{"id":35446,"date":"2017-01-24T08:39:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T16:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=35446"},"modified":"2017-01-24T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T16:39:19","slug":"repair-or-replace-ford-gran-torino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/repair-or-replace-ford-gran-torino\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-35446-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/1.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;35447&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nReally nice car, isn\\u2019t it? The Ford Gran Torino has an understated appeal, all the while meaning nothing but business underneath the hood. The car itself played second fiddle to none other than Clint Eastwood in the movie \\u201cGran Torino.\\u201d That was a great movie indeed, wasn\\u2019t it? The movie didn\\u2019t disappoint us either when the Torino was left to a young boy in his Eastwood\\u2019s will. The young boy lived next door to Clint, keeping him company right up until his death. Eastwood mentored the neighbor throughout the film and not his self-serving family members.\\nThat was a great movie, with great actors, and an equally as amazing Gran Torino.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/2-2.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;35448&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1968\\u2026&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ford launched its all new Gran Torino in 1968 as a precursor to the Ford Fairlane. Most of the Gran Torinos that Ford sold were rather mundane and unexciting. But Ford did build some special versions of the Gran Torino, outfitting them with the infamous Cobra Jet 429. In fact, if you\\u2019re able to find any vintage ford with an original Ford Cobra Jet 429, it\\u2019s worth considering getting your hands on. The Gran Torino was named after the Italian city of Turin and thus was dubbed the \\u201cItalian Detroit Car.\\u201d Ford neglected to separate the sales figures of the Cobra and GT models, so we don\\u2019t know exactly how many of these muscle cars were ever built. What we do know is a Gran Torino can be bought today for a respectable amount of dough. Most of these cars can be found hanging around the automotive classifieds, categorized as excellent entry level buys in the used muscle car market.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/3-1.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;35449&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How Much Will You Pay?&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;How much you\\u2019ll pay for a Torino depends on many different things. There were almost 36,000 Gran Torinos sold in 1968 alone, so it\\u2019s not as if the car is ultra-rare \\u2013 well, not unless you\\u2019re in search of something rarer amongst the Gran Torino models. Hagerty has the base Ford Gran Torino listed at just $9,000. That\\u2019s pretty cheap for a vintage muscle car. I wouldn\\u2019t expect to pay anything close to that, though, once you start adding rare options. The car you saw pictured today as the first photo for this article is going for around $59,000 on Hot Rod Hotline in case you\\u2019re curious.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/4-1.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;35450&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1968 Fun Facts from the Past&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;F.Y.I. A gallon of gasoline cost you 34 cents in 1968\\n\\nLiving in 1968: The average yearly income was just over $7,800\\n\\nIn the Movies 1968: \\u201c2001: A Space Odyssey\\u201d grossed over $56,000,000\\n\\nBillboard Charts 1968: \\u201cHey Jude\\u201d by the Beatles was a smash hit for the group in 1968\\n\\nFact: Unemployment in America in 1968 was an astounding 3.6%\\n\\n1968 College Football Champ: Ohio State Buckeyes&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/5-1.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;35451&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: Ford Gran Torino&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;1968 Ford Gran Torino\\nOnline Pricing: $9-50K+\\n Quick Look Paint:\\n\\u2756\\tFenders x2-\\n\\u2756\\tDoors x2-\\n\\u2756\\tRockers x2-\\n\\u2756\\tHood-\\n\\u2756\\tRoof\\n\\u2756\\tDecklid-\\n\\u2756\\tRacing Stripes\\n\\u2756\\tAdd for jams on all parts-\\n\\u2756\\tUndercoating-\\n\\u2756\\tMisc-$$$$-\\n\\u2756\\tMaterials-\\n        =_________________________________________\\n                 (Paint) Labor and Materials- $7k + (Media Blast)- $1K \\n\\nQuick Look Body:\\n\\u2756\\tBody (Glass, Trim, Interior, Exterior,)- $4k+\\n\\u2756\\tRepair existing damage after media blasting.\\n\\u2756\\t80 hrs repair at $100 a billable hr. (including prime and block).\\n        =___________________________________________\\n                  (Body)-Labor and materials- $12k\\n                  \\nQuick Look Total:   (Body, Paint, Parts, Material, Etc.) =\\n$9K (\\u201868 Gran Torino) + $20K repair (Body \\u0026#038; Paint) = $29K total.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Ford Gran Torino has an understated appeal, all the while meaning nothing but business underneath the hood.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":35447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3697,3470,4879],"tags":[4538,43,4892,41,4144,4888],"class_list":["post-35446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-galleries","category-news","category-slideshow","tag-chase-clute","tag-ford","tag-galleries","tag-news","tag-repair-or-replace","tag-slideshow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-9dI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35452,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35446\/revisions\/35452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}