Hello, excuse me if this question is a little bit off-topic, moderator can erase it if needed. I have been using the search mode for a while now and only found one topic related to the car/s owned by Charles Manson in the 67-69 period, the "black school bus". Wikipedia talks about another alleged Manson car, a Volkswagen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson Is there any possible way to know about this VW (bus?) or any other car owned by Manson in this period? Please, excuse my bad English.
No apologies about your English are necessary. I salute you for learning a second language and doing as well as you are with it. I'm afraid vehicles were a bit like the women surrounding Manson. They came, they went, they were borrowed, they were loaned, they were bought, they were sold, they were traded and they were stolen. I fear trying to narrow down a single vehicle will be extremely difficult.
No technically belonging to CM (its owner was one of the Spahn ranch hands)....there's the infamous 1959 Ford used during the Tate/LaBiancha murders.
Yep, the '59 Ford exists...I saw it in Las Vegas (picture above)...in tact and in all it's glory LOL..(I believe it belongs to the LAPD Historical Society) the back seat was even put back in it. Somewhere, there is the command dune buggy too, it used to be exhibited at the Pomona Antique Auto Swapmeet, but I haven't seen it there since the '80's... The old 1935 dodge powerwagon is still parked at Ballarat, but that claim to fame goes to Tex.
I read a story that some of the Dune Buggies that were seized were taken and new body were set on them for the Movie Death race 2000. Also I read that the 59 ford was used in the Movie Manson that came out not to long ago. If this is true i can not say for sure I just remember reading these stories in the past. Vince
Not sure about the movie Manson but the 59 ford was used in the 1976 telefilm "Helter Skelter." The actual La Bianca home was used in the film too. Altobelli refused to let Tom Gries and crew film at the Cielo property so another home was used.
Eddy After I posted I told myself the car was used in Helter Skelter, not the Manson Movie. I don't know how to edit after posting sorry about that. Vince
