About Us

Galpin Ford Rentals rented its first vehicle on May 24th, 1974.  As we would later be recognized for, this first rental was a new F600 series 5Ton truck. Today, the tradition of renting new, well-maintained trucks, vans, SUV’s and cars, continues.
On November 2nd 1981, Galpin Ford Rentals opened its first off-dealership location at 15500 Roscoe Blvd. The new operation, Galpin Studio Rentals, would enable us to serve our customers more efficiently with a stand-alone office, larger lot, and ... Morerefueling station. Along with providing unparalleled service to our local customers, we began building a relationship with the entertainment industry, supplying vehicles to the major studios in Los Angeles. That relationship continues today.
The rental department shared the property with Future Fuels of America, which was Bert Boeckmann’s (Owner and president of Galpin Ford) endeavor into alternative fuel sources. Developed in 1979, this methanol-based fuel was decades ahead of today’s alternatives. This was one of many firsts from Galpin that also included the surfer van conversion, the development of the sunroof, the origin of the modified pickup truck and the rebirth of the convertible Mustang.
Throughout the 1980’s Galpin Studio Rentals continued to increase its inventory of vehicles, from 200 to over 600. The demand for our vehicles related directly to our marketing efforts in the production industry. Each production season, hundreds of Galpin vehicles would be delivered to Universal, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Paramount, MGM and 20th Century Fox studios for work on television shows and theatrical movies. At the same time Galpin’s Picture Vehicle department became recognized as a viable source for vehicles that appeared on camera, locating vehicles for movies such as E.T., Back to the Future, Nightmare on Elm Street and many others. Today this department supplies vehicles on a daily basis to movies, television shows, music videos and commercials. Less

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