GRAN INSPIRATION
MENTION BIG-SCREEN FORD TORINOS, and the acclaimed lint Eastwood movie named for the car undoubtedly springs to mind. But less than six months after the release of Gran Torino, a 1972 Gran Torino Sport played a supporting role in 2009’s Fast & Furious, the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise.
In the flick, the car was driven by bad guy Fenix Calderon, who crashes it into protagonist Brian O’Conner’s Subaru during a chase. It wasn’t one of the more prominent cars of the film, but it left an impression on enthusiast Sean Klein.
“I loved the look of the car,” he says. “The ’72 Grand Torino Sport SportsRoof was already a beautiful, underappreciated car, but it looked even better in the film, with the unique wheels and side exhaust. I wanted to replicate that style.”
The thing was, 1972 Torino SportsRoof models of any trim
