Starsky & Hutch 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
1970s in television "Police Story". (The latter was a one-hour anthology series with no real regulars.) Among 1970s TV producers, however, it was Aaron Spelling who would go on to be perhaps, according to an article written by Michael Idato for "The Sydney Morning Herald", "the most prolific producer in TV history." Like Quinn Martin, Spelling was known for producing crime dramas ("S.W.A.T.", "Starsky & Hutch"). However, Spelling also produced more escapist fare as represented by the likes of "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", and even the private-eye opus "Charlie's Angels". There was also "Family", a socially relevant hour-long series which would win