Melbourne - Rush & City Homicide TV Show Cars

Bobman · 07-10-2008, 10:40 PM

Have to love having all Fords on these two Melbourne shows.

Rush on tonight has a G6E Turbo. Fits right in on those scenes too.

The BF cars look just like the real VicPol ones, however City Homicides are slightly off mark.

Rush uses two Territory Turbos as well.

I'd like to think it creates a better brand image having Falcons on local tv shows.

Martyvan · 08-10-2008, 12:04 AM

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Rush on tonight has a G6E Turbo. Fits right in on those scenes too.

It looked SWEET... I caught it was i was channel flicking....

**Peuty** · 08-10-2008, 12:05 AM

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however City Homicides are slightly off mark.

How so Bobman?

Bobman · 08-10-2008, 12:13 AM

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How so Bobman?

The light bars for one ;)

BF2 VicPol Sedans onwards all have the Hazard? LED light bar, as opposed to beacons. Markings are the wrong size too on CH. However the unmarked cars on CH look fairly legit.

LTS sirens haven't been used on their cars since the VX/AU days (but they use them on Rush).

Don't worry about my nit-picking (I'm a bit of a perfectionist). Not a criticism at all. I love both shows and local TV drama. They filmed one of the Rush episodes just in the next street to where I am. Locals thought they were real Police.

drew`SEVNT5 · 08-10-2008, 01:37 AM

I thought the Rush cars were F6X's...

I used to see them all the time, they did a lot of the filiming across the road from work.

Also, have seen the 'undercover' G6E turbo that they used for filming on queen street the other week, alongside all those filming trucks/crew trucks

LTDterri · 08-10-2008, 09:03 AM

Slightly off track, I was flicking last night and on Neighbours they had an AU2 or 3 Fairmont as a marked Police car

Bobman · 08-10-2008, 09:08 PM

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Slightly off track, I was flicking last night and on Neighbours they had an AU2 or 3 Fairmont as a marked Police car

All shows are welcome.

The Neighbours' Police cars are probably the least believable. Interesting to see cars that old on the show though. I like the ones on Home and Away (not that I watch that though).

Loved the Blue Heelers BA XR6 when they were using Fords.

XR6_190 · 09-10-2008, 01:02 AM

I think it is great marketing from Ford to lend these cars to the producers of Rush, there is also a Mondeo used in it a lot. I noticed the G6ET last night had the XFG license plates that all of the press cars have got. That Turbo Territory sounds awesome on full fittle too.

Nappa · 09-10-2008, 09:54 AM

In the end credits of Rush it credits ford as a sponsor. Ford probably agrees to supply cars for the free advertising they get.

XR6_190 · 09-10-2008, 04:07 PM

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In the end credits of Rush it credits ford as a sponsor. Ford probably agrees to supply cars for the free advertising they get.

Yeah that sounds about right, i believe Mitsubishi had a similar deal with the makers of Water Rats supplying Magnas for the same purpose. Personally I think that it is a good effective form of advertising, as it glorifies the cars in ways you aren't aloud to on tv ads.

trburnard · 09-10-2008, 06:20 PM

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Yeah that sounds about right, i believe Mitsubishi had a similar deal with the makers of Water Rats supplying Magnas for the same purpose. Personally I think that it is a good effective form of advertising, as it glorifies the cars in ways you aren't aloud to on tv ads.

Absolutely agree. Great advertising, particularly at a time where we are fairly soundly bagging the Ford marketing department for their lack of marketing brilliance. It is important to get this level of exposure for Ford, it looks cool appeals to the inner (or overt) revhead and makes good commercial sense (relatively small outlay for a fair bit of prime time coverage). Just spewing that these shows arent on the Australian channel over here, oh but dont worry, I can get reruns of All Saints, that should make up for it. NOT!!!

XR6_190 · 09-10-2008, 07:41 PM

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. Just spewing that these shows arent on the Australian channel over here, oh but dont worry, I can get reruns of All Saints, that should make up for it. NOT!!!

Mate i truley feel for you there, nobody should be forced onto that

Ghiadude · 09-10-2008, 07:42 PM

I wish theyd show more car chases(reall performance driving none of this take off normally with a tyre squeel added afterwoods)

the g6et looked hawt though!