Clarkesville is getting rid of a couple of old patrol cars with a ‘bang’ – literally. The city is selling two Crown Victorias to a movie prop vendor so they can be blown up on film.
The city council approved the sale during a called meeting on Thursday. City Manager Keith Dickerson says the company offered to buy the cars for $1,000 each.
The Crown Vics are in need of repair; one of the cars overheats and the other needs a new transmission. The city was going to sell them as surplus before they were approached with the movie offer.
Dickerson recommended selling to the movie prop vendor because “This will save us money.” The city won’t have to pay to have decals and lights removed and the online surplus sale site charges a fee for listings.
The cars may have brought between $600-$1400 each online. This way, the city is guaranteed the amount at no extra expense, Dickerson said.
When council members asked what the movie prop vendor plans to do with the cars, Dickerson said, “Blow them up.”
The movie company agreed to remove the “City of Clarkesville” decals from the cars before they’re blown into oblivion, but the movie company needs everything else intact, including the light bars and police decals.
The council voted unanimously to sell the cars to the vendor.
Dickerson tells Now Habersham that though Clarkesville has no connection with any particular movie company or prop vendor, they do contact cities from time to time soliciting surplus equipment for movie sets.
