Dark winds

[57taskforce]

Anyone catch this new show on AMC. It’s pretty cool to us as my wife is Navajo and grew up on the reservation. We live about 5 miles off of the reservation now. There’s a bunch of cool old trucks and cars in the show, but I really really dig the GMC K20 suburban that is getting a lot of screen time. I’ve noticed a few other 67-72 K trucks, amongst quite a few other oldies, the impala cop car and the el Camino are both pretty cool.

[jocko]

saw it, good show and nice trucks! But, given it was supposed to take place in 1971, I was appalled to see a GMT400 steering wheel on that burb!!

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by jocko

saw it, good show and nice trucks! But, given it was supposed to take place in 1971, I was appalled to see a GMT400 steering wheel on that burb!!

Yea I do agree. I’m pretty sure lifted 4x4’s with radials weren’t much of a thing that far back either. I was not alive so I can’t say for certain

[tutone]

Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Yea I do agree. I’m pretty sure lifted 4x4’s with radials weren’t much of a thing that far back either. I was not alive so I can’t say for certain

Lifted I might come closer to believing. Radials, not so much. My Dad built tires for a living from 64-91 and the changeover to radials was late 70s. I started driving in 1977 and I was still buying bias ply tires. Most 4wd trucks in those days ran the co-op tires or snow tires. Studded in the winter. I don't know how right this information is. I'm just going by memory.

['68OrangeSunshine]

If you pull up the thread, "Movie Trucks'' you'll see we discussed this truck.
If I'm right, this '72 K/2500 GMC Yukon XL had a previous film career, before landing the current Cop Car role, as a Blue and White Suburban starring in the surf flick, ''Big Wednesday'' as a surfwagon, and was later Duke Wayne's ride in ''Lone Wolf McQuade.''
That's quite a range for an old Hollywood truck. True talent.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Yea I do agree. I’m pretty sure lifted 4x4’s with radials weren’t much of a thing that far back either. I was not alive so I can’t say for certain

We notice these things. But the vast majority of people watching won't notice.

I'm sure the people producing this show aren't going for 100% authenticity. They just want to crank out another episode.

I see many flaws in shows and realize that I'm the only one in the room that sees it.

[dagnabbitt]

Originally Posted by jocko

saw it, good show and nice trucks! But, given it was supposed to take place in 1971, I was appalled to see a GMT400 steering wheel on that burb!!

My reaction whenever I see something like that

['68OrangeSunshine]

What's interesting to me is at frame [1:33] in the preview trailer on IMDb, you see a '73 Lincoln -- Lt. Bronze Green and Tan vinyl roof -- coming at the camera. My Dad had a car just like that, color and all, that I sold to a guy from work in 2002. He never re-registered it in his name, then left town and abandoned the car. Plates traced it back to me and the AZ MVD wanted a $500 fine for an abandoned vehicle. I got out of it since it was registered in my Dad's name, and my Mom was Mrs Dad, so since she was deceased they cleared it.
Someone must've salvaged it. There was an HBO series in Tucson last year, called ''Duster.'' It was a Car-related show. So Picture Car people were in town... If that's my Dad's Lincoln, they did a nice job on the resto. He never had the vacuum actuated ''eyelids'' on the headlights fixed. These were fully down.

[Seanext]

Found it on AMC and watched with the wife. We are hooked, liked the show and it is nice seeing what my trucks could look like if I could get the time to work on them.