A recent film shoot brought an array of interesting, old-timey cars. There was a similar yet smaller array a few months ago, for what I later learned was a shoot for a film version of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, which is set in the early 1940s, in an alternate history wherein Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt for President, largely on an isolationist and anti-semitic campaign platform.
While that sounds bleak, the cars stand out on their own, irrespective of plot.
Black Cadillac, Film Shoot. July 2019 
Blue Dodge. Film Shoot. July 2019 
Buick Eight. Film Shoot. July 2019 
Old Car. Film Shoot. July 2019 
Box Truck. Film Shoot. July 2019
It’s the Caddy that really caught my eye. That thing was a beaut.
“Long, black Cadillac,” indeed.
While the Dodge was equally gorgeous, I was able to get closer to a Buick Eight, not quite as shiny, but seemingly all the more lovable for it.
Look at that grille!
And now, the interior:
Back to a time of bench seats and solenoid buttons. I had to wonder, what would people then make today of our touchscreens for everything from music to phone calls to navigation?
There were some more cars staged down the block. Here’s the rest.
