...don't forget The Rat Patrol...a 60's TV show that did a LOT for helping the Dune Buggy and Baja Run craze in the U.S.--ironically making use of LOTS of German made VW bugs and helping in the revival by Volkswagen of "The Thing" (German Jeep) for the US market...
The RAT PATROL theme...
http://mythemes.tv/series/ratpatro.htm
