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chuxster
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californiajohnny
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welcome!
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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fordpower
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welcome
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jversch
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welcome
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Jerry VerSchneider
1972 Gran torino formal roof H Code 1973 Gran torino fast back H code. |
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72GTS351CJ
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Welcome Chuck. So what's your story?
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72GTS Clint Eastwood Special
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legend onirot
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welcome aboard. what you got?
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malcolm 1973 gran torino sport (formal)... "Stacy Lynn" 1972 gran torino (formal)... "Mackenzie" 1973 gran torino sport (sportroof)... "Leela" |
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72FordGTS
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Welcome, tell us a bit about yourself.
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Vince
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chuxster
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Hello and thanks for all the welcome comments. I drove a 1974 Gran Torino in high school, it was Saddle Bronze with a dark brown vinyl top & opera windows. Now 30 years later, I purchased a 1973 Gran Torino Sport. I cant believe how positive the response has been to this car. Nearly every time I drive it, I get a thumbs up or people stop and want to share their Torino stories with me. Its a formal roof with a medium blue metallic paint job {originally dark blue}. 351 Cleveland 2v auto, bench seat blue interior. I have added Centerline Autodrag wheels, 15x7 front, 15x8 with 275/60 15s on the rear. I added 1.5 Aluminum coil spring spacers to keep the rear end off the tires. The tire fitment guide in this forum was a big help in picking out the wheels/tires, thanks for that. Ive tried several times to upload a photo, still working on that. I am a Ford Senior Master Tech, and have worked at a Lincoln dealership as a technician since 1989. I drive my 73 whenever the weather is decent, and in the year since i bought it, I have only seen one other Torino on the road
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jversch
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Unlovedford ( Joe ) is from Chattanooga Tennessee. Maybe he is close to you .
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Jerry VerSchneider
1972 Gran torino formal roof H Code 1973 Gran torino fast back H code. |
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MrSmog
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welcome
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72FordGTS
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Hi Chuck, I see you have been having trouble uploading photos. That's is because you were a brand new member which means you have limited privileges. Now that you've posted your story and I know your a real person, you've been upgraded to a New Member, which has full privileges including posting photos.
Here is a thread on how to post photos. |
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Vince
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7T9_Tbird
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Welcome!
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John
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chuxster
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californiajohnny
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sweet! that looks great
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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chuxster
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Thanks for the compliment. Also, thank you for the Youtube video with the photo posting help
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californiajohnny
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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fordismyboss
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unlovedford
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Nice! Where in Tennessee are you?
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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
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72GTS351CJ
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Love that look...Timeless
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72GTS Clint Eastwood Special
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chuxster
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I live in Etowah, TN, & work at Mullinax Lincoln in Cleveland
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72FordGTS
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Very nice car! Love the wheels and stance, looks like it's ready for a street brawl.
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Vince
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chuxster
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72FordGTS- Thank you, this car is what I envisioned my high school ride should look like, it just took til I was 50 to come true. Definitely worth the wait
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twintornados
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Sweet looking Torino....enjoy!!
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Sold the Elite so now the hunt is on for my next "toy"...
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unlovedford
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Very cool. I'm in Chattanooga.
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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
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twintornados
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My daughter and Son in Law are stationed in Tennessee and live in Clarksville...
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Sold the Elite so now the hunt is on for my next "toy"...
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chuxster
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californiajohnny
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and an old school steering wheel too
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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chuxster
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The retro steering wheel was already installed when I bought the car, its got a comfortable grip to it. But on some sunny days the glare off the chrome spokes is a little blinding
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chuxster
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Shades of 1983: My high school opera window beast
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unlovedford
Senior Member Joined: 17-December-2010 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 10142 |
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I had the tinted headlight covers on my '76 in the early days of ownership. The car still sits as it did in 1983 when I parked it. American Racing rear wing, "Party Wagon" stenciled on the taillights, hidden bar behind the rear seat, Trans Am splitter pipes, hand painted and stenciled undercarriage, tinted windows, crazy hidden pin stripes, black accented areas under the hood and trunk lid between the bracing, small chrome steering wheel, Sanyo Bi-Amp stereo with a Billy Squier cassette, a matching hand painted Hot Wheel in the area where the clock should be, Hawaiian lei around the mirror, CB radio with PA under the hood, air shocks, hand painted grill with T O R I N O in the spaces, numerous racing decals under the hood and under the bumper... No wonder I became embarrassed driving it and parked it back then.
Several years ago, I was bored one day and decided to see how the years of storage had treated the old stereo. Put a battery in the Torino, turned the key and the stereo sprang to life! That is when I found the Billy Squier cassette in the slot. Cranked up "My Kind Of Lover" through the Audiovox front and Phase II rear speakers, kicked up both equalizers and basked in 1970-80's sound. Then "Stroke" started playing and when it hit the first bass note, the rear speakers shot out a bunch of debris and gave one glorious thump. I quietly turned the key off, patted the stereo and smiled. Edited by unlovedford - 29-December-2017 at 2:52AM |
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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
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