
What do Johnny Depp, Ray Liotta and a 1952 Studebaker S2 pickup truck have in common? According to the person selling this particular â52 Studie, it was driven by Liotta when he played Deppâs father in the 2001 movie, Blow.
âOriginal 1952 Studebaker truck featured in the movie Blow, making this a collector’s item,â the seller notes in the classified advertisement in ClassicCars.com. âThe truck was owned by Ray Liotta’s character, Fred Yung, the father of George Yung, who was the person who founded the cocaine market in the U.S. in the 1970s and who was played in the movie by Johnny Depp. The father’s company logo âJung Plumbing and Heatingâ is emblazoned on both cab doors.â
The film-fan website imdb.com notes that Penelope Cruz also was in the movie, but since I didnât see the movie, I have no idea if she ever sat in the truck.
According to the brief description in the advertisement, the truck was flat-bedded from the movie shoot in California, apparently to its current location in Nyack, New York.
âThis is a great truck,â the ad promises, noting however that there is âsome rustâ on the body and chrome,â it âcould use a tune up,â and there are âslight cracksâ on both the driver and passenger-side windows.
However, the truck does run, the ad adds. It has its original interior and steering wheel, 4-speed manual, and the bushings, tires, ignition system and brakes have been updated, although the original 6-volt electrical system has been retained.
The truck comes with âall original parts,â the seller says, and the ownerâs manual. It also comes with 81,650 miles showing on the odometer, is âpartially restoredâ inside and out, and has leather seats.
The asking price is $9,500, for which you not only get a cool old truck but a piece of Hollywood history.
To view this listing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.