The Fifth Avenue Connection -

For this movie they were using two restored 1940 Ford Woody station wagons for filming. There was also a partial 1940 Ford body pulled around on a car trailer that was used for many of the static interior driving shots. Much of the early filming was done in the southwest part of the United States. Because of the climate, location, and the amount of time the cars spent idling during a scene, it caused the Flathead Ford engines to overheat. In addition, the batteries in both cars were completely discharged by noon each day.

The director called Randy after receiving referral from the transportation director over at Columbia Pictures. When the director called Randy, he was two days behind schedule mostly from mechanical delays associated with the two Ford Woody Station Wagons. Randy sent the director two 6-volt alternators along with two of his 6 volt electric radiator cooling fans and suggested a couple of cooling system modifications that would put the two 1940 Fords back in business.

Just over two weeks later the director called Randy back to offer his thanks. The Fifth Avenue, 6-volt alternators and his radiator cooling fans along with the rest of Randy's suggested cooling system upgrades, had worked perfectly. Filming was now ahead of schedule, and would finish three days early.