inals ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁young . ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁this ▁personal ▁tra ged y ▁was ▁what ▁motiv ated ▁McG ar rett ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁police ▁officer . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁series ▁he ▁drives ▁a ▁black ▁Mercur y ; ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁ 2 - door ▁ ▁Mercur y ▁Mar quis ▁hard top ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁interior ▁in ▁the ▁pilot ▁only , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁ 4 - door ▁Mercur y ▁Park ▁Lane ▁Br ough am ▁hard top , ▁then ▁ultimately ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ 4 - door ▁Mercur y ▁Mar quis ▁Br ough am ▁hard top ▁in ▁subsequent ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Hawai i ▁Five - 0 ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 2 0 ) ▁ ▁Australian ▁actor ▁Alex ▁O ' L ough lin ▁port ray s ▁Steve ▁McG ar rett ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁re make . ▁The ▁current ▁inc arn ation ▁be ars ▁some ▁similar ities ▁to ▁Jack ▁Lord ' s ▁character , ▁such ▁as ▁their ▁Navy ▁Int elligence ▁background ▁and ▁a ▁long - standing ▁nem esis ▁in ▁Wo ▁F at . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode , ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁Steven ▁J . ▁" Ste ve " ▁McG ar rett ▁was ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁on ▁a ▁class ified ▁mission ▁esc ort ing ▁wanted ▁arms ▁deal er ▁Anton ▁H esse ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁via ▁satellite ▁phone ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁John ▁and ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Anton ' s ▁brother ▁Victor ▁was ▁coinc ident