1975 Ford Elite [65M]

1975 Ford Elite [65M] in They Call Me Macho Woman!, Movie, 1991

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
rjluna2 ◊ 2015-07-22 13:45	Ford Elite?
supcoach ◊ 2015-07-22 13:52	Ford Torino Elite??
galloper ◊ 2015-07-22 14:37
supcoach ◊ 2015-07-22 17:55	According to my reference books, it was called a TORINO Elite in 1975.....
rjluna2 ◊ 2015-07-22 18:49	@supcoach: Ford Gran Torino Elite was introduced in 1974 model year, then they changed to Elite in 1975 model year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Elite
CougarTim ◊ 2015-07-22 19:19	This one does not have the Gran Torino badge, so 1975-1976 Elite is correct.
supcoach ◊ 2015-07-22 20:09	@rjluna .. I did not say GRAN Torino...I said TORINO...According to "The Encyclopedia of American Cars" and "Ford Chronicle" both list a TORINO model separate from a GRAN Torino model....Model 21 with a production of 123,372 Ford Torino Elite in 1975, the only year that such a model is listed...
night cub ◊ 2015-07-22 22:27	In 1975, Ford was trying to separate the Elite from the rest of the Torino line, to help give it a separate identity to compete against the Monte Carlo and Grand Prix. You can see they created it's own brochure: 1975 Ford Elite: http://oldcarbrochures.org/NA/Ford/1975_Ford/1975_Ford_Elite_Brochure 1975 Ford Torino brochure (no mention of the Elite): http://oldcarbrochures.org/NA/Ford/1975_Ford/1975-Ford-Torino-Brochure This is why they are listed as they are here.
no-a ◊ 2016-04-22 01:59	Used in a short scene -- Last edit: 2016-04-24 01:48:31 (chicomarx)