1978 GMC Astro SS

1978 GMC Astro SS in River of Wealth, River of Freedom, Short Movie, 1980

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
Truck_Guy ◊ 2020-01-01 17:04	-- Last edit: 2020-01-01 17:08:38
Exiv96 ◊ 2020-01-01 17:55	This must be an Astro SS, with that grille in 1978.
Truck_Guy ◊ 2020-01-01 17:56	Didn't all the Astro SS models have a sleeper cab though? I'm thinking this is another vehicle newer than the claimed 1978 production date of the film. -- Last edit: 2020-01-01 18:03:15
Exiv96 ◊ 2020-01-01 18:06	Alright, let's go for a 1980 Astro 95.
midnight ◊ 2020-01-01 18:19	Truck_Guy wrote I'm thinking this is another vehicle newer than the claimed 1978 production date of the film. It doesn't show the production dates on IMDB (from start to finish), that's the release date (in this case it could be incorrect). It might say it in the trivia or on Wikipedia for a lot of movies. They added the filming dates on the filming location pages. That doesn't include preproduction, building sets before filming, location scouting, casting etc. Even for a short film like this production could have been the year before.
eLMeR ◊ 2020-01-20 03:28	Truck_Guy wrote Didn't all the Astro SS models have a sleeper cab though? [...] 1968-79 bumper (3 horizontal slots in the middle) and door handle in the middle of the door: without a doubt a 1978-79 Astro SS with a 54" / 1,37 m BBC day cab Here is another one. So it's a 1978 truck in a 1978 movie... -- Last edit: 2020-01-20 03:28:31