Corgi Jnrs Starsky & Hutch Ford Gran Torino

Welcome to my channel. In this video I restore a Corgi Juniors No45 Starsky & Hutch Ford Gran Torino (circa 1976-1980) from the TV series Starsky & Hutch and the 2004 movie of the same name starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
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[@kodiak196009]

Summer of 1977 my father and I decided to drive cross country from upstate NY to California and back..I was 16 and it took us 3 weeks to cover all those miles...We were stopped in San Francisco for what we thought was construction...while waiting I see this flash of red coming from the side...It was this Torino moving up fast...It slid sideways and came to a screeching stop...the two jumped out and Starsky slid across the hood...they were filming the show and had traffic held up...it was awesome...

[@azrifadli7900]

That is the amazing story

[@pedrodelacabra1855]

Very cool story.

[@diecast164andmore9]

I live in upstate NY too. Arkport to be exact.

[@whos-the-stiff]

My absolute favourite tv car. Thanks for showing it some love.

[@birdie399]

Very nice fade from old to new. Brilliant result from all the work. Thanks.

[@bashirjohnson4120]

One word AMAZING David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson would be proud

[@cvr4FT]

Great work putting that decal on Danny. Thank God you sped it up because from when it started folding upon itself... I was holding my breath! I am surprised that you didn't detail the lights and grill but hey, it's your car and you already made it 1000% better. Nice work.

[@xavery7842]

I enjoy how you take the castings most people wouldn't try to restore because, they are so far gone. I am working on a couple of those myself. Cheers!!

[@gtv6chuck]

Nice job! The paint and stripe look terrific. When I was in 4th grade we got a brand new '72 Gran Torino, green with a dark green vinyl roof. We flew into Detroit to pick it up and then went on a long road trip to our home in Texas. It was pretty plush for that day - electric windows, cruise control, a/c. My dad installed an 8-track player under the dash.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

8 track .. classy 👍

[@danielmahoney1546]

My Mom bought a '72 brand new. Roman Red, white interior, formal top 302 under the hood. I was six. Sixteen years later I learned to drive in that car. But soon learned the frame had rotted beyond repair. To this day she's one of my three favorites I ever had. Losing her was like losing a family member.

[@azrifadli7900]

Great restore for this Gran Torino

[@fumblebee4234]

Don't know how I missed watching this one last year. Looks amazing with that white streak

[@danrussell3439]

Looks great. Excellent detailing. Thanks for sharing.

[@maartenyzer4121]

Great classic series..

[@ErfMuck]

This is a wonderful restoration. I actually used to have the mini version and the larger one when I was a kid

[@happydrumming]

This is one of my favorite ones. :)

[@denniswood2576]

Danny, Once again above and beyond.

[@hernandezjesse2673]

Wow! A grate job... Again. The new wheels give it a much better and more aggressive stance.

[@busterj3209]

The stripe was applied perfectly! Awesome 👍

[@icooley7391]

LOL...it's the "striped tomato!" Came out wonderfully. TY

[@chargoldsmith5651]

Beautiful, very clean job....👍

[@andrewamidala]

Really good result well done!

[@malcolmmacdonald3992]

Wow - what a work of art Danny!

[@Samurai-sv2wz]

Stunning restoration job. Better looking than Corgi was able to make.

[@solitairesmith3553]

Whew!! I held my breath the whole time you were putting on the decal. I'm enjoying your restorations of famous tv show cars:)

[@gregodonald]

I would be proud of this restoration . It should be one of the gems of your collection

[@keirdodds6204]

Danny you are so amazing fixing cars the starky hutch car is so beautiful and amazing from keir

[@marcarcoria7672]

Love it! Great restoration!

[@snaggorth3975]

Merde, j'avais exactement la même, quand j'étais petit...😢 Danny, you plunged me back, in a distant memory. Far away, from my innocence. Thanks for that.😭😭😭

[@tonyholmes9466]

looks fantastic great bulid

[@MatchboxGarage]

The decal is 🔥🔥🔥

[@cradleofphill]

Wow, you've outdone yourself with this one.

[@martindaredare]

Nice work Danny, decal worked out great.

[@davidneilson3508]

Nice job bringing it back 👍👍😊

[@scottex8370]

You should put a blinking led light on the roof that’s activated by pressing down on the rear of the car

[@diecastrescueaustralia6299]

Plenty of internal room and that blacked out windscreen would obscure unsightly components 👍

[@MCDJACDC]

Awesome work!

[@SunbeamsSting]

You did a great job in restoring this iconic car.

[@DiegoChauvin]

What a good job, surgeon's hand to stick those stickers, congratulations and greetings from Argentina.

[@diecastdungeon8970]

Danny, VERY nice job on the Torino. I really loved that body style and longed for one during my military days. On MY pay, I could not afFORD it ... Liked the wheel change and decals. I wish you had put in a red flashing LED to replace the missing item. It would have been a nice touch, but then it would NOT have been a restoration. 5 ☆'s !!

[@andrethib]

i'm normally not a fan of raised white letter tires on these die cast models, but they look great here and are absolutely period-correct (mid 70s).

[@morphman32]

Thanks for the memories!

[@barryshackson4005]

Top job, looks great now 👍👍

[@jorgerodriguez1102]

The quantum leap... thanks for the memories

[@pedrodelacabra1855]

Awesome paint, top to bottom and very cool decal. Windshield fix, light and wheels are fantastic. Imo, one of your best restos.

[@smilesfourmiles2714]

Beautifully done the wheels really bring it out

[@DrewsCustomDiecastDrewMSmith]

Came out really sweet! Somewhere in my storage I have one that I remember buying new and how the stripe/sticker started coming off the second day I owned it. It's got a badly hand painted one that I did when I was 14 I think lol.

[@rcbulldog8698]

That's funny, the exact same thing happened to me and I remember using liquid paper to paint the stripe. LOL!

[@justinbristol2551]

Looks great Danny!!!

[@RJDCR]

kool , thanx...nice work...now a real collector car Robert

[@pauljohansson7697]

Those wheels are perfect for the the car.

[@jordanwilloughby7155]

Looks really good amazing work danny

[@blakerh]

Great job!

[@bradspriggs9015]

Great job

[@nathancook1404]

Whenever I see a Ford Gran Torino with that classic look I'd call it a Starsky & Hutch.

[@AlvarezAzel]

Very nice work, the decal came out great. Don't worry I haven't forgotten about doing some artwork for yours, i'll crack on with those once the weekend rolls around :)

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Take your time mate no rush 👍

[@donovanrichardjr.6729]

Liked the show and love the car beautiful ol ford grand tomato 😆😆

[@tomcumberland6360]

Nice job Danny 👍

[@bowserlamont2538]

just found one of these at thrift store. white decal missing glue still stuck firm ,but in amazing shape.

[@ConstantinoR-ss9bn]

THis car looks better than new the rims are great I had one of these and also the bigger corgi version

[@johnkelley9877]

It looks great. That was a great idea using decals for the strip instead of painting it on Thanks for sharing this.

[@houldensdiecasthobbies4548]

Great job Danny love it

[@opasdiecastrestorations8611]

Great restoration as usual Danny! I guess I'll wait till later in the year to put my version on the restoration block LOL.

[@ronedge7784]

Very nice!

[@diecastrescueaustralia6299]

Nice work Danny.... those stock rims were just plain nasty🤣

[@SEGAdude95]

Awesome love the outcome... big LiKE :)

[@diediedie741]

That is awesome 😎

[@arctic1144]

I saw the new wheels you brought out and I was like “do it” like ben stiller says in the movie 😆 great build!

[@mysteryincracing]

Great restoration of the stripped tomato

[@nordgrafix5699]

Looks Great!

[@Red-rl1xx]

Great job as usual!

[@douglasmodelgaragesvideo]

Nice, ready to run

[@angeldawnmorningstar]

my grandpa calls it the Starter & Clutch show 🤣😂😏

[@Skraboing649]

Ah, man that reminds me...my Dad used to call it "Carkeys and Clutch." Cheers dude!

[@Tiger351]

Top job Danny, nice choice of replacement wheels! Every kid in the 70's was a fan of the show and had one of these in their toy collection myself included, I'm sure that few of them survived until today as they were made quite cheaply, nice to see this one survive long enough for a resto.

[@Mo-il3nf]

Nice repair and rebuild. Met the original cast at comic con. David Soul was very engaging and Paul was a bit reserved.

[@zacharymalik]

Great work the matchbox lights look much better than the original lights it came with, better chrome finish compared to the original too

[@philipjfrydtm]

I seen The movie And when I saw this car I was happy .Starsky & Hutch was a good series to watch I really like the car itself This 1976 Ford Gran Torino lives another day to fight crime . Well done .

[@hulonsmith2419]

Great job!! Great looking car!!

[@christianchaplain1305]

Really cool looking. 👍🏻

[@chezsnailez]

Catujira attacks! We recently picked up a Greenlight Gran Torino specifically _not_ in the S & H livery. Never saw the show, but lichen the car under the paint scheme...

[@SuperBadVideos]

Very awesome work 🔥🤘🏻

[@mathewhudson7649]

Those plastic suspensions always broke especially on the range rover. nice resto 👍

[@udorechner6846]

Beautiful restoration. The car looks awesome.

[@aldo4908]

Magnificent... #LIKE...

[@williamgonzalez8146]

Muy lindo tu trabajo, felicidades

[@youngtimeroldtimer72]

Well done. It looks great. Awesome :-)

[@movieminiatures268]

Nice job as always Danny. Good call on the decal, the black outline can't be done on a single decal without an ALPS printer, I've tried different techniques and clear coat procedures and they have all failed. However! If you do what you just did and then print out a separate black outline on clear decal paper that chokes in slightly on the white decal but also just slightly spreads on the outside of it as well, you can then apply the outline over top of the original white decal. It's as fussy as the day is long but it works so long as the project deserves the extra effort.

[@alemannischsuebisch5154]

👍 bring back some memories of my childhood 😊 looks good but the beacon should be Blue if i remember right ...

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Nice work Danny Brian Thailand

[@les88fan]

Very cool.. the only thing Is the rims on the car from the show and movie were shiny chrome..but very nice rebuild👍

[@robertvalentin5846]

i remember had one ill think in 81 it was rough .year past by ill loss it same car ill wish i had it it was favorite show but now ill have it 1.18 that one it my childhood can be replace

[@bladerunner4583]

NICE DANNY LOVE THE BIG PHAT TIRES GAVE IT THAT OFF ROAD LOOK

[@IMCLEVEAGE]

You're a very convincing dragon. You should feel good about that. Nice work on the car btw

[@hestheMaster]

Very snazzy little version of the car! Could use some red tail lights!

[@kennybacchus2629]

Corgi juniors. Starsky and hutch Ford. Gran. Torino. Like 👍

[@UncleWillie]

NIce work

[@mohammedfarooqui9358]

Alloy wheels wouldv been nice in chrome as well as the flash light in red. Great work though :)

[@diecastoutkast6839]

You should join in in our “paint it pink” challenge for october! You’ve always had great content!

[@Daasefyr]

Holy sh.......it turned out super nice. i'm a fan. Got the car my self in 1/18 and 1/43.

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Good one! Cheers

[@paulleekc3]

Awesome job Danny. Makes me want to do mine but not sure where or how to do the decals. 👍

[@jayoshay3709]

😀 The striped tomato!!!

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Much better!

[@Blackness68]

Good job on the Zebra 3

[@glinnphillips4884]

As good as new.i like movie cars. Fun to collect as well as build