Period cars at the shoot waiting to be positioned while production finishes some inside shots. Note: The porch and windows were wrapped with room-darkening material. The Mercury Comet is closest in the photo. (ERIC MELTZER PHOTO)
Period cars at the shoot waiting to be positioned while production finishes some inside shots. Note: The porch and windows were wrapped with room-darkening material. The Mercury Comet is closest in the photo. (ERIC MELTZER PHOTO)
Some of you may recall that I and my 1974 Mercury Comet were involved in a movie shoot near Cape Cod last summer. A Boston casting company was looking for a “period car” made between 1965-78, and after I submitted photos and information, the Comet was chosen.
As a frequent participant in the local car cruising scene, I often drove the Comet to the weekly car club gathering in North Conway. Regular readers and fellow cruise night enthusiasts recognized my “star car” by its Hollywood posture and sunglasses — or more likely by my description of the experience in this very newspaper — and inquired about my compensation for such an involved production and the very long day I described.
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