While the Ford Torino benefitted mightily (at least to my then pre-pubescent peepers) from its association with Bay City’s finest undercover officers, the sad-sack Saturn Ion Quad Coupe does not. Although the rear clamshell door does at least allow access for Huggy Bear in these inclusive times that we live in.
I don’t know if I’ve seen a bigger travesty of tribute car than this although the General Lee Scion xB (2nd generation) that used to roam around town came close. What have you seen or would like to see (or not see, for that matter)?
Here’s the world’s most famous and best Ford Torino if you needed a reminder. The show ran for four years from 1975 to 1979, one season less than the Saturn Ion was available for the 2003 to 2007 model years. But S&H lived on (lives on?) forever in syndication, not to mention the 2004 movie remake. Saturn, well, Saturn was eventually cancelled for good and won’t be back.
The 2004 Starsky & Hutch is a complete laugh riot and always worth a watch. The original? Not so much.
Yeah, I guess the two most famous TV cars besides the Batmobile are the Sliced Tomato and the General Lee. Your quote is funny……”Starsky and Hutch relocate to Spring Hill, TN”…..hahaha!
Very nice, the Starsky and Hutch paint job compliments the junkyard ambience perfectly. Without that it’d be just another boring & invisible GM car.
However I must say I prefer the Top Gear S&H themed Reliant Robin
The stripe definitely works better on a 2-box shape than a 3-box one. Early on in CC Paul shot a MkI Fiesta that should’ve really have been Starsky’s new ride starting in the 1977-78 season to replace the horrifically bad-handling Torino.
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There should be a contest to see which number is greater: Starsky & Hutch striped, red non-Torinos, or General Lee confederate flag roofed, orange non-Chargers.
That Husky & Starch stripe appeared on all sorts of cars here but never on Torinos we had none.
I love a sense of humor, and my guess is that the former owner of this Ion has one and did this completely tongue-in-cheek, but very well. I’m a fan.
I always get a little sad seeing any Saturn at its end as a reminder of how that whole thing ended up in a crash-and-burn. The early cars were well-loved.
There were so many non Torino tribute cars in So. Cal. back when .
-Nate
The show was called “Starchy and Hunch” in Mad magazine… ;^)