"Starsky & Hutch"®Ford Gran Torino®Headquarters, featuring TV Show, Movie, Replica, and Limited Production "Starsky & Hutch"®Gran Torinos     Search the www Search StarskyTorino.com "Starsky & Hutch"®Ford Gran Torino® Year in Review - 2009 The first of three S&H Torino Reunions this year was at the All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This has always been one of the biggest of the year, drawing not only many of the East Coast owners but also many from the Midwest. This year's 11 attendees were: Steve B. (NJ), Chuck B. (PA), Mike B. (PA), Mike C. (NJ), Eldon C. (LA), George G. (NJ), David K. (Canada), Ian R. (Canada), Jim W. (PA), Tony W. (MI), and Ralph who stopped there as he was moving (and driving the Torino) from New York to Vegas. Eldon (who took these pictures) and Ralph attended for the first time, the others are regulars. As usual, a great time was had by all! See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos A semi-annual gathering of S&H Torinos took place at the Automotion car show in the Wisconsin Dells again this year: Arthur J. (IL), Pat & Rose P. (IL), and John & Penny Q. (WI) spent the day relaxing and goofing around. Heck, one of them even spent some time playing with dolls. As long as I keep getting paid on time each month, I won't tell you who it was. Anyway, it was a fun day and it was great to get together with old friends! See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos The Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Illinois is on its way to becoming the next Evansville in terms of the number of S&H Torinos that get together there. Last year there were a couple and this year there were more. In years to come, this event could turn into a record-breaker. This year's attendees were: Pat P. (IL); Tony W. (MI); Ray S.(IL); Arthur J. (IL); and Honorary S&H Torino owner Elvis Nelson (OH). See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos I asked S&H Torino owners to share photos of themselves and their cars at other events or interesting places this year, and some of those photos are below. In September, Arthur J. and Tony W. met at the Rt. 66 Museum in Pontiac, IL. on the way to the Springfield reunion. In July, Joe. P. snapped a photo of his S&H Torino at the beautiful Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado where his car club was meeting. See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos In October, Terry & Cheryl F. turned their car loose with Antonio "Huggy Bear" Fargas for the weekend at the Ultimate Collectors & Autograph Show in Philadelphia while they went sight seeing. Terry was most impressed with the Rocky Balboa statue near the library, eating cheesesteaks from the world famous Geno's Steaks, and the Liberty Bell. See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos While I'm sure other S&H Torino owners went interesting places and had fun with their cars in 2009, the last two photos I have are from Barry S. whose car was featured at a show called Las Vegas Car Stars in October. His car was parked in front of Binions and underneath the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. In attendance were fellow Torino owners (but not their cars) "Movie" Mike Walsh (who built Barry's car for the S&H Movie) and Louis and Lynda C. The event featured star cars such as KITT, Magnum PI's Ferrari, Herbie the Love Bug, the General Lee, Back to the Future II's Delorean, Adam 12 patrol car, Hazzard County Sheriff, etc. See Larger Photos   See Larger Photos Thanks to all of you for sending pictures to share with S&H Torino lovers everywhere, and thank you to all of you who visited this web site in 2009. Although (in the wake of the movie release and the series coming out on DVD a few years ago) it sometimes feels like things are slowing down in the world of S&H Torinos, there were 5 new cars added to this site in 2009, and many old cars had all new photos featured. Despite the slow economy and other world events that can distract us from this hobby, there was something new here every month this year. I look forward to meeting with S&H Torino owners (new and old) in 2010, and continuing to share their photos and their stories with the world!   "Starsky & Hutch" Torino Home   This Page © 2009 StarskyTorino.com All Rights Reserved. Photos are the Property of the Car's Owner. "Starsky & Hutch"® is a registered Trademark and Copyright of CPT Holdings, Inc. "Ford Gran Torino"® is a Trademark of Ford Motor Company. The presence of strobe lights, wig-wags, sirens, and/or red revolving lights in any car that is not an official Police car is illegal in many states. Check your own State and local regulations!