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So my wife eMailed a picture of my '46 to a freind of hers and she said, "Hey! That looks like the Jeepers Creepers truck!!"

The whaa?

Well a little research with my good pal google revealed that there was a horror movie called Jeepers Creepers where this demon style guy would drive around in an old 40's Chevy COE and kill people.

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Now of course my '46 isn't a COE, but it got me to thinking, "I wonder what other movies an old 'bolt can be seen in?"

There is a movie that I think is a made-for-TV called "Just a Dream." It is set in the late 50s and involves a mechanic and his lifelong dream to meet Marilyn Monroe. A lot of the movie features the mechanic's AD tow truck.

That fact alone makes it one of my favourite movies.

(sorry, no pictures)

Steven Segal wrecked a real nice red/black 53 in a movie I believe was called "Fire down under" or something like that

A AD bigbolt was shown in Runaway Bride. It currently resides near Mardela Springs MD along side Route 50 west still sporting the stars and stripes paint job though it's badly faded now. It was just shown breifly as a backyard relic.

There's an AD Bigbolt in "Meet The Parents" too,
Scott

I remembered seeing a bunch of old Bolts in the movie The bridges of Madison County so I rewatched it. I kept falling asleep but managed to wake up when ever a bolt was pictured.

Golly, I don't think even seeing big bolt ADs in it would be enough to keep me awake through that movie.


John

There was a 1995 made for T.V. movie called, The Invaders, (starred Richard Thomas, Scott Bakula, & Richard Belzer)that showed a '49 Chevy COE Holmes Wrecker, throughout the movie. Scott Bakula, even tried to run down the Aliens, with the 'ol Wrecker.

Oh yeah, that same Chevy COE Wrecker, was in the beginning, of the ,Ty Cobb movie, starring Tommy Lee Jones.

Wasn't really paying that much attention at the time, but didn't McGyver drive a 45 Chevy Truck on some of his shows?

Every Which Way But Loose Clint Eastwood's driving a nice task force. With correct to time of movie daily driver updates ie stero speakers mounted back of cab.

There is a 41 - 46 series in "Evita" 1 1/2 or bigger. Has a very lage stake box and carries Antonio Bandares during either a riot or a parade.

The ONLY way I could ever imagine myself watching "The Bridges of Madison County" would be with the sound all the way down and listening to some soothing Metallica, Ted Nugent, or some Dropkick Murphys (an awesome Irish rock band!!!).

I'm afraid the dialogue in that movie would drive me to go greivous harm to something!!!

If you look closely at the "Fire Down Under" with Steven Segal, you will notice the truck they wrecked was a 'stunt double'. Old rough truck they put some quick red and black paint on....Just like watchin the 'Dukes' or 'Fall Guy', the vehicle is jumped, bends and is straight again in the next frame...
Did you catch the '46 pulling the 'lion trailer' in 'Second Hand Lion'?

I know it's not a "movie truck" but I REALLY like that GMC stake truck in the Hidden Valley salad dressing commercials. Come to think of it-the dressing's pretty good too.

Wasn't there a 48 or49 Chevy tow truck in "The Giant Gila Monster"? And I think the trucks they used to haul the pods away in that "Body Snatchers" movie were 46 or 47 Chevies...

Go to the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) search IMDB. Then click on trivia and type in chevrolet. I started out cutting and pasting what I found, but there was lots..... not limited to Stovebolts though.

Tempest

Antonio Bandares -- ooo, I like.

Clint Eastwood -- ooo, I like.

Scott Bakula --- aaa, I like in Quantum Leap. Now that show has some neat old trucks and things (depending on where he jumps in to).

I'm afraid I usually watch thrillers. Haven't noticed any Big Bolts in them. Usually, guns, knives, screaming people, scary faces, spookey places, etc.

Peg

I found another. I just watched "Take this job and shove it!". In the beginning there is a very nice 49+ stake bed with big meaty rear tires. The guy gets out of the passenger side and looks at a Mercedes and asks what the car is going to grow up to be when it gets older, (response) "A year of your salary friend!". Great show and music. Nice Lincoln with suicide doors too.
This was BIG FOOT's Cameo, when it was still a REAL TRUCK!
I Keep Watchen for them AWSOME Bolts!!!!

For you classic S-F fans, there's a pair of Suburbans (and a lot of other vehicles correct to the period) in "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

"Well a little research with my good pal google revealed that there was a horror movie called Jeepers Creepers where this demon style guy would drive around in an old 40's Chevy COE and kill people."


I think on the DVD my pal has.. who only bought the movie cuz he thought the truck was cool... they talk about the truck - apparently the front body/cab/clip is a RIO/REO(I think it's the second)... they built 2 of them for the movie I think.. looked like small block engines in them - anyhoo.

-W

I just watched the movie Ray and there are lots of old trucks (and cars) in that.

The Hidden Valley Ranch commercial has a great looking green stake bed. 52-53?

In another Eastwood movie, Bronco Billy, he drives an AD panel truck, and there are a couple more Stovebolts and a 60's GM convertable.

It was filmed in a number of small communities in the area I grew up in, so I have two good reasons to watch it any time its on TV.

Billybolt,thats the one I commented on,its SWEEEEEET! And it's a GMC!!!

check out my post in the greasy spoon about towtrucks in the movies too, it's a similar topic

Sawby, I responded to your, Tow Truck post. Check it out.

I just fixed a "dangling web page" (it was on the server and not connected to a page on the site -- duh). It was pretty cool.

Not in the movies but in the war ...

Is that close?

Plus, I wanted to add it someplace on the site so people might notice that a file lost from 2001 has now been found.

Sheeze ...

:rolleyes:

Peg