What model of car did Tod and Buz drive in the original Route 66 television series?

Tod and Buz drove a Chevrolet Corvette in the original Route 66 television series.

The sports car was central to the program’s visual identity. Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock traveled from place to place in a Corvette, meeting guest characters and becoming involved in local stories. The car represented postwar mobility, performance, and the freedom associated with long-distance American road travel.

The series premiered in 1960, when the Corvette was already an important symbol of American car design. Using it helped distinguish Route 66 from more conventional domestic dramas and made the traveling partnership immediately recognizable to viewers.

The television route was much broader than the real highway. Episodes were filmed in locations across the United States, and the characters often traveled far beyond the historic Chicago-to-Santa Monica alignment. The car is therefore best understood as the show’s recurring vehicle, not evidence that every episode was filmed on Route 66 itself.