A good plan on theory but was doomed to failure, especially since the car thieves left too many clues in close proximity to their farm.. but they did manage to hijack an auto transport truck carrying a 3 brand new Mopars; a 1957 Desoto Fireflite 4-door, a 1957 Dodge complete with Lancer 4-bar wheel covers, and a 1957 Imperial. From there they attempted to disguise the cars for a quick sale by adding dings and dents with a hammer, dirtying them up with grease, and changing out the brand new white walls for old tires. Painful to hear (thankfully not shown) the banging with a hammer on these beautiful cars, and then later with the HP in pursuit, the criminals tried to slow them down by tossing the brand new white walls at them.. any idea what new white walls sell for today? Nonetheless, a very enjoyable and entertaining episode!
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Highway Patrol - Stripped Cars
Scarecrow-8816 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Farmers (brothers played by Paul Harber and Gene Hardy) needing a quick payday to keep their farm decide to rob a car hauler of its late model cars hoping to "date them" for a profit. It was supposed to go over without a hitch, but once again this episode, "Stripped Cars", proves that crime doesn't pay as it turns out when the brothers accidentally kill the driver they hit over the head to take his cars dies from a fractured skull. Dan Matthews and his highway patrol must find them before they decide to do this again, using mileage on the speedometer and map area to indicate where the hauler was taken and deposited, and later when a car is abandoned by the farmers (who see the need to get rid of them before the cops come to their doorstep to investigate). What I liked about this episode was that the farmers who turn thieves do so out of the pretense that this one job would provide them the necessary financial support for the farm, but committing crime for whatever reasons mostly result in damaging consequences. The farmers are desperate characters. Harber (the older brother) only wants to keep the farm while Gene (the younger) sees this as a hobby worth continuing. Harber continues to reiterate the importance of the life of the farm while Gene has aspirations away from a life of toil and work that often don't produce (their father died broke on the current farm; it appears as if they are as well) dividends. Dan's acknowledgment that the two brothers are real pros is ironic in the end when a major blunder (new tires removed from the three cars weren't disposed of) takes them down. Rural locations are refreshing in this episode which takes us away from cities and towns for a change. I also liked how a seemingly well executed crime is ruined by two robbers who fail to realize that a lack of distance between where they stole the cars and "fixed them" could be uncovered by the police.
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