History Remember the show Higway Patrol?

I was watching an episode of Higway Patrol with Brodrick Crawford and the show feature a WICKED bad*** channeled deuce roadster that the bad guys were using as a getaway cay. I would love to know where that car is. Anyone else remember this tv show ?

 

Yeah, I'm old enough to remember it. Hell, I'd even like to find his Buick Patrol car!

 

I always wonered why they used a two door lol

 

Dat dat dat dahhh doot doot doot doooo
10-4, 2150 bye

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJg6gtJ4RSM

 

55 Buick... on Route 66

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But I love Junior Browns song better!

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I thought they were Plymouth patrol cars... The show is on every morning at around 4 a.m.

 

How did Broderick do burn outs with tire squeel on dirt roads? Well,... or am I the only one who noticed?

 

He ALWAYS peeled out, even going for donuts.

 

Lots of cool tin on that show.

 

10-4 :d

 

ahhhh yes I remember that show. They used a lot of heavy "road hugger" vehicles back then.

 

Sky King's Hemi wagons did it too.

 

Tires will squeal on hard-packed dirt (ask any farm kid ) and also on wood........think inside of a covered bridge

 

I remember it well , and as a matter of fact have the entire series on DVD.

 

one show had a roadster with 3-2's and the end carbs were dummys and the bowls had drugs hid in them. Hwy Patrol, 77 sunset strip, rt.66, even dobie gillis's "maynard krebs" had a hot rod.

 

And it is unbelievable how much trash was on the roads back then. It must have been the norm because it wasn't even removed for the filming. All I can figure is that it was so commonplace in California back then that they didn't see it.

 

There were Hot Rod guest appearances in a lot of TV shows,...

Alfred Hitch**** presents,..


The Real McCoys


Yeah,.. I know,.. but Happy Days


Peter Gunn ( Guess Who ?)


The Donna Reed Show


Even the McMullen Roadster in L***ie,..

 

...and he wasn't the only one! I've been wodering about that for years and years!!!

 

Awesome show...yep, remember it well.
Always loved the big Buicks..
In fact, most times when see it is my brother calling me on the phone, I answer it by saying 21-50 bye !!!
Great post!!

 

The scenes that you noticed with trash on the road were probably location shots filmed in Maine...

 

No doubt !

 

Yep yep...good one. We always laughed a that when in high school too.
Worse than that though, was an old show where a couple of boats were chasing each other, one being a beautiful old Chris Craft, and every time it make a sharp turn in the water ...... Yep it squealed just like tires burning!!!
Cheers,
Bob

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to slam CA. Shouldn't have mentioned the state since I'm sure trash was all over the place here too. As a matter of fact it was common practice for people here to go for a drive and dump their trash on the side of the road.

 

Actually there was trash all over the place back in the day,.. at the drag strip, oval track,.. car shows,.. baseball games,... you name it. cigarette ****s and paper cups, candy bar & gum wrappers,... people would just drop the stuff on the floor.

 

It's on TV here in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area. Great Sunday Morning show. I keep looking for a Willys Aero to show up, so far I haven't seen one.

 

Love the black Buick 2 doors with the portholes and column shift three speeds. No more of this....got to get to workin.

 

Always one of my faves ! Some seasons they used Mercs.

AND, when they'd roundup the "bad guy/guys', it was usually a one-on-one situation with Crawford & another cop. Period. They didn't have a S.W.A.T. Team of 20-30 Uniforms closing in.

Truth be told, it DID happen that way many times in that era...I've heard that from a number of seasoned law enforcement guys through the years. (Of course the Perps in those days didn't have Uzi's either. But some did have well-supplied ****nals.)

Great show ! Glad it lives on for all to see that great "snapshot" of Americana in the 50's !

Jonnie King www.legends.thewwbc.net

 

Saw that the other day,copyright 1956.Sweet roadster.
Olds powered.They caught the guys by tracking down who had superchargers through a local club.
I guess the normaly aspirated 2- 2 barrel carbs were there to throw the cops off of looking for a blower.
Do love the show.On at 5am every day.Great iron.

 

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