Nothing ever went wrong with the car except for a carburetor and the usual items such as brakes and batteries.
The interior held up very well, and the paint looked good when we sold it.
No rattles or squeaks, and all the accessories always worked perfectly.
In reading over the old Torino reviews, I decided to add a review of our old '74. We bought it used in 1976 and drove it until 1987. It was an incredible car.
The gas mileage was AWFUL, but it rode like a dream and was built like a tank. Such cars are like dinosaurs now, but in their day they were great highway cruisers. If gas was still under a dollar a gallon, I'd try to find another one!!
I LOVED my 1974 Green Gran Torino too! I lost mine in an accident, but because it was a dinosaur it saved my life. I would love to have another one. I have a lot of good memories of that car.
I too once learned how to drive on a Gran Torino. I will never forget those nice big powerful take-offs on those large dinosaurs. Those old cars were build like Sherman tanks. Ford deserve good credit for keeping the American Muscle car alive today with the Mustangs, which are still rear wheel drive. That's why I decided to one day co Direct a movie about time travel and bring back interest to help preserve all muscle cars. If there is one thing foreign auto maker can compete against it's the good old all American Musclecars Made in USA.
Future Director/Writer
Ralph Martigani, Jr.
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