This a pretty good movie with a lot of old cars. T's and A's and others. Worth seeing. I have a question about a truck I saw in movie. It was a Ford TT. But the differential was not a worm drive. Is this possible or did they put a truck cab and bed on a auto frame. Thanks,
Joe,
When I was young (long time ago) I had a collection of parts that included a "Rocky mountain" brand rear end (TT). It was a heavily built ring and pinion gear rear end with two or three speeds built into it. The shifting lever was on the side of the dif housing, and the differential was obviously not a worm gear type.
Wish I had saved it, or some pics.
Rob
That TT was the fastest thing about the whole movie. The front end of the truck was T, the rear end was still sprung with the buggy type spring but the radius rods were parallel to the frame rails. My guess is an open driveshaft type rearend with the TT wood wheels adapted to it. I have other opinions about the movie I will hold on too until others have a chance to see it and form their own opinion.
i watched it last night, i started laughing at the opening scene when a TT truck came barreling down the road at about 45 miles an hour, the you see a great shot of the rear end which looks like maybe a GM 10 bolt.
the other funny thing is that the 32 ford has a four cylinder in it at times, just listen its unmistakeable.
then the AA pickup had a v8 in it at times!
all others aside its a great movie, very few movies get me ryled up like that, by the end of it i was ready to shoot the screen!!!
I just hope none of the cars were hurt during filming,
I saw it yesterday. Yeah, it sure looked like a GM rear-end on that Model TT truck to me too. It may have been a vehicle that was specially built for the film with a modern engine and drive train. That would explain how it could go so fast. As for the engine sounds, I believe they dubbed the sound during editing. I guess the film editor thought the recorded sound of a Model A Ford was right for that 32-Ford V8. BTW, it was a very nice looking '32 Ford Roadster.
I know that this film didn't get very good reviews. I thought it great. If I had directed it, a few things would have been done differently. As far as continuity and historical accuracy, I think they did an overall good job, considering how some of the films depicting that era turnout. One thing that I noticed was the junked out cars in the backgrounds. Many of them were Model A Fords, which would have been brand-new during the year of the story. But, that is something that most people wouldn't notice.
Saw it Saturday night and liked it. Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke as the brothers are all first rate, especially Hardy. In fact, it's a strong cast all around. Guy Pearce is great in his role as a very nasty villain. His American accent is convincing and his demeanor is menacing. Gary Oldman as a Chicago gangster is every bit as good as you expect Gary Oldman to be. Despite the few automotive mistakes mentioned above, the production values are top notch. Another Australian involved here is director John Hillcoat, who adds to his solid reputation with this outing. An Oscar nomination for him wouldn't surprise me.
i totally agree, aside from a few historical correctness, and the cars at times, it was a great top notch movie with great cinematography,
and directing.
Just curious from who or what car collector they got all the old cars from. I would imagine they rented the vehicles or leased them for the making of the movie.
Interesting movie!
Well, the movie was filmed within a 30 mile radius of Atlanta, so there may have been a good supply of cars. Hollywood doesn't own cars anymore, because it's cheaper in the long run to rent them.
One movie I helped with, the re-make of "Lolita", the antique cars in those had kill switches in them so you could flip a switch and step on the starter and the car would start. They do that alot to cars the vehicle services guys get that don't have keys. And negates the losing of said keys.
Gary Duncan of LongShadow Productions, Inc was the picture car coordinator. They don't usually reveal their sources, so maybe someone who loaned their car will chime in.
Yea it was really interesting to watch a movie of that era. I know more about the architecture and homes of that time and they did a good job on that. I have never drank real moonshine. Do you think it would really be possible to run a T on it for a short while. Ha. Thanks for post. Joe B.
yep, moonshine is ethanol, if its strong enough. some moonshiners would mix the "wines" with the "tops" and you would geta weaker alcohol.
but pure moonshine is about 190 proof.
now if you drank as much moonshine as they did in the movie you would be dead. about one shot is enough to really make you silly.
PS everclear is moonshine.
Moonshine is made to be sipped, not gulped.
and yes, you can drive a Model T on it. But the two quarts they put in that truck wouldn't get you far.