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One thing we did was to negotiate that ONLY the owner was allowed to drive
the vehicle. The actors could sit in them
----- Original Message -----
From: Andreas Mehlhorn <a.mehlhorn@t-online.de>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 6:21 AM
Subject: [MV] MVs for the movies
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> I think it isn't a smart idea to give a MV in 95% or better
> showroom condition to a movie production.
>
> This is not the kind of vehicle, they need there. They need
> good runners, which look for 95% of the later spectators of
> the movie like an MV. Vehicles in combat have never been in
> showroom condition (if yes, not for long...)
>
> Most of the vehicles in combat were more or less damaged. You can
> see it, when you see real old footage. And note: Most of this
> footage is censored, so they showed the best vehicles they had
> at that time!
>
> And my opinoin is, a MV is a vehicle, which means a "thing which
> moves". It is nice to see a MV in perfect restoration, but that is
> not the way they have looked like, when they left the factory or
> when they were in action. A MV has to move in dirt and mud, so it
> is a little bit strange, when there are MVs, whose owner becomes
> hysteric, when there is some dust on the vehicle. He should collect
> Merceds-Benz or Porsches...
>
> Best regards from Germany
> Andreas
>
> 1942 Kettenkrad with trailer
> 1943 Kettenkrad, under construction
> Kettenkrad homepage:
> http://www.kettenkrad.de
>
>
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