Why does the striped tomato not have belt molding?
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Topic: Why does the striped tomato not have belt molding?
Posted By: Dino
Subject: Why does the striped tomato not have belt molding?
Date Posted: 22-November-2023 at 12:44PM
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Isn't it supposed to be a full optioned car? |
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Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 23-November-2023 at 12:48AM
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Pilot and season 2-4 Tomatoes had the body side moldings, but the season 1 cars DID NOT... which is why the factory LEs didn't have them either because Ford copied the season 1 cars for their S&H option.
Here are the restored season 2-4 Hero Torinos.... HERO 1 - the bench seat Torino  HERO 2 - the bucket seat Torino  HAPPY THANKSGIVING
-------------  TV 2M8O OUT JOE 1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Dino
Date Posted: 23-November-2023 at 1:50AM
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I meant the trim on the top of the doors and quarters. I don't see it on the S&H cars. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 23-November-2023 at 5:04AM
Dino, got a photo of what you're asking about?? ------------- TV 2M8O OUT JOE 1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/ |
Dino wrote:Posted By: Dino
Date Posted: 23-November-2023 at 2:52PM
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It's the trim on top of the door and quarter, right next to the glass. The black one has it, the red one does not. My car has them. I have not seen them on S&H cars.   |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 23-November-2023 at 4:28PM
| I wonder if the difference is because of the chrome mirrors on the show cars? I know your bottom pic shows sport mirrors without the wide chrome, but could that car have been changed from chrome mirrors? I don't know for sure why the difference, just trying to come up with something different that would cause the trim change? |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 24-November-2023 at 5:50AM
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as i understand it there are 2 types of window felt trim. IDK what the rhyme or reason is for any car to be fitted with either trim, could be the standard / optioned trim package that triggers the window felt trim? the wide trim IIRC is not available aftermarket but the the new fuzz can be refitted to the original wide trim. so anyway maybe the reason you think the S&H cars don't have trim is because they're wearing the narrow trim? ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: TV 2M8O
Date Posted: 25-November-2023 at 2:42AM
Ahhhh.... BELT LINE MOLDINGS. For some reason I immediately thought body side molding. Looking back at pics of my original LE, it came from the factory with the narrow bright trim. If memory serves me correctly from the months I spent looking at Torinos back when I was searching for my current car, the wider trim was part of the Brougham package. When I have some time later today, I'll go thru my Ford Master Parts Catalog and look at the different door belt line moldings used between 74-76 and see if I can determine where the wider moldings were used.... ------------- TV 2M8O OUT JOE 1976 Gran Torino S&H season 2-4 Clone Project Blog: http://tv2m8o.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Dino
Date Posted: 29-November-2023 at 12:32PM
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Oh there's 2 different types! That's interesting. |