Danville Street Sighting - 1969 Ford Fairlane 500

 Wow, I have truly been delinquent this year. It's been a good ten months since our last post, but I'm still here and still photographing cars. It's Halloween time, so let's get into the spirit of sorts with a little orange and black. Here's a 1969 Ford Fairlane 500.

San Francisco Street Sighting - 1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible

Typically when I go to write about the cars I encounter on the street, some research is involved for data about the vehicle. Sometimes I have no idea what I'm looking at and need to look it up to determine the model year or other identifying information. Some cars are obscure variants of well known models or are modified in such a way that IDing them is hard. Did you know that Ford made a Torino GT convertible in 1970? Weirdly, though, this one doesn't have many of the sporty touches associated with the GT.

San Francisco Street Sighting - 1972 Ford Gran Torino

Second in my collection of San Francisco cars photographed and featured by both myself and by my friend Colin Stacy of The Automotive Way, is this 1972 Ford Gran Torino coupe.

San Francisco Street Sighting - 1973 Ford Torino

The Ford Torino used to be relatively common on the roads. Even today, the fancier Gran Torino is more commonly seen than the more basic regular Torino. This 1973 model is probably the only one I've seen that wasn't a Gran Torino. You really don't see big old cars like this in San Francisco very often, so finding a standard Torino sedan is pretty rare. It's no surprise either, since the Gran Torino was arguably better looking in its front-end styling. This car wouldn't look out of place on an old TV show like "CHiPs".