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08-06-2008, 11:18 AM
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1973 Gran Torino parts needed
My Torino is green with some brown, uh rust coloration. Anyway, I ran into a dumpster and smashed my grill. Later, it was stolen by this brat, Larry Sellers who lodged it against an abutment. I'm lucky it didn't get chopped, but I need some parts. The windshield was also smashed before it was set on fire by nihlists.
If anyone can help, please let me know. 
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#2
08-09-2008, 09:54 AM
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Re: 1973 Gran Torino parts needed
Welcome to AF.
I can't help specifically with this problem, but if you need many parts, it may be cheaper and easier to find an entire parts car, or possibly get another and use your car for parts. Most people do not consider your car to really be a classic at present (dispite Starsky et. al.) so you should be able to get a parts car (especially a 4 door) pretty cheap.
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#4
08-09-2008, 12:20 PM
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Re: 1973 Gran Torino parts needed
Hopefully there should be more cars and parts available where you live. I bought a '73 Torino back in 2000 and had a hell of a time locating parts in my area. Most if not all of these cars have rusted out in areas that use road salt or have "outlived their usefulness" and been sent to the salvageyard in the sky. The car I bought originally spent most of it's life in Florida, but once it hit NY started to rust fast. I ended up selling the car for scrap 2 years ago because the rust got too far ahead of me to make it a worthwhile resto project. Too bad you didn't post your thread then I could've given you the car as it still had a lot of useable parts.
A couple of good sources for used parts is Hemmings Motor News, a monthly publication with ads from private parties and companies that deal in resto parts, ( both salvage yards and actual resto companies.) Also a website, www.car-part.com has parts for Torinos. You enter your vehicle's info and are taken to a results page for the parts you are looking for from salvage yards across the country. You can even refine your results to salvage yards closer to your home. Torinos are so rare in my area, during the period I owned mine, I only recall seeing 2 others on the roads in my area during the summer.
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