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
Raymond Allen (television actor) Raymond Allen (television actor) Raymond Gilmore Allen (born March 5, 1929) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearances on television during the 1970s. He had recurring roles as Ned the Wino on "Good Times", as Aunt Esther's husband, Woodrow "Woody" Anderson on the NBC sitcom series "Sanford and Son", and as mechanic Merle the Earl on "Starsky and Hutch". He reprised his role as Uncle Woody Anderson in the "Sanford and Son" spin-off, "The Sanford Arms". Allen also made guest appearances on "The Jeffersons", "What's Happening!!", "The Love Boat" and the film "Wattstax". Allen has not