(car engine roaring) (funky music) - My name is Greg Korfe, I live in Long Prairie, Minnesota, (car engine roars) and I own a 76 Gran Torino "Starsky and Hutch" edition.

(gentle music) I was working with a friend of mine, down at Winnebago Mobile Home down at Forest City, Iowa.

We got off work at one o'clock in the morning, and on the way out to our trailer house, we go by the Ford Garage and this car came in, on the top of the semi rack, brand new into the Ford Garage.

And my buddy kind of nudged me and says, "Hey, there's that TV car."

And we thought, "Hey, that's kind of cool."

Not thinking nothing of it.

Well the next day about noon we went to town to get some groceries and we drive by the Ford Garage, and there it sat, brand new, sitting out front.

So of course we had to stop, and take a look at it and nose around on it.

A guy came out from the shop and he said, "Hey boys, we just got this car in brand new, you wanna take it for a spin?"

And I go, "Hell yeah, I'll take it for a spin."

And buddy hopped in the back, he hopped next to me, and we went out cruising around, and I kind of drove it like I stole it, 'cause I wanted to see what this thing could do.

And we got back and I just fell in love with the car, and I just told him, write it up, I'm buying it.

I was two years outta school, I had '72 Olds Cutlass I got for graduation in 74.

So I traded off my '72 Olds Cutlass and I had myself, a brand new 76 Gran Torino Starsky & Hutch limited edition, and I was the happiest camper you could ever believe.

(upbeat music) I went in a service in the fall of 76, I joined the army, parked the car in my dad's garage, and I sent money home to dad every month when I got paid.

When I got out of the service in '78, my car was paid for and I had a brand new car paid for.

(dramatic music) It's unique.

When I bought it, I was told they only made a thousand of these cars.

The Ford Motor Company, in the spring of '76 they produced a thousand of these Starsky & Hutch cars to commemorate the TV show, because the TV show of Starsky & Hutch, was such a popular TV show.

So they made a thousand of them.

This here I made for the younger generation, so they know what Starsky & Hutch is.

And then the police badges for the original TV program.

And this here document, this is my original bill of sale the day I bought it.

This is the original billed sheet, that proves it's a factory Starsky & Hutch.

And this kind of tells about my car number 56, of the first 100 with the C6, the 460 motor.

So I put this out on car shows.

Now I've got a 460 police interceptor in mine with a C6 transmission, heavy duty wiring, heavy duty (indistinct) and was told that they only made a hundred of them, with that to commemorate the show, 'cause it was a TV cop car show.

So I've got one of a hundred of a thousand cars made.

(upbeat music) On the door panel on my car it says 220056, so I'm assuming I got number 56.

Now I've got my factory build sheet, that proves it's a factory Starsky & Hutch car.

And it says on there factory Starsky and Hutch PS 122.

So by all accounts, I've got one of the original Starsky thousand, Starsky & Hutch cars made.

(upbeat music) My son got me the little bubble red light, I put up on top to make it look like the car show.

But that's just all part of the fun, and the atmosphere of the car.

I mean because it is an iconic TV car, so you gotta have the red bubble up there, to make it look like a cop car.

And I don't go to a car show to win a trophy.

I go to a car shows to show people my car, and to talk about the car, because I just like talking about my car.

And people are my age, they remember it, and they just like asking me about it, and they remember it and saying, "Oh I wanted one of them when I was a kid."

But you know I've been getting a few trophies, and this is kind of nice to come home with a trophy, but it's not the reason I go.

(upbeat music) Well, let's see.

I got this from First Place Best car show.

I was best in show at Clarissa Days.

This one here's an old one.

This is when I got back when I got the trophy sticker on the car from drag racing, back at North Star Drag Strip, 1977.

This one here was at Riverfest Car Show in Melrose.

So it's just a different car shows I've been to.

(upbeat music) So I've been offered a lot of money for it.

But you know, money can't buy happiness.

This to me is happiness.

When I retire, I'm gonna really enjoy this a lot.

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