How Many CAR Scenes Filmed in the LA River?

[NOBLNG]

On 9/7/2024 at 3:43 AM, Historic Bicycle Archive said:

Hello

My name is Jürg Zaugg, and together with my son Nicola, I write and publish books about historic bicycles. For our current book, which is about the history of my own model car company, we are writing a short report on the 1951 movie “Roadblock” for a model of the 1950 Nash. The police units in the final scenes, which end in the Riverbed, drive a 1950 Nash Ambassador. Do you know anything about this and are there any other pictures of the filming of these scenes?

Thank you very much in advance for your reply!

Jürg Zaugg
 

Historic Bicycle Archive
Jürg Zaugg
Eigenheimweg 12
4600 Olten
Switzerland

E-Mail: ordinary.bicycle@bluewin.ch

Just a google search?  https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=d4927bc780c8916e&sca_upv=1&q=1951+movie+roadblock

 

[Horrorshow]

Don’t forget The Simpsons.

 

[Kit Basher]

At least one episode of Adam 12 (I think, not sure).

[peteski]

9 minutes ago, Kit Basher said:

At least one episode of Adam 12 (I think, not sure).

Yes, I can conform that - just watched that episode not too long ago.  The bad guys' car ends up slipping into the deeper channel filled with water, and the catches on fire.

[Historic Bicycle Archive]

On 9/9/2024 at 12:20 AM, RancheroSteve said:

Sorry I can't help you much with what sounds like a fascinating project at the intersection of film noir, model cars, and even bicycles, except to say that those scenes were definitely shot in the Los Angeles River in downtown. It may not be the same railroad bridge, but there is still a similar one a little further south along the river (my photo). Train infrastructure has changed a fair amount since the movie was shot.

Thank you very much for your interesting comments. The picture with the bridge is fantastic. We have attached a picture of our Nash model in the version of the Police Car from the movie “Roadblock”. However, the model is not the Ambassador (as in the movie), but the 49er Nash 600.