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1969 Ford Torino

1969 Ford Torino in Magnum, P.I., TV Series, 1980-1988 IMDB Ep. 7.19

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: US

1969 Ford Torino

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supcoach US

2013-11-17 23:19

Ford Fairlane? 4-dr sedan

-- Last edit: 2013-11-17 23:20:03

rjluna2 US

2013-11-17 23:33

1969.

rjluna2 US

2013-11-17 23:42

supcoach is correct. No Torino badge at the grille.

supcoach US

2013-11-17 23:51


Please change this to a Fairlane

-- Last edit: 2015-06-04 06:36:09

night cub US

2013-11-18 00:32

rjluna2 wrote supcoach is correct. No Torino badge at the grille.

What grill badge? There was one for 1968, but not 1969:
Link to "oldcarbrochures.org"

I checked both the 1968 and 1969 brochures, and the only model with a single bar across the grill was the 1969 Torino.

supcoach US

2013-11-18 01:26

From Wikipedia:
The Ford Torino was an intermediate automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. The car was named after the city of Turin (Torino, in Italian). The Torino was initially an upscale version of the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane, which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. After 1968, the Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower levels of trim than those models which wore the Torino name. During this time, the Torino was considered a subseries to the Fairlane. By 1970 Torino had become the primary name for Ford's intermediate, and the Fairlane was now a subseries of the Torino. In 1971 the Fairlane name was dropped altogether and all Ford intermediates were called Torino.

In 1968 Ford Motor Company introduced its intermediate line with a new body and new styling. Along with the new body and styling came the new upscale series Torino. The Fairlane name continued to be used for lower level models, and the Torino was considered a sub-series to the Fairlane during this time

The 1969 Fairlane/Torino saw few cosmetic changes, but there were quite a few performance oriented changes. Ford performed the typical minor styling adjustments, but overall the 1969 models were similar to the 1968 models. The grille was revised slightly, and now had a more prominent centre dividing bar, while the taillights were more square in shape than the 1968 units. All models above the Fairlane, had an
aluminium dividing bar that ran across the rear panel, between the taillights and inline with the reverse lights on SportsRoof models.

The key sentence in all this is: After 1968, the Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower levels of trim than those models which wore the Torino name. During this time, the Torino was considered a subseries to the Fairlane. So tell me is it a Fairlane or a Torino....

-- Last edit: 2015-06-04 06:35:03

rjluna2 US

2013-11-18 02:01

Hmm, I think I need to re-review in my Collectible Automobile to find which I thought the grille badge was :think:

However, I still think this is Ford Fairlane due to absence of chrome at the door windows frame :think:

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