1953 mercury monterey convertible was the kind of car that was in the long long trailer.
1953 mercury monterey convertible was the kind of car that was in the long long trailer.
what kind of car was in the long long trailer?
1953 mercury monterey convertible
the dangerous mountain highway featured is whitney portal road, which leads up to mount whitney in the sierra nevada mountains in california. the hairpin turn offers scenic views of the owens valley. during the scenes of nicky and tacy pulling their trailer in the mountains, their 1953 mercury monterey convertible is replaced with a larger but similar appearing 1953 lincoln capri convertible. the distinct lincoln grille is clearly evident in a shot as the car rounds a curve. the more powerful lincoln (which is equipped with a 205 hp v8 engine) was needed to pull the heavy new moon trailer up and over the steep grades of the sierra nevada where the scenes were filmed. other scenes were shot on the pines to palms scenic byway (state route 74) in palm desert, california.
the long, long trailer
the long, long trailer









































the long, long trailer is a 1954 american anscocolor road comedy film based on a novel of the same name written by clinton twiss in 1951 about a couple who buy a new travel trailer home and spend a year traveling across the united states.









































the film stars lucille ball and desi arnaz. it also features marjorie main, keenan wynn, bert freed, moroni olsen, gladys hurlbut, madge blake, howard mcnear, and walter baldwin. the picture was directed by vincente minnelli, working from a screenplay by albert hackett and frances goodrich.









































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