Driving for Bridgestone tires
Mike driving this Aston Martin for Bridgestone tires in the Marin Headlands. Picture Vehicles Provided the car, prep and transportation.
Thelma & Louise for Bing.Com and Furlined Productions.
Mike's company, Picture Vehicles Unlimited, researched, sourced and prepped cars identical to the ones in the end sequence of Thelma & Louise for Bing.Com and Furlined Productions.
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
Our Fabrication crew completely gutted an old beverage truck and built a full on disco, complete with lights, flat screen, serious audio and light. After the commercials shot by Joe Pytka, we took it to the Oscar parties and cruised it around Hollywood for Diet Pepsi.
Cars from every decade
We have access to cars from every decade, including this 1935 Pierce Arrow, the star of the Paul Newman-Robert Redford movie "The Sting"
Cars from every decade.
The 1940 Lincoln Zepher convertible from the Wrigley estate on Catalina.
We can supply just about any car that you can think of.
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
We put cars wherever you want, including this new Mercedes on a ferry boat in front of the Statue of Liberty in November.
Car and roller for Mansers
Mike killed this Triumph Spitfire with a huge asphalt roller for Mansers
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
We built this monster truck out of a beverage truck for Joe Pytka & Diet Pepsi and drove it on Sunset Blvd. in live traffic for the spot. We then took it to the 2005 Superbowl in Jacksonville, Florida and drove it on the streets there.
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
We also built a monster truck out of a beverage truck for Pytka & Diet Pepsi and drove it on Sunset Blvd. in live traffic. We then took it to the Superbowl in Jacksonville, Florida and drove it there.
Disco Diet Pepsi Truck
The Picture Vehicle fabrication crew who converted this old beer truck into a monster truck in 30 hours.
We took a 300,000 mile, 1989 UPS delivery truck and converted it into a fully restored and highly modified 850 Horsepower Race Van, complete with a rool cage, custom axles, exhaust, instrument panel, flame throwers and graphics in 13 days and then transported it to Nashville for the first of 11 National Spots over a three year period. Starting with Director Rocky Morton at MJZ. Mike coordinated the build and drove it in every spot. He hung it out on race tracks across the country, including Phoenix International, Nashville Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Rockingham
What it looked like when we were finished.
We modified an old beverage truck with a custom grill, headlights, wing spinners and a fully functional "discotech" in the beverage body for Joe Pytka & Diet Pepsi.
We modified an old beverage truck with a custom grill, headlights, wing spinners and a fully functional "discotech" in the beverage body for Joe Pytka & Diet Pepsi.
We cleaned up old beer trucks for Diet Pepsi and installed their graphics.
Another old beverage truck tricked out for Dr. Pepper with custom wheels, chrome bumper, Stainless mirrors and graphics that we source and install.
Another old beverage truck tricked out for Dr. Pepper with custom wheels, chrome bumper, Stainless mirrors and graphics that we source and install.
Michael Bay-Chevy American Revolution
Michael Bay-Chevy American Revolution spots we provided the car carrier and did all of the stunt driving in the rig.
Weird things with vehicles
We do weird things with vehicles. If you can imagine it, we can do it.
Weird things with vehicles
We do weird things with vehicles. If you can imagine it, we can do it.
Michael Bay-Chevy American Revolution
Michael Bay-Chevy American Revolution spots we provided the car carrier and did all of the stunt driving in the rig
Audi and Safari Rig
Audi and Craig Hunter's "Safari" carbon arm Rig for Bridgestone Tire in San Francisco. PVU provided the car, the prep and the transportation.
Sandra Bullock film "Premonition"
Mike Jack knifed this rig on a very narrow two lane road in Louisiana for the Sandra Bullock film "Premonition"
Rigged Jeep
We rigged the Jeep to tow the car carrier with the Freightliner on the trailer.
Rigged Jeep
We rigged the Jeep to tow the car carrier with the Freightliner on the trailer.
Rigged Jeep
We rigged the Jeep to tow the car carrier with the Freightliner on the trailer.
Sandra Bullock film "Premonition"
Mike Jack knifed this rig on a very narrow two lane road in Louisiana for the Sandra Bullock film "Premonition"
Cool bikes
We provided these cool bikes, handled the prep and transportation and helped the actors learn to ride them.
Bikes from Easy Rider
A nationwide search turned up copies of Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda's bikes from Easy Rider.
Bikes from Easy Rider
A nationwide search turned up copies of Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda's bikes from Easy Rider.
Bing.com's homage to Thelma & Louise
We cut the roof off of this car, made the filler panels and then painted it for Bing.com's homage to Thelma & Louise.
Long John Silver
A semi truck and trailer for Long John Silver where buttered langostino first happened. Picture Vehicles provided the rig and Mike did the driving and coordinated the spot.
Long John Silver
A semi truck and trailer for Long John Silver where buttered langostino first happened.
1973 Top Fuel car
We acquired this 1973 Top Fuel car from the NHRA Museum and ran it on the streets in Palmdale for Dodge.
"That thing got a Hemi in it"
Partridge Family bus
We bought, painted and then delivered this Partridge Family bus to New York for David Cassidy to arrive at Good Morning America in.
Bing.com's homage to Thelma & Louise
We cut the roof off of this car and made the filler panels and then painted it for Bing.com's homage to Thelma & Louise. Besides acquiring, modifying 13 cars to match the vehicles in the end sequence of the Ridley Scott Film "Thelma & Louise", Picture Vehicles transported them to Moab Utah in the Spring of 2010.
Mike hired the 12 stunt people and coordinated the stunts.
Custom cage for CalTrans
Custom cage for CalTrans for an accident reconstruction. Since 1983, Picture Vehicles Unlimited has been actively involved in supplying "Exemplar" vehicles for several plintiff and defense law firms as well as CalTrans. We source vehicles identical to those involved in large accidents, prep them as needed for the various crashes and we then provide stunt people that are the same height, sex, weight and general build as the drivers to re-create accident scenarios with the utmost authenticity.
UPS Dale Jarrett "Race the truck" campaign
We took a 300,000 mile UPS truck, completely stripped it, repainted it inside and out, installed a roll cage, new dash, 850 HP racing engine, new transmission, new axles, custom tires, fuel cell and more for the UPS Dale Jarrett "Race the truck" campaign.
1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti
We built a replica of the first electric car in eight days from this photograph. A 1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti and Smuggler Productions. It is now in the lobby of Infiniti's US headquarters.
1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti
We built a replica of the first electric car in eight days from this photograph. A 1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti and Smuggler Productions. It is now in the lobby of Infiniti's US headquarters.
1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti
We built a replica of the first Electric Car in eight days from this photograph for Infiniti and Smuggler Productions. The photo of this Volk-Immish, originally built in England in 1884, was the only source material available anywhere. It is now in the lobby of Infiniti's US headquarters, in Nashville Tennessee.
1884 Volk-Immisch for Infiniti
Chris Woods took this project to heart and made a showcase of his skills.