In theory, three- and four-speed manual transmissions were available in Gran Torino wagons, but I have never seen such a car. Murilee Martin You know a Gran Torino is serious when it has studded ...

These were assisted by several slick supporting characters, including Antonio Fargas as the streetwise informant Huggy Bear and the duo's uber-cool, customized Ford Gran Torino cop car.

See About archive blog posts. Marketing consultant Terry Press had her 9-year-old son Ethan in the car when she heard the news that Clint Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’ had made $29 million to win ...