![]() ![]() In Busy Bodies, the two of them sat side by side in a Model T as a giant band saw sliced it in two between them. Many of the Model Ts that they used in their films made by Hal Roach were damaged or wrecked for comedic purposes. “Sadly for movie car collectors, Stan and Ollie were rough on cars. The Model T was almost the third member of their comedy team. ![]() So perfectly that they continued to use Model Ts well into the talking picture era, long after the T went out of production. The Model T, and the trouble that Stan and Ollie had with their various Ts fit that concept perfectly. “Starting in the silent film era, Laurel and Hardy relied heavily on visual humor based on the travails of the average guy. “Plastic model kits and children’s toys naturally associate the Model T with Laurel & Hardy. Well, this wasn’t the car, but its still a splendid behind the scenes shot from Busy Bodies Even the Wikipedia entry on the team’s comedy style mentions the T. “Comedians Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy used Model Ts as such a staple of their comedy that it’s easy to picture them behind the wheel of a Model T runabout. Now you have a chance to own one of the most familiar film autos of all times, one of Laurel & Hardy’s Model Ts. Jack Benny’s Maxwells, real General Lee Chargers or James Bond Aston Martins are other examples. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one example, and it sold for $805,000 last month at a Los Angeles auction. Perhaps the most valuable movie cars, the ones with the most interest, are the cars that themselves become characters in their films. It’s silly that the provenance of being in a movie or television show or being owned by an entertainment celebrity gives cars a bump in price, but some movie cars are significant enough cultural artifacts in and of themselves to merit note when they change hands. ![]() ![]() “Love them or hate them, movie cars are a part of car culture. The below was originally posted on June 8, 2011 by Ronnie Schreiber While Beau Chumps Grand Sheik Mike Jones knew of Ms Reynolds’ vast collection, he had no idea that the little beauty on the right was part of it! So, why are you reading this in a Laurel and Hardy Website? Well, take another look at the header, dear reader, and all should become clear. Debbie Reynolds’ original Laurel and Hardy Model T ![]()
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