Driven in the Green Hornet Television Series Customized by Dean Jeffries
The "Green Hornet" radio program debuted in 1936. Thirty years later, television revived the characters in a series starning Van Williams as the Green Hornet and martial arts legend Bruce Lee as Kato. Built by legendary customizer Dean Jeffries, a specially modified 1966 Imperial called "Black Beauty" was driven during filming by Lee and served as the crime-fighting team's on-screen transportation. The car put a wide array of devices at the driver's disposal: it could create a smoke screen or spread tacks on the road to puncture the tires of pursuing vehicles, and it was fitted with a television camera that could see many miles ahead. In 1967, to further promote to show, Black Beauty and its co-stars made special appearances in two episodes of the ten very popular television series Batman. In the episodes, the Green Hornet and Kato assist the dynamic duo in fighting one of Batman's many enemies, Colonel Gumm.
May 1, 2012, 3:24 am
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