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Dec 9, 2022 · UPDATED DECEMBER 2022: While finding a factory-built Ford Gran Torino Starsky & Hutch special edition is hard, it's not impossible. Or even better, you can build one yourself. Either way, there are several options towards fulfilling your childhood dream of driving the 'Striped Tomato'!
Jun 2, 2024 · A 1976 Ford Gran Torino with an anemic 145-horsepower and single exhaust sounds a bit wimpy, so the car was also overdubbed on the Starsky & Hutch show.
Jan 15, 2024 · The Gran Torino had a storied history, even before becoming the legendary "Starsky & Hutch" car. Its origins lay in the Ford Fairlane pony car, a mid-size, two-door, V8 sedan that evolved...
Jan 5, 2024 · The bright red 1976 Ford Gran Torino from "Starsky and Hutch" is an iconic automobile many have replicated, but here is where the original sits today.
Apr 8, 2023 · Greg Korfe from Long Prairie, MN owns an original 1976 “Starsky and Hutch” special edition Gran Torino. Find out how he found the car and the story behind it. ...more.
Both cars had a role in the pilot movie, one being "Starsky's" car, and the other being a similar car which is mistaken for Starsky's car by the film's villains. They each had body-side mouldings along with a black interior with vinyl bench seats.
Jun 24, 2022 · Though the Starsky & Hutch special edition production Torinos closely resembled the TV show cars, there were some differences between them. The black outline on the vector stripe was left off on the factory cars.
Oct 29, 2023 · The Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino was one of the paramount examples of '70s TV cars. Originally planned to be a green and white Camaro, the bright red Ford Gran Torino nonetheless created a...
Jan 5, 2024 · The Torino was a classic American muscle car in its own right. According to several sources, real-life New York City undercover police officers Lou Telano and John Sepe inspired Starsky and...
Feb 11, 2023 · Years after the Carlisle Ford Nationals paid tribute to the Starsky and Hutch 1976 Ford Gran Torino on its 40 th anniversary, this car is one of just three surviving examples from the TV show, which aired from 1975-1979.
