Sweet Mango Is Going To Hollywood!

[RandysWay]

I just got word back from Gabriel that the director chose my car to use in the Valvoline TV Commercial. They both fell in love with the engine compartment since that will be the main shot of the commercial.

Friday, May 11th is the time of the shooting. I'll keep you all posted. :mrgreen:


-R

[36 chambers]

can i get an autografh???

[Mighty Noid]

awesome to hear Randy..

[catzcradle]

very cool! Can't wait to see it.

[bklynmag]

That Rocks. Congrats.

[MR. J]

Is it April fools again?

[36 chambers]

Is it April fools again?
LMFAO!!!!!

[RandysWay]

Is it April fools again?

LOL! No, I'm actually not pulling a Randy this time.. :mrgreen:

[STAGE 3 R/T]

cool congrats!

[300 Addict]

Congratulations!

[Magma]

Congrats!

[tommyzdesign]

thats awesome !! your ride deserves it randy.

tz

[moparman53]

Cool man.

[BigShowGOMANGO!]

congrats man.....that is awesome....be sure to post up the video...do you have shots of your motor online?

[Braddah Jay]

Whats up RandysWay! Hey just a little heads-up make sure you get all the details on how they're going to use your car (NO STUNT DRIVING or BACKGROUND NON-UNION ACTORS) I work for the entertainment industry (Transportation Local 399) and i would hate to hear/see your ride get F'd up. GOOD LUCK and one more note stay with your car if possible and dont be afraid to ask questions!

[pdogg57]

cool man, do you get to keep a copy of the commerical?

[Spiffywerks]

Congrats Randy! All that hard work you put into your car doing some nice custom work, especially on the engine is really paying off! :beerchug:

[05 MagnumRT]

Wow and we knew him when....... Congratulations !

[redinorange]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Sweet Mango is already in Hollywood...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/redinorange/kattan.jpg

[pigpen]

Congrats man!

[TWIST3D BLACK MAG]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Sweet Mango is already in Hollywood...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/redinorange/kattan.jpg


LMAO !!!!!:doh:

[RandysWay]

Thank you all for the great comments.. I appreciate that.. :mrgreen:



congrats man.....that is awesome....be sure to post up the video...do you have shots of your motor online?

I sure do. Click here (http://www.lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=59291) for the thread.. feel free to reply and bump it back up if you wish. :wink: I'm painting a few other small pieces in the engine compartment right now before the shoot. I'll post new pictures of it soon.


Whats up RandysWay! Hey just a little heads-up make sure you get all the details on how they're going to use your car (NO STUNT DRIVING or BACKGROUND NON-UNION ACTORS) I work for the entertainment industry (Transportation Local 399) and i would hate to hear/see your ride get F'd up. GOOD LUCK and one more note stay with your car if possible and dont be afraid to ask questions!

Thank you, I appreciate the advice. There won't be any stunt driving and I'll be with the car every step of the way. :wink:


cool man, do you get to keep a copy of the commerical?

I sure hope so. :mrgreen:


I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Sweet Mango is already in Hollywood...

I don't get it.. but, then again, I don't want to know. LOL :mrgreen:



-R

[Cam]

Dang................Randy's gonna be an annus...........................I mean famous.

Congrats dude. :beerchug:

[stalter]

SWEET! Enjoy yourself.

[36 chambers]

I don't get it.. but, then again, I don't want to know. LOL :mrgreen:



-R[/QUOTE]
its mango for gods sake

Dang................Randy's gonna be an annus...........................I mean famous.

Congrats dude. :beerchug:
oh my LMAO

[Mighty Noid]

He is to young to stay up that late on a Saturday night... so he doesn't know MANGO!!!

:)

[hemiwagn]

Congrats dude, well deserved. Your engine bay is beatiful and very photogenic.

Yes be sure to stay with the car if you can. I have rented some vehicles for movie shoots---but only ones where minor damage could be tolerated.

Things can and do happen at shoots; the creative people there are likely not car people -- so you need to be around, but not in their way.

side story: One of the car wranglers I use told me about a chevy commercial a few years back. Well without telling anybody the director (who showed up 2hrs late) had the actor start drumming on the roof of the cars with wooden drumsticks! $75k damage to a mint '69 Z28. (car had to be stripped and repainted -- the owner would not stand for anything less).

And when you go there be prepared to sit and wait a lot. Hurry up and wait is std procedure.

[thewagon]

Congrats on the move to Hollywood. Don't forget us peons when you're schmoozing with Britney and get a gig on dancing with the stars

[RandysWay]

I never have time to watch SNL, I'm always on this damn forum.. I knew Chris Kattan always plays on SNL but didn't know one of his characters is named Mango..


hemiwagn: Thanks for the advice.. don't worry, I'll be bringing a bodyguard along with me.. :mrgreen:

thewagon: LOL.. my ass!

[Super T]

very cool!

[RandysWay]

Wow, what an experience! I went to Malibu on Wednesday, which was Tech Day, and was there for a few hours for they could figure out how to set up the shot with my car. Friday was the big day where they filmed all of the shots. I couldn't believe the amount of crews that was there to make a thirty second commercial. They rented the house for the main shoot and another house down the road just for the crew parking and the lunch wagon; this yard had a huge horse coral and it was completely packed with cars. Gabriel meant it when he said that they served good food; huge breakfast burritos for breakfast and a big plate of prime rib, fish, mashed potatoes and anything else you can think of for lunch. :mrgreen:

They ended up pouring their Valvoline MaxLife Oil through my motor; I must have gotten a 24+ quart flush! Afterwards, they refilled it with fresh Royal Purple 5W-20 and and then gave me a nice 12 Quart Case of Royal Purple 5W-20 as a "thank you." Can't beat that!

Unfortunately, there were two incidents; one was when they were putting the go-jacks on all four tires to get the car into the garage (I couldn't make the turn due to all of the equipment and such parallel from the garage doors) and one of the crew was in a rush and jumped on the jack while a bolt was wedged against my Cragar 610C rim.. well, it took a chunk out of the outer lip. The second incident was actor error; the actor who was pouring in the oil kept slamming down the quarts of the oil onto my stainless steel radiator panel and made some nasty scratches/gouges.

Afterwards, the car was rolled out into the sun; one look and "no problem.. we will replace them." I should be receiving reimbursement checks tomorrow. Look for a Cragar 610C rim mounted on a wall as a prop in some commercial in the future. :wink: Very stand up company as well as Gabriel from Mr. Vintage Machine (http://www.mistervintagemachine.com) for taking care of everything!

Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat.

I will post some pictures later!


-R

[RobAGD]

Congrats man, Make sure to Tivo the comercial or get a copy if it to have around. That would be killer to have playing on a monitor at a car show :mrgreen:

-R

[thewagon]

well its later....where are the pics?

Oh NOOOO, don't you DO A RANDY too! :Na_Na_Na_Na:

[Mighty Noid]

If you were in Malibu... you should have told me and I would have went over there...

Nice job on getting your car on TV...

[IrishChamp]

That’s a really cool story, how did you get your car into commercial auditions?

[OurZoo]

That sounds cool Randy. Glad they are steppin up to fix what they damaged.

[BrilliantBlackHemi]

Great Randy. Congrats. Post a copy of the commerical when you can.

[BUTWEET]

What an awesome oppotunity for fame! Congrats man! I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the commercial.
Any idea when it will be out? We won't have to wait for the Superbowl....will we?

[Carfinish]

Congrats Randy....that's awesome!!!!

[BlsdEsq]

Congrats Randy!! Those producers know a bad a$$ ride when they see one!!

[pigpen]

So ah who's paying for the damage for the rim?


Wow, what an experience! I went to Malibu on Wednesday, which was Tech Day, and was there for a few hours for they could figure out how to set up the shot with my car. Friday was the big day where they filmed all of the shots. I couldn't believe the amount of crews that was there to make a thirty second commercial. They rented the house for the main shoot and another house down the road just for the crew parking and the lunch wagon; this yard had a huge horse coral and it was completely packed with cars. Gabriel meant it when he said that they served good food; huge breakfast burritos for breakfast and a big plate of prime rib, fish, mashed potatoes and anything else you can think of for lunch. :mrgreen:

They ended up pouring their Valvoline MaxLife Oil through my motor; I must have gotten a 24+ quart flush! Afterwards, they refilled it with fresh Royal Purple 5W-20 and and then gave me a nice 12 Quart Case of Royal Purple 5W-20 as a "thank you." Can't beat that!

Unfortunately, there were two incidents; one was when they were putting the go-jacks on all four tires to get the car into the garage (I couldn't make the turn due to all of the equipment and such parallel from the garage doors) and one of the crew was in a rush and jumped on the jack while a bolt was wedged against my Cragar 610C rim.. well, it took a chunk out of the outer lip. The second incident was actor error; the actor who was pouring in the oil kept slamming down the quarts of the oil onto my stainless steel radiator panel and made some nasty scratches/gouges.

Afterwards, the car was rolled out into the sun; one look and "no problem.. we will replace them." I should be receiving reimbursement checks tomorrow. Look for a Cragar 610C rim mounted on a wall as a prop in some commercial in the future. :wink: Very stand up company as well as Gabriel from Mr. Vintage Machine (http://www.mistervintagemachine.com) for taking care of everything!

Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat.

I will post some pictures later!


-R

[JamminWagon]

Did they take any still for Magazine ads?

Also wonder why they would be putting MAXLIFE in a newer car when it marketed for cars with 75Kmiles?? I would think that the SynPower would have been a better choice.

[dredog95]

Sounds like you had a good time,congrats Randy.:thumbs_u:

[OCSRT8]

Waiting for pictures foo!

[NC-SXT]

I was just watching History channel (Ice Road Truckers) and there is Randy's sweet looking charger in a Valvoline maxlife commercial . I could identify it by his cool looking twin intake. :beerchug:

[Mighty Noid]

I just saw it also... thanks for the heads up NC

I think that they should have used me for the Pizza Guy!!! :)
or even Randy could have done that part....

Nice job Randy... the car's engine area did look good!!!

[Leadfootluke]

Lol, first time I have seen it. College basketball games on ESPN just ran the commercial.

[ko4000]

is it not on youtube?

[deathtrain]

is it not on youtube?

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