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
Starsky & Hutch & Hutch" was moved to Saturday night for the second season and was up against tough competition on CBS with the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" followed by "The Bob Newhart Show". NBC had the NBC "Saturday Night Movie". Although the show lost some of their viewers from the move from the Wednesday night time slot from the previous season, "Starsky & Hutch" held its own, finishing #34 with a 19.6 rating in the Nielsens. In 1977, a rising concern in America about violence on TV, along with Glaser's own concerns about the level of violence in the series, forced the