1973 Ford Gran Torino

1973 Ford Gran Torino in The Big Lebowski, Movie, 1998

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:54:30 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Comments about this vehicle

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-- ◊ 2004-09-11 23:28	Une Ford Torino qui aura eue la vie dure. Un poteau, fourrière, container a poubelle, massacrée a la batte, pour finir incendiée... snifff... @+
jdizzle ◊ 2006-08-17 07:44	'72 or '73, probably '73.
G-MANN ◊ 2007-01-20 19:55	Another movie car that is so suited to the character who drives it. Already rusted and dilapidated when it first appears, gets more and more banged up as the film progresses: And in the end gets set on fire: -- Last edit: 2012-05-15 00:21:16
Booster ◊ 2007-01-20 21:39	Interesting cameo of this car: /vehicle_8738-Ford-Gran-Torino-1973.html
69Roadrunner426 ◊ 2007-01-21 00:22	In the scene where this picture came from it's a miracle the car is still running because the engine is knocking quite audibly.
Q-Ball ◊ 2007-04-01 23:04	Poor Dude
Stampede1975 ◊ 2007-07-10 03:06	1973 -- Last edit: 2007-07-10 03:07:07
car nerd ◊ 2007-07-10 05:18	Technically, the model name is "Grand Torino"
Ford_Guy ◊ 2007-07-10 06:24	Isn't it "Gran Torino?"
CorvairJim ◊ 2008-09-30 19:50	Yep - "Gran Torino" is correct.
deloreanman14 ◊ 2009-04-12 10:18	I'm pretty sure 376 PCE is the same license plate that Christine had in the movie of the same name.
G-MANN ◊ 2009-10-01 01:05	That black coupe (Mitsubishi I think) of front of the Torino in the main image, worth listing?
DT83 ◊ 2009-10-01 02:03	That things all beat up, but it still looks cool. Does anyone else think the Gran Torino looks better as a 4 door? I know it's weird, but I just think certain kinds of cars look better either as 4 doors or 2 doors.
Stampede1975 ◊ 2009-10-01 03:45	For the 1972-73 Gran Torino's I liked the 2 doors better but for the 1974-76 Gran Torino's I liked the 4 door's better
jettalover ◊ 2009-10-01 05:25	Early Mitsubishi Starion in the picture. -- Last edit: 2009-10-01 05:25:59
Commander 57 ◊ 2009-10-01 15:31	DT83, I am a big 4-Door fan. Most (but not all) sedans look better than their 2-door counterparts to me, this one included!
gtorinolvi ◊ 2009-10-15 04:05	I just recently bought a 1972 4 Door Gran Torino, and I agree I really like the 4 doors compared to the sport. I was looking on here to see what other movies they have been in, other than "Gran Torino" of course. Haha, and I completley forgot about this one. I need to watch this movie again.
APS221 ◊ 2009-12-10 00:59	deloreanman14 wrote I'm pretty sure 376 PCE is the same license plate that Christine had in the movie of the same name. It was CQB 241. -- Last edit: 2009-12-10 01:00:06
anjei ◊ 2013-03-19 22:14	/vehicle_43932-Ford-Gran-Torino-1973.html Also used in X-files episode "Salvage"
unclehotrod13 ◊ 2014-08-03 04:23	I would love to make a clone of his ford!!! Too funny
Turq82 ◊ 2016-05-19 10:39	Funniest bit were The Dude almost burnt his Johnson after he throw that joint while driving, the car hitting that trash can bounced up & down in hilarious way
shlc647 ◊ 2016-06-18 04:04	Replacement:
antp ◊ 2016-06-18 17:23	not sure it is better
maxman ◊ 2016-11-20 19:43	deloreanman14 wrote I'm pretty sure 376 PCE is the same license plate that Christine had in the movie of the same name. Nope. -- Last edit: 2016-11-20 19:57:59 (Sandie)
CRAFT372 ◊ 2017-04-02 18:10	deloreanman14 wrote I'm pretty sure 376 PCE is the same license plate that Christine had in the movie of the same name. I am pretty sure that you confused it with this one /vehicle_43932-Ford-Gran-Torino-1973.html
JE77 ◊ 2021-05-31 11:35	Could this be five-star as well, because it suites the main character who drives it, most of the time and it sure is iconic. I never been the kind that says "the five-star rating is because the vehicle is iconic", this does fit in that category.
Kartkidbut ◊ 2022-06-04 20:50	Replacement -- Last edit: 2022-10-05 17:44:53
Skid ◊ 2022-09-21 07:37	A few sources claim there were two cars used in the movie, one of which was set on fire and destroyed. It's claimed that the survivor was used in Blue Streak and that episode of The X-files, and that it was destroyed in the latter, though I don't recall the car actually being destroyed in the episode?