the troops seats.
Cheers Phil
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