Ford Torino a "buy-it-now" price of $599,999. The 1970–71 Torino Cobras, the 1969 Torino Talladega, the 1970 King Cobra, the 1968–1971 Torino GT convertibles, and the 1969 Cobras are the most collectible Torino muscle cars. The 1972 body style has received notable exposure with the release of the 2008 film "Gran Torino" (featuring a 1972 Gran Torino Sport and Clint Eastwood) and the 2009 film "Fast & Furious". The 1974–76 body style was popularized due to the 1970s television series "Starsky and Hutch", and revived with the release of the 2004 film "Starsky & Hutch". As a result, the value of the
Starsky & Hutch of Hazzard" premiered on CBS, and one of the factory replicas was used in the first episode, "One Armed Bandits", seen to be driven by regular character Cooter Davenport (Ben L. Jones). This was the only appearance of the Torino in the series, and many fans have speculated over its strange one-off appearance. One theory is that it was merely an in-joke, with the Torino's former iconic car status now being taken over by the Dukes' car "The General Lee". After "Starsky and Hutch" was cancelled, the cars were returned to Ford's Studio-TV Car Lease Program and sold at a