Starsky and Hutch originally was a TV show in the 70s. This extremely popular show inspired the 2004 film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. If you have seen the show or the movie you know it is about a detective team in California who drive a 1974 Ford Gran Torino. The time that has lapsed from the last episode of the show to the movie was 25 years. The Torino rolled back on set to take the stage once again.
The Starsky and Hutch franchise made the Torino extremely popular. Ford even painted some of their inventory red and white and advertised it as a “Starsky and Hutch type car” to make even more sales. When the Torino was super popular, Ford had limited packages made that were very close to the movie car.
For the film, producers could not find any original Torinos from the TV show. In the film, they actually used 9 Gran Torinos for stunts and other action scenes. They were able to find one of the Ford produced special editions that was kept in great shape. This Torino was used as a template to build on to make the car for the movie!
We here at Jerry Noonan’s Auto Center hope you enjoyed another segment from Movie Cars! Thank you so much for reading along this year. Stay tuned for more to come in the new year!!
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