Perry Mason
Season 1, Vol. 2 (1958)
from Greg Cockerill

Disc 1;
Track 1 “The Case of the Lonely Heiress”
1957 Cadillac convertible, black (Mason)
1957 Chevrolet 150 4dr sedan, black (Police)
Track 2 “The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister”
Late 50s Citroen DS19 (21?), light w/ dark top
Track 3 “The Case of the Fugitive Nurse”
Cameo: 1956 Chevrolet Nomad, black
Track 4 “The Case of the One-Eyed Witness”
1957 Mercury convertible, 2-tone: medium color & white, white top up (described as “beige & brown”)
1957 Ford Skyliner retractable, black, top up
1957 Ford Thunderbird, black, w/ hardtop (Drake)
1957 Ford 2dr sedan, light color

Disc 2;
Track 1 “The Case of the Deadly Double”
1957 Cadillac convertible, black, white top up (Mason)
1957 Chevrolet 150 4dr sedan, V8, black (Police)
Track 2 “The Case of the Empty Tin”
No cars
Track 3 “The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife”
1958 Buick convertible, white w/ black & white int., top down
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, top down (Mason)
Track 4 “The Case of the Desperate Daughter”
1957 Mercury 4dr hardtop wagon, 2-tone: medium color & white
Late 50s Triumph TR3, white, top down
1957 Ford 4dr sedan, black & white (Police)
1957 Ford Skyliner retractable, black, top down (Mason)
Cameo: 1955 Chevrolet Nomad

Disc 3;
Track 1 “The Case of the Daring Decoy”
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, white top up (Mason)
Track 2 “The Case of the Hesitant Hostess”
1957 Mercury 4dr hardtop, 2-tone: light & medium colors
1957 Ford 2dr sedan, light color
Track 3 “The Case of the Screaming Woman”
1955 Chevrolet BelAir 4dr sedan, 2-tone: dark color & white
1958 Buick 4dr Caballero wagon, white
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, white top up (Mason)
Track 4 “The Case of the Fiery Fingers”
No cars

Disc 4;
Track 1 “The Case of the Substitute Face”
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, white top up (Mason)
Track 2 “The Case of the Long-Legged Models”
Cameos: many on used car lot
1958 Ford Thunderbird coupe, white
1958 Ford Thunderbird convertible, black, white top up
1958 Ford Skyliner retractable, black, top down (Mason)
1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedan, black & white (Police)
1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedan, all black
1958 Lincoln Continental, medium color
Track 3 “The Case of the Gilded Lily”
1958 Cadillac 4dr hardtop, light color w/ white top
1956 Chevrolet 150 4dr sedan, light color (Taxi)
1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedan, black (Police)
Multiple 1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedans, black & white (Police)
Track 4 “The Case of the Lazy Lover”
1958 Pontiac Bonneville 2dr hardtop, 2-tone: medium color & white
1958 Buick convertible, white, top down
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, all-white interior, top down (Mason)

Disc 5;
Track 1 “The Case of the Prodigal Parent”
1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedan, black & white (Police)
1958 Chevrolet Delray 2dr sedan, black (Police)
1958 Pontiac Starchief 4dr hardtop, 2-tone: medium color & white
Track 2 “The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde”
Late 40s Oldsmobile coupe
1956 Chevrolet 150 4dr sedan, light color (Taxi)
1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, white, white top up
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, all-white interior, top down (Mason)
Cameos:
1958 Ford 4dr wagon, 2-tone: dark & medium colors
1955 Chevrolet Nomad, dark color w/ white top
Track 3 “The Case of the Terrified Typist”
1956 Buick Century 4dr hardtop, 3-tone: dark color, white, black top
1958 Cadillac convertible, black, white top up (Mason)
1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, white, white top up
Track 4 “The Case of the Rolling Bones”
1956 Buick Century 4dr hardtop, 3-tone: dark color, white, black top
Cameo: 1958 Chevrolet 4dr wagon, 2-tone: medium color & white

Editor’s note; Sponsorship of the show largely determined what cars appeared, Ford or GM. That it is not consistent, Ford from the start, then a switch to GM, is due to the fact that the shows were shot weeks, even months, before they were broadcast. To overcome early jitters about what would work and what not, as script adapters worked out elements of consistency from episode to episode, the shows were not broadcast in the order in which they were shot.

One may notice that all the cars in an episode, where under control of the producing team, are from the same manufacturer. Paul Drake drives a Thunderbird early on, then a Corvette when Mason switches from the Ford Skyliner with hard retractable top to a Cadillac.