even presuming it was true, it didn't add a cent to the value of the stuff although I kept one of the pistons and used it as an ash tray for many years.
Supposedly, it had belonged to Tom Mix, identifiable by the chassis number (although I never bothered to confirm this). It belonged to a friend of mine who bought it for parts and had me sell those he didn't need. I once had the wreck of a RR PI chassis behind my shop. I'd just about bet that in another 20 years you'll have to look hard for someone who even remembers the show, much less that would pay a premium for the beat up truck that was in the opening scene.
Thats all well and good because its the age bracket a buyer is likely to fall into, but what about 20 years from now (unless you are betting on someone paying a small fortune for a truck they saw in late night re-runs). Presuming you were 18 at the time, a fan would have to be 55 now. I can't imagine anything more fleeting than "pop culture" fame.
#The fall guy truck for sale tv
Who's to say? I probably wouldn't take it on consignment, but that's not to say some museum somewhere doesn't want it or some guy who owns a bunch of other TV memorabilia won't see the value. And we all know that anything with Steve McQueen's butt print in the driver's seat is worth exponentially more than equivalent vehicles of the same type. I've seen garden-variety Plymouth 'Cuda convertibles sell for five times their actual value because Don Johnson's butt might have been in the front seat at one point. Is it worth more because it was on TV? I don't know. The graphics on the doors look right, too. Check out the rust/damage on the driver's front fender and the flag stand welded to the passenger's side front bumper. I have now watched this about 60 times and I'm pretty sure the truck listed in the original post is indeed the truck used in the opening credits. This truck might hold some memories for some folks but I think he'd be better off just trying to sell it as a restorable '52 Ford truck and nothing more. I've known people who have tried to sell cars said to have been used in films when all they were were background props with a 2 second life on film.
#The fall guy truck for sale movie
I'm sure that the TV series and the movie are a whole lot more exciting than Ness' real life experiences! As to movie cars like this truck, to me it was only a prop used in the opening credits not like some cars that were used extensively in the series like the Ness car or the Clampett's truck so it doesn't carry any real significance to the story lines. He left law enforcment in 1944 and fell into relative obscurity, started to drink heavily and died on in Coudersport Pa. He stayed in law enforcement and in the mid '30's was instrumental in cleaning up Cleveland Ohio's police force and started programs against drunk driving and other traffic problems. Sadly enough, even with all his work on the case, Capone was later tried on income tax evasion with little or no involvement from Ness, although by that time the newspapers made Ness a hero. Elliot Ness was only 28 years old when he took on the task of bringing "Scarface" down.