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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'!
Dec 7, 2018 · I can’t think of one time in TV history before Starsky and Hutch where a car became the identity of the show. It’s as recognizable as the Enterprise from Star Trek or a lightsaber from Star Wars. Check out some cool facts about the show’s Gran Torino.
Jun 7, 2023 · Besides the few remakes and one movie with Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear, Starsky, and Hutch Gran Torino became worldwide recognizable and used in numerous music videos, artwork, and commercials. It has become the quintessential American cop car and icon of 1970s car culture (via Amazon ).
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.
Torino #2 is owned by a New Jersey man who supplied the main close-up Torino (featured on the movie posters) for 2004's big-screen Starsky & Hutch movie. During its life after Starsky and Hutch , #2 was wrecked and sold as salvage.
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.
The Gran Torino from "Starsky & Hutch" has become an enduring symbol of muscle cars in television history. Let's take a deeper look at iconic vehicle.
