"The film also switches the personalities of the title characters. While in the TV show, Starsky was curious and streetwise, and Hutch was by-the-book, in the film, Starsky is the serious cop, and Hutch is laid-back. There are four Frat Pack members in this film, although not all are in major roles. In the 1970s, detectives David Starsky and Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson work for the Bay City Police Department. Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, while Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop,"
"California freeway with a flat-tired Ford Explorer). At the first viewing of the car with David Soul (Hutch), Glaser remarked that the car looked like a ""striped tomato."" That nickname stuck, and very soon the show's writers had worked it into the show as Hutch's derogatory name for Starsky's beloved Torino. Glaser remarked to Soul that he hated the car and that he was ""going to destroy that car...burn it down every chance I get"", and repeated the story in the 1999 ""reunion"" interview. Several scenes of Glaser driving the car show him smashing the front wheels into curbs as"
"had a power and torque increase, and the 460-4V had a power decrease. In an attempt to help improve fuel economy, the standard rear axle ratio for all models was now 2.75:1. 1975–1976 Gran Torinos were used in the popular Spelling-Goldberg Productions TV series ""Starsky and Hutch"". The producers needed a flashy specialty car for the main characters to drive. Since Ford was the lease supplier for on-screen cars through their Studio-TV Car Loan Program, eventually it was decided by the producers that a bright red 1975 Gran Torino two-door would be the vehicle of choice for the pilot episode."
"cars. When the pilot was successful, Spelling-Goldberg ordered two new 1975 Torinos for the first season. These cars were powered by 400 Modified V8s because extra power was going to be needed for additional stunt driving scenes; from the second to fourth seasons, three 1976 Torinos powered by 460 Lima V8s were used. Due to the success of the series, Ford produced 1,000 ""limited edition"" replicas of the ""Starsky and Hutch"" Torino from March to May 1976 at the Chicago assembly plant. Spelling-Goldberg leased one for a backup vehicle; it was known as ""Unit 129"". During the series' run, several"
"sides. Approximately four different cars were used for filming. Earlier shots had red wing mirrors usually for long shots or footage used in later episodes, close ups and later episodes had silver wing mirrors. The Torino was nicknamed the """"Striped Tomato"" by Hutch in the episode ""Snowstorm"", and fans subsequently referred to the car by that nickname, too. However, this moniker didn't come from the writers, it came from a real-life comment that Glaser made. In a segment titled ""Starsky & Hutch: Behind the Badge"" that was featured on the first season DVD collection, Glaser stated that when he was"
"seen wearing ""BCPD"" shoulder patches. Fans of the show applied the code name as a nickname for the Ford Gran Torino that Starsky owned; the general public picked up on it, and the car has been known since (incorrectly) as ""Zebra Three"", or more correctly the ""Striped Tomato"". Originally, the show's creator, William Blinn, was to have Starsky drive a green and white high performance Chevrolet Camaro because he remembered one that he had previously owned. When the production was being planned, the studio was unable to locate another green and white Chevrolet Camaro or order a 1975 Camaro from"
"has a 70s style presentation and features the original voice of Huggy Bear, Antonio Fargas. ""Starsky & Hutch"" received ""mixed"" reviews on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received ""generally unfavorable reviews"", according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Starsky & Hutch (video game) Starsky & Hutch is a vehicular combat video game by British studio Mind's Eye Productions based on the television series of the same name. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance and GameCube. The game follows the adventures of David Michael Starsky and Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson as"
"Starsky & Hutch Starsky & Hutch is an American action television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ""Movie of the Week"" entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast from April 1975 to May 1979 on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation in Canada and some other parts of the world. Sony Pictures Television is now the worldwide distributor for the series. The series also inspired a theatrical"
"life after ""Starsky and Hutch"", #2 was wrecked and sold as salvage. It was repaired, although it was repainted the wrong shade of red and the iconic stripe was improperly painted. Although still equipped with bucket seats, #2 no longer has its original 460 engine, which was replaced at some point with a 2.8 litre Ford V-6. The car underwent a full restoration in a Pennsylvania Shop and is back on the road. Finally, the 20th Century Fox Torino was purchased in 2009 by the owner of #2, sold to an Oklahoma couple in 2010, and restored. ""Unit 129"" was"
"Starsky & Hutch (film) Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American crime-action buddy cop comedy film directed by Todd Phillips. The film stars Ben Stiller as David Starsky and Owen Wilson as Ken ""Hutch"" Hutchinson and is a film adaptation of the original television series of the same name from the 1970s. Two streetwise undercover cops in the fictional city of Bay City, California in the 1970s, bust drug criminals with the help of underworld boss, Huggy Bear. The film functions as a sort of prequel to the TV series, as it portrays when Starsky was first partnered with Hutchinson."
"Originally, Blinn was to have Starsky drive a Chevrolet Camaro convertible because he fondly remembered a green and white one that he owned. However, when production started on the pilot episode, Ford Motor Company's Studio-TV Car Loan Program was the lease supplier for Spelling-Goldberg. They looked at lease stock and chose two 1975 351 Windsor V8-powered (VIN code ""H"") ""Bright Red"" (paint code 2B) 2-door Gran Torinos. Both cars had a role in the pilot movie, one being ""Starsky's"" car, and the other being a similar car which is mistaken for Starsky's car by the film's villains. They each had"
"1,305 units total, plus three pilot production cars) ""Starsky and Hutch"" replica Gran Torino. Manufactured at the Chicago plant, one of these code ""PS 122"" units was leased by Spelling-Goldberg from the middle of season two until the series' end as a second backup for the main cars and was known simply as ""Unit 129"". It was originally equipped with a 351 Modified (also VIN code ""H"") ; however, during filming, one of the stuntmen damaged the engine beyond repair, and it was replaced overnight with a 429 Lima V8. During the last season of ""Starsky and Hutch"", ""The Dukes"
"To make the Torino less mundane, a large white vector stripe was added. Aluminum 5-slot mag wheels and larger rear tires replaced the stock wheels and tires, and air shocks were added to give the car an aggressive rake. The television show became quite popular with the public, and much of that popularity was centered on the star Torino. Ford couldn't help but take notice to the public's interest in the ""Starsky and Hutch"" Torino, and decided to introduce a replica version of the TV car. Ford built 1,000 replicas of the ""Starsky and Hutch"" car in the spring of"
"in the newest iteration of ""his"" car, and even drive them, but he refused. He just was not interested; however, in 2004, during the last day of filming a movie in Canada, the crew wanted a group picture of Glaser with a ""Starsky and Hutch"" Torino, so he agreed to sit in the driver's seat of a Limited Edition replica with the crew surrounding the car. In the summer of 2012 during the introduction to the ""Las Vegas Car Stars 2012"" charity event, Glaser drove up in a S&H Torino replica; after being introduced by the master of ceremonies, he"
"he slides the car around corners and such, but that may also be attributable to the fact that he is primarily an actor, not a trained stunt-driver. Over the years, with the ""Starsky & Hutch"" Torino gaining in popularity and becoming a much-loved icon of the show and of the Seventies in general, Glaser has not so much grown to appreciate the car as he has learned to simply accept its popularity as a necessary component of the fans' appreciation of the show. In fact, during filming of the 2004 ""Starsky & Hutch"" movie, Glaser had several opportunities to sit"
"Windows and Game Boy Advance in 2003. The game combines driving and shooting gameplay and features the original voice of Huggy Bear, Antonio Fargas. Starsky & Hutch Starsky & Hutch is an American action television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ""Movie of the Week"" entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast from April 1975 to May 1979 on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation in Canada"
"""only qualified to drive an automatic."" To accommodate his needs, ""Top Gear"" succeeded in borrowing an automatic Liana, of which only 40 existed in the UK. As a reference to his role in ""Doctor Who"", the automatic Liana was shown materialising onto the racing track, with a TARDIS materialisation sound effect played over it. The Liana has also been modified on several occasions. David Soul's Liana featured a red police light and a white stripe in reference to his ""Starsky and Hutch"" role. Johnny Vegas was provided with L-plates as he had not passed his driving test at the time."
"car at all. He was quoted as saying ""it was huge, it had no pickup, it couldn't handle,"" and in all of the scenes where he would lock the brakes to stop at a crime scene and bump the car off the curb, Glaser was purposely trying to break the Torino. Zebra Three Zebra Three is a radio code name, more accurately known as a call sign, given by the fictional ""Bay City, California"" police department of the iconic 1970s television series ""Starsky & Hutch"" to Robbery-Homicide Division detectives David Starsky and Kenneth ""Hutch"" Hutchinson; the BCPD was loosely based"
"first shown the Torino by series producer Aaron Spelling, he sarcastically said to Soul, ""That thing looks like a striped tomato!"" In characteristic contrast, Hutch's vehicle was a battered, tan, 1973 Ford Galaxie 500. It occasionally appeared when the duo needed separate vehicles, or for undercover work. However, the duo's cover was often blown because Hutch's vehicle had a bad habit; when its driver's side door was opened, the horn would go off, instantly drawing attention. It was also noticeable due to the severely cluttered back seat, so cluttered that there was no room to transport both prisoners and the"
"General Motors, because of their lease contract with the Ford Motor Company. When production started on the pilot, Ford Motor Company's studio-TV car loan program was the lease supplier for Spelling-Goldberg Productions that year. Producers looked at lease stock and chose two (one main, one backup) 351 Windsor V8-powered ""Bright Red"" (code 2B) 2-door Gran Torinos to portray Starsky's automobile. The cars were equipped with chrome exterior rearview mirrors and protective black vinyl bodyside moldings, and the interiors were black with vinyl bench seats. On top of the factory paint the distinctive white ""vector"" stripe with bordering black pinstripe was"
"original filming vehicle is currently owned by the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, northern England. Moon Buggy (Space: 1999) The Moon Buggy is a fictional vehicle that appears in the 1970s British science-fiction television series """". It is 's all-purpose land vehicle. Capable of operating in both atmosphere and vacuum, it is used for long-distance travel, and travel to locations that are inaccessible to the ""Eagle"" Transporter spacecraft. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), deployed in the course of the final three NASA Apollo missions from 1971 to 1972, was popularly known as the ""Moon Buggy"". In"
"January 2015 to a Texas collector; at the time, it was mostly unrestored and somewhat battered due to wear and tear from TV show filming and subsequent ownership. It still had its original 460 V8, interior, and paint; however, Mickey Thompson valve covers and a chrome air cleaner were added by the first owner after he purchased it from Barber Ford. The Texas collector has since done a ""sympathetic"" frame-off restoration. Torino #2 is owned by a New Jersey man who supplied the main close-up Torino (featured on the movie posters) for 2004's big-screen ""Starsky & Hutch"" movie. During its"
"have been discontinued and are out of print. On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including Starsky & Hutch. On March 4, 2014, they re-released the first season on DVD. On November 11, 2014, Mill Creek released ""Starsky and Hutch - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. Stunt cars, camera cars, tow cars, dolly cars, and cars used for ""beauty"" shots varied in model year from 1974 to 1976 Ford Torinos, since the body style of the Gran Torino was unchanged."
"body-side mouldings along with a black interior with vinyl bench seats. One of the pilot cars had the luxury remote-control chrome mirrors installed, while the other pilot car had the cheaper, entry-level manual chrome mirrors installed; in editing the film, Starsky and Hutch are shown to be driving around in each of the two cars at different times during the film. The cars were also custom painted (on top of the factory red paint color) with the distinctive white ""vector"" stripe designed by Spelling-Goldberg's transportation coordinator George Grenier. The rear ends were lifted by air shocks, and had Ansen Sprint"
"in the 1954-1955 season, the characters ""drove"" (in episode 110, ""California Here We Come"") to the West Coast in a 1955 Star Chief convertible, that in the previous episode ""Lucy Learns to Drive"" was ""bumped together"" with a 1922 Cadillac Type V-63. In 1954, Pontiac also introduced air conditioning with all the components under the hood, a first for the price range. Seat belts were added as options in 1956. The Star Chief was available in Deluxe and pricier Custom trim, with the top trim level hardtop called the Catalina. Prior to the introduction of the Star Chief, all Pontiacs"
"Starsky"", ""Ken Hutchinson"", and a ""suspect"". In 1980, a silver Ford Capri 3.0 S (342) was issued as a tie-in with the popular British television crime drama ""The Professionals"" featuring models of 'Bodie', 'Doyle' and 'Cowley', as well as a 1957 Ford Thunderbird (348) from the American show ""Vega$"" with 'Dan Tanna' at the wheel. 1982 saw the release of the ""Magnum, P.I."" Ferrari 308 GTS (298). Cost-cutting at the time dictated that no figure was included. The first emergency vehicles produced by Corgi Toys were issued as part of the launch range in July 1956, and were based on"
"car. In the first episode he drives a Jaguar in contrast to Bobby's Austin Princess and by the last episode is seen to drive a BMW. Barry also owned a Volkswagen camper, a Mahindra jeep and a Vauxhall Frontera throughout the years. Paul Usher was a Bluecoat at Pontins prior to taking his role in ""Brookside"". When Paul Usher left the programme in 1995, scripts had to be hastily rewritten. Most of his dialogue was given to Mick Johnson, while a disembodied hand was seen packing a suitcase. Barry was one of only two characters to appear in both the"
"spend their entire lives in one part of the country. Similarly, the places were very different from one another visually, environmentally, architecturally, in goods and services available, etc. Stars Martin Milner and George Maharis mentioned this in 1980s interviews. ""Now you can go wherever you want,"" Maharis added by way of contrast, ""and it's a Denny's."" The Chevrolet Corvette seen in the first episode (""Black November"", October 7, 1960) is a 1960 model, for the rest of that season the show used a 1961 model. Chevrolet provided vehicles throughout the show's run, upgrading to new models with each season. Although"
"and rather inappropriate vehicle - a 1973 Honda Chaly mini-bike, painted and flanked in a Stars and Stripes livery (similar to the bike seen in the film ""Easy Rider"") and fitted with an iPod audio system continuously playing Bruce Springsteen's ""Born in the U.S.A.""; both the iTunes and Netflix versions of the episode have the iPod playing ""The Star-Spangled Banner"". Upon fixing Hammond's bike, the trio continued on toward Nha Trang and managed to reach it, despite difficulties in the downhill journey as night fell; Clarkson struggled the most after his headlight failed, and so was forced to strap a"
"Roadster with a ’58 Cadillac, using nothing but parts he acquires in junk yards and through the classifieds. Starting with a drawing on a napkin, he immerses himself in building “the classic American Hot Rod.” The episode stretches his talents to new heights while the cameras roll, and sleep becomes a distant memory as he bounces between the Head Skratcher, striping shows in Japan and Germany, and season 5 of Overhaulin’. Skratch is hot! The Hot Rod TV episode featuring Skratch debuted in September to be the highest rated episode in the entire 20 episode season, the Head Skratcher was"
"1974 to 1976 Gran Torinos were used as stunt cars to minimize damage, wear and tear on the main vehicles. While Spelling-Goldberg was happy with the Torinos, the stars (specifically Paul Michael Glaser, who played Dave Starsky) were not so pleased. In fact, when Aaron Spelling showed Glaser his character's car, which Spelling had dubbed as the ""surprise"" that he had outside, Glaser's reaction was more of disgust rather than pleasure. His initial reply was ""it's red."" When interviewed about the Torino, which became the ""de facto"" ""third star"", Glaser had no qualms about saying he did not like the"
"Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the Sun. ""Starman"", a mannequin dressed in a spacesuit, occupies the driver's seat. The car and rocket are products of Tesla and SpaceX, both companies founded by Elon Musk. The 2008-model Roadster was previously used by Musk for commuting to work, and is the first production car in space. The car, mounted on the rocket's second stage, acquired enough velocity to escape Earth's gravity and enter an"
"a pre-built Caterham Seven Kit car. The presenters won the challenge because The Stig was stopped by the traffic police just 3 miles from the finish. ""Series Eight, Episode Eight"" The team decided to test some vans by being roadies for The Who. May picked a 2005 Renault Master, Hammond chose a 2006 Ford Transit, and Clarkson selected a 2006 Volkswagen T30 TDI 174 Sportline. After The Who's concert at Hyde Park, Clarkson, Hammond and May took some of their equipment 90 miles to the site of their next show. They concluded that the cheapest van for the task at"