<Li> Season 1 -- 1966 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible ( pilot episode : `` The Name Is Mannix '' ) , 1967 Mercury Comet Cyclone convertible ( one episode only : `` Skid Marks on a Dry Run '' ) , 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 four - door hardtop then a 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 four - door sedan after the Galaxie got shot up -- both were Intertect company cars ( one episode only : `` The Cost of a Vacation '' ) . In all other season - one episodes , Mannix drove a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado roadster customized by George Barris , builder of TV 's Batmobile from the 1960s Batman ABC series , since the producers wanted a convertible and Oldsmobile never produced an open - topped Toronado . Due to a change in episode run order ( `` The Cost of a Vacation '' was the second episode of Mannix shot after the pilot , although it was the sixth episode CBS broadcast ) , the one - shot appearances of the Galaxie and Fairlane were after the Toronado had been established as Mannix 's car . </Li>
<Li> Season 1 -- 1966 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible ( pilot episode : `` The Name Is Mannix '' ) , 1967 Mercury Comet Cyclone convertible ( one episode only : `` Skid Marks on a Dry Run '' ) , 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 four - door hardtop then a 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 four - door sedan after the Galaxie got shot up -- both were Intertect company cars ( one episode only : `` The Cost of a Vacation '' ) . In all other season - one episodes , Mannix drove a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado roadster customized by George Barris , builder of TV 's Batmobile from the 1960s Batman ABC series , since the producers wanted a convertible and Oldsmobile never produced an open - topped Toronado . Due to a change in episode run order ( `` The Cost of a Vacation '' was the second episode of Mannix shot after the pilot , although it was the sixth episode CBS broadcast ) , the one - shot appearances of the Galaxie and Fairlane were after the Toronado had been established as Mannix 's car . </Li>
what kind of car did mannix drive in season 1
what kind of car did mannix drive in season 1
1966 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible 1967 Mercury Comet Cyclone convertible 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 four - door hardtop 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 four - door sedan 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado roadster
1966 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible 1967 Mercury Comet Cyclone convertible 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 four - door hardtop 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 four - door sedan 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado roadster