Highway Patrol TV Show ,Hot Rod
- Thread starter Turboomni
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I liked Highway Patrol, it was on MeTV or one of those last year. My favorite part of this episode was they're suppose to be going 120mph but both have their heads sticking over the windshield like they're going to church. Their hair isn't even moving.
Well, fwiw, I watched in on normal re-runs when 99% of available tvs were b&w. Back when all of the other "cop shows" had Fords for police cars, or even some fast Chrysler products. The one thing I noticed on the Buick that Dan M. drove was how solid the suspension seemed to be, unlike normal Buicks of the time.
Other than the lack of "wind in the hair", I was amazed at how the cops and robbers seemed to shoot as they drove. Some of the things we missed back then, getting caught-up in the story line and execution thereof.
The local Decades TV used to replay vintage detective shows. Back when it was on a regular programming, I seemed to not notice that Peter Gun drove a '59 Plymouth convertible. I was more into the Warner Bros shows as "77 Sunset Strip" and "Hawaiian Eye", where everybody drove nice Fords (except for the "hot rod" that Kookie drove).
Nice to see how television "used to be", to remember the things of where I was back when I was intently watching each episode. And THEN came "Batman" and his flame-throwing, re-cycled Lincoln show car! I need to mention the YouTube channel for "car chases" and the CarIMDB.com (Car Internet Movie Data Base) searchable website, too.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Other than the lack of "wind in the hair", I was amazed at how the cops and robbers seemed to shoot as they drove. Some of the things we missed back then, getting caught-up in the story line and execution thereof.
The local Decades TV used to replay vintage detective shows. Back when it was on a regular programming, I seemed to not notice that Peter Gun drove a '59 Plymouth convertible. I was more into the Warner Bros shows as "77 Sunset Strip" and "Hawaiian Eye", where everybody drove nice Fords (except for the "hot rod" that Kookie drove).
Nice to see how television "used to be", to remember the things of where I was back when I was intently watching each episode. And THEN came "Batman" and his flame-throwing, re-cycled Lincoln show car! I need to mention the YouTube channel for "car chases" and the CarIMDB.com (Car Internet Movie Data Base) searchable website, too.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
69 300 vert
Well-Known Member
Remember the times of the middle '50s. A cresent wrench was a "universal" wrench and everybody had at least one. No need for a wall full of wrenches with that ONE wrench. UNTIL you rounded-off enough nuts/bolts to finally have to afford dedicated-size wrenches, rather than an adjustable open-end wrench set. In the tool box hanging off of the tractor's rear fender, the crescent wrench was king, plus any other dedicated-size wrenches that would normally be needed, by observation.
Of course, people that did "serious" engine work needed those dedicated-size wrenches for what they did. PLUS that then-exotic tool called a "beam torque wrench"!
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Of course, people that did "serious" engine work needed those dedicated-size wrenches for what they did. PLUS that then-exotic tool called a "beam torque wrench"!
Enjoy!
CBODY67
After Kookie joined the staff as an investigator and they got another guy to park cars, he drove a Ford Falcon convertible. I love MeTV, Decades, TVLand, Cozi, Antenna TV, and others. You can still see many of these shows today..... especially if you're an insomnia sufferer.
stubs300
Senior Member
That's why I call them, "many 32nd" wrenches!
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