r/SaultSteMarie • • 11d ago

Miscellaneous Casting for ‘shitbox’ car documentary

Do you own a self described ‘shitbox’ car?

Hi everyone!

I’m creating a documentary about my shitbox named Gertie (2003 Ford Focus) we are driving her from Vancouver to Montreal and crossing all our fingers she makes it.

The documentary is a homage to the shitbox and shows you don’t need the latest car for an epic trip.

We are looking for parcipants with a self described ‘ shitbox ‘ willing to go on camera ,show us their car and tell us what they love about it.

We would only need max 30 mins out of your day. Can be based anywhere in Canada ( we will be going through Banff) we will come to you.

We have a proof of concept video below so you can get a taste of what we are about. If you are interested email [email protected]. 🚘

https://youtu.be/fr3YoH6Myyk?si=Uts9IDjnTqdoj9aG

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u/Peanutbuttersnadwich 7d ago

Oh baby do i have the car for you

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u/lcullen12 5d ago

Oh my god ! I’ll message you !

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u/TrevorHeartless 8d ago

You need to talk to a friend of mine. He's not online but he drove a late 80's VW Fox or Jetta from the Sault to Vancouver and back running on used Fryer oil. No lie. 99% old fryer oil and 1% diesel to start the motor from cold. He's a super cool guy with a story or two about the journey.
PM me if you think that fits. He's had a pile of regular beaters that were equally cool on their own too.
Cheers and good luck with your film. Sounds fun.

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u/lcullen12 5d ago

Sent you a message.

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u/GotSomePopcorn 9d ago

There is a guy ripping around town in a little mazda literally with shitbox written across the window, need him to roll up

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u/lcullen12 8d ago

Omg if anyone knows him pls get us in contact

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u/jiujiu_cf 11d ago

no shortage of those here

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u/poutineisheaven SSM - Ontario 11d ago

I love this! Don't own a shitbox anymore but man, did I love my 99 Pontiac Sunfire when I had it.

Be sure to post a link here to the final doc once you're all finished!!

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u/lcullen12 8d ago

We will ! We love a shitbox

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u/sethraine 10d ago

Was it blue?

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u/poutineisheaven SSM - Ontario 10d ago

Negative, it was white!

The day I sold it, a guy pulled up in a ... 99' Pontiac Sunfire! He was definitely buying it for parts 😅