"Secondly, I thought it was ridiculous to have two undercover policemen driving around in a striped tomato"

This quote by Paul M. Glaser is most likely referring to a scene in the television program he starred in, "Starsky and also Hutch". The program featured two covert law enforcement officers, Starsky and also Hutch, who drove around in an intense red Ford Gran Torino with a white stripe down the side. Glaser is most likely revealing his shock at the idea of 2 covert police officers driving around in such an obvious car. He likely found it absurd that they would have the ability to remain covert while driving around in a cars and truck that was so easily identifiable. Glaser's quote is an amusing means of revealing his shock at the concept of 2 undercover policemans driving around in a vehicle that was so quickly well-known.