1947 New yorker/low bed pilothouse built for Howard Hughes

[Frank Elder]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C134267/

[BobT-47P15]

O K...........

So what did Howard do with that rather odd looking thing?

Looks like somebody would have been standing on the front platform.

Maybe high speed artificial insemination on his ranch.

[DonaldSmith]

The article says camera car. Front and rear shots.

[BobT-47P15]

Oh, OK.

I didn't read the related article.

So, it has nothing to do with the north end of a southbound cow.

[greg g]

The article says it was built at the factory, and presented to HH. But looking at that thing reminds me of something the Powell Brothers might have built. And since their production facility was close to the movie studios I might think that more likely than the Chrysler factory putting them together.

[captden29]

there is an old John Wayne movie where he uses a car like this to trap wild animals in africa. i can't remember the name of the film. capt den

[Frank Elder]

[southfield48d24]

yes boys thats a camera car. they were used to mount motion picture film cameras to shot movies. the different platforms were used to carry director and film camera mounts in the front and rear. just like now.

[james curl]

Howard Hughs owened RKO studios and he made Jane Russell a star.

[greg g]

his ownership of RKO dodn't start until 1950. He did produce and direct earlier than his becoming owner but not necessarily for RKO.

[james curl]

Outlaw (1943)Rated 3.0 out of 5.0 Rating: 5.6/10 - from 1,459 users

Directed by Howard Hughes. Starring Jane Russell, Walter Huston, Mimi Aguglia. Jane Russell Film Set/RKO Outlaw, The (1943) 0036241 Jane Russell lying down ... None of these actors were identifiable in the movie, but may have been in ...

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[austinsailor]

I was in a car museum in Las Vegas about 10 to 15 years ago and they had a '54 or so Dodge, I think, might have been Chrysler but I think Dodge, that was supposed to have been Howard Hughes' car. Pretty well equipped with air and some special equipment. Like many there, it was for sale, I seem to recall under $5K.

I'll have to say, I toyed with the idea of buying it. I don't think my wife would have been too excited about driving 1000 miles back in a 50 year old car.

So, I wonder, was HH a true Mopar fan?to 15

[Niel Hoback]

I think that may be the car I saw in the Imperial Palace collection a few years ago. It is a 54 Chysler 4 door with a/c in the trunk because the car was sealed to keep outside air from getting inside. Howard Hughes wanted a bacteria free environment to ride around in.