"We're farmers, not highjackers."

:"Yeah. Well, everyone should have a hobby."

A Chrysler, a Dodge and a DeSoto. Defacing them was the true crime.

Dan Mathews always left sweat marks on the driver's seat.

REO trucks were all over the roads when I was kid in 50s. Super well built heavy duty hard working trucks and best of all made with pride in the USA like almost everything else. Miss that a lot.

Broderick Crawford was a fine actor. Drama, comedy, he could do it all. I've always enjoyed his work.

Reminded me of The Little Rascals when he started throwing those tires out. LOL

Now I know where " barn finds" come from! 👍

Dan did some damned fine detective work with the circles and figuring out where the barn was. That is why Dan always gets his man!

I love the last line "but they are professionals and they're going to be paid like professionals".

Imperials and Desotas  Fine Iron

...as crocodile Dundee would say about one of the stolen cars , that's not a fin, that's a fin...

I love this Show. Never watched it as a kid. Discovered the series about ten years ago. What a wonderful show.

What STYLE!  We just thought the style was just getting started!   Just like the fashion of the day also!
Aside from these few criminals, people and  decorum were wonderful also.  What an ERA!

Good mix of '57 cars, Mopar, FoMoCo, and GM

Murder, hijacking and grand theft? That takes talent.

It's interesting to note that just before production started on the Hiway Patrol series Broderick Crawford (along with Richard Basehart) starred in a Federico Fellini film called "Il Bidone" which can be seen on YouTube.

The De Soto justly tops them all!  What a beaut.  Sculpture!

Fedora, Florsheim shoes, teletype, big maps, @ - @ action packed scene with the invincible Buick Interceptor. What's not to like......?  Dan's The Man. The CHP use this as one of their main training films. However, aging those pristine beauties was almost as bad as murder.

Best cop show ever! Thanks for making this great old program available. 10-4

I was eight years old when this came out. I distinctly remember cringing, when that guy was ready to start hammering on the Imperial. LOL!