The truck seen on the Universal lot is the one with the '81 cab. Interesting too that one had an automatic transmisssion. In later seasons you never saw the true '79, it was always the one with the '81 cab. I was always curious about the '79. It was pretty beat up right from the start, and in '81 (the show's first season) it would only have been 2 years old. Also, it had a red hood. Did any of the production Machos have a bodu colored hood, or were they all black? I've been dying to make a copy of the Simon & Simon Macho since I was a kid, and one day...
I think I'd like to have the flat paint job of the first season (not as faded as later seasons) combined with perfect condition engine, running gear, and interior. I check out enay from time to time, but long bed Machos are rare. In the meantime, I have to settle for my 1/25th scale "Simon Macho"