Hagerty Interview With A "Vehicle Wrangler" Friend

[craigster59]

I know we had a thread about renting/ loaning your car to a film company.

Here's an interview with a friend who is a "wrangler" of vehicles for movies and TV. Thought you fellow Pelicans might find it interesting.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/people/if-you-love-your-car-dont-rent-it-to-a-studio-a-conversation-with-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-car-coordinator-steven-butcher/?fbclid=IwAR2_5Q0rzlEuCsaSeuDVmIE56eGp1xS60cLpRuvw hSh_NL3GaBJPvV89b6E

[speeder]

I know Steve, nice guy. Just reading the title of the link, I was nodding *yes*. The guys who rent cars out for productions have a fleet of cars usually that are dedicated for that job, I would never rent out a car I cared about for filming. I have plenty of stories, including a young lady friend who lost her old Mercedes last summer to an "incident." She will probably never get paid for it...totally sucks.

My friend Billy Stabile is a big car guy in Hollywood, he supplied the cars for "Ford vs. Ferrari" if not mistaken.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by speeder

I know Steve, nice guy. Just reading the title of the link, I was nodding *yes*. The guys who rent cars out for productions have a fleet of cars usually that are dedicated for that job, I would never rent out a car I cared about for filming. I have plenty of stories, including a young lady friend who lost her old Mercedes last summer to an "incident." She will probably never get paid for it...totally sucks.

My friend Billy Stabile is a big car guy in Hollywood, he supplied the cars for "Ford vs. Ferrari" if not mistaken.

If you know Steve you may know Johnny Agnew and Edward, the trio make up Funky Junk Farms. Great group of guys!

[Scott Douglas]

Why would anyone rent their car out without first having an ironclad 'You wreck it, you bought it' insurance policy in place first?

[drcoastline]

Pretty cool, I didn't realize that much thought went into cars in a movie and there were people who made a career doing it.