As a kid my dad liked "77 Sunset Strip" so that's what we watched. I didn't care anything about the detectives but sure liked "Kool Kookie" and his hot rod. Several years ago I got interested in '50s TV reruns after seeing Perry Mason and tried to find 77 Sunset Strip but it was not offered at the time. But now it's on and of course I watch it. The problem is the only "Kookie Car" I remember was the Grabowski T-Bucket but in the episodes I have been watching he is driving a Model A 2-door Phaeton hot rod. I just don't remember seeing it on TV in the '50s or in any magazine coverage. Who owned it and does it still exist?
I watched it pretty religiously as a kid, for the same reasons you did. Only rod I remember Kookie wheeling was Norm's.
I will try that. It is really a nice looking car. Full fendered with full hood and the top always down. It certainly has a V-8 but so far no shots under the hood.
They are running the episodes in chronological order. 1960 is the copyright date they were running when the series reruns started and now up to 1961. He is working for the agency, no longer a valet parker. But he is still combing his hair a lot and using hippy slang. Really brings back memories of a different time.
As I recall, the "Hot Rod" did not appear in any episodes after 1960. I recently saw Norm in his T in an opening sequence of Peter Gunn.
@frank spittle some info and pics on that car here in thread by Hamber @nostalgia59 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/77-sunset-strip-other-hotrod.177950/
I am snooping for better pics but these are ones @nostalgia59 posted...there were no others but there also is the information related as well...
Yep, that's the way I remember it ! '31 deluxe 2 door phaeton. light color & white walls ! I watched that show religiously !
This is the episode gleaned from @TSKieffer's post...Episode 'The Chrome Coffin' and it features the Tub and a pretty influential T Builder's T The Chrome Coffin...If you right click on the Video you can choose full screen... Hotrod scenes at 0:45 sec 12:00min 28:26min Also in the episode was a cool T Bucket created by... Martin Hollmann Dec. 1940 to Oct. 2012 Life legacy President of Aircraft Designs, Inc. He built many Hotrods including The Chrome Coffin https://www.tbucketplans.com/marty-hollmanns-hugely-influential-t-bucket/
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