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elly mae · 01-06-2008, 08:05 PM

Has anyone seen it in person, and what did you think. Found out it is about 85 miles from my home in a museum. If anyone has seen it, would it be worth my while to make the trip to see it?

ethelmaepotter · 01-22-2008, 04:27 PM

The truck is in Branson Missouri, about 40 miles from where I grew up. I saw it a couple of times soon after Paul Henning donated it to the museum in the mid-1970s. Honestly, it is hard to say if it is REALLY the truck used in the series. First of all, there are always several show vehicles roaming around. They use one vehicle in the studio, another vehicle on location, etc. It looks real, but one never knows.

Mrdata · 01-22-2008, 06:09 PM

Keep in mind that George Barris made the original Truck.
And he has made many TV \ Movie vehicles he also makes replica's to tour the country and to be in his star cars museum there is one such museum in Gatlingburg Tenn. Where he has assembled replica's of most of the vehicles he made for TV and movies I was there and there was a replica BH Truck.
And while it looked like the original there were several details that just did not match!
The main one was the bench that Granny and Elly always road on.
It is completly differant he did the same with the bench on the movie version of BH. Not to mention the movie version had a windsheild the TV truck either did not have one or they kept it folded down I can't remember.

Anyway I'm sure the real truck is out there somewhere, Would be nice to see pictures of it on this forum.

Charles

richieonline · 01-22-2008, 10:00 PM

Here is a small pic of the truck that is in the ozark museum. Sorry for the quality but it is all I could find.

Scoobiedoo30 · 01-26-2008, 02:01 AM

awsome picture of The Truck thanks for shareing

richieonline · 03-27-2008, 09:16 PM

Here are some interesting photos i found, two of them appear to be from the museum in the ozarks, the other obviously a wax museum of the actors, not the original truck like the other two photos though.

elly mae · 03-28-2008, 09:39 PM

ewww. The last last photo of the wax hillbillies in the truck is creepy looking.

richieonline · 03-29-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by elly mae

ewww. The last last photo of the wax hillbillies in the truck is creepy looking.

I agree, i found a reference in the beverly hillbillies 40th anniversary book that Irene Ryan (Granny) actually attended the dedication of the wax museum exhibit. I wonder what she really thought when she saw that?? haha

01-06-2008, 08:05 PM	#1
elly mae Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2007 Location: Rogers, Arkansas Posts: 77	The Hillbillies truck Has anyone seen it in person, and what did you think. Found out it is about 85 miles from my home in a museum. If anyone has seen it, would it be worth my while to make the trip to see it?

01-22-2008, 06:09 PM	#3
Mrdata Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 21, 2008 Posts: 103	Keep in mind who made the truck Keep in mind that George Barris made the original Truck. And he has made many TV \ Movie vehicles he also makes replica's to tour the country and to be in his star cars museum there is one such museum in Gatlingburg Tenn. Where he has assembled replica's of most of the vehicles he made for TV and movies I was there and there was a replica BH Truck. And while it looked like the original there were several details that just did not match! The main one was the bench that Granny and Elly always road on. It is completly differant he did the same with the bench on the movie version of BH. Not to mention the movie version had a windsheild the TV truck either did not have one or they kept it folded down I can't remember. Anyway I'm sure the real truck is out there somewhere, Would be nice to see pictures of it on this forum. Charles

01-22-2008, 10:00 PM	#4
richieonline Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 216	The Beverly Hillbillies Truck Here is a small pic of the truck that is in the ozark museum. Sorry for the quality but it is all I could find. Attached Images

01-26-2008, 02:01 AM	#5
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	awsome picture of The Truck thanks for shareing
	__________________ Who Dat

03-27-2008, 09:16 PM	#6
richieonline Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 216	Truck Photos Here are some interesting photos i found, two of them appear to be from the museum in the ozarks, the other obviously a wax museum of the actors, not the original truck like the other two photos though. Attached Images

01-22-2008, 04:27 PM	#2
ethelmaepotter Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 243	The truck is in Branson Missouri, about 40 miles from where I grew up. I saw it a couple of times soon after Paul Henning donated it to the museum in the mid-1970s. Honestly, it is hard to say if it is REALLY the truck used in the series. First of all, there are always several show vehicles roaming around. They use one vehicle in the studio, another vehicle on location, etc. It looks real, but one never knows.

03-28-2008, 09:39 PM	#7
elly mae Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2007 Location: Rogers, Arkansas Posts: 77	ewww. The last last photo of the wax hillbillies in the truck is creepy looking.