US$189,500.00 By the time the 1970’s rolled around, the television Western was beginning to run its course. Numerous programs such as Bonanza, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, and the Virginian (among many, many others) had flooded the airways during the previous decade. American viewers had probably had just about enough and were beginning to turn away. For the 1971 season, CBS attempted a reboot of the genre with a show that, at first glance, seemed just like any other western, but with an interesting twist. Bearcats! centered around two heroes in the American West, doing battle with the baddie of the week, usually in the name of justice and honor… as most Western heroes do. The twist was that the show took place in 1914, much later than traditional programs, and it allowed Our Heroes to eschew their traditional horses for something with a little more oomph, in this case, a Stutz Bearcat. The dashing leads Hank Brackett (played by Rod Taylor) and Johnny Reach (Dennis Cole) spent their days hunting bad guys, saving various villages from said bad guys and performing all variety of stunts with their beloved Bearcat speedster. Of course, the car was suitably equipped to handle baddie-battling; with Gatling guns and various compartments for storing dynamite and such. The program was only moderately successful, getting the axe after only fourteen episodes, but it still garnered a small cult following who enjoyed not only the classic 1970s campiness, but the twist on tradition and the surprisingly accurate vehicles that appeared every week.Beyond the actors, the star of the show was undoubtedly the 1914 Stutz Bearcat. Of course, given the rarity, fragility and value of such a vehicle, the studio commissioned a pair of faithful replicas to be built for use on the set. They turned to one of...