 Hollywood car builder/customizer George Barris made two replica 1914  Bearcats for the series. A period TV Guide article said they cost  $25,000 for the pair, this at a time when a new Corvette was about  $5,000. The cars were full scale metal bodied replicas mounted on  custom frames and powered by Ford engines and transmissions (out of  (then) late model pickups. For safety they featured four wheel  brakes, which were not on a genuine Bearcat. The brass radiator is  interchangeably with a genuine Stutz unit.