I was contacted by the ad agency for GMC and they asked if I would be willing to provide my truck, a 1936 GMC, for a commercial that would be done in the desert in CA. They offered 12K to use my truck and would pay to have it transported to CA and back to FL. I could go out to CA and ride in my truck for the filming but would not be allowed to drive it. Also, all the windows had to tinted very dark so that no one would be seen in the commercial.
After asking them a lot of questions, to which they answered mostly don’t worry, I declined their offer.
Later that year I ran into a gentleman who did car commercials for all the manufactures, at a car show and told him my experience. He told me that if I valued my truck to never let them take passion of my truck without myself being within 100 feet at all times. He said at most ad agencies, vehicles are considered props and you have been compensated for their use, hence they could care less if anything gets damaged.
Last edited by dunfire; 08/17/2019 4:34 PM.
