This is the one! For sale in the Fort Lauderdale showroom is this
extremely rare TV series, 1976 Ford Gran Torino. Not only is this
remarkable Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino one of the 1,000 limited
production editions built by Ford in the spring of 1976, of which
only 300 or fewer are still known to be in existence, it was one of
the two used by Spelling Goldberg Productions on the actual 1970s
TV series. According to a hand written letter it was identified as
Unit 129 and was used as a camera car on the TV series for the 77
through 79 seasons. Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul sat in and
drove this car! The vehicle comes with documentation verifying its
use on the TV series in a letter from Buddy Loesch, who worked in
the TV show's transportation department along with a cancelled
check from Spelling Goldberg Productions with the car's description
on it listing it as "Unit 129." The studio replaced the original
351 with a 429 4 bbl. The red bubble light, police radio, siren,
wigwag headlights and telephone seen on the series are still
present. No expense was spared in completeing the restoration.
Costs exceeded $60,000 and took three years to complete bringing
the car to show quality. The previous owner who completed the
restoration advised that the car was once owned by the Hollywood
Museum before being sold to a private owner and that the car had
approximately 60,000 miles on it before its restoration and engine
rebuild. The production company doing the remake movie Starsky &
Hutch solicited to lease the car for use in the making of the movie
but the request was declined as the production company could not
guarantee they would not damage the car during filming. The car is
in brilliant show quality condition, has been garage kept and
covered and never driven in harsh weather conditions. Options
include AM/FM/CD radio, spare tire, power steering, seat belts,
vinyl interior and radial tires. To see 100+ HD pictures and a
video of this 1976 Ford Gran Torino please visit
www.GatewayClassicCars.com. For more information or to schedule an
appointment to view car in person, please call the Fort Lauderdale
showroom at (954) 227-4202 or email us directly at
[email protected]
