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airport departure lounge.
Mini-series such as Les
Norton – plus TV commercials,
movies, fashion shoots
and soap-operas – need a
background of people and
cars to create a scene. Over the
years I’ve leaned against the
wall in the Home & Away diner
a few times, worn some hi-vis
and a hardhat for a Woolies ad
and cheered in a footy promo.
Plus, my now-sold red V W
Beetle Karmann Cabriolet
was a regular in Packed To The
Rafters.
Sometime your car will be
driven by an actor and the
TV producers usually prefer
original, clean, unmodified,
showroom-spec cars (noisy
exhausts and bling wheels are
usually a no-go) and will often
cover your car’s rego plates with
fake ones.
The pay is modest – as is the
number of days you can expect
to ‘work’ – but in between
the sometimes long waits
while cameras and actors are
positioned, it’s a good fun way
to spend the day or night!
Sometimes, too, there is the
opportunity for some star-
spotting and name-dropping.
So, my dear Unique Cars
readers, with Les Norton hitting
the small screen about now, you
can tell your mates you know
the owner of that chop-top
Volvo and brown Commodore
wagon!01 GT could barely
contain himself.
Two Sigmas
together!02 GT channels his
inner 80s Sydney
cabbie.03 Jeez I love your
Sigma. Is it a turbo?04 A rather
tasty looking
Commodore SL/E.
Nice.“PRODUCERS HAD DONE A
CONVINCING JOB OF CREATING AN
01 AIRPORT DEPARTURE LOUNGE.”
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