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howilu · 03-01-2006, 06:31 PM

In the episodes I have seen, the cars used are Ford vehicles. There was also a credit at the end that said "Automobiles supplied by Ford Motor Company." I was wondering if Ford was a sponsor along with General Foods.

TJL · 03-01-2006, 06:36 PM

Funny you should bring this up. The other day after Don Knott's death I was reading some stuff on The Andy Griffith show on the IMDB, and I came across this little tidbit on the trivia page:

"Andy and Barney's squad car was a Ford Galaxie. The cars were supplied free of charge by a nearby Ford dealer, and whenever the newest model came out, it was sent to the studio and the old one was returned to the dealer who re-painted it and sold it. Altogether, there were about 10 different Ford Galaxies used throughout the run of the series."

It's no coincidence that Andy Taylor always seemed to be driving around in the latest Ford model Sheriff's car.
I didn't think Mayberry had enough in the town treasury to buy a new car all the time.

snl 70s show fan · 03-01-2006, 10:21 PM

hi im sure alot of us watched the show when we were little but was i the only fan in history to think that barneys last name was 5 and not fife until i was about 7 years old i thought barney had a number for a last name did anybody else ever think the same thing?

snl 70s show fan · 03-01-2006, 10:24 PM

opps im sorry a forgot to post a new thread on this topic im hitting my self over the head right now

03-01-2006, 06:31 PM	#1
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,959	Was Ford a Sponsor? In the episodes I have seen, the cars used are Ford vehicles. There was also a credit at the end that said "Automobiles supplied by Ford Motor Company." I was wondering if Ford was a sponsor along with General Foods.

03-01-2006, 06:36 PM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	Funny you should bring this up. The other day after Don Knott's death I was reading some stuff on The Andy Griffith show on the IMDB, and I came across this little tidbit on the trivia page: "Andy and Barney's squad car was a Ford Galaxie. The cars were supplied free of charge by a nearby Ford dealer, and whenever the newest model came out, it was sent to the studio and the old one was returned to the dealer who re-painted it and sold it. Altogether, there were about 10 different Ford Galaxies used throughout the run of the series." It's no coincidence that Andy Taylor always seemed to be driving around in the latest Ford model Sheriff's car. I didn't think Mayberry had enough in the town treasury to buy a new car all the time.
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03-01-2006, 10:21 PM	#3
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	how many of you thought barney last name was pronounced 5? hi im sure alot of us watched the show when we were little but was i the only fan in history to think that barneys last name was 5 and not fife until i was about 7 years old i thought barney had a number for a last name did anybody else ever think the same thing?

03-01-2006, 10:24 PM	#4
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	opps im sorry a forgot to post a new thread on this topic im hitting my self over the head right now