Synopsis

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.

Two Packards were used in filming, a 1941 used for principal photography and a modified 1942 model used for some shots in Los Angeles.

The episode titled "If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?" was shot on location at the California Institute of the Arts around the time the school first opened.

A customized 1969 American Motors AMX was built by George Barris for the second regular-season episode.

The car became known as the AMX-400 and it is now owned by an automobile collector.

Other continuing cars in the series were a 1941 maroon Packard 180 with a Victoria body designed by Howard "Dutch" Darrin (license plate number 178344), a 1973 Corvette (driven by Ms.

Kirkland) and a 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood limousine (mobile telephone number KL 17811).