Kojak's car
Does anyone know, what car Kojak drives in the first season? I only know, that it must be a Buick, but which one exactly?
shareafter a few inquiries on the internet, I have learned that it is a Buick Regal, but not sure how many year models they used
shareLooks like it was a 68' Buick Regal.
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Sorry, but I dont think so.. it was a 1973 model
shareIt was a 1973 Century
sharefunny thing you should mention that, i just thought the other day that it would be fun to check out the kojak movies from the mid 1980's, early 90's (i got them on tape.), to see how much has changed from the 1970's series.
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No, it was a brown 1974 Buick Century. There was a 1973 model used in the first 2 episodes of the first season (the grille, taillights & bumper were different). However, he stayed with the brown '74 throughout the series run, except for some shot on location in NYC that used a orange/tan '75 Century. And Crocker mostly drove a 1974 Century too, only it was blue. I'll get even more arcane. In the first season, Kojak's car had whitewalls and each following year they were blackwalls.
Footnote to Kojak's Buick: When the series was on the air in the 70's Corgi Toys did a nice model of the car with a figure of Kojak behind the wheel firing a pistol presumably at a fleeing perp. The model was recently re-issued (about 3/4 years ago) and can be found quite frequently on Ebay at varying prices. One thing to note: I believe the diecast model was based on the first season '73 Buick Regal and the color scheme is almost a tan color (like the version of the car Savalas drove in NYC). The 'main' Buick was almost a Chocolate Brown in color -- based on viewing the DVDs.
shareI drove the exact same car in the 1980's from my parents in 1986 it was a two door instead of a four...same color 1975...everytime I watch I see the car on Kojak I cant believe it. My ol friend smashed into it last day of high school 1988 and was totaled
shareDoes anyone know a specific episode featuring the orange/tan car? That is the one I remembered (probably because I had the toy that came out in the 70s and it was a Regal painted in that color). I recently re-discovered Kojak re-runs on a local channel, and was suprised to see the brown Century, when what I remembered was an orange Regal. Thanks.
shareS4: E1, "Birthday Party"
shareA car so damn fugly, not even KOJAK could make it cool! :-p
shareFugly car? I beg to differ, I think it's damn nice! A cop car can't be too flashy, yet the Century has a certain coolness and is "right" for the that golden age of carmaking.
shareI think he meant the Saperstein's orange/yellow car.
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