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Ford Gran Torinos®from
the
"Starsky & Hutch"® TV
Show
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These two 1976 Gran Torinos were both used in the second
through fourth (final) seasons of the TV show. One still looks exactly as it did when the show ended, and the other
one has undergone some changes since then. Both were owned by Doug Stevenson in Ohio for many years, but the one
on the right was recently purchased by Steve B. in New Jersey.
Although there has been much speculation as to who designed the cars used on the TV show, there really doesn't
need to be any doubt. Read the Ford
Service Life Magazine Article to learn about
the origin of the TV show cars!
For more information about these two cars, look at their individual pages, and read Doug S.'s Fairlaner Magazine Article. |
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John M.'s Torino was used as a backup car during the
second through fourth seasons. John's information about the car's use comes from an inside source - read more about it.
Gordon's 1975 Gran Torino was purchased from Spelling Goldberg Productions in 1979. That's his little sister in
the Polaroid. Check out the wild stripe - on her socks! Unfortunately, Gordon sold the car a long time ago. Nobody
knows where it is now. |
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| Pictured in 1999, this car from the second through
fourth seasons of the series is now owned by Rich M. This car sat in the hot Arizona sun for 15 years, so it needs
repainting and the interior needs replacing. It has a 351 engine now. |
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This is the Stunt Torino used in the third season episode
"Partner" - it is the car that Starsky crashes into the construction site, resulting in Hutch suffering
from "amnesia" throughout the episode. Watch the crash scene in slow motion, and you'll see the round
"sport" emblem on the grille, the chrome molding in front of the front wheels, and the red mirrors -
all these are different than they are earlier in the episode! Hey - no stunt double looks exactly like the real
star!
The stunt car is a 1974 Gran Torino Sport, with a 351 Cleveland and 32,000 original miles. It has been fully restored,
and lived in New Jersey when these photos were taken in 1999. It has had several different owners since then, and
seems to be listed as "For Sale" somewhere just about all the time. |