Great idea for a NASCAR build

[Vietnam Vet67]

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/08/18/an-international-fuel-crisis-set-the-stage-for-this-ford-torino-stock-cars-brief-assault-on-sports-car-racing?refer=news&utm_source=edaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-08-18

[Dave Van]

There are resin 73 GRAN TORINO noses for the 72 but that car is a 73  TORINO which is different.....but the Gran Torino resin would be a good start. I saw that car at Charlotte Motor Speedway back in the 1980's at a historic race.....cool car. 

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[MarkJ]

The article says its a 75 but your right Dave thats a 73.  The 75 looks like a Starsky and hutch mobile.

[Dave Van]

And 1973 was the last year for the non Gran  Torino.....74 they were all Gran torion or Gran Torino Elite.....but no base Torino.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Dave Van

[yellowsportwagon]

This is a Jack Bowsher built car. He raced them in Usac painted his white and blue colors. It is a base Torino front end on a sport rear.This car never raced NASCAR. It would not have passed tech. NASCAR would not allow elimination of the rocker panels. Usac let it slip by their rules weren’t as strict for stock cars. SMH hobbies has a 73 Torino resin body but it has a Gran Torino nose. No Torino fastback ever made had this nose factory made.

[MartyC]

This car was built to run in IMSA and ultimately, LeMans. I saw it run in the 24 Hours of Daytona along with a few other stock cars. It finished 1st in class and 16th overall. It never made it to LeMans because John Holman, who built the engines for it, passed away.