For sale 1973 Ford Gran Torino. It has a rebuilt 5 liter 302 V8 engine with 4 barrel carb and rebuilt automatic transmission.
Both three-speed Cruise-O-Matic and four-speed manual transmissions were offered.Ford Torinos and Grand Torinos today are best remembered as stylish and more luxurious alternatives to more common muscle cars. The Cobra GT attracted only 7,675 buyers, despite a 360-hp, Ram Air 429-cid V-8 and optional four-speed transmission.Images are general in nature and may not reflect the specific vehicle selected.Your current browser is not supported by Hagerty Valuation Tools.
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A sportier design was released in 1970, but it didn’t connect with the auto-buying public, and sales were anything but robust.Walt fastidiously cares for his ride. The Gran Torino took over from the GT and Cobra, with the two-door hardtop selling 132,284 units. The car was named after the city of Turin (Torino, in Italian), considered "the Italian Detroit".The Torino was initially an upscale variation of the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane, which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. The car is in fair condition. Now available in three trim lines – Torino, Gran Torino, and Gran Torino Sport – the car was built on a new body-on-frame design.
The rear end is rebuilt. The rare Ram Air Induction Package, which makes the hood scoop fully-functional is there, and the car sports the split twin exhaust, only available on 351 equipped cars in ’72.Given Walt Kowalski’s physical and emotional decay in the film though, it’s fairly apropos that his car would not be a rip-roaring example of muscle’s golden age, but rather one from after the zenith of the breed.Thank you for your subscription.Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Street Muscle, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE!In 1972, Ford doubled-down on the Torino and redesigned it once again. There are 17 listings for Gran Torino Car Price, from $5,000 with average price of $24,965
The car in the movie is one of 92,033 top-of-the-line ’72 Gran Torino Sport, two-door fastbacks produced and is magnificent in 4Q Dark Green Metallic. The semi-sloping GT coupe sold an impressive 56,819 examples, but there were only 3,939 convertibles, making them quite rare. Named after the Italian automotive capital, Turin, the Torino began life as a high-end variant of the Fairlane.While no match for the big, leaded gas 428ci and 429ci high-compression Cobra Jets and Super Cobra Jets of previous years, the 1972 Cleveland nonetheless produced a respectable 300 horsepower (248 in today’s net horsepower ratings).
The Torino received a major facelift in 1972, with the grille and bodywork receiving mixed reviews from critics. (Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Company. The classic and gorgeous Magnum 500 wheels wrapped in BF Goodrich white-letter, radial tires are present – as is the full-length gold Laser Stripe down the sides of the car, replete with the “Gran Torino Sport” moniker.
All rights reserved.The Ford Torino was first released in 1968 as a competitor in the intermediate mid-sized market. The new Torino also featured a gaping maw of a grille flanked by quad headlamps, a long-hood, short-boot look and coke bottle flanks. )An original magazine advertisement for the new 1972 Ford Gran Torino. )We'll send you the most interesting Street Muscle articles, news, car features, and videos every week.Having spent four enjoyable years in the early 1990s at New York University’s Film School comprehensively studying the history of cinema, it should come as no surprise to you that I became intimately acquainted with Clint Eastwood’s body of work.We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network.While the film is essentially a character study, as well as an essay on prejudice and the importance of family, there are enough appearances of Walt’s flawless Gran Torino in the movie to warrant having a good, long look at this lesser-known and lower-prominence muscle car.The car in the movie is one of 92,033 top-of-the-line ’72 Gran Torino Sport, two-door fastbacks produced and is magnificent in 4Q Dark Green Metallic.The movie features Eastwood as Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed, grizzled, racist, Korean War veteran who finds friendship in the form of a Hmong family who lives next door – one of the family’s teenage grandsons, in particular, Thao.Kowalski’s car is fitted with the best performance parts Ford had to offer in ’72. But before Clint Eastwoods Gran Torino, there was Starsky & Hutch; starring what has arguably become one of the most recognized cars in America.
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