The STAR and the CAR - "How Broderick Crawford and a '55 Buick Changed My Life" with GARY GOLTZ
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- The Star and the Car is a documentary about Gary Goltz, and how his love of the 50's TV series HIGHWAY PATROL led to restoring a 1955 Buick to the appearance of Broderick Crawford's car used on the classic show. Visit Gary's Buick Website: garysbuick.com/
Along the way, Gary used Crawford's persona combined with a judo discipline to become a successful businessman. Gary's upward mobility landed him in California, where he met the surviving HIGHWAY PATROL cast members and crew. When a '55 Buick came up for sale, Gary bought it and six months later was driving a fully decked out replica of Crawford's car. From there, it was non-stop charity events for the CHP's 11-99 Foundation and other worthy causes...and more than a few celebrity encounters. From the 50's to the 21st century...it's a great ride!
The STAR and the CAR World Premiere screening was held July 29, 2018, at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, California. Hosted by 'Shotgun' Tom Kelly, a behind-the-scenes Q & A was held for 150 attendees. A panel discussion followed - • The STAR and the CAR W...
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Thank you Gary for helping to keep the memory of Broderick alive!
I still watch Highway Patrol on UA-cam.
As an 11 year old, I was glued to my grandparents' 15" round screen Dumont console television set when Broderick Crawford and Highway Patrol aired.....Cisco Kid, too. My grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, too. My uncle, Dad's brother, bought a new '55 Buick. I was fascinated by the exploding postwar automotive industry and knew every new make and model on the road. My first car was a '53 Nash Rambler, red and black two tone with a Continental kit housing the spare tire on the back bumper. I've never gotten over my love for old cars. I own seven now having just added a thirty-one year old Bentley Mulsanne S to my auto insurance policy.
Never underestimate the power those seemingly SMALL events in our lives can lead to. The influence of this Fantastic TV show caused this man to replicate the car in homage To Broderick Crawford, brought HIM into contact with so MANY more people and has spread as much joy to others as it has to its owner. All because a small boy was influenced by a big man and a big car. A wonderful tribute to an amazing actor. Bravo.
Route 66 got me into a lifelong affair with Corvettes.
thanks for your comment, 10-4!
I used to run home from school everyday to see Highway Patrol when I was 6 years old. This is great..Thank You.
me too!
Not Only Did The Cars Have Class back then, but the people did, too. Great piece.
Yeah, getting so drunk that BC routinely passed out on the set while shooting. He never was allowed to drive a car except on a movie set with direct supervision. He is well known with MADD.
Some of the sets were shot with him laying on the floor, way too drunk to stand.
Numerous sources used i ncluding ImDB and wikipedia.
As a retired Law Enforcement Officer I can tell you that us older guys talked about this show lots. 10-4. Ironically it was on at 04:00 am locally and I would watch as I was suiting up for duty.
Strange how , they never responded to the scene of a traffic accident .
@@Jay-vr9ir So true. Always busy chasing smugglers and crooks.
Gary, you're one of a kind! Brought back memories. You made it all happen!
thank you 10-4!
Fantastic job on the restoration, I am 74 and would not miss this show for anything.
I'm 70 and remembered most Broderick with that Motorola microphone in his hand and instead of 10-4 He would say
"Ten pour"..😊, One of his deputy sidekicks was one of Robert Stacks sidekicks on the Untouchables..Loved both shows😊
'55 Buick. The car I learned to drive in. Fond memories there.
Watched this show a lot as a kid...Crawford always made me think of a bulldog that reared up on its hind legs and started speaking...but the cars were the bomb...
I watched those shows on our little black and white, round TV. I can still hear Broderick Crawford saying 10-4. Great time to be alive. I am now 72 and my country is going to hell.
I watched it at my grandmas house sitting on the floor in front of the TV, as grandma would say don't sit so close its bad for you
Me too. 1950's
I was an infant when Highway Patrol aired and I am sure my Dad watched it. I recently found the episodes on you tube and am hooked on them. My favorite car all these years is the 1956 Buick Roadmaster .
Loved 'Highway Patrol' as a kid, thanks for the memories! When life was simpler and easier just like the cars!
Amen......and just about everyone could be a decent shade tree mechanic ( as long as you had a good set of tools and a Haynes manual) You also had plenty of elbow room to get around the engine compartment and didn't need 20K worth of diagnostic equipment to repair/replace a fuel pump...those were the days.....
I found this VERY enjoyable...I was born in Pittsburgh in 1950, and recall the show very fondly as well
Distance this is just something else I really enjoyed it all the information and that car is great with it got started the boy with this man did to it was an unbelievable had a lot of fun thank you for posting
I was 8 years old when I got to watch Highway Patrol 10-4
GARY THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES
That's "Ten-pour"..😊 bye
Great job. Excellent video.
Born in '55, I watched the re-runs of "Highway Patrol" with my grandfather, a retired NYPD beat cop. I loved that tough, fast-talking, no nonsense character that Broderick Crawford portrayed.
Thank you for what you do. And, thank you for preserving the history and memories of a wonderful time in American history.
Broderick Crawford might have been a "tough guy", but he ran like a little girl! Check out "Highway Patrol" CLOSELY!
Great video Gary, thanks very much for posting it. The cars of those days had many faults, but God, they looked so SOLID.
This is a great story, because I, too, watched "Highway Patrol" with my grandma. When I went to college, in the early 70s, they were showing re-runs of the show in the late afternoon, and soon, I had the whole fraternity watching the show after classes. Finally, we decided that October 4th (10-4) should be "Broderick Crawford Day" on campus. We bought 50's suits and Fedora's from local thrift stores and we were the image of Dan Matthews! Awesome show.
My grandad had a 54, 55, and a 57 Buick, also a 58 Pontiac Chieftan. Man...seing those cars fully restored in the classic car websites brings back tears and memories. I have two classic cars my self, and Mr Goltz was spot on when he said in the telecast that when people see these cars, their response is "OFF THE HOOK", and when I drive either one of my classics, especially when I have them both in car shows @ the same time. I am 75 years in age and when Highway Patrol would air, I'm sitting right there to watch, and would never miss a telecast. This video was amazing. Thank You Mr Goltz!
10-4!
Brings back memories my parents had a 55 Buick. My dad worked for Buick in Flint at the time.
I remember taking a train to Kansas City to pick up the car. My uncle was an executive with Buick and my dad got a deal on what was then called a demonstrator. Thanks for the video.
Excellent video.....brought many smiles my way......Thanks so much!
Highway Patrol was a good show. I remember it when I was a kid. It was in reruns when I started to watch it in the late 50’s and early 60’s
I loved Highway Patrol and would watch it again.
I remember when the show was on CBS, I was born in 1948 so I was young and remember the car and the star. I was really upset when it folded and Broderick Crawford disappeared from the small screen.
I used to watch "Highway Patrol" every time it was on in the 1950's. Thanks for the memories.
Episodes are here on UA-cam now
@@emeyer6963 Yup, just spent the last couple of months re-watching them *Again*
great documentary....as a kid, I never missed an episode of "Highway Patrol".
Gary, Congratulations on your documentary of the 50's TV series Highway Patrol and your restored 1955 Buick.
Nice trip down Memory Lane, Gary. I loved the show. Broderick Crawford's rapid-fire speech was amazing, as was the use of a road block to fight every type of crime.
From reading the credits of episodes I learned that the position of "Audio Supervisor" was sometimes filled by Quinn Martin, who later formed QM Productions, the company that produced "The Fugitive," "The Streets of San Francisco," and other programs.
27:11 Dan Aykroyd can rapid-fire as well.
I think QM used Art Gilmore as its narrator/announcer, too!
My Grandfather loves Buicks i had one 85 back then and now 93 Lesabre.
Just fantastic, loved the show and Broderick Crawford ❤
Glad you enjoyed it, 10-4!
I enjoy watching Highway Patrol on UA-cam on nights I can't sleep ...Thank you Gary for your efforts with this documentary.
Mike Clark did an outstanding job on this!
Headquarters to 2150: Love the show and the cars. Great job on the video. Over.
So professionally and outstanding. You channeled ol Broderick perfectly. The opening theme was scary - like being yelled at by an authority figure. Love Buicks. Hope they don't go the way of Olds and Pontiac. Kudos
professional
Had a 55 Special. Rescued it from a farm field for $35. Drove it for a year. Had two heaters - one under the dash and one under the seat. In Wisconsin winter that was awesome!
I too LOVED Highway Patrol, and often mimicked Broderick's staccato commands. Who else could roll down an embankment in a fisticuffs dust up and have his fedora still on his head ? Da.... dunt.. da... doun
Thanks Gary for a very enjoyable video
Thatsright.idwaddletothecrookandbeathimup.Thenwaddlebacktothepatrolcar.
10-4 ?
Nice tribute video for the show I remember watching as a young kid. Well done. Also remember seeing those '55 Buicks on the road.
What a kind loving grandson you are for recognizing your beloved grandmother as the inspiration for your love of Highway Patrol. I'm sure she is looking down and smiling at her grandson!!! God bless you!!
she was very special to me
@@gsgoltz I can tell that she was by the way that you speak of her. Grandmothers are so special....My grandmother lived until 94 years of age and I still miss her everyday. She was a great inspiration to me also.
Thank you for a great video and a great channel. I was born in 1956 so I missed the original airing of Highway Patrol, but I still enjoy the reruns on UA-cam and MeTV. Thanks again for keeping the memory of this great show alive!!!!God bless, Blake
Wow! Just the other day I was chatting about those days growing up here in Michigan and Dad would say around 7:25 pm EST Hurry up it's almost time for "Lard Ass" . It was his and my favorite show of the week. Such great memories. 10-4 !
That's one of my top favorite shows. I bought the complete set of CDs. Every time I watch them, I know what's coming but they still are as good as the first time I saw them. Having an exact replica of the car to drive around in has to be awesome. I also think this was Broderick Crawford's best work.
I had a 54 Buick Super. I loved it, but never got around to restoring it.
Some ways I'm a little dissapointed by the modern features, but as a resto-mod It clicks all the boxes! I lost count of how many feel good moments there were in this but I certainly finished it with a happy spirit. :)
had to make it drivable, have put 80,000 miles on it!
Checks
Fantastic. I love watching Highway Patrol. Four years of Broderick Crawford. 10-4 10-4
thanks
@@gsgoltz I didn't know anyone was into Highway Patrol like I was. Mr. Goltz, your article was excellent. Parades, Buick cars, 10-4, "That's just dandy"
@@larryduncan1800 did you get the book? 10-4
@@gsgoltz Just noticed the Amazon address.
I watched the show as a kid in New Mexico for some time before we moved in November '60, right after I turned six years old. Broderick Crawford and this show is the direct reason that I went into ham radio! From the first time I saw Crawford standing outside his car talking on his radio I had a burning desire to have a radio in my car someday. It wasn't long after I started driving when I had one, and have never gone without one since. He influenced me that much!
Gary, what an excellent presentation, I really enjoyed it. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time to those good old days. Take care sir.
In Sandpoint,Idaho, they have a 'lost in the 50's' week every year in the summer. Do not remember time exactly. Since I lived there, I can tell you, it was exactly like the 50's.
Between love and madness lies Obsession. Yeah, but I loved the show too. 10-4 Gary.
Before my time a few years but have i seen em a million times and still watch them today? Of course!! Great presentation and most certainly a BEAUTIFUL BUICK!!!!
What JOY your video has provided me today. Yes, I watch Highway Patrol as a kid and remember it well. A WONDERFUL TIME!!. Thanks.
A real blast from the past! I remember watching Highway Patrol as a littlekid.Thanks for the video! R.K.
FREAKIN AWESOME. I LOVED THE OLD SERIES WHEN I WAS A KID, STILL LOVE OLD CARS. YOU DONE GOOD, BRO!! CLASS OF '67! NONE BETTER!
My dad had a Buick sedan and those fender exhaust accents really stood out. Those grills and hood ornaments. Then we got a 58 Buick Century wagon. Lots if Chome,and interior room. Oh them fantastic Buicks of the 50's.
Highway Patrol was the first to feature a generic police force operating in southern California. Dan Matthews headed the force and did whatever it needed to bringing justice and righting the wrongs of the day.
Hi, Gary, I enjoy Highway Patrol very much and I still watch it I was born in Penn hills in 1948.
my wife is the same age and from Turtle Creek!
@@gsgoltz I used to work at Longue Vue Club!
what a wonderful video. coincidentally, i have recently watched several dozen episodes of highway patrol, mostly because i really love the old cars. the episodes are super cheesy, produced strictly on the cheap, and are just fabulous. they used a '54 ford convertible over and over for a villain car, just hilarious! thanks for a great look at this moment in american tv.
Agree on the production value of these old shows, love watching the "Booper's" that went right threw to broadcasting,
Wonder how many of the 'extra' cars on the show were really the crews own vehicles??
The Ford panel van must have been part of the production crews van, same van in the shows it was used, and later had the roof rack added........All in all, great show for the times, and fun to watch today. Classic TV!!!
Yeah, use another brand of vehicle for the villains...
Reminds me that a grey Chevy Vega was in almost every episode of Rockford Files... probably for the crew to get around in... usually just parked, but in 3 or 4 episodes a character in the story drove it or got into or out of it...
Thanks for show on Highway Patrol. I loved that show and occasionally catch a repeat episode
This just goes to show that we can have a successful adult life without completely abandoning the “kid” inside. Excellent and congratulations!
I watch this every morning on METV, as I did as a kid, great shoe from the 1950s
That was great! I watched Highway Patrol with my grandmother as well when I was a kid. This brought back so many memories. Thanks Gary.
My favorite show growing up. I now have seasons 2,3 andd 4 on DVD and have watched the first season on You Tube. I love watching it now because of all the "old" new cars they used.
What a great story! Thank you so much.
Back in the day, 1955 The Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford was my favorite TV show, My family had just got our first TV set in late 1954, and I loved that series, I was eight years then, I grew up not far from you, Sharon Penn.
glad you liked the documentary, 10-4!
I'm from Australia....My father was a motor mechanic and a Buick man...We had a '38 and a '40 model (6 wheel equipment) both immaculate...I borrowed the '38 one night....Stoked up the ohv straight eight....I didn't know a car could go so fast!
Took a while to get wound up, though.
@@stevenredman1582 You're right!
This is awesome! Great background history about the series! I loved this show. Well done documentary Gary! 10-4!
I really enjoyed this. Well done, thanks. In the early 70's, Broderick Crawford made trips to Syracuse, N.Y. Twice he was involved in traffic accidents, at least one of which put him in the hospital. If he had your car, perhaps he could have gotten around more safely.
Born in 1958 - this was the first show I remember watching - and I was fascinated by the Big Buick driven by a Big Cop! The show was mesmerizing…
Thanks Gary. This was such a great reflection I remember so well. 10-4.
I remember the siren, and especially when it wound down.
2150 By
Gary........Thanks a bunch for this video. Really love the still of you and your dog from your days in Pittsburgh. and the story about your Grandmother
judo daddy. lets fake that chop next time.
Thank you so much for the trip back in time. I remember laying on the floor watching the show on a 14 inch screen.
I grew up in the now-GHETTO city of Stockton, CA. This is where "All the King's Men" was filmed... BOY did the old-timers have LOTS of stories about Crawford. He got around town, and he seemed to be a friendly guy. A lot of those people were extras in the downtown shooting. Alas, the "capital" building that was used in the film (the old courthouse) was razed in 1961.
Broaddrick Crawford always liked to say "Oh that's just dandy". 10-4, 10-4.
The 55’ Buick is my favorite and loved the show. I might’ve missed it I’ll have to watch again but another actor by the name of Stuart Whitman played a HP too. Awesome what you did with your life with this car. 👏
Thank you Gary for preserve this great tv show of my past I used to watch highway patrol every week I always love the 55 buick the show still come on every morning on me TV. at 5.00 am I'm now 67 years old and it just like seeing it when I was 6yrs old I littery had tears in my eyes bring back days of my childhood..thank you and 10.4.D.P.S.👌👌👍👎
I'm going to be 70 this year and still love that show 10-4!
Always watched these episodes on You Tube. Highway Patrol had great writers and great actors.
Love this! Been on a serious Highway Patrol binge for a while.
Same here. I discovered it on UA-cam last year and have been hooked ever since.
@@austx290 Me too. It's actually like a time capsule. History on film! I watch it everyday.
ME TV has Highway Patrol on.
Wow! What a super fan!! I was born in '59, but the show was on afternoons in the early '70's in Southern California and I couldn't wait to get home to watch it. Already, I was interested in how much California had already changed in only 15-17 years. Most of what appeared rural in the show, had already been built up. I guess I was always interested in the history of life around me. As for Buicks, when I moved to Utah in the late '80's, I bought a '54 Special. I think there were many similarities between '54 & '55 including the engines. But I loved that car. As a result, I grew to have a great appreciation for Buicks overall. Sad to see what they've become lately however... Thank you for the great video and memories!!
Excellent video. I used to watch it on Australian television after school. Few actors can talk that fast and still be clearly understood.
Thanks for all the work you did in making this video. The show was produced slightly before I was born but I have been watching it on UA-cam on and off the last 2 years. Was the passenger spotlight actually blue on the original 1955 production Buick? I always thought it was clear because it looks clear on the show.
It was clear but blue looks a lot better and Captains had the option of using blue, FYI.
Excellent video, Gary!!! Brings on extreme case of nostalgia. Love the 50’s cars. So much styling and individuality. Was kids we used to sit and identify each car coming two blocks away. Prettiest cars include 1957 Chevy and Ford, the Chrysler Corp fin cars late 50’s.
And your video brings to mind California and the appeal it had in the 1950’s.
My first car was a '57 Buick green two-tone. Built like a tank! Loved your video, very professionally made.
I grew up watching Highway Patrol Beaver Cleaver and later DRAGNET and ADAM 12. All in beautiful *Black and White.* Dad even had a 1954 Buick when I was 15 and would let me drive it to Camp Union when we'd go to the cabin. Those were the days. I enjoyed your presentation very much... I too like old things...
I remember watching reruns in the 60's. I loved watching the show. I'm also glad that the episodes can be found here on UA-cam. Yes, I loved this. I'm glad you had your car restored to Broderick Crawford's Car.
10-4, thanks
FANTASTIC. So happy I stumbled upon this. Very, very nice. Thank you for posting.
That was great Mr. Goltz! Thanks.
Great job all around. Born in 66 I still watch the highway patrol. Love the honest message it sent. We need a show nowadays with a respect and honesty message. The lost education of humanity on right and wrong for a civil society
That was a class-A video there. Well done. I love the car, would like to see more of it, especially the build. But, what you're doing there, the charity work, all class-A, dude. I was born in 1965, but Highway Patrol and Sea Hunt were still syndicated thru the early 70s, I remember watching them as a kid, and Rawhide as well. I'm guessing the car is worth a lot more than $36,000 now.
BRAVO!!!! Excellent, wonderful story, well done, Thank You.
Good Stuff! My favorite show, as a kid!
Gary is an A#1 class act (10-4) ...... Proud to consider him my friend
Ditto to you, 10-4!
I just loved it.
21-50 to Gary : Fantastic video, I loved it and now I will watch some episodes on cable .
Thank you for this video but more so for all you have done to maintain the memory and life of a great car, fantastic part of my youth and the man that made the Highway Patrol show come to lifeb in our living room. It would be a highlight of my life to see your restoration. To sit behind the wheel would be a dream. THANK YOU!
JUDO was big in the 60's.
This is also one of my favorite shows to
WOW. You are the biggest fan of any star out there. Absolutely magnificent. I’m 65 and remember watching that show. It’s all about the heart. This is really about your grandmother. Only love can produce this. Thank You for the memories. I loved it.
appreciate your comment
Sweet replication! All it needs is door posts.
Awesome Video. I remember when this series started on T V, always watched. Great Nostalgia & memories!!👍Love seeing the spectators on the parade route, laughing, cheering and waving! Thanks for sharing!👏👍 On a sad note😓, however, seeing the once beautiful California city scenes, some of which now, esp in L A & "FRISCO", have now deteriorated to below a "Third World" status!
A great piece by Gary. I watch Highway Patrol on you tube at every free chance. Its a time warp, to see the great 50s America. The best cars in the world and Dan Mathews was a legend. No nonsense Broderick, if only we can turn back to the golden age again.
Keeping the show and memory of Broderick Crawford alive! Show used two door sedans (post cars)
one of my favorite tv shows can remember when it cameout back then gm could build a car oh that cross frame
This car's out every 10/4 (Oct 4)in Hollywood, along with other local law enforcement cars, new & old. A really fun event, starts from the Fire Station/LAPD Hollywood office on Wilcox. The parade of cars heads up to Hollywood Blvd & down the blvd parade style & stops briefly at Brodericks star. Draws quite a crowd.
Awesome video, I'm 74 years old and in 1955 my father had a two tone 55 Buick Special, we did many trips on Route 66 to New Mexico to visit relatives, this car has a special place in my Heart, as my father was a car guy and a new car every two years, his next ar was a 1957 Ford Fairlane. My license plate says USART66 in honor of my father. Needless to say Highway Patrol with my favorite TV show at the time.
I owned a 1955 Buick special 2 door hardtop I bought from a family friend about 1965 for $175. I rode in it when I was 12 years old in 1955. One of my friends named at the Iron Pig, which was appropriate. It's served me well for perhaps 60000 Miles I gave it to a friend for almost nothing. He got some more use out of it until it finally died somewhere in Chicago with probably 160 or 170,000 miles. Rest in peace Iron Pig.