1950 Mercury Sport Sedan [0M-74]

1950 Mercury Sport Sedan [0M-74] in An American in Paris, Movie, 1951

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2008-10-04 17:18
DynaMike ◊ 2008-10-04 22:15	Another Sport Sedan. By the emblems on the hood this must be a 1950 model. The grille has much less chrome than on the US-version, so I guess this was a special version for Europe? Let's call it 'made for France' until better info is found.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-10-04 22:34	I already quoted this on the main page but: Quote Despite the objections of Gene Kelly who wanted to shoot on location in Paris, the movie was shot at MGM Studios in California, on 44 sets built for the film. It was reportedly difficult for the studio to secure travel arrangements or locations for shooting. Two shots in the picture are from Paris, but they don't involve Kelly. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0043278/trivia As far as I can tell, the only genuine Paris shots are: vehicle_119989-Cadillac-Series-60-Special-6069-1948.html vehicle_119990-Nash-1941.html vehicle_119985-Simca-8-1200-Berline-1950.html
DynaMike ◊ 2008-10-04 23:32	Sorry, Gag Halfrunt, I hadn't seen your info yet... OK, so this wasn't made for F, but still strange to see it had a different grille...