 |
|
|
Rodney H.'s Limited Production
1976 "Starsky & Hutch"®Ford
Gran Torino®
|
|
|
In May of 2008, Rodney got his car out of the bodyshop
after 2 and a half years, and as you can see, they did a great job on it. Rodney had it painted Viper red with
a TV show-style stripe instead of keeping the original factory one. He has been working on this car for 9 years.
He says it's been slow going but he is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
As the car was being painted, Rodney was at the shop about four hours a day to make sure everything, including
the stripe, was done just right. He's going to rebuild the original 400 cid engine soon, and he'll be giving it
a LOT more horsepower than it originally had! |
|
|
| Rodney bought this car late in 1999, contacted me in
February 2000, sent the first pictures in 2005, and these in 2008. Ford built approximately 1,000 S&H Gran
Torinos in 1976, and only about than 100 of them are still around, as far as I know. The few people who own one,
no matter what condition it's in - from those in need of complete restoration to those that are showroom new -
are glad to have them. As time goes by, they will only become more rare and valuable. Mostly, we just like having
them because it's fun to drive a car like Starsky's, but there's certainly nothing wrong with owning a fun car
that's also a collector's item! |
| |
|
|
|
"Starsky
& Hutch" Torino Home
|
|
|
|
This Page © 2009 StarskyTorino.com
Created January 1, 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Photos are the Property of the Car's Owner.
"Starsky & Hutch"®
is a registered Trademark and Copyright of CPT Holdings, Inc.
"Ford Gran Torino"® is a Trademark of Ford Motor Company.
The presence of strobe lights, wig-wags,
sirens, and/or red revolving lights
in any car that is not an official Police car is illegal in many states.
Check your own State and local regulations!
|
|
|
