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Arthur J.'s 1974 Ford Gran Torino®
"Starsky & Hutch"®Replica
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| We met Arthur and Mrs. J. at a Starsky
Torino reunion in the Wisconsin Dells in May, 2005, where they came without their car just to visit. They sent
us photos of their car in August of 2005, and we finally got to see it in person at our Starsky Torino reunion
in September. These new photos were taken at the Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show in North Aurora, Illinois in
August of 2006. |
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| Arthur has been a fan of the TV show
forever. He had a green Torino over 25 years ago. He wanted another one for a long time, and found this one in
Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2004. It was originally brown, and he gave it the Starsky treatment himself! |
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| Arthur won the trophy for "Best
On-Screen Emergency Vehicle" in this show against some pretty tough competition - and he deserved it! Although
he'll tell you he has more work to do, I know he's done a lot in the last couple of years, and his car looks great! |
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| Arthur replaced the original brown
door panels, carpet, and dash in 2005, and replaced the brown bench seat with these re-upholstered black buckets
later. That was a lot of work, but the final product really looks good! |
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| Arthur has a great car - and he's a great guy. I've
met a lot of S&H Torino owners in the last 8 years, and they are all very nice people, but Arthur is one of
the ones who you meet and you immediately feel like you've been friends with all your life. In fact, when I updated
this page in 2006 and was reading the old information, I could hardly believe I had met Arthur just one year ago! |