Who’s Melville Crump? How could any car buff ask such a question? Played by Sid Caesar, Crump was a dentist on the opening leg of his vacation with his wife – Monica (Edie Adams) – when they were passed on an unnamed California mountain road by Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante). Starting to ring a bell?
If not, it’s time for you to go back and watch It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). What does that movie have to do with this post? Every time I watch that movie is the last time I see one of these:
Yup, a 1962 Plymouth – likely a Savoy (or so we believe) – which is the same type of vehicle the Crumps were driving in the opening segments of the movie. Except that the Crump’s was dressed in blue and looked a whole lot better. In fact, it was one of the few vehicles to escape damage in the film.
This example, seen by hundreds who attended AutoFair at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, carried a $3,950 price tag, along with semi-descript “Runs Good” verbiage on the windshield. Aside from the rustic look and its need of serious detailing, what we found interesting was the faded decal on each of the front fenders: “University of Nebraska, in cooperation with Nebraska State Forester.”
Considering the lack of powertrain details and overall lack-of-attention condition, we walked away after clicking a couple shots of the car with the impression that the asking price was a bit high. It wasn’t.
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