Jeff Balazs Posted June 13, 2015 Report Posted June 13, 2015 I just watched an interesting MGM promo video on TCM about the filming of the 1950 film classic King Solomons Mines. They used 7 specially prepared Dodge trucks to haul the crew and gear for the movie. 4 of the trucks were based on Power Wagons and the other 3 were early B series Pilothouse trucks.....2 2.5 tons and a COE truck with referidgeration. Very cool video. In a lot of cases they went into areas that no motorized vehicles had ever gone. They put 70k miles on these trucks by the time they returned to the MGM studios. Cost for vehicle repairs on the whole expedition was a whopping $250 +/-. Very impressive stuff. Jeff 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 13, 2015 Report Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) do you still have the link to the site or was this on TV ? that is the type of article that is worth reading in my book...I have read the book King Solomon's Mines and seen both film versions..the 1950 version is a classic... Edited June 13, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Posted June 13, 2015 Tim; It was on TV....Turner Classic Movies. Jeff Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 13, 2015 Report Posted June 13, 2015 drat...don't get that channel.... 1 Quote
TodFitch Posted June 14, 2015 Report Posted June 14, 2015 Might want to look at these too: https://archive.org/details/WheelsAc1936 https://archive.org/details/WheelsAc1936_2 https://archive.org/details/WheelsAc1936_3 https://archive.org/details/WheelsAc1936_4 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 14, 2015 Report Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) thanks for the links everyone..I found a few of them on the movie..but not the Dodge film...did not have time to look for much this morning as I went to Savannah and back today..... Edited June 14, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Posted June 14, 2015 This? Yes but this appears to be an edited version of what they showed on TCM it started with the trucks at the MGM Studio. Jeff Quote
Todd B Posted June 16, 2015 Report Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks for sharing, that was one of the coolest dodge video I ever saw. I like big trucks!!!!!!! Quote
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