Dodge 50 Series

Dodge 50 Series in Minder, TV Series, 1979-1994 Ep. 4.02

Class: Trucks, Tow-truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
supcoach ◊ 2018-11-26 20:52	Looks like it was a Tradesman that was converted into a wrecker
Raji ◊ 2018-11-26 23:35	These are similar: /vehicle_331926-Dodge-50-Series-1979.html /vehicles.php?resultsStyle=asImages&sortBy=4&make=Renault&model=50+Series
kudos ◊ 2018-11-27 00:06	Yes, a 50 Series model.
supcoach ◊ 2018-11-27 00:50	@Raji - Your second link is to Renault vehicles. They are not Dodges. Filming was done in the UK, specifically England. -- Last edit: 2018-11-27 00:52:26
-- ◊ 2018-11-27 00:53	@supcoach this is a British vehicle, British model of Dodge which was badged as Renault too there.
Raji ◊ 2018-11-27 00:54	Yes I know, they were the same, rebadged, but the tow truck we have here is probably a Dodge and not a Renault, because according to Wikipedia: the Renault version appeared in 1987. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_50_Series#Renault_50 And from what I see on IMDB: the season 4 from this TV-series was done pre-1984. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078657/episodes?season=4 -- Last edit: 2018-11-27 01:00:27
supcoach ◊ 2018-11-27 01:56	@kegsare - I did not know that. I learned something this day
jcb ◊ 2018-11-27 07:44	The bare bones of this vehicle are very British down to the Perkins engines ( much loved by local councils ) but they did use cab pressings from USA Dodges and also ended up being badged as Renaults.