The Starsky & Hutch Monthly. Christmas 1978

And so the Christmas theme continues.....Back in the 1970s, one of the best selling magazines around was the Starsky & Hutch Monthly. Above is the cover from the Christmas Magazine 1978.

Toying with Starsky and Hutch!

Many toys of Starsky and Hutch were produced back in the 1970s. Some were great, some naff. These dolls came along in 1975, don't know whether they're naff or great. I'll let you decide.

The Starsky Figure from 1975. This is the first release of these figures taken from the Starsky and Hutch TV series. Starsky has dark brown moulded hair, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands. Figure is in mint condition he comes complete on an illustrated backing card with a picture of the car on the front and two black and white photographs of the shows stars Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul.

This is the rarer UK version of the Starsky figure. These were made in fewer quantities for the British market and are therefore much harder to find. Starsky has dark brown moulded hair, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands.

Hutch Figure, 1975. This is the rarer UK version of the Hutch figure. These were made in fewer quantities for the British market and are therefore much harder to find. Hutch has moulded blond hair, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands. The difference to American version, other than logo, is the material used for the waistcoat is vinyl rather than suedette.

Hutch Figure, 1975. This is from the first release of these figures. Hutch has moulded blond hair, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands.

Huggy Bear Figure, 1976. This is from the second release of these figures which expanded the range from the two main characters to include three more taken from the Starsky and Hutch TV series. Huggy with dark brown moulded hair, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands.

Dobey Figure, 1976. This is from the second release of these figures which expanded the range from the two main characters to include three more . Dobey is looking very trim with dark brown moulded hair and moustache, painted features and is jointed with grippping hands.

The 1976 Striped Tomato

It roared through the alley and out onto the main street, spinning completely to pin a perpetrator's car against the curb - it was the four-wheeled, 400 cubic-inch co-star of "Starsky & Hutch." The Ford Gran Torino, affectionately nick named, "The Striped Tomato" by Paul Michael Glaser.

During the course of the 1970s there were many versions of the Gran Torino made, most notably the Corgi version pictured above.

The 1976 Corgi Juniors 45 Starsky & Hutch Ford Gran Torino.

The image below is The Torino from Excalibur Toys.