Classic Cars of Adam-12 (Season 1)

Adam-12 is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb and produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol Los Angeles in their police cruiser, assigned the call sign "1-Adam-12". Adam-12 stars Martin Milner and Kent McCord, with several recurring co-stars, the most frequent being William Boyett and Gary Crosby. The series ran over seven seasons from September 21, 1968, until May 20, 1975.
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Set in the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division, Adam-12 follows police officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) as they patrol Los Angeles. The plots of most episodes follow Malloy and Reed as they handle the various calls for service that they are assigned to or come across, ranging from intense incidents such as pursuits, standoffs, shootouts, hostage-takings, gang violence, terrorism, and undercover assignments, to the mundane (and far more common) routine happenings like traffic stops, disputes, disturbances, narcotics crimes, DUI arrests, fights, and thefts.

[@blockcl]

A car based show with a lot of great rides in cameo appearances. We didn't know how good we had it until it was gone.

[@1972Ray]

It's on everyday where we live, a channel called ME TV. Adam 12, Andy of Mayberry, Chips, MASH....

[@Porsche996driver]

@@1972Ray Exactly, we can watch these shows more now actually ha. Same with music it’s all a click away.

[@Tacomadome24]

Born in 65. this was my favorite police drama ever as a kid! And as a car lover...all the better.

[@Porsche996driver]

‘64 here ha. Used to watch this with my dad. We lived close to a lot of the neighborhood locations. We also watched The FBI, seems like that was Sunday nights before the Mystery Movie ha

[@davidallen5776]

@@Tacomadome24 Agreed.

[@pthef.c.8218]

I don’t watch TV much anymore but when I do I watch it for the old school muscle cars. Thanks for the great video.

[@mattkramer4132]

There was a lot of crime on the Universal Studios backlot at that time, and Reed & Malloy could barely keep it in under control!

[@rods6405]

That's what i thought I was waiting for dirty harry to walk into frame!

[@nicholasklangos9704]

So true, I was waiting for Batman in the 68 Batmobile to save the day! Didn’t they have a cameo in the second season?! Malloy “Thanks for the help.” Batman “Happy to assist officers, To the Batmobile Robin!” They run off. Reed, “Who was that masked man?” Malloy, “No clue...”

[@kb1kos]

The classic cars is the main reason I watch that show every day.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

And spotting vintage gas stations and other roadside businesses.

[@davidallen5776]

@@kb1kos I concur.

[@JosephStately]

@@WAL_DC-6B And the low gas prices

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@JosephStately Yes, even for California.

[@user-pgchargerse71]

Never thought I'd hear "high speed chase" and '61 Falcon in the same sentence.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

The 1961 Ford Falcon was equipped with special equipment to help the criminals to evade the police as they do their criminal activities . Heh ! They seamed to have pursed more than their share of what turned out to be hot women wearing short dresses , just like the old automobile commercials in the old days .

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Must have had the big 170 Special.

[@rods6405]

@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus In Australia they were badged and called 170 Pursuit Six! The badge had 2 checkered flags!

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

@@rods6405 You guys have come a long way from that to 1,500 HP burnout cars!

[@highgate4767]

@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus An aunt of mine had a '61 Comet with that engine. Not much on speed.

[@phoenixtypewriter2136]

. 11:28 - Otis drove all the way from Mayberry to be on Adam-12 .

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

in a 1968 monza convertible note the tail pipe 140 hp 4x1 carb had dual exhaust 11:16

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

@@youtubecarspottersguide1 yea the hot rod model

[@wyattdean5658]

...but Andy no ticket.....just a cow.

[@DTD110865]

@@youtubecarspottersguide1 How does a guy who spends that much money and time drinking get a car like that, let alone the gas money to go cross country?

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

@@DTD110865 true maybe its a hertz rent a car

[@davidstranz438]

Hated to see that ‘59 flattop Buick wrecked.

[@turbo8454]

Back then it was just an old worthless car.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

davidstranz438 If you look closely. You will see that the windshield has been removed.

[@allenwayne2033]

Yep, me too!

[@tommurphy4307]

cash4clunkers

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

davidstranz438 I was watching a rerun of "CHiPs" today. And that same stretch of river bed was in one of the scenes.

[@James-yg6em]

Watched it as a kid with dad

[@Brianscoronet]

The main reason i watched Adam 12 was to see all the great classic cars, hardly any imports

[@frankfarago2825]

Tons of imports in this show, all of them considered classics by now.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

At 11:41 married man Reed is driving an old 1963 Ford Falcon while bachelor Malloy shows up in his brand new 1968 Ford Mustang . They know how to stick it to married men !

[@RedBud315]

Albeit I do remember an episode where Reed and his wife are going to meet Mallow and his GF for the night and he was driving a pretty sweet Blue C2 Corvette.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

@@RedBud315 Married man Reed must have made a great trade in . Ha!

[@DanEBoyd]

Hah, in '68, my Dad helped my Mom buy her first new car, a '68 Mustang convertible - but it was a six cylinder. He drove it much of the time, too.

[@nicholasklangos9704]

Yeah funny, even funnier is in the late 90s one of my best friends bought a 1963 Ford Fairlain with a mid engine it was black with red interior it was in great shape and he loved that car although a lot of our coworkers gave him crap for it!!

[@tommurphy4307]

the '63 sprint ragtops are worth a grip now.

[@jameskwaka]

Geees...those cars. All worth bucketloads today.

[@davidschaadt3460]

My brother and I junked lots of cars like that. A real thrill getting $30 bucks each for scrap.

[@JosephStately]

I remember watching this growing up when it premiered. Watching the reruns now and seeing all the great cars makes it even better. It's kind of cool to see how cheap gas was back then when they were out on patrol.

[@nlpnt]

I'm not from LA but I recognize Silver Lake Reservoir where they pulled over the Jag. That and a whole lot of the Universal backlot.

[@RedBud315]

I lived in that neighborhood for about 6 years so it was easy for me but, pretty cool you spotted that.

[@memphistenn77]

So many awesome cars and everything else

[@DanielEDugger]

I have watched these shows so many times on Me TV I was calling out cars before they came on screen,😮😊, I am pathetic!😢, no life 😅, but I do love those cars!, great job 👍❤😂

[@samhicks7568]

I really liked that show.

[@IanHotson]

Somebody better call Andy Griffith back in Mayberry and get his goddamn Otis under control LOL damn it I love this show when I was a kid that an emergency, it was great entertainment back in the day😊😊

[@charlievogler8520]

Thank you for the video I love Adam-12 😊👍

[@davidallen5776]

Our lives made much more sense back then than they do now!

[@glen7201]

At the 2:16 point,you will see the white over gold Mustang that was probably on the show more than anything else,it was in numerous episodes.

[@LulaRoberts]

I enjoy your videos. They are different from the other ones KZbin.

[@hollisconant2566]

some of the best cars ever made

[@angelapritula9516]

I’m so glad I found your channel. I love looking at all of the great cars that were on the road while I was growing up in the 60s. Especially Adam 12, my dad loved cop shows and this was one of his favorites. Another great show with a lot of different sets of wheels is the Mod Squad. The first ride of the trio was an iconic 1950 Woody wagon that met a sad end, followed by a variety of Mopar muscle. Throughout the series, there were other cars that were prominently displayed… Corvette stingray convertibles and Rolls Royces just to name a few and plenty of motorcycles as well. The series it has 126 episodes so it’s a lot to go through but worth it just to check out all of the great cars.

[@georgegbalzano9239]

I actually MET both of these guys at a car show in Boston in 1974. Got their Autographs. I was only 12 at the time. Wish I still had those autographs, They were stolen from me about 10 years ago.

[@madmike2624]

If you're a fan of Adam-12, ME-TV from 5 till 6 (2 episodes) and FETV from 6 till 7 again. 2 episodes, all times eastern.

[@Oldskul-iz4om]

Apparently, you were reading my mind!! I've been re-watching Adam-12 over the last year or so, not because of the storylines (some were good, some not so good), but because of the incredible cars shown in the background, and sometimes as main vehicles on the show!! I'm very happy and appreciative that you are doing this type of video series!!!! I am now a subscriber!!

[@mt3311]

I watch it to catch street signs and try and see what they look like now. I already know the cars, they are cool too.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Yea I grew up watching this show & still watch it on MeTV every day

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

@@mt3311 I do too, I watch for certain things then Google maps to see the areas now especially since I live in the south & have never been to Cali but there have been many movies & TV shows made here where I live in Georgia & I been in a couple from the 70s & 80s like Dukes of Hazzard, Cannonball Run, Heat of the Night

[@paralyzes]

The CG voice over to Imitate Reed and Malloy is pretty good.

[@varioushardcore]

Yes, but the estate of Martin Milner and legal representation for Kent McCord should be issuing a 'cease and desist' letter jointly for infringing on their respective intellectual property.

[@lancomedic]

4:44 Man I hated those Ferno model 30 stretchers back then. Hard to believe we’ve gone from that to electric self loading ones today.

[@DalyTheThird]

One of my all-time favorite television shows. Thanks for making this!

[@nicholasklangos9704]

My mom had a 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Station wagon through much of the 70s. It was metallic bright blue, with lots of chrome, and the front end looked like the Adam 12 car 🚙 with a wagon back end it was really basic with a 318 2 barrel and was quick and comfortable for a wagon. It was my first car in my junior year and I had a lot of fun times in that car, I installed a custom stereo system with amp and 8 track and quad speakers I even installed triaxials in the hard bed in back that I could raise and blast rock at parties at the lake, etc even put a thin mattress in back and blankets to take dates to the drive in, had a LOT of dates back there!! If that car could talk my mom would have been shocked!! 😂

[@davidschaadt3460]

Love that show....and the cars.

[@DavidSmith-rc7hs]

The cars of mission impossible would be a great one as they were known to have a few Mopar muscle cars on that show.....great job😊

[@doubledrats235]

I used to watch this show and many others along with movies on TV with my dad (RIP). He was a car guy and taught me a lot. Dad would call out the year make and model of all the cars he saw and also give me info about them.

[@1972Ray]

It's great, Chips is another show with a lot of cars.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

1972Ray So was another Jack Webb show. Emergency. A1969 Chevy Camaro SS shows up a bunch along with a olive drab 1967 or older VW Bus. And a truck that was Roy Desoto's a 1969/1972 dark blue Chevy long bed.

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

The difference with Chips,is every time Ponch and John,try to pull over a car,there are a least ten cars and trucks that are involved in a highly improbable spectacular accident.

[@paktype]

I like how the narrators sound like Malloy and Reed

[@BobSebring]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@georgegbalzano9239]

Is it just ME, or did that '59 Buick HAVE NO WINDSHIELD in it when it crashed??? Those Buicks had HOT motors, but were they known for BLOWING UP TOO???

[@DanEBoyd]

Spotted that too.

[@RedBud315]

Pete! Pete! Pete! You should have taken the 911 Targa. I was lucky enough to grow up in 60's-70's Hollywood and got to see quite a bit of location filming and I think Adam-12 was probably the one I saw the most.

[@joemuncie9187]

60's cars were great

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

Absolutely wonderful , This is what I remember as a kid seeing all these old cars . Love it ! Thank You.

[@DTD110865]

Ahh, Melody Patterson. Looking better here than as Wrangler Jane on F-Troop.

[@jefferyhorton7496]

A lot of the full size luxury cars and wagons with huge engines could really move! They were what we called “grannies’ hot rods”.

[@01FozzyS]

One of my favorite cop shows even to this date. I have a season or two of dvd sets. lol

[@CarlDraper]

that first speech reminds me of the Blues Brothers...same sort of voice,.. it's got cop brakes, cop engine etc :D

[@62Madison]

Great show, extra enjoyable for car spotting, but in some episodes you can also spot the yellow brown air - the kind of pollution that I would loose my voice and great a massive headache. Every thing wasn’t great in the ‘good old days’!

[@newdefsys]

Its amazing how modern looking that 911 S is. It must have been a sight to behold in 1968

[@jamesstetz9884]

Not really…

[@davidkastin4240]

Great video. It's still one of my favorite shows. How about doing season 2?

[@57buickcentury]

Looking forward to more! Hope you can do the Classic Cars of Batman 1966 soon (watch for the green English Humber sedan that shows up in the background over and over again)!

[@rolandgard6984]

Love to have a 68,69,or 70 Belvedere with the pursuit package.They were four door Road Runners.

[@reynard61]

"Snake in the Trunk" Ford Sunliner: They didn't find a snake, but they found lots of grass... 😏

[@joemasse4568]

Reed off duty was driving a 1961 corvette? Very cool car,like Rt.66.

[@mraudio]

That was Kent McCord's actual car...

[@davidnipper78]

I'd love to have the 1966 Buick Riviera.

[@jons.6216]

Ooh! I love it! Around 5:35 they pass by a 1960s Dairy Queen! I'd forgotten about how their signs used to look like that! One thing I got a kick out of watching this show for several seasons was their constant use of "Ocean, Ida Victor" as a combination of the letters on many of the licence plates they were calling in! Haha!

[@garymckee63]

The Otis bit was good 👍 driving from North Carolina, obviously drunk all the way 🙂🙃

[@reynard61]

4:03: I would swear that that particular street set was used multiple times in "The Green Hornet" TV show. I can almost see the Black Beauty peeling rubber through there... (How awesome would it be seeing Malloy and Reed in ADAM-12 pursuing the Green Hornet and Kato in the Black Beauty through there? 😏 )

[@gregjo5141]

New subscriber here.👋 Love the format, I saw one of your videos yesterday "the Brady bunch" and thought to myself, I i wonder if you have any Adam 12 because they had so many great cars. Well you do so I'm wondering about an episode with 2 Camaro's racing that both ended up crashing. I remember when I was a kid i almost cried because Camaro's have always been my favorite. If I recall there was a '68 & '69 IDK it's been decades. Anyway thanks for these vids I'm going to start checking them out. Oh and I like the way you have the narrators sound like Reed and McCoy.

[@danr1920]

Impressive you got the year of the Corvair correct. Very very few changes between 1965 - 69.

[@rgs4x]

Martin Milner's 1967 Mustang that was gold with a white top was a background car in many episodes.

[@varioushardcore]

Although Malloy might have driven the car in one episode, I always read it was somebody's from the crew; Possibly Kent McCord's stand-in/extra, purportedly a guy named Lee Kass.

[@richardrice8076]

1:02 behind the Kelvinator: a '62 Buick, a 1st gen Mustang and a '65 Chevy1:20 a '57 Dodge 1:24 '64-'66 T Bird1:26 '57-'58 De Soto 2:07 '61 Dodge wagon.2:17 a '67 'Stang ahead of a '66 Riviera. 4:50 in the background: a '58 T bird, a '65 Valiant, a Dodge van pop up camper and a late '50's Chevy p/u.5:32 behind the truck a '65 Cadillac and a '56 Chevy.6:25 in order: a '64 Cadillac, '66 Chevelle and a mid '60's AMC 6:37 a red corvair, a '56 Chevy and a Greenbrier(Corvair) van.8:45 a '61 Cadillac 8:53 a early '60's Lincoln 11:05 in front a '65 Mustang and a '65 Impala 12:11 another mid '60's AMC ambassador. Wish I could a little more specific on the years, some I'm not too familiar with, some are easier to id in person.

[@rods6405]

There's always one isn't there! Well Done!

[@TheSaturnV]

8:37 Busted for 2oz of shredded green paper!!!

[@DSC800]

I know Malloy couldn't be corrupted, but Penny the blonde and a 911 Targa, let's be real.

[@vm722]

Life before meth and Fentanol

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

vm722 Yeah just pot, heroin, speed ,lsd, upper's, downers. Yes I'm a 1960's kid. Born and raised in Orange County, CA.

[@Colorado_Native]

At 1:55 the 1959 Buick lost the windshield.

[@madmike2624]

Great catch!! They must have removed it for the stunt driver because it did not pop out that I could tell.

[@ScarlettFire341]

In the TV show it's back in - in the next scene then missing AGAIN lol

[@BrettBowlin-c9c]

Unlike Chips! that had a rotation of the same10 cars in every highway scene for 6 seasons. Still loved any show with cars as a kid.

[@jeffchristie-od5gu]

That's indicative of how boring an STO job is, vs doing real police work. Traffic is where they start; traffic is where they retire - in the same rank & routine they've been in for the past several years

[@Vankeith-u6x]

The voices in the background sound very much like Martin Miner and Kent McCord.

[@electricman523]

Enzo Ferrari said the E-Type Jag was the prettiest car he'd ever seen.

[@Scott-ri2sy]

my buddy was on American pickers with his dad 67 Jaguar Xke series 1 convertible

[@HOTICE976]

That was wonderful. One of your best yet. Could you do one on Perry Mason, please.

[@ScarlettFire341]

Highway Patrol is GREAT with the Cars as well

[@fitzfitzgerald1110]

Amazing how you were able to synth those voices. The vid is good enough so that I feel like I dreampt it

[@kevinhamblin951]

Had a friend telling the story in 1975 some years earlier he had a Jaguar XKE he said someone backed into the front end of his Jag and the entire front hood had to be replaced ……$ 1200.00 for an 100% aluminum hood probably cost 10-20 grand now 😊 Thanks Fusion Kidd😊

[@30pvfd]

Because of this show is why I became a Leo 👍👍

[@jeffking4176]

Very cool - and I recognize the voices. I watched as a kid. [ I also have the series on DVD]. Excellent show ❗️ The thing is, that few of these cars were “classics “ at the time. Just common everyday cars. HOW TIME FLIES ❗️ 🚗🙂

[@kdryan21]

No one ever mentions the gold Mustang with the white top. It as in almost every episode of the first two seasons.

[@johnmunns5964]

Bonus seeing Melody Patterson👍👍

[@MoparMissileDivision]

No mention of the gold and white Mustang that must have been owned by someone from the series that was in every single episode of you keep your eye out for it!

[@robertdavis5714]

Nice Production, Otis played a drunk on this show, did not know this. No VW Hippie Bus with talking Bird "Down with the Pigs"

[@madmike2624]

Very good content my brother!!!

[@hagerty1952]

Nice re-creation of Jack Webb's voice! BTW, it's a "1967 E-Type," not "XKE."

[@patrickallsman4753]

They didn't mention the 1959 Cadillac--a white Series 62 Four Window Sedan--which appears in the background of several episodes.

[@tectorgorch8698]

Okay, now I get it.

[@DanEBoyd]

From 4:29 to 4:45, you missed the 1968 Chevelle SS396. It's gold with a black vinyl top.

[@RobertGregory-ix6hs]

I like 👍 these type car 🚗 that was on the series I think 🤔 they are so neat 😮

[@CycolacFan]

They loved covering over the badges on those old Fords…

[@lastnamefirstname7950]

That was Cool

[@mitchf1508]

All great cars they drove, pulled over and the ones in the background during their entire run.. Didn't care too much for the AMC Matador's they had to use near the end of the run, but hey... Pete was very proud of his brand new one.. Why he gave up the 68 Mustang convertible I'll never know! You could always tell who sponsored the vehicles in any of the popular shows of that era by how many of them you would see in all the scenes!

[@Scott-ri2sy]

groovy cars

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

It kinda sounds like Malloy and Reed doing the narrating.

[@CarlSwanson-e7f]

Reed and Malloy chasing the law breakers in the Plymouth satellite. Then when the switch to the AMC matador.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

This vlogger seems to find voice actors that sound similar to the series regulars like Reed and Malloy . While others are concentrating on the vintage cars !

[@markcrew3696]

How in the world did you do their voices?

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 😊

[@russellmiles2861]

With the only black Police officer the Plymouth. This was a fun show shown at family hour with nothing controversial except the lads using the Plymouth to pick up a Christmas tree one episode. The writers clearly had fun inserting reference to how bland the show is: with Officer Molly quibbing in another episode "that life would be dull if we were all the same" cracking one of his rare smiles.

[@Caleb-ee2nt]

Back in the day when everyone was slim, lean and healthy.

[@mikemichaud5048]

They couldn't catch up to a 61 falcon?😥

[@stvitalkid7981]

There was one episode, not sure which season, in which there was a beautiful white 66 Charger parked in front of a Shell station. It was just there as background but it could not have looked any better if it had been staged there by the Chrysler marketing staff. Ok, maybe it was staged there but it sure was eye catching!

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

cool show . dragnet , and streets of sfo where also my favorites , have you done the Dorris day show and that girl ?

[@andyhamilton8940]

Lots of riff raff in Mayberry and Mayfield😅

[@harryeames6200]

All seasons and episodes of adam 12 are lousy for downloading!!

[@mexicanspec]

9:16 1968 was the last time California use pink as a color for the registration tags. There is one right there.

[@davidcantwell2489]

As much as liked Adam 12 they were bested by Chips when Ponch & Baker pulled over Broderick Crawford for speeding.