1976 Ford Elite [65M]

1976 Ford Elite [65M] in Death Ride to Osaka, Movie made for TV, 1983

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2008-02-02 02:41
rjluna2 ◊ 2008-02-02 04:02	Wrap around taillight indicates Mercury Cougar.
CougarTim ◊ 2008-02-02 04:12	I think this is a 1974-1976 Ford Gran Torino Brougham coupe. The Thunderbird's side trim was lower down, the opera windows were smaller, and the taillights didn't wrap around to the side -- Last edit: 2008-02-02 04:47:05
CougarTim ◊ 2008-02-02 04:12	Not a Cougar either. The side trim was much lower down (trust me on this). -- Last edit: 2008-02-02 04:12:54
rjluna2 ◊ 2008-02-02 04:23	Ford Elite?
CougarTim ◊ 2008-02-02 04:29	The Elite had two vertically divided opera windows. I'm pretty confident this car has a single roughly rectangular opera window.
rjluna2 ◊ 2008-02-02 04:33	Pictures provided by stronghold is pretty much blurred. It is hard to tell if it is single pane or double pane opera window.
car nerd ◊ 2008-02-02 05:16	I'm fairly sure it's an Elite.
CougarTim ◊ 2008-02-02 06:07	car nerd wrote I'm fairly sure it's an Elite. I'm going to revise my previous statement and agree with you. From what I can find, the Gran Torino Brougham's side trim went above the rear wheel cutout, and it had a full-vinyl roof (this appears to have a half-vinyl roof, consistent with an Elite).
car nerd ◊ 2008-02-02 06:09	Actually it was initially sold as a "Grand Torino Elite in it's first year and simply "Elite" there after.
night cub ◊ 2015-02-02 07:57	Landau top was 1976-only