Gran Torino movie

[PocketThunder]

PT, does the car have this same gaping mouth front end?
They only used that front end in '72 & only on coupes. However, they did have notchback & fastback flavors available. These are my favorite Torino's...plus they even like to rust a lot, like Chargers do.

I dont see the front end very often because its always parked in the garage with the front forward, but i do know that is has the fake wood paneling so it must be the country squire model like this one.  I'll be back there July 17th and i'll get some pictures of it.  The thing is a time capsule and is just mint! 

Woops, forgot you said it was a Ranchero earlier. Darn Alzheimer's!!
Yeah, so they put that front end on Ranchero's too...plus wagons, for some reason. The 4-door sedans had a different front end, who knows why.

Here it is.  Must be a 74 maybe?     I dont know but the thing is mint.. 

you trading the charger for it paul

the kids could ride in the back.....   

[jb666]

The wife and I watched this the other night and LOVED it.. Classic Clint.. 

[ACUDANUT]

Yep, that's the more common front end. '73 to '76, if I remember correctly...same front end as the Starsky & Hutch Torino.
That's a good looking Ranchero, though...even if it is green.

It's not a 73 for sure.  I have a 73 Ranchero GT. It's a 74 or maybe a 75.

[Troy]

I bought it ($5 pre-viewed at Blockbuster) and watched it again last night. There were a few things I missed the first time. I watch movies as an "escape" so I try not to get too deep into the morals/messages or it can get depressing. You can't help it though if you watch a movie enough times to pick up on all the nuances.

Troy

[SeattleCharger]

I bought it ($5 pre-viewed at Blockbuster) and watched it again last night. There were a few things I missed the first time. I watch movies as an "escape" so I try not to get too deep into the morals/messages or it can get depressing. You can't help it though if you watch a movie enough times to pick up on all the nuances.

Troy

 deep man           no, I hear ya.  also you see a lot of foreshadowing that you couldn't notice the first time, since you didn't know how the story was going to go exactly first time through.    Grand Torino does have a lot of morals/messages in it.  the family priest/pastor tried to tell clind how to change,  clint let him council him and went a long with it in a way, but really clint was only maybe motivated by his council a little, but did do it his own way,  which was awesome that he decided himself how to settle things up in his mind,   great story

[Charger_Fan]

Yep, that's the more common front end. '73 to '76, if I remember correctly...same front end as the Starsky & Hutch Torino.
That's a good looking Ranchero, though...even if it is green.

It's not a 73 for sure.  I have a 73 Ranchero GT. It's a 74 or maybe a 75.

Upon further study, I believe you're quite right. That later style is so similar for the next few years, that I always have a hard time nailing down the exact year. Looks pretty much the same as this '75 from an eGouge ad & '76 looks identical...so does '74, but it has a little emblem on the grille.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Just watched it again.

For some reason, this thing really makes me sadand it's more than the movie. I think knowing Eastwood has said it's his last acting role kinda makes it even sadder.

He hit it out of the park in his last at bat though.