Ron
Fawcett has been supplying picture vehicles to the film industry since the 1960s.
From the days of Red Skelton's 'Freddy the Freeloader' to today's high-tech
feature films, he has quietly worked behind the scenes to provide everything
you need.
Ron was also featured in 'The Way We Drove', a book written by Bill Sherk on Toronto's
love affair with the automobile.
Ron has also owned many famous vehicles over the years, and has restored many historic vehicles, such as Mussolini's car and Field Marshall Rommel's (The Desert Fox), after it was strafed.
Other famous cars have included Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac with its thick bulletproof glass and a back window that opened up for shooting purposes, and we still have the original 'Elliot Ness' SPFX car from 'The Untouchables' in our collection, specially modified for the interior filming of car chases and gangster shootouts.
Ron was a founding member of the Antique and
Classic Car Club of Canada and his 'Fawcett Motor Carriage Company' became a
well-known local landmark and respected vintage vehicle restoration business.
He passed the company down to his son Peter, in order to pursue his passion for restoring his beloved Pierce Arrows, during his very well-deserved retirement.
Ron Fawcett will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
No words can express what the world has lost...
Ron was truly one of a kind.
Please be patient while we try to re-invent the wheel.
