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Lewis C.'s 1976 Ford Gran Torino®
"Starsky & Hutch"®TV
Show Replica
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| This 1976 Gran Torino was built in Chicago near the
time that the 1,000 S&H units were built, so it's a real close relative. Lewis purchased it in 2002 from a
guy in Evansville, Wisconsin, and took it to its new home just across the river from Evansville, Indiana! (I hear
the "Twilight Zone" theme playing!) |
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| Not long after our 2006 S&H Torino Reunion in Evansville
IN / Henderson KY, Lewis had himself a little accident ("What's that in the road, Lewis?" "A dog,
Fiddler, that's a dog in the Road!") and ended up, a few months later, with a whole new paint job and some
fresh body work. Before he could even get the back bumper on the car, he was winning trophies in car shows! |
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| Lewis had this 351 Modified engine installed in the
Spring of 2006. It's a Jasper crate engine, built right there in Evansville, Indiana. Lewis also upgraded to a
4 barrel 670 cfm Holley carb and had his transmission rebuilt. I'm told the car runs good and sounds GREAT! |
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| That's a whole new quarter panel on the car. Yes, you
can buy them brand new, but they are designed for earlier model Torinos. A good body shop, though, can work some
"magic" on them and make the modifications necessary to fit 1974-76 models. |
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Until we get a full side shot of the car someday (when
the weather turns nice), you might have a hard time seeing the uniqueness of the stripe on Lewis' car. This is,
as far as I know, the first car painted to be a replica of the Torino in the S&H TV pilot. Lewis studied the
DVD and got every detail right. Compared to the stripe on the TV series cars, this one's a little more narrow across
the top, a little higher as it runs down the side, and stops short of the front.
Lewis is a one-of-a-kind guy, so it's appropriate that he should be the first and only (for now) owner of a S&H
Pilot Replica! |
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