Talk:Ford Torino

message: Looking for some good photos of the 1971 Torino, 1973 Torino, and 1976 Torino to add to this page.  1971 GT with a laser stripe, a 1973 Gran Torino Sportsroof with a laser stipe, and a 1976 factory Starsky and Hutch would be prefered.  If you have photos of these cars that meet wiki's guidlines, please upload them so they can be added to this page.
User: caprice_96
Although almost all photos that were previously on this page were scanned from brochures and ads, they have been removed because they don't meet Wiki's guidlines (copyright wasn't an issue).  Since most photos have been removed now, photos of for all years are now needed.  Please only upload photos of 100% original, or at best original cars with very minor mods.  Please try to use photos of cars in pristine condition, that truely represent how the car would have left the factory.  Good examples are the photo of the 1970 Cobra at the top of the page or the 1972 Sport.  Station wagons, sedans, and other less collectable models should be added as well.
Caprice 96 17:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos Needed 

message: There is some disagreement about the facts for the Magnum 500 wheels discussed on this page.  For the record, the all of my information provided on this page was done so through my own personal knowledge, backed up with original brochures and sales literature, magazine articles from that era, reputable books and my own experiences with Torinos.  Please note that Ford still lists the Magnum 500 wheel as the Magnum 500 wheel in the sales brochures for 1974-76 models.  
The original 1970-73 style had a chromed wheel rim and "spokes" with black painted insets.  I have an original set of these wheels to verify this.  The later style wheels simply switched to a chrome trim ring, and the outer wheel rim and "spokes" were painted argent rather than chromed.  The center cap is the same for all Torino Magnum 500 wheels 1970-76.  
All of these wheels were built Michigan Wheel Corp in Lansing MI.  They also built the similar styled wheels used by GM, Chrysler and AMC.  Please see the below links for more information:
http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2006/03/01/hmn_feature7.html
http://www.dantiques.com/automobilia/m500/index.htm
(Caprice 96 00:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magnum 500 Wheels 

message: I don't know if it's significant enough to be put in the article, but the '68 Torino had unrefined shoulder belts.  They were stored on the roof above the doors, and connected to extra receptacles (notice the six buckles in the front seat) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.253.103.173 (talk) 04:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The shoulder belts remained a seperate unit from the lap belts until 1973.  It was only in the 1974 model year that a one piece belt was adopted.  The seperate shoulder belt was a standard practice for all American autos during the late 1960s and early 1970s and was not unique to the Torino.  (Caprice 96 16:22, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seat belts 

message: === Police Engines ===
I was able to properly source the info on police engines, and the engine data has been updated for the Torino's.  All info was obtained from Edwin Sanow's book on Ford Police cars, and has been properly cited.  I think this should put the matter to rest once and for all.
Caprice 96 (talk) 02:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Police Car Torinos 

message: I was able to properly source the info on police engines, and the engine data has been updated for the Torino's.  All info was obtained from Edwin Sanow's book on Ford Police cars, and has been properly cited.  I think this should put the matter to rest once and for all.
Caprice 96 (talk) 02:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Police Engines 

message: This article contains a ridiculous amount of random details and trivia about this car. Not even the articles for the much more popular Ford Mustang have this level of information. It comes off as an unreadable wall of text.
A shorter more generalized article, as found for most other car models would be preferable. 64.171.162.74 (talk) 08:37, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is structured and none of the facts are random.  You'll see that every year is covered in the same pattern, discussing syling changes, available models, special and performance models, etc.  Cars like the Mustang have many reliable reference sources outside of Wiki, whereas cars like the Torino have few reference sources, many of which are poorly written and inaccurate.  The intention of the article is to be a reference tool, and it is not intended to be for a casual reader looking for a casual read.  This article is the most detailed and accurate article on the internet on the Ford Torino. Those of us who are auto enthuisiasts enjoy reading material such as this.
Caprice 96 (talk) 21:56, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not orginal research, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, etc 71.134.252.36 (talk) 05:57, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: None of this article is original research.  All information is sourced, and has been published.  This article is simply one of the best and most detailed collection of facts for the Ford Torino on the internet.  Caprice 96 (talk) 21:59, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article is overbearing 

message: The formatting is crazy on this...half boxes and pieces of text in boxes mixed with regular text.  It's beyond my skill level to fix it --  could someone who knows wikipedia formatting fix it?  Thanks 138.162.128.53 (talk) 18:53, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formatting 

message: Ford Torino engine specifications is largely orphaned and has notability issues SteveCof00 (talk) 10:16, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Ford Torino engine specifications]] 

message: For the most part, things have been dormant on this article for over 10 years now.  To allow for better editing of this article, at this point, it is probably a good idea to split up this article somewhat, with an article for each generation of the Torino to better accommodate this massive amount of content.  (While there are details, yes, there is NO organization to them; this would also help to bring things in line with some of the better automobile articles).  
Thoughts?  --SteveCof00 (talk) 10:30, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agree to disagree  As far as the Ford Torino being less popular than the Mustang or Corvette, that can be relatively subjective.  What I am thinking is that this article could/should become the parent article, with each generation put into its own article space.  Along with the Mustang and Corvette, this is done with the Ford F-Series, Ford Thunderbird, Ford Taurus, and Ford Falcon, along with many other top-selling vehicles sold worldwide that have been produced over multiple generations.  While this may sound like a reduction in content, in reality, additional article space can allow for expansion of detail in the future. --SteveCof00 (talk) 10:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting up article 

message: Im looking for the tooling that was used to stamp these parts 172.87.151.179 (talk) 22:23, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fenders or doors metal stamps 

message: I believe that the information on this Wikipedia page has one error. A friend of mine purchased a new Ford in 1976. He still owns the vehicle which is almost completely in stock configuration except for an upgraded aluminum intake manifold, a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and a more free flowing dual exhaust system. The car IS a GRAN TORINO SPORT. This web page incorrectly describes the “Sport” designation as being discontinued for the 1976 model year. By purchasing this vehicle in 1976 and still presently owning this vehicle, the owner has existing proof that there was indeed a Gran Torino Sport produced in the final year of Torino production. 2603:6000:D800:4833:8C25:828E:FEF:3F2D (talk) 09:56, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: https://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/ford/75torino/75torino.html 
https://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/ford/76tor/76tor.html
The 1975 Ford Torino brochure shows inclusion of the Gran Torino Sport during its last model year while the 1976 Ford Torino brochure shows no inclusion of the Sport at all. 
VIN check and a Marti Report would really need to be cited for proof of such an anomaly then a cited source with a link provided within the article to support it. Watchdevil (talk) 02:32, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gran Torino Sport Availablity 

message: 1977-79 Ford LTD II
Ford LTD II
1977-79 Mercury Cougar
Mercury Cougar#Fourth generation (1977–1979)
1977-79 Ford Thunderbird
Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation) 2601:603:5401:8430:FC91:DCB8:B5A4:11E7 (talk) 21:05, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  1977-79 LTD II, Thunderbird and Cougar, the last Torinos