Fred Sanford's Truck - Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) and his son, Lamont  (Demond Wilson) owned a junk and salvage yard in South Central Los Angeles in Watts on the sitcom SANFORD & SON/NBC/1972-77. To pick up and transport their wares the Sanford's used two trucks during the series. The first and most recognized was a faded-red 1952 Ford pickup. The second was a 1947 Mercury M-47.