walt kowalski owned the gran torino in the movie gran torino.
walt kowalski owned the gran torino in the movie gran torino.
who owns the gran torino in the movie gran torino?
walt kowalski
thao vang lor (portrayed by bee vang) is a young hmong american man who is coerced by a hmong gang to attempt to steal walt kowalski's gran torino. walt often calls thao "toad." with no father in the family, he is expected to be the man of the house, but he lacks direction and initially does chores at the direction of his sister sue. thao is soon coerced into joining the hmong gang by his gangster cousins. after thao clumsily attempts to steal walt's car as part of his forced gang initiation, he returns home instead of fleeing with the gang. after confessing the attempted crime to his family, thao's mother and sister bring him to walt to apologize and make amends to the community as walt's servant. walt also sees thao helping an elderly neighbor with her groceries after she is ignored by several asian kids that pass by. through walt, he learns how to do construction work and labor, and how to act like a man, even getting help in his romantic pursuit of youa. initially perceived as a coward by walt, their growing relationship gradually changes the older man's impression of thao, with walt ultimately entrusting the ford gran torino to thao.
list of gran torino characters
the new model line-up reduced the number of models from 14 in 1971 to 9 in 1972. the convertible and 4-door hardtops were discontinued but all other body styles remained. the 4-door hardtops and sedans were replaced with 4-door "pillared hardtops." this was ford's term for 4-door sedans with frameless door glass and a thin "b" pillar. this configuration was also used by station wagons. "torino" remained the base series, but the mid-level torino 500 was renamed "gran torino". the torino brougham was reduced to an option package for the gran torino, and torino gt became "gran torino sport." the torino and gran torino were available as a 2-door hardtop and a 4-door sedan; the gran torino sport was available as a 2-door hardtop and sportsroof. the station wagon line-up consisted of three models: "torino," "gran torino," and "gran torino squire." the cobra model was discontinued as the torino line was refocused toward luxury and de-emphasized performance.
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