Recieved this in an Email


Classic 'nostalgia' scooters wanted for film & TV

Film, TV and Photo shoot production companies pay generous fees to hire fees to rent period scooters, especially those dating from the 50's and 60's to appear foreground and background in movies, TV dramas and photo shoots for magazines and billboards.

Art department set decorators, propertymasters, stylists and production buyers are continually looking for fresh and previously unseen Lambretta's, Vespas etc, individually and in groups, for various productions. They need scooters that date from every decade of the 20th century, especially the Mods & Rockers era.

Your members may have briefly thought that they would like to see their scooter on screen, but quickly dismiss the idea as impractical because they don’t know who to contact, and perhaps believe that they are located too far from any TV or film studio.

Each year thousands of productions are filmed, not only in the big studios around the main centres, but also on location countrywide. This includes movies, television dramas, TV commercials, documentaries, photo shoots for billboards, magazines and book covers, trade shows, presentations, window dressing etc - and they all need props.

This new website, www.moviepropbay.com was launched on 1st November, from within the industry, to enable art department personnel to search for and source vehicles and other props from anywhere in the UK.

At www.moviepropbay.com your members can upload photographs, a description and owner contact details. The art department will contact the owner directly to discuss a hire fee. The cost to showcase each vehicle is £10 per year. There are no further fees, costs or commission.

And there are added bonuses: in addition to the kudos gained by seeing your scooter on screen, the owner may be paid as an extra to ride it through the shot. (And if a production turns out to be a box office/TV smash hit, its value is enhanced by becoming film memorabilia!)

If you think this is of interest please forward my email to your members.



Yours sincerely

John Manning

propertymaster/publisher www.moviepropbay.com

Shepperton Studios

So from what I can see, you pay them to advertise your prize Lambretta in a prop catalogue for 12 months, in the hope that someone might be making a film and yours is just what they are looking for. (This is disregarding the fact that you are letting strangers know where you live and keep your expensive Lammy) Oh, and on the off chance they do use it, you can expect it to get damaged as well:


9. What if my prop is lost or damaged??
BE REALISTIC: reasonable wear and tear on the prop should be accepted. A few extra scratches and bruises are acceptable. If the damage is more severe, insist that the hirer pay for the repair.


So when they damage it, expect a lengthy/costly legal battle to get it repaired as well.


I don't think I'll bother if it's all the same to you.

did something like this 10 years ago for the BBC ,had it for 2 days...delivered back home to me in the back of a van at midnight, covered in mud, mirrors stems all bent in & the throttle cable bust,...but..they gave me a beautiful photo of it for my trouble..TWATS