Defender needed for TV commercial in Qld.

[SteveT]

Hi all
I have been given the job of tracking down one of these Defenders for a TV commercial we will be filming for 5 days mid March around Noosa and Fraser Island.
Firstly I am calling it a 2003 Landrover Defender 110 please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Problem is they will want to drive it through the water on Fraser... yes salt water.
That almost definately counts out the hire of one unless anyone here is interested, we would pay a hire fee plus cleaning fish oiling fee etc. after the hire.
Hmm don't think any one would be interested so next option is to purchase so is any one perhaps interested in selling or know of one for sale Brisbane area??
Would I be wrong in saying that between 1998 model to 2003 there was little difference and we could use any of these.

thanks in advance
Steve
Oh if anyone is intersted in a hire please PM me and we can possibly negotiate an appropriate fee.

[Ranga]

Mate, depending on the shot you need, any Landrover Defender, County or even Series made within the last 30 years or so would look similar! ;)

Good luck finding one to drive through water though. Many people take their vehicle on the beach, but most people who care about their's avoid driving through the actual water.

What sort of money are you offering, who will be driving it, and can the owner drive and/or be on site to supervise?

[mac1308]

Hi,
I should be able to help out. Give us a call during Buisiness hours (07 54451094)and ask for Mark.

[Blknight.aus]

Might be able to help out...

whats the time frame?

no, I wont, I wont be here ...... bugger.

we gunna get a free view of it all for the site?

[weeds]

happy to be a support/catering vehicle........with two fridges, running water.....

[SteveT]

Hi,
I should be able to help out. Give us a call during Buisiness hours (07 54451094)and ask for Mark.

Thanks Mark I will call tomorrow
Steve

[SteveT]

Might be able to help out...

whats the time frame?

no, I wont, I wont be here ...... bugger.

we gunna get a free view of it all for the site?

I am sure we could work something out there....definately some good pics will be taken.

[SteveT]

happy to be a support/catering vehicle........with two fridges, running water.....
Thanks for the offer but sure the production company will have that sorted already.

[SteveT]

Mate, depending on the shot you need, any Landrover Defender, County or even Series made within the last 30 years or so would look similar! ;)

Good luck finding one to drive through water though. Many people take their vehicle on the beach, but most people who care about their's avoid driving through the actual water.

What sort of money are you offering, who will be driving it, and can the owner drive and/or be on site to supervise?
Thanks Ranga
Will have to negotiate money with the owner if the vehicle is suitable, obviously it would be a sum worth their while.
Driven by a stunt/precision driver and by all means the owner could be there.
The water drive through is not the only shot so therefore it is in the production companys interest (continuity wise) to keep the car running for the whole 5 days. It will be a planned and controlled drive through.
Steve

[richard4u2]

keeping a defender running for 5 days :D:p:angel:

[dobbo]

Sure you don't need a brown one? Too much glare trying to film a white Defer.:D

22379 she likes Fraser.

5 days in the surf is going to kill most electrical and mechanical systems, on any car. If your offering enough money too fund a rebuild of the vehicle after the filming? It may be more cost effective and beneficial to all concerned to use a much older and less electronically dependent vehicle like mine, weeds or in the picture you supplied.

[SteveT]

Sure you don't need a brown one? Too much glare trying to film a white Defer.:D

22379 she likes Fraser.

5 days in the surf is going to kill most electrical and mechanical systems, on any car. If your offering enough money too fund a rebuild of the vehicle after the filming? It may be more cost effective and beneficial to all concerned to use a much older and less electronically dependent vehicle like mine, weeds or in the picture you supplied.
Dobbo
thanks for that
firstly the car is not in the surf for 5 days!!
As I explained before the surf sequence is a part of 5 days filming 2 of them in Noosa it is not a commercial about a car driving in the surf for 5 days, that is just one part.
I will offer you vehicle up you never know they might go for it,that is how it will work I can keep offering different choices and the production company will make the decision based on many different factors.
Also you say an older car like the one in the picture I supplied what year do you think that is??
thanks
Steve

[isuzutoo-eh]

Dobbo's is an 85 model I think, the recognisable shape didn't change between the early 80's to 2012ish :)
The biggest visual cues between Defenders and Countys are the colour coded flares on 80' Countys vs black on post 1991 Defenders, black firewall vent panels on air-con Countys, decals and they got rid of that god awful pooh brown when the 80s went out of fashion :p
White is the most common colour by far and has always been available :cool:

[scrambler]

No-one but a Landy nut can pick the difference between a 1985 County and a 2006 Defender. There are subtleties such as roof design (ribs on older models) and blanked-out air vents (but could be easily body-coloured for filming) as well as door handles. It's not like the difference between Jeep models, for example. May average people can't pick the difference between a Series vehicle and the current model, because the basic profile is unchanged since 1958.

I would think though, that if there is a continuity match required with another vehicle, that 1991-2006 would be the acceptable range. The earlier models have enough differences that they would be detected side-by-side. In the range mentioned, the only visual changes were that some years used body-coloured roofs and some used white - but a white vehicle gets around this. AFAIK all white Defenders have black wheel arch extensions. The only subtle difference is that some will have factory air and some aftermarket - the difference is an inch forward or back on the grill location. I doubt the average punter could pick that, even side-by-side. Matching the accessories might be trickier.

[JLo]

Xtreme defenders had colour coded flares. Not black

[DFNDR90]

Xtreme defenders had colour coded flares. Not black

My 2004 90 wheel arches are black..

Anyway, back to the topic!! Best of luck finding the right Defender SteveT. :)

[stig0000]

2004 xtream?? gun gray,, black arches;),

[DFNDR90]

2004 xtream?? gun gray,, black arches;),

Cha ching! Stig's on the money..

[isuzurover]

Also you say an older car like the one in the picture I supplied what year do you think that is??
thanks
Steve

If you are asking about the picture you supplied, it looks like a 300Tdi defender - made from 1993-1999. The bullbar and snorkel are UK-made items, not usual to see fitted to vehicles in Australia.

As mentioned, between 1984 and 2010 they basically all look the same.

[SteveT]

If you are asking about the picture you supplied, it looks like a 300Tdi defender - made from 1993-1999. The bullbar and snorkel are UK-made items, not usual to see fitted to vehicles in Australia.

As mentioned, between 1984 and 2010 they basically all look the same.

Thanks for that Ben

[reeksyofoz]

... and the steering wheel's on the wrong side.

You'll struggle to find a LHS model here I think :D

[VladTepes]

Why would we want to show a Land Rover irresponsibly driving in teh bloody salt water ? Sounds like a stupid idea to me - people already think 4WD'ers are stupid and with all teh rollover dramas on Fraser island.....

[SteveT]

... and the steering wheel's on the wrong side.

You'll struggle to find a LHS model here I think :D
No its cool that is their shot in the USA commercial this one will be RHD based in Australia.

[SteveT]

Why would we want to show a Land Rover irresponsibly driving in teh bloody salt water ? Sounds like a stupid idea to me - people already think 4WD'ers are stupid and with all teh rollover dramas on Fraser island.....

Should I reply to this???OK
Sounds like a stupid idea to YOU that’s right I can't argue with that, but that is YOU.
I am sure there are a lot of other people like me who realise that this is a TV commercial it is not real life, it is not a statement on how stupid 4wder's are, it is purely advertising and possibly to some entertaining.
Didn't MR T trash some cars in a tank on a recent chocolate bar commercial? Does that mean all tank drivers are stupid?

[VladTepes]

Should I reply to this???OK
Sounds like a stupid idea to YOU that’s right I can't argue with that, but that is YOU.
I am sure there are a lot of other people like me who realise that this is a TV commercial it is not real life, it is not a statement on how stupid 4wder's are, it is purely advertising and possibly to some entertaining.
Didn't MR T trash some cars in a tank on a recent chocolate bar commercial? Does that mean all tank drivers are stupid?

It has nothing to do with "ads aren't real".

I personally (yes, that's ME very clever!) just hate ads that show 4WD's being driven in the surf. It's stupidity.

Whether you like it or not, some people will see the ad and think "oh there's another 4wd destroying the environment".

Just be aware of it.

Am I saying you shouldn't do it ? That you should pander to the stupid and the anti-s by NOT showing it ?
I'm saying no such thing.

DO I still think it's a stupid idea ? Yeah.
Mainly because is so completely cliched / been done before a million times.
Get creative and do something INTERESTING for gawd's sake !.

[Blknight.aus]

Does that mean all tank drivers are stupid?

I worked with them for a bit over four years...


do you really want me to answer that cause it wont help your arguement.

[SteveT]

I worked with them for a bit over four years...


do you really want me to answer that cause it wont help your arguement.
Hi Dave that was not a statement by me it was merely an example of how not to generalise groups of people through 1 obviously staged event.

Also I didn't think I was in an argument just general discussion you know different people stating different opinions.

Besides I have nothing at all against tank drivers or tanks ...here's a pic of one I towed with the D2 just the other day.

[Blknight.aus]

I was having a dig.

ahh yes the kami, knock off hybrid of the russian BMP and BTR if memory serves.

combat weight of something like 13t.

[Bush65]

...

Besides I have nothing at all against tank drivers or tanks ...here's a pic of one I towed with the D2 just the other day.
Looks like someone may have driven that in the salt water as well. :D

[SteveT]

I have just heard they are now going to film the commercial somewhere in Sydney, apparently we were a little to expenive for them up here in Qld.
Anyway thanks to everyones advice, help and offer of vehicles it would have been a great project to do.
Thanks again
PS : the tank in the pictures I posted was built from steel frame and ply for a 3D feature (Sanctum) I worked on,weighs in at just over a ton.
Steve

[isuzutoo-eh]

Very impressive weathering job on the tank :D