michelle Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 this was a johan promo that i got at a yardsale recently for only 2 dollars it had a crack in the windshield and the stearing wheel was broken and two of the wheels were broken off the axels it was molded in yellow mustard color i made a new windshield and gave it a new strearing wheel and colum and added a shifter which it did not seem to have and put a new set of tires wheels and axals on it and painted the body in testors extreme lacquer flaming orange and painted the interior in rustoleum khaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Looks good ! I really like that year Torino. I bought a new Torino Sport in 73 but they stuck that picnic bench front bumper on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, cobraman said: Looks good ! I really like that year Torino. I bought a new Torino Sport in 73 but they stuck that picnic bench front bumper on it . thank you i wonder if you could mod a 72 into a 73 version i know i also want to make a 71 torino it has a different grille then either of the two 70 versions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Possibly get close using the front end Starsky and Hutch Torino ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Turned out nice. You must have picked up a bunch of that Testors paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, shoopdog said: Turned out nice. You must have picked up a bunch of that Testors paint. thanks and the local busy beaver has a whole endcap near the check out with testors paints and glues and paint brushes and air brush kits and the cans of teasors extreme lacquer are 5.49 cents each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Great find! Great save too! My favorite Torino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 48 minutes ago, Dave Van said: Great find! Great save too! My favorite Torino! thanks and 72 torino sport is my favorite year and body style of torino also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, cobraman said: Possibly get close using the front end Starsky and Hutch Torino ???? thats a good idea the front end is pretty close to the 73 just some minor changes to the grille and other areas and bumper would be needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MININORTHFORDMAN Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 great looking torino reminds me of my familys 72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, MININORTHFORDMAN said: great looking torino reminds me of my familys 72 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Done well Michelle, starting to see you develop your own style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Cool Hand said: Done well Michelle, starting to see you develop your own style. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Great looking rebuild. Good color choices and the interior looks very nice. I like the style of wheel you chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Looks pretty sharp! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, espo said: Great looking rebuild. Good color choices and the interior looks very nice. I like the style of wheel you chose. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Looks pretty sharp! Well done and model on! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Yep, my favorite year Torino as well, looks sweet in that color. I gotta get one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, Geno said: Yep, my favorite year Torino as well, looks sweet in that color. I gotta get one of these. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 looks great, those kits are hard to find in any condition, nice save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, thatz4u said: looks great, those kits are hard to find in any condition, nice save thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Great looking Torino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Very nice and clean build , color looks right and the interior looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, gseeds said: Very nice and clean build , color looks right and the interior looks awesome! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Great looking Torino! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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