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Ride Name 1976 Ford Gran Torino
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Year 1976
Published 8/7/2003 6:51:00 PM
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doublec920’s 1976 Ford Gran Torino

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doublec920 Apr 30, 2014

"Hooray For Hollywood" Longaberger Collector Club Gathering

The Stars Cars were part of the red carpet celebration during Longaberger's Annual Collector Club Gathering. The theme was, Hooray For Hollywood. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151384575376193.1073741836.64954136192&type=1

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After I sold it to the 4th owner, the car went on to be featured in the January/February 1996 FCA newsletter, "The Fairlaner" If the above photo looks familiar it is because it has been all over the internet for years. It is my first S&H shortly after I sold it to owner #4 who replaced the original 400 engine with a fire breathing 460 monster.

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(Courtesy of Ford Motor Company , the color promotional photo represented to dealerships the available PS-122 S&H package. Note, the placement of the grille emblem on the prototype versus the production units. According to sources, the first few S&H Gran Torinos built for the auto shows, (such as those shows held in Chicago or Detroit) were destroyed by Ford after the 1976 new car show season ended. The B&W diagram was sent to dealerships to use for consistency when making S&H replicas from new, in-stock Torinos and Gran Torinos. It is believed that these were sent out to dealers prior to the actual production of Ford's version of the S&H Gran Torino).

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The George Barris Connection: Fact or Fiction?There always seems to be an air of doubt when it comes to the question of who built what TV Car. Often times, the name George Barris will come up; usually lending itself to confusion and more doubt. If you do not think so, Google him some time on the Batmobile...In spite of what TV LAND aired during the 2004 Top 10 TV Cars list, George Barris did NOT create the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino. However, George Barris did purchase the rights to the TV series Starsky & Hutch Gran Torinos' "IMAGE ."

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Are you building a Starsky & Hutch Torino? Jump over to PAGE FIVE for Stripe kits, wheels, license plates, and more! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Don't forget to become a Facebook fan of The Proud Mary's - West Salem's Sons Of Rock & Roll.OFFICER TERRY's Unofficial, "THE REAL HUGGY BEAR'S WORD ON THE STREET"

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AKH Wheels have been the supplier of wheels for many restored movie cars, including one of the original Starsky and Hutch Torinos , the Green Hornet car, and the original Two Lane Blacktop car. They also supplied the 10 spoke Vector wheels to John "Bo Duke" Schneider for his personal '69 Dodge Charger. To see what is currently in stock, contact AKH Wheels at (509) 929-2776 or email them at AKHWheels@ELLTEL.netWhat are you waiting on? American Racing is never going to correct the retro look of their Ansen Sprint, so contact AKH Wheels today!! * * *

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After I sold it to the 4th owner, the car went on to be featured in the January/February 1996 FCA newsletter, "The Fairlaner" If the above photo looks familiar it is because it has been all over the internet for years. It is my first S&H shortly after I sold it to owner #4 who replaced the original 400 engine with a fire breathing 460 monster.

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Opened in 1924, the Chicago plant's assembly history includes the Model T, Model A, T-Bird, Granada, LTD, Galaxie 500, Cougar, Marquis, and armored and reconnaissance vehicles. Currently, the Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, and Mercury Montego are assembled there. 37 years after production, according to StarskyTorino.com less than 100 Limited Production models are accounted for out of the original 1,000 units. 1973-76 replicas far out number the ultra-rare factory built units. According to Anthony Whittaker, Research Unit Rep. from Ford's Customer Assistance Center, this car's original production date was March 30, 1976 and the factory installed options were: 351W/2bbl. 8 cylinder, Bright Red exterior, cloth & vinyl black bench interior, automatic C-4 transmission, standard ratio 2.75 non-locking rear axle, HR78x14 tires, bumper protection group, manual air conditioning, tinted glass, right and left remote racing mirrors, Magnum 500 styled steel wheels .

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Remember, Officer Terry told you so...DISPLAY PURPOSES AT CAR SHOWS ONLY!!! DAISY SOFTAIR MODELS 09 and 04 Something else that would be cool for the purists - locating the correct style shoulder holsters and outfitting them with toy guns or BB gun look-alikes. Imagine them hanging from coat-hooks above the backseat. Remember, Starsky's holster was left-handed and Hutch's was right-handed. Start watching your DVDs for the colors.

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According to George Grenier, then transportation chief for Spelling-Goldberg Productions during the time "Starsky & Hutch" was being made, the idea for the Torino's design was a synthesis of many ideas of production executives. "We use cars from Ford Motor Company's Studio-TV Car Loan Program," Grenier said. "I checked the entire Ford line and spotted a stock Gran Torino that had possibilities. We painted it tomato red, added a wild white stripe - and a star was born.""Of course, we had to make some modifications to the vehicle for the purpose of stunts performed on the show. The car had mags, oversized tires, air shocks and hijackers on the rear end to cause a severe rake." (Courtesy of Service Life, pages 3-7, Volume 8, Number 2, March-April 1976 Issue. (c)1976 Ford Motor Company).

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After I sold it to the 4th owner, the car went on to be featured in the January/February 1996 FCA newsletter, "The Fairlaner" If the above photo looks familiar it is because it has been all over the internet for years. It is my first S&H shortly after I sold it to owner #4 who replaced the original 400 engine with a fire breathing 460 monster.

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Opened in 1924, the Chicago plant's assembly history includes the Model T, Model A, T-Bird, Granada, LTD, Galaxie 500, Cougar, Marquis, and armored and reconnaissance vehicles. Currently, the Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, and Mercury Montego are assembled there. 37 years after production, according to StarskyTorino.com less than 100 Limited Production models are accounted for out of the original 1,000 units. 1973-76 replicas far out number the ultra-rare factory built units. According to Anthony Whittaker, Research Unit Rep. from Ford's Customer Assistance Center, this car's original production date was March 30, 1976 and the factory installed options were: 351W/2bbl. 8 cylinder, Bright Red exterior, cloth & vinyl black bench interior, automatic C-4 transmission, standard ratio 2.75 non-locking rear axle, HR78x14 tires, bumper protection group, manual air conditioning, tinted glass, right and left remote racing mirrors, Magnum 500 styled steel wheels .

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A suggestion for the pistols... From 1986 - 1987, Daisy recognized that a market existed for "Paramilitary Replicas." Various replicas were imported from Japan and Daisy started selling them in 1986. Softair Daisy Model 09(top) for Starsky and Softair Daisy Model 04(bottom) for Hutch are practically dead ringers. The Softair replicas originally used plastic BBs.

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(ABOVE: The King Of Kustomizers, George Barris with Erik "Ponch" Estrada at the Police-Cops For Tops Car Show)In 2005, an email from Barris Kustom Industries confirmed that they had built 2 Starsky & Hutch Gran Torinos: One which at the time was in the Volo Museum and the other one, a 1975 Gran Torino that was used in the 2004 movie and later sold on May 14, 2005 at the Petersen's Automotive Museum Auction . The Barris source knew of no other Starsky & Hutch Torinos having been built by Barris Kustom Industries.The 2004 movie "hero cars" built by Movie Mike Walsh at Premiere Studio Rentals and the other screen used units by Cinema Vehicle Services were visually modified from the TV versions, thus creating their own "image." Particular attention to detail was given to these movie units, so much so that it is hard to distinguish them apart from one another.I assume such measures, whether intentional or by accident, would not violate any existing copyrights related to the image of the TV series Starsky & Hutch Gran Torinos. * * * * * * STARSKY AND HUTCH's WORST NIGHTMARE * * * HORRIFYING AND GRAPHIC PHOTO * * *

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After I sold it to the 4th owner, the car went on to be featured in the January/February 1996 FCA newsletter, "The Fairlaner" If the above photo looks familiar it is because it has been all over the internet for years. It is my first S&H shortly after I sold it to owner #4 who replaced the original 400 engine with a fire breathing 460 monster.

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Opened in 1924, the Chicago plant's assembly history includes the Model T, Model A, T-Bird, Granada, LTD, Galaxie 500, Cougar, Marquis, and armored and reconnaissance vehicles. Currently, the Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, and Mercury Montego are assembled there. 37 years after production, according to StarskyTorino.com less than 100 Limited Production models are accounted for out of the original 1,000 units. 1973-76 replicas far out number the ultra-rare factory built units. According to Anthony Whittaker, Research Unit Rep. from Ford's Customer Assistance Center, this car's original production date was March 30, 1976 and the factory installed options were: 351W/2bbl. 8 cylinder, Bright Red exterior, cloth & vinyl black bench interior, automatic C-4 transmission, standard ratio 2.75 non-locking rear axle, HR78x14 tires, bumper protection group, manual air conditioning, tinted glass, right and left remote racing mirrors, Magnum 500 styled steel wheels .

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Outcries over children safety ("You'll put your eye out!") soon ended the sales and Daisy stopped selling the Softair guns in 1987. You'll have to watch the internet auction houses, second hand stores, Goodwill, etc., to locate these rare babies. And again, Remember, Officer Terry told you so...DISPLAY PURPOSES AT CAR SHOWS ONLY!!!Okay you Forty-somethings, now that you have bought one of those box perms and "afro-ed" what little hair you have left to questionably look like Starsky, you will need a pair of Adidas shoes.

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The 5th owner lived in Maryland and the 6th and current owner has it in Ohio. Hopefully, some day I will run into the present owners at a cruise-in or car show and we will be able to take some photos together. If so, they will be posted here! If you are the current owner, please sign the guestbook and update everyone on the car! * * *

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Opened in 1924, the Chicago plant's assembly history includes the Model T, Model A, T-Bird, Granada, LTD, Galaxie 500, Cougar, Marquis, and armored and reconnaissance vehicles. Currently, the Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, and Mercury Montego are assembled there. 37 years after production, according to StarskyTorino.com less than 100 Limited Production models are accounted for out of the original 1,000 units. 1973-76 replicas far out number the ultra-rare factory built units. According to Anthony Whittaker, Research Unit Rep. from Ford's Customer Assistance Center, this car's original production date was March 30, 1976 and the factory installed options were: 351W/2bbl. 8 cylinder, Bright Red exterior, cloth & vinyl black bench interior, automatic C-4 transmission, standard ratio 2.75 non-locking rear axle, HR78x14 tires, bumper protection group, manual air conditioning, tinted glass, right and left remote racing mirrors, Magnum 500 styled steel wheels .

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