Nash makes a splash on the ‘big screen’
A co-worker alerted me to the story of a 1932 Nash that was used during the filming of the upcoming Johnny Depp/Michael Mann movie “Public Enemies,” which chronicles the crimes…
A co-worker alerted me to the story of a 1932 Nash that was used during the filming of the upcoming Johnny Depp/Michael Mann movie "Public Enemies," which chronicles the crimes of John Dillinger.
The '32 Nash coupe is owned by Old Cars Weekly subscriber and Iola Old Car Show attendee Dan Hilland his wife,Nancy. The car was also featured in the "Sound Your Horn" section of OCW, and the car also happens to be one of your editor's favorite cars at the event. I even keep a photo of the car hanging on my wall. In my photo of the Hills' Nash, the car wears yellow-spoke wheels and the bumper hasn't been chromed. I'm not sure if Hill made these changes for the filmmakers or on his own.
I'll try to post a photo of it very soon. In the mean time, be sure to check out this story in the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune.
(In case the link didn't work, copy and paste this link: http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/CWS0101/804200685 )
HAS YOUR OLD CAR BEEN USED IN THE FILMING OF "PUBLIC ENEMIES?" IF SO, BE SURE TO POST IT HERE OR ON THE OCW COMMUNITY PAGE! OR, DROP ME A NOTE AT angelo.vanbogart@fwpubs.com AND I'LL POST IT FOR YOU.
We'd like to include a special "cars are the stars section in OCW, featuring OCW readers cars. If your car participated, drop an e-mail to the address above or call the OCW office.
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com
