Sport Door Panels
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Category: Model Specific Forum
Forum Name: 1972-1976 Ford and Mercury
Forum Description: Technical discussion for 1972-1976 Ford and Mercury
URL: https://forum.grantorinosport.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=16515
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Topic: Sport Door Panels
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Subject: Sport Door Panels
Date Posted: 05-September-2017 at 1:09PM
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Does anyone know if the 1972-73 GTS rear interior panel is the same for both formal and fastback? I know the fastback would used a different window felt because of the bigger window, just not sure if the panels themselves would interchange? ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 05-September-2017 at 3:40PM
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as far as i know they are different? different window angle???
------------- 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 |
Posted By: changinlatitudes
Date Posted: 05-September-2017 at 9:22PM
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I used 72 Torino sport rear panels in my 72 Mercury MX (formal roof) when I added Torino sport front door panels, and they fit just fine. No reason to think they wouldn't work on the formal Gran Torino cousin, but I don't know that with 100% accuracy, of course. ------------- Matt 1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 3:11AM
really!!! i was told they wouldn't work, fit different, and so on... so i custom made my rear panels to match the sport door panels  ------------- 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 |
Posted By: yellowsportwagon
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 4:36AM
| Matt were they from a formal roof Sport? |
Posted By: changinlatitudes
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 9:16AM
Oh. Well.......umm. Ok, you got me. I don't know which body style it came from. I retract everything I previously said in the post, and will here ever after keep my trap shut about things of which I do not positively know! Sorry to the OP..... ------------- Matt 1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 11:53AM
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From what i understand the fastback sport rear panels are molded plastic, the formals are vinyl like the rest of tbe cars? ------------- 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 |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 1:21PM
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Matt, don't apologize, it's all good. We're all trying to figure it out since no one seems to know for sure. The GTS cars with either fastback or formal roofs came with the plastic molded door panels front and rear. I am just not sure if the formals used a unique panel for the rear or if it was the same panel, but with a different window sweep (shorter for the smaller windows). I can't even find a good pic although a a formal Roof GTS rear interior. All other non-GTS Torino's had the vinyl door panels for 1972-73. Although, there was one member who had a '73 GTS with the '74 style interior and vinyl panels. Although I think that it was a late build. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 2:00PM
I found this car online. If you look at the pics you can kind of see the rear panels. This car has the correct sport panels. I can't tell if they are the same because the photos don't show much. http://www.mjcclassiccars.com/1972-ford-gran-torino-sport.shtml" rel="nofollow"> ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: yellowsportwagon
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 2:31PM
| Matt I don't know either was just a question. The last picture is definitely a formal roof car with plastic panels. Can't tell if it is different from a fastback though. |
Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 3:06PM
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Sail panel might cover up the window difference... Never seen plastic panels in the rear of a formal, or vinyl in the rear of a fastback. ------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 3:57PM
That's what I was kind of thinking too Randy. Fastback cars never should have had vinyl panels, since all were GTS's. Formals that were GTS's should have had plastic, no GTS formal cars should be vinyl. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Big Bird wrote:Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 4:32PM
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Malcolm should know his car is a formal sport...
------------- 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 |