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CougarTim ◊ 2008-09-07 04:35	Ford Torino GT Identified at Autoblog when this car was spotted on a carrier hauling cars for this movie: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/29/i-fast-and-the-furious-i-muscles-up/
tony ◊ 2008-10-15 03:12	looks like a 72
antp ◊ 2009-03-20 19:25	What a shame...
Illousion ◊ 2009-03-30 22:18	That's a waste.
jettalover ◊ 2009-04-05 04:57	Just like the one in "Gran Torino".
quiksilver ◊ 2009-04-06 18:24	I really don’t get it. The makers of these films claim to be car fans but they destroy stunning old cars like this. They say in the making off that they built nine cars and only one survived. I can understand it with cars that are still in production but not cars that are over 30 years old and getting more collectable by the day. By the way I think the 70 & 71 where the best looking Torino’s.
69Roadrunner426 ◊ 2009-04-17 22:15	In all these Fast and the Furious movies, they trash a nice classic in ALL of them. This '72 Torino GT joins the '70 Charger, '70 Chevelle, '69 Camaro, '70 Challenger, '68 Mustang, '70 Monte Carlo. The producer's say they're car fans, but that probably means fans of little clapped out rice burners with too many stickers and no guts.
THE BIG BOPPER ◊ 2009-05-12 11:50	9 were used 8 of them trashed and fore what some stubit action scene have some respect fore classics
THE BIG BOPPER ◊ 2009-05-23 10:01	The licence plate of this car is 3PST718 just in case You want to know
BiltFordTuff ◊ 2009-05-29 06:47	sweet ride i luv it, shame it had to be trashed -- Last edit: 2009-06-17 04:44:00
antp ◊ 2009-07-18 12:45	-- Last edit: 2009-07-20 10:09:48
Skid ◊ 2009-08-01 02:54	It should be Gran Torino GT, given that it's a 1972.
Murf32 ◊ 2009-08-19 20:45	Hey everyone, is this particular Torino much like the one in Eastwoods "Gran Torino"?
4x4 23 ◊ 2009-09-19 21:24	10 cars were purchased 9 cars were damaged and 1 on of them survived http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=778mkceE0UQ
GT.72 ◊ 2009-09-24 17:47	ohh Maan!! i have one of those! they should of gaveme the engine at least! instead of trashing it!!
DT83 ◊ 2009-09-24 18:49	My theory is that the high prices of gasoline, and the high insurance prices for powerful engines, are why so many of these awesome old cars are getting trashed now. Nobody can afford to keep them, so big Hollywood movie producers buy them just to destroy. Should be illegal, IMO.
Skid ◊ 2010-06-01 04:33	I doubt it...for one thing, insurance tends to be cheaper on older cars, and also these cars aren't generally used for daily transportation, so fuel costs are irrelevant. 1972 Gran Torino GTs have always been considered something of an "entry level" muscle car, only catching on in recent years due to the Eastwood film. It was probably deemed cheaper to use a 1972 than an earlier, more valuable Torino based on this.
Skodafan ◊ 2010-07-17 23:45	For which scene were all of these nice cars destroyed? I didn't see the reason of destroying 8 peaces in the movie...
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-07-17 23:48	If at first you don't get the scene right, crash crash again.
antp ◊ 2010-07-19 17:55	And I also wonder how they miss that so many times. In Mad Max they had one car of each and it was very well done
Cycolac Fan ◊ 2011-04-12 20:44	Remember they tend to have different cars for different stunts, for instance one might a top speed and acceleration car, another for spins with racing handbrakes and laying down rubber, a third could be for jumps with stronger suspension while another might have a reinforced front to smash through stuff. Then they'll usually be at least one or two for attaching cameras to or to be towed around when the actors are supposed to be driving it - that one might get cut in half too have cameras mounted where the engine is. Actors prefer to have automatic gearbox cars so there might be one or two autos in there too. Add in one really nice close up car with shiny paint, chromed up engine then at least one or two back up cars in case a main one breaks down - imagine the cost of everything - 200 or more crew - stopping while someone gores off to buy a new starter motor or air filter, and you pretty much have your eight or nine cars. As for them being 'destroyed' they might wel still be driveable decent cars in some cases but with so many people ready to sue if they get injured, and the amount of others looking to make a fast buck selling a movie icon, and most studio will prefer to destroy cars rather than sell them on.
tony ◊ 2011-05-17 01:50	tony wrote looks like a 72 It's just called a Gran Torino Sport. no GT emblems on a 72 -- Last edit: 2013-07-06 15:00:10
jpiland ◊ 2013-06-19 07:25	Brian should have driven it
caprice_96 ◊ 2013-10-08 03:47	This is a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport, not a GT. And to be very specific this is a 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport "Sportsroof" (Ford's term for a fastback. The Gran Torino Sport was also available with a formal roofline, that other Torino coupes got. There was no GT model in 1972; it was replaced by the Gran Torino Sport. Further, not ALL Torino's after 1972 are "Gran Torinos" as seems to be the common internet misconception. Ford's base level cars were called only Torino, and the next level up (the majority of cars sold) were "Gran Torinos". In modern terms, if the Torino were compared to a Civic, the "Torino" would be a Civic LX, the "Gran Torino" a Civic EX, and the "Gran Torino Sport" a Civic Si. And in my opinion, the 1972 is the best looking Torino (at least as a GTS fastback).
rjluna2 ◊ 2013-10-08 03:54	That is interesting, caprice_96. Indeed, the Torino GT was replaced with Grand Torino Sport in 1972 model year. Link to "en.wikipedia.org"
caprice_96 ◊ 2013-10-09 21:54	The majority of that Wiki-page is my work. I am a bit of a fan of the Ford Torino.
rjluna2 ◊ 2013-10-09 22:47	Maybe I should dig up an article on Collectible Automobile in reference to this Ford Torino if I can find one in my mess
caprice_96 ◊ 2013-10-15 04:32	This should be listed as "SportsRoof" not "SportRoof". It was model 63R.
Kowalski5599 ◊ 2015-10-11 06:32	I am willing to bet there were a handful of these Gran Torino vehicles left over from the Gran Torino film production a year prior to FastFour's release. The cars were probably stand ins or promotional appearance cars that may not have been numbers matching or were good from far but far from good. This happens often in the Hollywood world . A perfect example is ironically "The Dudes" car from the Big Lebowski appearing in Blue Streak or some Martin Lawrence abomination they call a film.(it gets smashed) I believe this was also a Gran Torino (a different model, and a sedan) Shit happens.
Boss429 ◊ 2015-10-14 15:13	DT83 wrote My theory is that the high prices of gasoline, and the high insurance prices for powerful engines, are why so many of these awesome old cars are getting trashed now. Nobody can afford to keep them, so big Hollywood movie producers buy them just to destroy. Should be illegal, IMO. Why not just give them to car collectors?
F355 ◊ 2016-06-30 02:56	1972 Ford Gran Torino SportsRoof (63R)
Skid ◊ 2017-05-19 19:32	Kowalski5599 wrote I am willing to bet there were a handful of these Gran Torino vehicles left over from the Gran Torino film production a year prior to FastFour's release. Only one Gran Torino was used to make that movie, and it didn't appear in this one.
fireguy ◊ 2019-04-08 06:34	Ford gran torino in f&f = Fenix Ford gran torino in f&f legacy = letty Logic

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1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof [63R]

1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport [63R] in Fast & Furious, Movie, 2009

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