1975 Ford Gran Torino Brougham

Nope, still toy cars when I just clicked it.

Here is the link to the nice condition, horrible paint colour IMO one....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976...rs_Trucks&hash=item3f285c7f5f&forcev4exp=true

 

This stunning Gran Torino Brougham is back, and the price is still very high! Mint condition and totally loaded, but that paint color is not for all tastes at all!

http://quadcities.craigslist.org/cto/4300421358.html

 

You're exactly right. Remember, the Monte Carlo was just a Chevelle with some different sheet metal. Ford tried to apply the same formula to the Elite, although they made even fewer changes to the Gran Torino in creating it than Chevy did to the Chevelle to make the MC. From what I understand, it didn't hurt Elite's sales any, though.

I didn't used to care for the Elite a great deal, but it's been improving in my esteem for a number of years now, and I've come to quite like it.

 

The only trouble is that by '75, the 302 was no longer available in the Torino line. The base engine was the 351 -- same size as the LTD.

In hindsight, Ford might have been better off keeping the Torino a unibody car as it had been from '68 - '71. It would have been especially more attuned with buyers' needs after the '73 Arab oil embargo. However, that doesn't mean that it would have sold better. Ford had great success with its mid-size cars in the early '70s after it recast them in the Chevelle body-on-frame mold.


On the other hand, Ford's new compact-soon-to-be-reclassified-as-mid-size car, the unibody Fairmont, introduced in 1978, had better first year sales than even the legendary first year Mustang. People must have certainly believed that Fairmont was the right car for the time. Note that all the U.S. car manufacturers had newly introduced cars of about the same size, and all sold very well.

Well, whether it was the right or the wrong car for 1975, this Gran Torino certainly is very pretty, and very rare. I don't think power windows, locks & seats were very common on Torinos at this point. $9k is a Gran Torino fanatic's price. I doubt you could buy another in this condition at a better price and putting a lesser one into this shape would probably cost at least this much. However, the I-just-want-an-old-car-to-have-fun-with collector will not be interested in paying this much for this model.

 

Agreed! This Gran Torino Brougham coupe is a very, very rare car! Totally loaded and not for all tastes, but if you want one, go find another one comparable! Not likely at all.