The STAR and the CAR - "How Broderick Crawford and a '55 Buick Changed My Life" with GARY GOLTZ
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- 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!
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!
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😊
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!
Gary, you're one of a kind! Brought back memories. You made it all happen!
thank you 10-4!
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.
I still watch Highway Patrol on TH-cam.
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
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.....
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 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 .
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
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!
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.
'55 Buick. The car I learned to drive in. Fond memories there.
I was 8 years old when I got to watch Highway Patrol 10-4
GARY THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES
That's "Ten-pour"..😊 bye
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.
I used to watch "Highway Patrol" every time it was on in the 1950's. Thanks for the memories.
Episodes are here on TH-cam now
@@emeyer6963 Yup, just spent the last couple of months re-watching them *Again*
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.
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!
I enjoy watching Highway Patrol on TH-cam on nights I can't sleep ...Thank you Gary for your efforts with this documentary.
Mike Clark did an outstanding job on this!
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 TH-cam and MeTV. Thanks again for keeping the memory of this great show alive!!!!God bless, Blake
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!
Excellent video.....brought many smiles my way......Thanks so much!
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.
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
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 ?
Gary, Congratulations on your documentary of the 50's TV series Highway Patrol and your restored 1955 Buick.
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.
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...
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
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!
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.
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
Nice tribute video for the show I remember watching as a young kid. Well done. Also remember seeing those '55 Buicks on the road.
I had a 54 Buick Super. I loved it, but never got around to restoring it.
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 just goes to show that we can have a successful adult life without completely abandoning the “kid” inside. Excellent and congratulations!
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.
great documentary....as a kid, I never missed an episode of "Highway Patrol".
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.
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!
This is awesome! Great background history about the series! I loved this show. Well done documentary Gary! 10-4!
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!!!!
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.
I loved Highway Patrol and would watch it again.
My Grandfather loves Buicks i had one 85 back then and now 93 Lesabre.
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 !
Thanks for show on Highway Patrol. I loved that show and occasionally catch a repeat episode
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 TH-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.
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. 👏
I remember the siren, and especially when it wound down.
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A real blast from the past! I remember watching Highway Patrol as a littlekid.Thanks for the video! R.K.
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
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!!
What JOY your video has provided me today. Yes, I watch Highway Patrol as a kid and remember it well. A WONDERFUL TIME!!. Thanks.
Love this! Been on a serious Highway Patrol binge for a while.
Same here. I discovered it on TH-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. 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.
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Between love and madness lies Obsession. Yeah, but I loved the show too. 10-4 Gary.
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.
Thanks Gary. This was such a great reflection I remember so well. 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.
Thank you so much for the trip back in time. I remember laying on the floor watching the show on a 14 inch screen.
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.
My first car was a '57 Buick green two-tone. Built like a tank! Loved your video, very professionally made.
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 TH-cam. Yes, I loved this. I'm glad you had your car restored to Broderick Crawford's Car.
10-4, thanks
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.
What a great story! Thank you so much.
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.
This is a wonderful video. Thanks for the information and the great memories.
10-4
21-50 to Gary : Fantastic video, I loved it and now I will watch some episodes on cable .
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.
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.
Excellent video. I used to watch it on Australian television after school. Few actors can talk that fast and still be clearly understood.
BRAVO!!!! Excellent, wonderful story, well done, Thank You.
I was 16 years old in 1969 and I had a two tone green and white, 1955 buick 2 door hardtop that I paid $75 for it , i would spend hours doing burnouts in that ole buick, driving backwards in reverse and then floor the gas pedal and drop her down in drive and do burnouts after burnouts after burnouts ,
My friends would hang out the back windows to watch the tires smoking.
I tried to kill that car the summer 69.
I couldn't do it! I abused it and sold it to my neighbor for 50 bucks, it kept on running . One day me and my 3 buddies skipped high school and we pooled all the money we had in our pockets and come up with 75 cents total, we drove that car all day and all night, all over des Moines ,
Those were the days my friend.
I love the ole highway patrol show , I am thoroughly enjoying them again, thank you.
Great video! Thanks, Gary! One of my favorite Buicks is the 1958 and I see they used one in several episodes.
I just loved it.
Thank you for a great story! I love the show and if I can I watch it daily!
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.
This is very well done very enjoyable
Just happened across this great video. Excellent job. I very well remember watching Broderick Crawford starring in Highway Patrol on our family's small screen black and white TV. To me, it was like yesterday.
Regards,
John
FANTASTIC. So happy I stumbled upon this. Very, very nice. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for sharing, I was also fan of the series. As I am watching, an event you note brings back a lot of memories! I was an NBC PAGE in Burbank. The week Brodrick hosted SNL I was in NY and at the series, what a great time I had. I had full access, so got to meet everyone! The musical guest was Dr. John, who was one of y mom's clients, small word. Also running around backstage that night was Linda Ronstadt!
Great video, Gary. Glad to see how much you are enjoying the Buick.- Bruno
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Back in the early 1970's I met a fellow that had a ex CHP 55 Buick Century 2 dr. post. It had the 322 engine wIth a 3 speed manual transmission. Being a young man he would race other fellows with other cars around the same age. The Buick was a little slow off the starting line, but once it was rolling, the torque took over it would run hard. Steve the owner had bought the car from a man believe it or not was named Charlie Crawford a local garbage man. Charlie had bought the car at a auction after the CHP had retired the car. Charlie drove the car from Napa California to Tijuana Mexico one summer where he spent several days in a bar drinking. The bar had tables with pink table cloths and gray napkins. Before returning to Napa, Charlie went to a paint shop in TJ and had the car painted pink with gray seat covers. The car wound up at Brian's Salvage and Junk a scarp yard in American Canyon a town between Napa and Vallejo and was scrapped in about 1979. Brian who was a friend of Steve saved the bellhousing, std.flywheel, clutch and manual transmission, the rest of the car was sent to Japan for it's scrap metal. Brians Abbott who owns the salvage yard he started in 1953 knows the history of the car and may still have the std. shift setup. Brian's Salvage in American Canyon phone number is 1-707-642-5408. I have a copy of a car magazine with the whole story of the CHP ordering 1955 Buick's for patrol cars. Half with auto trans and half with manual trans.
Thanks so much for telling about this. I just called and spoke to Brian!
Packed full of interesting information and action- I love it!
Shalom and Thank you Mr. Goltz. Being a big Matthew Broderick and Highway Patrol fan this very informative show has answered all of the questions l had about the show. Thank you so much. I've also became a subscriber.
This is the best show i have ever seen on youtube. thank I had a great time watching this . 2150 bye
My dad and I always watched California Highway Patrol. My dad admired Broderick's style. Living in the backwoods of Montana where snow was on the ground most of the year, I was mesmerized by the California towns and landscape. I moved to Los Angeles upon finishing college...I was there before the graduation ceremony took place. I still enjoy watching the old episodes. I wish I would imitate Broderick Crawford but there was only one of him.
That was great Mr. Goltz! Thanks.
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.
Sweet replication! All it needs is door posts.
Well done, sir!
one of my favorite tv shows can remember when it cameout back then gm could build a car oh that cross frame
GARY---THANK YOU----I enjoyed the TV show and Mr Crawford----it was one of my top shows when it comes to my memories of being a boy back in that era. I started as a junior firefighter in 1964---retired as a professional firefighter last November----after 46 years with the same department that I was hired on after my USAF discharge in 1972. I used to have a 1948 Plymouth fire chief's car and participated in all kinds of parades and events----so I know how much fun you are having with your tribute Buick. As a side note--I do still have a top of the line 1994 BUICK ROADMASTER Station wagon--strictly a LUXURY LAND YACHT. Thank you for the excellent video----thank you for the memories----and my sincere best wishes go out to you.