My family ready for a sunday ride,1989. Thanks to Robyn Perryman for taking these first 2 pictures.

 It has 14,455 original miles on it right now.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1989                                                                                                                                                    

 Photos taken by Jim Smart in May 1988 for magazine article in the March 1989 issue of Fabulous Mustangs and Exotic Fords.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           I ordered this 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport on January 18th,1972,my 21st birthday,from salesman Frank Becker at Bo Beuckman Ford in Collinsville Illinois.I ordered the Rallye Equipment Group which included the Q Code 351C Cobra-Jet 4 barrel V-8,with 4 bolt mains,low compression(9 to 1)open chamber combustion chamber heads,4 speed transmission with Hurst Competition Plus shifter,stiffer springs and shocks,rear anti-sway bar and bigger front anti sway bar,full instrument gauges with tach,Firestone wide-ovals and traction-lok rearend with 3.50 to 1 gear ratio,the lowest ratio offered on the Torino.I also ordered white bucket seats,console,intermitent windshied wipers,rear window defroster,laser stripes,black top,and ram-air and the big alternator.I did NOT order power steering-power brakes-air conditioning-or radio as i did not want a hole in the front fender.The ram-air option was deleted by the factory as of January 1st 1972,so i bought it over the counter in May 1972.I picked up this car on Febuary 25th 1972.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1979 with Cal-Custom wing bolt valve cover hold downs and air cleaner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1979                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cal-Custom wire looms hold  spark plug wires.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              May 1988 with Ford Motorsport wing bolt valve cover hold downs-air cleaner-breather caps.                                                                                                                                       Edelbrock Scorpion intake detailed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2001                                                                                                                                                                                                     Dis-colored white plastic door panels were painted in 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2002,i got these chrome headlight covers from good old J.C.Whitney.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Custom built Cragar S/S 15x10 wheels with 5 3/4 inch custom order offset and B.F.Goodrich L50-15 tires rear.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Custom built Cragar S/S 15x8 wheels with 4 1/4 inch custom order offset and B.F.GoodrichG50-15 tires front.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                   This car is a rolling time capsule,i got it the way i wanted in 1979 and have not changed it.                                                                                                                      

  2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2001

  If anyone wants to see a great 10 plus minute chase scene with a 1972 Gran Torino Sport, find the movie "Fear is the Key" with Barry Newman.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1976                                                                                                                                                                    1976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1976                                                                                                                                                                   1975                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2-28-1972 Stock.Sticker price $4151.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2-28-1972, photo is fluorescent light damaged.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2009,still looks brand new.                                                                                                                                                                                            2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              May 1972,with Keystones and Firestones.                                                                                                                                                                                                     I replaced very troublesome factory Hurst Competition Plus that had slide adjusters with a new Hurst Competition Plus with threaded shift rods in 1976.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1978                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Taken from the roof of my house 1978.                                                                                                                                                                                                             1978                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Salesman Frank Becker hands me the keys again 25 years later on 2/25/1997.                                                                                                         Picture from page 13 of the early 1972 Ford Gran Torino Brochure.