#14 - "Hawaii Five-O" 1968 Mercury Brougham - It's FAKE!!
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- Hello, and welcome back to the “Yours in old FoMoCo iron” CZcams channel! My name is Adrian Clements, and before we jump in, I want to remind you when you’re done with this video to please check out some of my other videos numbers 1 through 13 on my channel - thank you! Today in video #14 we’re going to investigate the 1968 Mercury Brougham 4-door hardtop used in the original “Hawaii Five-O” TV show that aired from September 1968 through April 1980. We’ll see photos of the car from the show, as well as photos of, information about, and the Deluxe Marti Report for the alleged TV show car that has been owned privately and shown publicly since the mid-1990s. We will also review relevant FoMoCo literature about the 1968 Mercury full-size cars. I will prove that the alleged TV show car is a FAKE. Let’s get started!
Yours in old FoMoCo iron,
Adrian
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 “Hawaii Five-O” TV Show
3:34 “1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book”
4:28 “1968 Mercury Color - Upholstery Selections” book
5:08 “A Tale of McGarrett’s Mercury”
5:36 Ford Product Development Center Employee Truck & Car Show on Friday, July 17, 2015
9:27 Deluxe Marti Report
11:23 “1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book”
12:05 “1968 Mercury Color - Upholstery Selections” book
12:31 Conclusions
13:44 Close-Out
Adrian, thank you so much for finally exposing this fraud! I was at that same show but didn't know you at the time. This guy was so arrogant, and you could just tell that everything that spewed out of his mouth was lies. Great work, my friend! Great work!
@tonyscarcare5657, my pleasure! As you know, I am only interested in disseminating factual information about anything FoMoCo related, and the story of this car certainly fits that bill. I'm sorry we missed each other at the Ford Product Development Center Employee Truck & Car Show in Dearborn, Michigan on Friday, July 17, 2015 - dang it!
Be well, my friend.
Yours in old FoMoCo iron,
Adrian
Amazing that in this day and age, with the power of the internet, people still think they can get away with this sort of thing.
McGarrett would be proud of your detective work, Adrian. I live close to where this car is located and I have seen it a few times. I didn't believe it was original because I seem to recall an episode sometime after McGarrett got his 1974 that they destroyed the 1968 in some kind of a fiery accident. It was being used as a "bad guy" car and after a chase, the crash happened. My understanding was they only had the one car. If you watched the show religiously as I did, you could see the collection of cars in their stable as they were used over and over again in different circumstances. They didn't spend a ton of money on a fleet. Many cars were the production staffs cars. Those weren't beat, obviously. Mostly used as set dressing or easy driving scenes. On the flipside though, it is still a cool car to see in person and it's nice someone cared enough to build a replica. Just don't tout it as the original one and definietly don't be charging money to see it.
I agree with this gentleman. I saw that episode back then when new. I remember the car getting blown-up with Steve McGarrett inside, a bomb was platnted. So where that car is, is anybody's guess. Then came along the newer 1974.
Cars were furnished by Ford, as per the show credits. The '68 Mercury wasn't actually blown up but it was damaged seriously in the front in 1974
The deliberately covered VIN, that was suspicious at all. Why do people think they can get away with this.
The owner knows it's a fake and that's why he covered up the VIN.
@althunder4269, I thought the same thing. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Al!
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Adrian
@@adrianclements8916 YOU two are setting yourself up for litigation for slander and libel. Giuliani did the same and has a judgement for millions against him....good luck
For me the proportions of the 4 door were more balanced than the Coupe.........."Book'em Danno."
I can see that by you watching all of those Hawaii 5-0 episodes, that some of "Mc Garrett's" policeman "gut hunches" have rubbed off on you! Great detective work, I really enjoyed it, thanks for posting this!!
@carlc5748, thank you for your humour and kind words - they are both much appreciated! You're subscribed, right, Carl?
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Adrian
@@adrianclements8916 Yes, I am a subscriber, I am here , to hear the General Motors jokes from the fellow FoMoCo guys!
@@carlc5748, awesome - many thanks for your support!
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Adrian
Be careful Adrian...the guy is an attorney. I hope you don't get jammed up over this.
Imagine, an attorney lying....
This is so disappointing. I remember reading the story posted about this car and was excited to hear that it had been located and restored as I always loved it. Now I wonder if the original car was junked after it was wrecked in the show. Someone out there must know.
@dstrau7987, I know, right? I feel the same way. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you!
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Wow Ford show should ck little closer this faker fooled them good job on uncovering the facts on a fake
THE DAY SHIFT on H&I tv airs five episodes on the O-riginal series every Friday 12-5pm. The episode 'NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET' Pt.1 shows the destroyed '68. The car was blown up/burned.
I have to appreciate your attention to detail and detective work in spotting a fake like this! I could see if it was to be used as a static display somewhere (with a disclaimer), but otherwise it's just like forging a famous portrait, or making a fake GTO out of a LeMans.
As a kid growing up in the late 60s & early 70s,
Hawaii Five-O was one of my favorite shows.
Concerning the alleged McGarret Mercury,
In the vernacular of my childhood ;
'what a jip'
The guy had to know it was a tribute car or the vin wouldn't have been covered.
He obviously should not present it as the actual car.
Also, a proper tribute would've had the pinstripes.
Several years ago I looked at a metallic green '74 Marquis Brougham hardtop.(Steves last Marquis)
Although it had the dark green interior,
My first thought as a long time fan of the show, was to purchase it and paint her black as my own tribute car. She had the 429 4v and power everything.
It might be interesting as a follow up to track the history of the actual 'Five-O' Mercs.
Thanks Adrian for another interesting post.
Youve got me looking for an old full size FoMoCo product to fix up and drive.
Years ago, I had a 1967 mercury parklane. Dark green color, 4 door sedan. It had a 410 v8 4 barrel carb. The engine ran so smooth. What a nice car it was---I miss it.
@gened7756, your 1967 Mercury Park Lane sounds like a beauty! Mercury called that 1967 dark green paint colour "Inverness Green", and it was COLOR Code "Y" on the door data plate. Ford called it "Dark Moss Green". Lincoln didn't use COLOR Code "Y for the 1967 model year, as they had a slightly darker green colour called Spanish Moss, COLOR Code "R".
The M-code "410 Marauder V-8" (410-4V) engine developed 330 hp @ 4600 rpm, 444 lbf-ft of torque @ 2800 rpm, and had a 10.5:1 compression ratio. The 410-4V was exclusive to the 1966 & 1967 Mercury full-size lineup AND the 1966 & 1967 Meteor lineup - that's it. Meteor was a unique product of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited that for 1966 and 1967 consisted of a Mercury full-size car body with some Meteor exterior ornamentation and a Ford full-size car interior.
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I like the way the owner put that little "disclaimer" in there in an attempt to protect his nether regions. FAIL.
@747fa, agreed - I thought it was worthy of highlighting in the video. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you!
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Nice job of sleuthing! Too bad that it wasn't the genuine article! Hawaii Five-O was and is still one of my favorite TV cop shows from that era. "Book 'em Dan-o!"
@tigerman3, thank you kindly - much appreciated! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Sean!
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Maybe one lugnut COULD be from the show car
Yup, that's why VIN numbers are so important. You use them to restore to original. Any one who purposely hides or alters a VIN number is guilty of committing fraud.
Section 511
Section 511(a) of Title 18 makes it a felony knowingly to remove, obliterate, tamper with, or alter an identification number for a road motor vehicle or a road motor vehicle part.
Interesting that Adrian mentioned the length of the Five-O episode being 51 minutes [TV episode show content plus commercials totaling one-hour], as present day prime-time TV networks [in the US] will have shows timing-out at around 42 ~ 43 minutes when the commercials are subtracted.
It is disheartening that the shows are shorter in length when considering that a sizable amount of viewers in the US pay for cable or satellite TV to view those shows that are packed with 8+ minutes more commercials than it was a half-century ago.
And that's why we PAID for cable. No commercials!!
A very informative and entertaining video, Adrian. I've always loved this show, in part because of all the FoMoCo cars featured. After reading that this car had been "discovered" and restored in the article you featured, I then would occasionally hear that it was not the actual car. Of course, the '68 Park Lane Brougham and the '74 Marquis Brougham were the feature cars, and we know the '74 actually used in the show still exists. Little known fact: he did drive an all-black '73 in a very few episodes. I have them all on DVD and was quite surprised to see this! I have an all black '73 Brougham, which I've owned for 20 years. And when I do show it, I include display the Marti Report. Mine is one of 411 all black cars with cloth Twin Comfort Lounge seats.
@DSP1968, thank you - I'm so glad that you liked video #14! Good to know about the 1973 Mercury used in "Hawaii Five-O".
Yours in old FoMoCo iron,
Adrian
I'm a employee of fomoco since 2006 and shame on them not really investing time in there own car to see if this is real.
My brother and I like old Police Cars and have collected them. About 15 years ago, my brother purchased a 1962 Plymouth Savoy from the original owner and turned it into a Police Car Clone. After enjoying it and owning it for a few years he sold it. He was always clear with people that the car was a clone and not the real thing. The real thing, vintage police cars have significant values. We'll after selling the car, a year later, the exact same car was for sale on Ebay and the guy selling it had this fantastic story about it being a real police car out of a Police Dept in New Mexico, blah blah blah....totally fake story. Was selling it for 2 or 3 times the price my brother sold it for. I couldn't believe someone would be so bold and make up such a lie to make money. There are some really bad people out there, big Liars!
I would never want to try to change a cars origin for gain. If I were to buy a clone, it would be sold as a clone if I decided to sell in the future.
Minor league fakery--If I was selling it I would have said that it was the exact car that Lonnie Zamora was in when he was involved in the famous Soccoro New Mexico UFO sighting!
Thanks Adrian - another great episode! I'm enjoying all of your videos and please keep them coming.
And before you can ask, Yep, I subscribed and Im in the process of watching all of your previous videos! 😂 Thanks again and i look forward to the next one!
@stlfomoco, thank you for your kind words - I'm so glad that you liked video #14 and the others! Your support is greatly appreciated, Mark.
Yours in old FoMoCo iron,
Adrian
People build clones all the time. Only if he tries to sell it and pass it off as the 5-0 car is he committing a fraud. Right now he is just committing a fantasy.
@atikovi1, the issue isn't that the car is a clone, it's that for decades the owner has been passing this car off as the real deal when it absolutely isn't. Let's hope that the next owner knows the truth before purchasing it.
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FoMoCo's Twin Comfort Lounge seats are perhaps the best seats in automotive history,my Dad's Marauder had them.Truely the king of car seating.
@teebird94, agreed! I know that you're subscribed, right, Rob?
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Adrian
Of course I am lol
@@teebird94, awesome - thank you very much for your support!
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Adrian
Similar question as a few others: if nine cars were used in the restoration, the single vin tag on the dashboard doesn’t preclude one of the nine from having been the original.
Following that, it is a matter more of degree of originality than outright fraud.
What parts of the original car, if any, remain on this car? No one knows, but the vin tag on the dash doesn’t tell us either.
A good reference would be to the twisted rusted hulk of a Ferrari that sold in CA this year. It will be rebuilt by someone, and will have effectively none of the original parts other than the vin.
@73_f100, no matter what parts, if any, from the real 1968 Mercury Brougham 4-door hardtop were used, the legal VIN on the car in the video is ABSOLUTELY NOT the same VIN as the real car. So it isn't the real car.
That twisted Ferrari you mention isn't comparable, as the VIN tag from the twisted Ferrari is the same VIN tag that will be on the shiny restored Ferrari.
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Great episode, Adrian! I'm excited to have been at the show with you as you sleuthed it out! Thanks for letting me know about your channel! I'm a big fan now!!!
I thought the car was pretty heavily damaged at the end of its use in the show. It’s likely they used more than one car in the series considering it had such a significant role in the series for so many years. I always thought it was odd they used this car and the ‘74 model that followed for so many years as most programs of the era would update its vehicles every season as styling changed quite a bit with every model year
@tyler2610, another commenter said that the original car was heavily damaged in episode such-and-such. It was weird that they kept the '68 and '74 Mercurys on the show for so many seasons. It did help build the following, I suspose!
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@@adrianclements8916 I'm not sure where it is now, according to the special features on a Five O DVD I have the 74 went to Jack's stunt double after the series end.
@@johnharris3362, I read that too about the 1974 Mercury. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, John!
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They used the 1968 model for so long because, as legend has it, Jack Lord loved it--and all Ford products.
@@Greatdome99 I always loved how he'd leave the palace in a two door and arrive on the crime scene with a four door.
Nice work on DE CODING THIS FAKE .
i was a member in the international mercury owners association back in the 90's. michael timothy stated and i have proof, that it was found abandoned in honolulu in 1986. brought back to chicago and restored from 1987-1988. show stars zoulou, kam fong and james mcarthur signed the drivers sunvisor. i thought at the time , wow, that is cool. what are the chances? guess we all got hoodwinked.
If I remember correctly the original 1968 car was blown up in a later episode years later
The actual '68 was destroyed in S11/E12 'NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET.' The front of the destroyed car can be seen for a brief moment in Che Fong's lab after it was blown up.
BTW.....teach us why its not called a ParkLane Brougham, please.
Given that the car has "Park Lane" emblems, I think it is OK informally to call the "Mercury Brougham" a "Park Lane Brougham". My guess is that most of the dealers did so when talking with prospective customers, to emphasize the "step up" in equipment. It's sort of similar to someone calling a top of the line 1959 Ford as a "Fairlane 500 Galaxie" since that car had both "Fairlane 500" and "Galaxie" emblems, even though the brochures just referred to them as "Galaxies".
@jonathanmorrisey5771, thank you for that information. As for the question of "Parklane Brougham", please note that "Park Lane" is ALWAYS written as two (2) words when talking Mercury. The only FoMoCo "Parklane" was the 1956 Ford Parklane 2-door station wagon that was thrown together to compete with Chevrolet Nomad.
OK, "Park Lane Brougham". Great question! It's weird, I know. Please got to 3:39 in the video and read page 10C from the "1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book". Everywhere on that page it refers to "Mercury Brougham" and nowhere on that page does it say "Park Lane". The same "Brougham"-only naming is also used in the "1968 Mercury Color - Upholstery" book. This is how Mercury differentiated the more-upscale Brougham series from the Park Lane from which it was easily derived. They called it "Brougham", not "Park Lane Brougham" despite the "Park Lane" scripts on the lower rear quarter panels. Does that make sense? 11:28 in the video shows the Park Lane on pages 8C and 9C from the "1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book", and "Park Lane" is the only terminology used there.
Anyone who knows me knows that I do not mess around when it comes to using the proper names for FoMoCo passenger car series! Please let me know if I can explain further.
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@@michaelwitas9482, please see my comment below to the original commenter. Hope you're subscribed - thank you!
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A Monday or Friday car , left overs' 67 parts?
@@johnkalberer2277, I don't think that's the situation here. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, John!
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Book'em Danno
Very interesting! I am a 46 year owner of a 1968 Monterey. Met the owner of this car a few years ago at an Int'l Mercury Owners Assn convention. I remember his story well. He specifically collects Mercs and Edsels.
@dachshunddadbob6765, congratulations - you have owned that '68 Mercury for a significant portion of its life! Feel free to email me pictures of it, if you like. Send me some exterior, interior, and engine compartment photos. If you include clear photos of the dash VIN tab and the door data plate, I'll give you my input on the car. My email address is adrian.clements@me.com.
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Much appreciate your numbers and meticulous detail! Truly enjoy your work!
Hawaii five o is the reason people call police 5 oh
Certain people, aka, criminals.🤣
Great work Barnaby ! Lol
Thank you, sir, for exposing the idiot who pretended he had a "relationship" with such an important piece of americana and automotive history. Your scientific and meticulous style is also appreciated,
and I have also had the annoyance of dealing with folks who call these cars "Parklanes".
@danielkatzel895, I'm glad that you enjoyed video #14! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Daniel!
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I believe the car that was on the TV program had a 390 engine, I was watching an episode the other night on DVD where there was an explosive under the hood, I believe it was the vashawn episode From 1972
@david-wilkerson1967, I am not a "Hawaii Five-O" aficionado, but I have heard that there was a 390-powered '68 Mercury Brougham 4-door hardtop that was painted black and used on the show, so that is probably what you saw. Thank you for the screen shot of the 390 engine that you sent me - well done! The main car featured in the show starting with Season 1, Episode 1 was 428-powered.
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Most enthusiasts do not realize that most of these movie cars were ordered in volume. They probably used several cars during the 12 year run of this show. And I'm sure that most of them went to the crusher after the show ended. Back then, these cars were never considered to be collectable down the road. But, where profit is involved cars will be passed off as the real deal. This collectable car market is being driven by greed and cobbled up car restorations
Very interesting. Great investigative work!
@michaeloliva3759, thank you so much for your kind words - I'm so glad that you liked video #14! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Michael!
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@@adrianclements8916 I subscribed and have a few more videos to catch up on. Looking forward to #15 and beyond. Thanks for posting. I love my Fords!!
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Good work.
Sounds like something that George Santos would try and pull off! Thank you for this share on the missing Five-O, Mercury. 🚓
@chrisjeffries2322, you're most welcome - I'm glad you liked video #14! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Chris!
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I recall reading somewhere, that the original car was signed by the cast on the dashboard when it was sold back in the 70's. Can you confirm? Also, since your knowledgeable of 67 Mercury's, do you have any information about the 67 Mercury Park Convertible that Peter Graves drove in his first season of Mission Impossible?
Unfortunately that information went up in smoke on one of those Mission Impossible tapes!
All cars used in Hawaii.
Any idea as to the location of the actual car ? 🤔
I had a '68 Cougar in Caribbean Blue but with a black vinyl top. Its VIN was 8F91F573115. At the same time I had an '82 Mustang GT which was 1FABP16F4CF155731.
Comparing the VINs, both were double F code Dearborn/302 2V cars, and the body codes 16 and 91 are the same - if you flip on upside down. But the most striking similarity was the Consecutive Unit Numbers - 5731 15 for the Cougar, vs 15 5731 on the Mustang! Wish I still had them...
My 1968 Cougar XR-7 GT-E 7.0 Litre 427 was Caribbean Blue, but had no vinyl roof. Extremely rare version of "The Cat". Wish I still owned it today. Traded it in on an early production 1969 BOSS 302 loaded with "C8FE" engine parts.
Excellent investigative work. Glad you have exposed this fraud.
Hi Adrian. This one was especially good. Thanks . Would love to see an episode about Frank Cannons silver Continental Mark IV .
Or his Mark III or the 1970 sedan he drove in the series pilot.
The Mk's were light blue, with dark red interiors.
@@karltork6040 Cannon's Mark IV was dark green/blaxk interior in S1/E22. Production switched back to the Mark III for two episodes then switched to the light blue metallic/red interior because the black interior photographed so poorly.
Good Man! Great job in digging out the truth! If the owner actually presented this Merc as a "Tribute Car", and said why, it would be a whole different story. OK, as a Five-0 fan I understand what happened to the original car. As a "Fan", the truth in tribute "rebuilt" car would garner the "Way Cool" vibe.... Not so here... it's too bad.
I think.... Someone said this Flakey owner is a lawyer...?? Oh my goodness, I've never heard of a Lawyer stretching the truth...🙄
😆😆😆😆!!!
Great episode and content. How about a follow up on the 1974 Mercury Marquis that replaced the ‘68? That one was supposedly used on the follow up series and if correct the same guy that has the 68 supposedly was working on raising money to restore it after the follow up series ended a couple of years ago. I’d be very interested to see if that one was really the correct one from the original and used in the new series and if this guy is really involved in its restoration. Or just sucking money from good people. Thanks keep up the good work.
@darren3565, thank you very much for your kind words - I'm glad that you enjoyed video #14! I have added the "Hawaii Five-O" 1974 Mercury Marquis to my future video ideas list; thanks for the suggestion.
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I would imagine the original dealer would have to be Pflueger Lincoln Mercury if it wasn't supplied by Mercury themselves.
I'd like to see the Warranty Plate and the frame stampings.
He may have just swapped the body - although since the drivetrain is the same, then maybe not.
This is an amazing video. I’d love to know if the owner of the car has seen or heard about this video and what he thinks of the fact he’s been busted. It looks like a decent Hawaii Five-O replica/tribute car and should be billed as such.
@guitarchris76, thank you - I'm so glad that you liked video #14! Please check out my other videos #1 through #21, and be sure to subscribe.
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He hasn't been busted, poor guy has been slandered. This video is a fraud. The owner acquired it from CBS in 1986 with a "quit claim" ownership document as the car was "on loan" from Fomoco. It was never titled and by '86 neither CBS or Ford wanted to deal with docs for a derelict wreck. The current owner states all of this in a 30 year old "Quicksilver" magazine article. He states that nine parts cars were used to rebuild it and all body panels were replaced but that the engine (and presumable the frame) are the film car's originals. In the state I live in, to register with a rebuilder's affidavit, he could use the VIN from the car that the majority of parts came from, obviously not the film car....
I have to wonder why the owner is choosing to show the car as "THE" original car from the show and not just a replica?
It’s now just a nice tribute car. However, any car that’s been in the coastal air beach air for over 30 years is going to be a complete rusty barnacle.
@portlandon, agreed! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Don!
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Yeeees congratulations cause explained abaut the my favorite car until now thanks
Excellent video.
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I love this car.
@amcgull1979, I'm glad! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you!
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Apparently James MacArthur “Danno” was reunited with the supposed 68 mercury from Hawaii Five-0 in 2005, in Illinois, I believe he actually traveled there to see it, I imagine he was not aware that it was not the actual car from the tv program, James MacArthur passed away in 2010, I feel like he went there under false pretenses, and I am glad, in some ways that he was never aware of that, nobody likes to be made a fool out of,
Mr. MacArthur was in the area for a Hollywood memorabilia show!!!
If anyone knows the insurance carrier that the 5-0 production company had, they may be able to find the original VINs. I recently did that with my parents Travelers farm policy from the 1970s. It is still in the company archives and they were able to email a copy of the policy with all of our vehicle VINs and I was able to pull two IH Scout Line Setting Tickets. Even if the cars remained property of Ford, I would think there should at least be liability coverage on a policy somewhere.
I had a 1968 parklane, it was a pale green with black interior and vynel roof. with a 390 engine,.
I had a 68 gold 4 dr hardtop mercury, 302 auto , nice ride but bad motor third 302 that trashed the furthest rod bearing from the oil pump
How is this Mopar guy enjoying your Ford videos? Da Horrah!!! As a kid in like '71 one of our homies in the band would rip his 'rents dark green Park Lane 4 door HT, I don't know what mill that had but it was BAD, he could light the meats up for 30 feet with 4 of us boneheads in it on the way to see Pink Floyd back in the day. One day in our drive way he kind of did a torque stand and it popped a motor mount and we laughed as we saw the engine pop up the hood in the corner for a second. Drove it like a baby until he could buy new mounts. Man that thing had torque, what mill would that be??? I called it our Gangster car because that's what it looked like - forest green with us 4 bad guys (rock musicians) falling out of it. Back then East Coast CT (I'm in Hollywood last 50 years) those cars were not choked up at ALL; go thru that 30¢ gas like NOBODY's biz !! d:D 🎸
I love Caribbean Blue!! I like the top and interior too. I'd prefer a truthful representation of the car.
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Bummer - I’d read about “it” years ago and thought it was cool. I guess everything is fictional anyway…
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First class work on this one Adrian. My complements on all the research to get all those specific details on a TV show car. In real life, McGarrett would have certainly required you as one of his Five-0 detectives. The living room TV was usually on Hawaii Five-0 on those evenings, I think my mom had a secret crush on Jack Lord. I was rather young and really didn’t care to watch those serious adult TV, plus the big Hawaiian cops scared me. 😁
I do remember the black Mercury pretty well as my dad had the new 67 Galaxie 500 back when the show debut.
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5-0 Is also slang for COPS
It is now. Where do you think it came from? Lol 😆.
@danscott3880, as @danielulz1640 pointed out already, the TV show begat the saying. The website Quora has this to say on the matter:
"The term originates from the 1960's-70's television show "Hawaii Five-O," about an elite force of police in the 50th state, hence 5-0. On the show the cops would announce themselves, saying "Police, Five-O!" And from there the term became widely adopted as a way to announce the presence of police."
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I researched this some and the guy that has it seems to admit he is not sure this is the original car. One of the cars he used for parts was Aqua. Regardless seems like a lot to go through to pull off a scam of this type.
@splender88, I covered that at 13:17 in the video. It would appear that the aqua car IS this car.
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I lived in a pacific nation where rusty cars are a part of driving... I bet the original Brougham rotted away years ago.
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The Marti report also indicates the AM/8-Track option whereas the car used in the series had the AM/FM Stereo radio option.
If I remember correctly, the 5O car had a tilt column and this car, as pictured now, appears to have this option. However, it's not listed on the Marti Report. Added later possibly?
Not that you could’ve seen it, but you wonder what checking the confidential VIN on the frame would’ve told you.
@DavidFischer-mj2sv, good question! Thanks for watching, and Happy Holidays, David!
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I just remember the Mercury Marauder used in the series. I think that Marauder is the same model which in the last re-incarnation of the show which Steve had inherited from his father and kept in his garage. Where is the original Marauder now?
That car is actually a '74 Marquis Brougham.
@automatedelectronics6062, the black 1974 Mercury Brougham 4-door hardtop used in the "Hawaii Five-O" TV show now belongs to one of the show's stuntmen. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you!
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I want you for my private investigator &/ or lawyer! Case closed....
i have a 66 comet caliente,i have owned over 40 years and i have never seen one just like it.i know the cyclones came with 390,but my caliente has y code 390,4 speed,buckets,tach,black with white int,black carpet,dash,white vinyl top.i have seen a few 390 calientes but most were auto and the 4 speed ones did not have buckets.i hate the marti report only goes back to 67
Wow, that's one "hot Comet" that you've got!
@brianfrye1891, that does sound like a "hot Comet" like @carc5748 said! A Y-code 390-2V 265 hp V-8 engine with a 4-speed manual transmission is an unusual pairing, but it was an RPO (Regular Production Option) per Page 34 of the Comet section of the "1966 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book".
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Appreciate you doing such hard work exposing this fraudster, it makes our hobby looks so bad when people build cars and misrepresent them as genuine rare or famous celebrity of movie cars, it is up to us to keep this hobby honest for the younger ones coming up behind us. Glad we have Marti and other resources to verify cars now . I own the Hawaii 5-0 DVD series, and you might want to verify my info, but in the history episode on the DVD, the actor that was Lord's co star which has a 74 Marquis from the show stated that all of the 68 Marquis cars used in filming the series after being used up wrecked and repaired so many times went back to Ford and was scrapped, so none of the 68's exist.
If you need a 68 parkland brougham for parts I know where you can get one cheap and it is factory black vinyl top.and black comfort seats power everything tilt away steering disc brakes convenience group and a 3904v c6 trans
@@murphyallen8493 Thanks I dont own a 68 Mercury at this time.
I can say that, without a doubt, I don't care all that much about whether this is a fake or the real thing.
I watch the Invaders tv show they used a lot of 67 Full size Ford and Mercurys and Lincoln's it that show most notably 1967 Ford Custom police cars, a Brittany Blue 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible with power windows a Brittany Blue XL convertible a 67 Mustang 2+2 that has tilt away wheel, SelectAire and Speed control and the 67 Ford Fairlane that was used in Dragnet excpet it has full wheel covers the dead give away is the woodgrain steering wheel that was optional on all fairlanes in 67
I think that they used the 1967 Hannebu 111 UF0 model in that series too!
Don't forget the blue '67 LTD 4-door hardtop that was often seen in many of those episodes.
Marti Reports are not always accurate/correct. I know of three cars that Marti Reports has stated that they don't exist. Ford Museum staff proved otherwise. I know of one 1968 Mercury Brougham 4 door hardtop that came from the Ford Factory with a vinyl interior by mistake.
Great info, thanks for that! Those fake reports must be Marty Mc Fly reports, not authenticated by Doc Brown!
Maybe those three museum cars were pre-production examples and never released for public sale, and thus escaped being collated in Marti's data?
@@DanEBoyd WRONG. Mine was purchased at a local dealer in 1970. Do you not know how such purchases are made?
@@sergeantmasson3669 Do you know anything about preproduction vehicles?
@@DanEBoyd Yes, actually quite a bit..
So Mercury called THEIR Black "Onyx"? While Ford called it "Raven"?
This makes me SICK!! I HATE fraudulent classic car sellers, most of whom are usually “flippers”, intentionally lying about the “provenance” of a marginally rare or desirable car to make more money selling it to an uneducated buyer with little knowledge and deep pockets. I don’t understand why they can’t just be honest and represent the car for what it is….the owner could have called this what it really is: A VERY well done Hawaii Five-O TRIBUTE CAR, and no real car guy would think any less of it, it’s a beautiful 68’ Merc anyone would be proud to own and a very well done tribute car. But for some reason these owners / sellers feel the need to make huge elaborate lies up about the cars and go to any lengths they can to keep people from finding the truth. The “black ghost” Challenger is probably one of the best examples of a scam like this in recent times, but this car is a pretty flagrant example too. The only saving grace here vs the “Black Ghost” is that this car seems to be in very decent shape mechanically and cosmetically compared to that challenger which was so rusty it had stop signs for floor pans and a WORN OUT 100k+ mile Hemi in it that burned oil so bad they couldn’t even hide all the blue smoke in the videos of the car, in the few (always from the front to try and hide the exhaust) videos of heavy acceleration you can see a plume of oil smoke behind the car. In spite of this it sold for what a nicely restored car would normally sell for because they made up a bunch of BS about it being a “Street Racing Legend” in spite of it being a bone stock car that literally nobody who was actually racing in Detroit at the time remembers. Thank you for helping put a stop to these scammers spreading lies and misinformation in the classic car community!!!
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Tho original Hawaii 50 car was bought a while back it was never registered and has all the actors plus the stars autographs were signed all over the interior i read a article in the 80s about the car tjevownr had a hard time to register it was bought by the film company
I think the circumstance strongly suggests that the owner knew it wasn't the actual car. He therefore had covered up the VIN number to keep anyone from finding out .
Excellent investigative work on this one. I really enjoyed this video a lot. I really enjoy your channel.
@carlmontney7916, agreed. Thank you for the kind words about video #14 - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, and Happy Holidays, Carl!
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Just nine parts cars...lol' that's original!
Can you enlighten us with how the Brougham trim would remove Park Lane from the model name? The Marquis Brougham was an offering at this time and just calling them Brougham would create confusion. Sure I could understand FoMoCo distinguishing the model trims this way but the motor vehicle title would say Park Lane or Marquis.
@noorthdakootaland5261, great question! It's weird, I know. Please got to 3:39 in the video and read page 10C from the "1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book". Everywhere on that page it refers to "Mercury Brougham" and nowhere on that page does it say "Park Lane". This is how Mercury differentiated the more-upscale Brougham series from the Park Lane from which it was easily derived. They called it "Brougham", not "Park Lane Brougham" despite the "Park Lane" scripts on the lower rear quarter panels. Does that make sense? 11:28 in the video shows the Park Lane on pages 8C and 9C from the "1968 Lincoln-Mercury Data Book", and "Park Lane" is the only terminology used there.
Anyone who knows me knows that I do not mess around when it comes to using the proper names for FoMoCo passenger car series!
Please let me know if I can explain further. Thank you.
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Did they perhaps leave the Park Lane script on the rear fenders of Broughams because holes were present for an emblem in that location?
@@michaelwitas9482, this is an EXCELLENT idea. The quarter panels would have been supplied to the body shop with the "Park Lane" script mounting holes pre-drilled, so in order to avoid having to spec out, source, and stock "Brougham" quarter panels without the "Park Lane" holes it was easier just to call it a "Brougham" and ignore the "Park Lane" scripts installed to fill the holes.
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Busted. I'll take the car, though.
Great upload thanks .for exsposing the car as fake why not just say it’s a replica he did a good job in reproducing the car from the show the 1968 mercury was used as stunt car later in the series after mcgarett got the 1974 mercury the 68 was jump and blown up in I think season 10 are 11 .and I believe it was powered by the 390 not a 428 the production company probably owned that car that’s why they still used it as a stunt car .most tv shows back then the cars were loaned too the production company and returned when the shows would receive newer models .each season .that’s why 2 off the torinos left over after starsky & hutch are still around they were given back too ford and ford acthoned them off too dealerships were they were sold too private individuals. Both cars have been documented and restored .same with a couple off the Rockford files firebirds ✌🏿👍
@howarddavis1307, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. The original "Hawaii Five-O" car was definitely a 428 car, but apparently in later seasons they used a 390-powered '68 Mercury that was repainted from a different colour to black for some scenes.
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Are you allowed or is it even legal for you to get inside another persons vehicle without their permission? Just asking...
I would imagine at a car show like that, if the owner didn't want anyone inside, the car would be locked with the windows closed. Sometimes you see a "Look But Don't Touch" sign on them.
I woud think you could check the serial number on the motor, that might help to verify it's true heritage.
The story of how the car was obtained sounded like a complete fabrication.
So, can you track down the actual 5-O car using Ford records?
I was thinking that. There can't have been that many identical cars made and from DSO and production information it would not seem to be that difficult to track down the likely car's information unless it went through Ford as part of the sponsorship program.
No, the Ford records on their production cars won't indicate where the car might be now--or even 50 yes. ago for example. The records would describe the car in detail when it was brand new. Including the DSO code for what sales district it was sold through. I'm a 1960's Ford car fan, and am fascinated by all this decoding and ownership history stuff.
@bigospig, I thought the same thing from the get-go. And no photos? Back in 2015 when I was a Ford employee I was able to easily locate the electronic production record for the ACTUAL 1968 Mercury Brougham 4-door hardtop used in the "Hawaii Five-O" TV show. It was a simple matter of knowing how to drill down based on the known features of the car being looked for.
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@@HFX1955, the key is that TV and movie cars that were supplied by FoMoCo had a unique ordering code on the IBM punch card. By "supplied" I mean cars that were sold or donated to the project.
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How many seasons did they use the car? Was Hawaii five-o a ford sponsored show like FBI? Although I knew it wasn't true, I thought it funny that all criminals used fords in their crimes.
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From what I heard, Jack Lord use to sell Cadillacs when he was living in New York, before acting. After Leonard Friedman died in 1975, his widow, Rose gave Jack Lord more control in the production of the Hawaii 5-0 TV programs, and he supposedly insisted that only Ford Motor Co. car products be used prominently in the car filming sequences. Maybe he had same bad experiences selling Cadillacs for GM, many years prior.
William Reynolds, one of the stars in the FBI TV series, lived a few blocks away from in the late 60's in Northridge, Calif. I actually saw, and talked to him, I was maybe 10, or 11 years old then, his son went to the same school as I.
@@carlc5748, very interesting - thank you for sharing that!
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A friend of mine rode in this car at a Chicago area car show several years ago. I have a video of him sitting in the back seat as the car drives away. He said it has a very smooth ride, similar to one of his collectable Cadillacs.
Is it possible that the dash (including the vin tag) and doors are from the donor Park Lane and the "rest of the car" such as the frame is from the the Hawaii Five O car? Maybe the original car was built as some sort of early production prototype and had no VIN.
It's highly unlikely. The VIN tag is riveted onto the cowl, and nothing interior or exterior suggests that this car was ever really triple Black.
I guess it bothers me too that the car may be fake. But if so, it is "close enough" to the one on the TV show and gives so many people pleasure to see it at the car shows and online. 50+ years later, it's all about the memories. Most won't know or care that the car isn't real.
@@michaelwitas9482It's not right, nor is it necessary to lie about it. A few of us have known even before 2015 that it was fake. Another guy ran the Marti Report years ago.
I didn't know until now that others had previously suspected it was a fake.
@@michaelwitas9482we've known for years. I'm glad Adrian finally let everyone know.
So this is why the guy committed suicide. Wow
Just like a fake famous classic artwork/painting, if it fools people for long enough and is then found to be a knockoff, the value and novelty can shoot up because of the scandal.
@mec7568, we shall see!
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Wow, a DEEP Dive into trivial addenda! Jack Lord would've loved to have YOU, clog-up the Exciting Drama of the Original O-5, I'm Sure!
So where is the original car ?
It’s quite likely it’s been melted down, and is now part of someone’s washing machine or refrigerator.
@@DavidBugea
Don't give them ideas, now the scammers will sell Hawaii Five-O Washers and Fridges 🤣
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It was probably destroyed for good. So sad.
@@Wildstar40🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
American or Canadian! isn't Canada in America? it use to be.
In North America.
@@HFX1955 so now you are going to say Mexico is in South America! when did it move there.
So what???😮
Meh. Says right on the guy's website "the restoration effort ... involved approximately 9 parts cars. Little is original from the car as it existed in Hawaii".
Bla Bla Bla. You may be correct but you may also be dead wrong. In 1986 when this tale started, the owner could have procured the actual film car with no title; easy to see how that could happen. In 1986 before Marti reports and wild Mecum auction prices, he wouldn't have been concerned with a concours restoration to please you. He already said he used numerous parts cars and so he may have used the VIN tag, some doors, some moldings, some front clip parts, maybe even headlight bulbs from the aqua car with the ivory vinyl top. In the state where I live, you can legally use numerous cars to assemble one, choose the VIN and file a rebuilder's affidavit listing what you did, get title and register. Point is, you're going out on a long legal limb making statements about the VIN TAG, not necessarily the car you and I are looking at, a car the owner states has been assembled from around 9 different cars. If I were him and its as he says, I would get a good attorney and file suit against you. And If I were your supervisor at Ford, well that's another story...