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    Posted: 16-September-2014 at 12:18AM
Here is my new Gran Torino.  22 years in a garage first time seeing sun.
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Nice car! and welcome to the forum!

P.S. Is that T-bird trim I see on the vinyl? 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote legend onirot Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-September-2014 at 5:39AM
nice car.  and welcome
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kychevyguy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-September-2014 at 5:50AM
Welcome to the forum, and nice car. She looks good back out in the sun after a long break.
 
ZC, good eye on the landau trim.
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Wilkommen!
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It appears to have a few added trim pieces on it.  Here she is cleaned up and running. 
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Welcome!  and the spots are an interesting touch.
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Welcome, and that is a super clean Torino!
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Originally posted by kychevyguy kychevyguy wrote:

Welcome to the forum, and nice car. She looks good back out in the sun after a long break.
 
ZC, good eye on the landau trim.

Hey thanks Wink 
That Torino looks sharp though, need to stretch the legs of the old girl and take her for a spin:)
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Always nice to have new members. tell us more of your torino story. Is it an actual sport or was the hood added?
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Tighten it down until it snaps and then back it off a half turn!
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I'm still learning a lot about the car.  I got it from my wife's old neighbor she was moving to Florida and did not know what to do with her late husbands car. Been in a garage for 22 years none of the her kids wanted it. 

As for the car its a 351c with 100k miles bone stock.  I changed the oil primed the engine and put some gas down the carb and crossed my fingers it would start..... She fired right up.  After that i changed all the fluids and cleaned her up. Then put her on the road took it out for the first time yesterday that is when i took the picture at my house.  Best part the torino is staying in my brother in laws garage. 
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welcome! glad you had the insight to put it away and preserve it, looks nice!
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Welcome. Nice '72Thumbs Up
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It's not a sport the hood was added on.  The original is in the garage.
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you wanna part with the original hood?
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Tighten it down until it snaps and then back it off a half turn!
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