"The Long, Long Trailer" Score!
Greetings! I was at our local used media store and was thumbing through their "bargain" section and I found a pristine copy of "The Long, Long Trailer." I've never seen it but I am stoked to h...
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We tracked down a copy to have in our trailer too. funny thing was it just happened to be on TV right after we bought our trailer.... A little trivia, from this website http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047191/trivia there's more, I just always find this fascinating
During the scenes of Nicky and Tacy pulling their trailer in the mountains, their 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible is replaced with a larger but similar appearing 1953 Lincoln Capri convertible. The distinct Lincoln grille is clearly evident in a shot as the car rounds a curve. The more powerful Lincoln (which is equipped with a 205 HP V8 engine) was needed to pull the heavy New Moon trailer up and over the steep grades of the Sierra Nevada where the scenes were filmed.
During the scenes of Nicky and Tacy pulling their trailer in the mountains, their 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible is replaced with a larger but similar appearing 1953 Lincoln Capri convertible. The distinct Lincoln grille is clearly evident in a shot as the car rounds a curve. The more powerful Lincoln (which is equipped with a 205 HP V8 engine) was needed to pull the heavy New Moon trailer up and over the steep grades of the Sierra Nevada where the scenes were filmed.
