Last week, a motion picture car locator said that my '69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was chosen for a scene in the TV series "Cold Case." The filming was done today (Friday) for a one-day shoot. The episode it will appear in is called "Forever Blue" and is supposed to air in mid-December. For the episode, my car is "owned" by a drug dealer. A police car pulls up behind him and he is "arrested" while standing at the rear of my car. The camera then shows the inside (rear compartment) of the car as the illegal drugs are taken out of it.

It will be really fun to see my Cadillac on TV! :) Here are some photos which the car locator took at the scene in downtown Los Angeles. The year is supposed to be 1968. (I guess late '68.)

Sweet! And that is one awesome car. :cool:

That is cool! Cold Case is one of my favorite shows, so I'll definitely be on the look-out for your vehicle! :wave:

That is cool! Cold Case is one of my favorite shows, so I'll definitely be on the look-out for your vehicle! :wave:


DITTO!!! Congrats!!!!:wave:

pretty nifty!

Last week, a motion picture car locator said that my '69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was chosen for a scene in the TV series "Cold Case." The filming was done today (Friday) for a one-day shoot. The episode it will appear in is called "Forever Blue" and is supposed to air in mid-December. For the episode, my car is "owned" by a drug dealer. A police car pulls up behind him and he is "arrested" while standing at the rear of my car. The camera then shows the inside (rear compartment) of the car as the illegal drugs are taken out of it.

It will be really fun to see my Cadillac on TV! :) Here are some photos which the car locator took at the scene in downtown Los Angeles. The year is supposed to be 1968. (I guess late '68.)

Thats a bad ass car. Is this the same one you were telling us about before when there was a casting call for Caddy's? Or is this something else?

Thats a bad ass car. Is this the same one you were telling us about before when there was a casting call for Caddy's? Or is this something else?
That's right. I think that was for a movie about the Zodiac killers...or something.

Anyhow Fleet, that's great, and I love those pictures. Please be sure to let us know when it's being aired as I don't watch the show.

How do car locators know how to find you? Does your car have an agent, lol. Is your car in a database of available vintage cars?

Thats a bad ass car. Is this the same one you were telling us about before when there was a casting call for Caddy's? Or is this something else?
Yes, it's the same car which was used for the filming of "Zodiac Killer," which has since been renamed "Chronicles" according to the movie car locator.

do they pay you for this?

geez where do you keep all of your cars?

Anyhow Fleet, that's great, and I love those pictures. Please be sure to let us know when it's being aired as I don't watch the show.

How do car locators know how to find you? Does your car have an agent, lol. Is your car in a database of available vintage cars?
Okay. I hope I'll know of the episode before it airs. I should be able to.

A photo of my car is on file and the producer of the show picked mine. He was looking for a black Cadillac.
Here is the car locator's website: http://www.laurelspixcars.com

do they pay you for this?
Yes, $300 and they filled the gas tank.

Yes, $300 and they filled the gas tank.
Thats pretty sweet

geez where do you keep all of your cars?
On a remote mountaintop.
Okay, more like one in the garage and two in the driveway. I only have 3 cars (the '70 Sedan de Ville was sold a few weeks ago).

Fleet
'69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limo
'95 Lincoln Town Car Signature

That is pretty cool. Congrats to you and your very well kept car!:)

That's an awesome car, Fleet. Like Janice said, I don't normally watch Cold Case, but I'll catch the episode with your Caddy.

BTW, have you ever had problem with rust as your car ages? How do you prevent it?

Yes, it's the same car which was used for the filming of "Zodiac Killer," which has since been renamed "Chronicles" according to the movie car locator.
Is that a tv or theater movie? Do you know when it's being released?

That's an awesome car, Fleet. Like Janice said, I don't normally watch Cold Case, but I'll catch the episode with your Caddy.

BTW, have you ever had problem with rust as your car ages? How do you prevent it?
I don't watch the show, either. But I will start recording it every Sunday starting in about two weeks so I don't miss the episode with my car. I should be able to find that episode in a TV guide before it airs. Especially if the title is listed.

Actually, the '69 and '70 Cadillacs are prone to rust on the bottom rear part of both front fenders, just in front of the doors. It's because the drain holes clog up easily and water collects there. Because my '69 is garaged, and was garaged for most of its life, there is no rust on it. But my former '70 Sedan de Ville and my family's '70 Coupe de Ville did have rust in that area.
It can be prevented by drilling a few holes to let water drain. But remember, out here in semi-arid California, rust isn't too much of a problem.

Is that a tv or theater movie? Do you know when it's being released?
It is supposed to be a theater movie. The car locator did tell me that when she has information on a release date, she will call me.

I am going to post a few more "behind-the-scene" photos in a little while.

I wonder where they get the old cars that they crash and destroy in the movies?

I wonder where they get the old cars that they crash and destroy in the movies?
I did ask Laurel (the movie car locator) that last year. I'm trying to remember her answer. I think she said cars that are wrecked usually come from wrecking yards and even places which have cars for that purpose. Remember, many of them don't run- they are pulled by another car with a cable and then released.

One thing I found out for sure... when a car is used in a movie (such as mine) it is never harmed because they go by the script. If a car is to be damaged, then they would not use a car like mine in the first place (too expensive, they would have to pay for the damages on a $5,000 car compared to a $100 junk car!).

Here are three more photos.
Photo #1 is a nice left-front view.
Photo #2 shows a cameraman probably checking the lighting inside the car.
Photo #3 is a general view with the left rear door open for some reason.

Wow! That's really cool Fleet!:cool:

An update...
According to the CBS website, the episode in which my car will be seen in (Forever Blue) will air this coming Sunday. :)

I don't watch the show either, but I'll surely watch it Sunday night.

Neat, I am deffinetly going to record that

Someone on another message board said he thinks he saw a quick look of my car and a police car behind it during the commercials while he was watching CSI a few days ago.
I'm glad they actually used what they filmed of my car. You never can tell. A lot of times scenes end up on the cutting room floor.

That's so cool.

Fleet, the movie, Zodiac, opens this week. Is your Caddy in that movie?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zodiac/


http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPO/505306~Zodiac-Posters.jpg

That should be the one. I'll contact Laurel (the car locater) and ask her.

Yes, $300 and they filled the gas tank.

Nice. I should ask the entertainment industry if they could use a crappy Eclipse in any future shows or movies.

Nice. I should ask the entertainment industry if they could use a crappy Eclipse in any future shows or movies.
:lol: You never know. They may do a reunion show of Murder She Wrote or something.

Nice. I should ask the entertainment industry if they could use a crappy Eclipse in any future shows or movies.
Actually, sometimes a car is turned down because it looks too good. So you may as well try!