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My parents bought me a new 1970 Torino GT off the dealerships showroom floor while I was still in high school. I was very blessed. The Torino had a 351 Cleveland, 4 speed top loader transmission, Hurst shifter T- handle and posi- rear end. What was cool is it also came with a bench seat. My girlfriend loved the bench seat. I kept the car the rest of high school and college. I loved that car and wish I still had it.
Car magazines such as Hot Nod, Car Crap, and Popular Snot Rod have hated Fords the last 50yrs. Mopars are a close 2nd. You've shown more Torino Cobra's in 5 1/2minutes than all 3 of the aforementioned rags combined. Thank you!
I had one back in the 70's. Got it when I was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. I bought it from a Tennessee State Trooper who had ordered it with the specs for a Police Interceptor Ford Cruiser. It was geared high, had a bench seat and drum brakes all around. It would pass everything except a gas station and wouldn't stop for shit.
The 70 and 71s are my favorite!!! Some say there to big and heavy but I say there AWESOME!!!! Don't break that beautiful rear glass cause you have a hard time finding another one!!!!
Believe it or not, I had this same exact car in high school and I new it was special then but not enough to sell it for a 1977 Firebird formula 400 4 speed. I would give anything to have kept that car which had the drag pack and all. All I have today is about 5 photos of my 70 Torino cobra which killed every car I raced back in the day!!! It was the best and fastest car I ever had as long as my dad and I kept it in tune!! As a huge car lover,it haunts me everyday!!
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Great video! I owned a 71 that I purchased as a senior in HS in 1983 for $1500.00. Didn't resemble any aircraft I've ever seen but she was cool. This body style was considered the blacksheep of Ford muscle.
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Thank you for the great video on torino. Love those cars. I was surprised to see our car on your video (2:18 Green gt). That was very cool. Enjoying all of your youtubes.
The Ford Torino looked sharp with the sleek design and hideaway headlights. I'm sure it was a lot of fun with the base 302 but it had to be a blast with the 429 Super Cobra Jet upgrade. It's rare to see a Torino cross the block at the major auto auctions. That's a shame because it was a pretty darn cool muscle car.
The plain jane 302 was too damn Small for this car, Should've came with at least a 4 Barrel Cleveland as Standard Engine, or at least 2 Barrel 351 Cleveland. But the 429 SCJ was the ideal Engine for the Torino Cobra for 1970, and 1971 i believe too, but i think 71 Torino Cobra,s could come with a 351, but I'm not 💯% on that.
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 the one I had was blue with a laser stripe down the side had a 351 Cleveland 4 barrel and four speed I did outrun a 77 Chevy 2 with a 427 stock 4 speed
Sergeant masson seems you know your stuff, good wealth of knowledge. I have a ‘70 Torino GT with hideaway lights. Just a 429 CJ, always fancied the SCJ
In high school I had a 1970 Cyclone Spoiler (Mercury version) with a 429 and a C6. I rebuilt the 429 and had the rotating assembly balanced at Waco Crankshaft and Valve, included a Lunati cam. That car was fun.
My neighbor had one in the 80’s a orange faded ripped seats but it had the snake on wheels in the side quarter panels and on the back of the car. 429 CJ. No suspension to speak of but did we have a blast. Fun times.
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In September of 1973, I found a 1970 Torino 351 GT at a car dealer. I traded my 1972 Vega Stationwagon GT in on it. 7 days later I met my wife. I loved that car, my favorite for all times. I look at them often and can't believe the price they are getting these days (why I can't own one). I do have several 1/18 models of them. As close as I can get to owning one now! I sold mine because in 1975, I got orders for Germany and my older brother told me that the Torino would be too big over there. To this day I could shoot him! LOL The last 6 months we were over there I bought a full sized 1973 Plymouth stationwagon and drove it all over Europe. The Torino would have done just fine!
My late grandma had a fairlane the year it shared the torino body. Very strange car. It had the small V8 and automagic, but manual steering and brakes. There were rubber mats rather than carpet. Too bad there are no stripped-down models sold today. I would be fine with manual windows, and I don't need the lights to come on when I unlock the vehicle.
After 1971 Ford shipped the design down under, where they mirrored sheet metal in the dashboard area to right hand drive. They ditched the Torino body panels and replaced them with their own design and it became the Ford Falcon XB, XC and XD. No big blocks were offered but the 351 Cleveland 2V and 4V were offered with a FMX auto and the Top Loader 4-speed manual transmission. Four wheel disc brakes were an option as well. This platform lasted until the mid 1980's. So, yeah it was under rated.
FoMoCo dealer In Huntington WV had two 1970 1/2 Falcon with the 429 SCJ Drag Pak Option. 70 1/2 Falcon made only 1/2 year, built on same platform as Torino. Main difference was Falcon a sedan with window frame and B pillar instead of hardtop like Torino. Falcon had gray plastic grille and plain tailight bezels, no trim on outside. Interior had bench seat and rubber mat instead of carpet. These had beauty bands (trim rings) and dog bowl center caps. One baby blue, one orange. Sticker was about $3,500. I would have been happy with a 302 a/t for about $2400 Take that baby blue 429 SCJ, black out grille, tailight panel, & window frames be a tough looking ride. More subtle than the grabber orange. Definitely made for the drag racers, lighter sedan body and more rigid than hardtops.
The '70 Torino was a great car, but certainly not the only one. The field was led by Mopar, with the Roadrunner, Coronet Super Bee, and Hemi Charger, and Challenger. There was also Fords own Mustang Mach 1, and the Chevy Chevelle SS396.
I owned one when I was 16. Had to fix her up but she had the 429 engine and was a beast. Paid $200.00 for her in 1984. And with my own money. Fixed her up myself and loved her until the day she was stolen. I'll never forget that car.
Nice looking car, I just wished the styling would return.. Now if I'm correct Mercury made a car that looked a lot like this Torino I just can't place the name of it but do remember my parents owned one in dark green with black interior... Nice video posting as always Thank You and yes I'm subbed just can't believe this posting has only 684 likes with mine ------- PEACE
I bought a Red 1970 Torino Cobra with less than 60,000 miles without its engine when I was in HS around 1980 for $150. I finally got it to together after I was out of the army in 1988.... after purchasing the remains of the original blown up 429 CJ for more than I paid for the car! Used a 1973 460 short block with 72 PI heads, then the original CJ cam, intake, Rochester carb, exhaust manifolds and aluminum valve covers. Cool car with out PS but did have a ribbon tach, 4 speed, and a rainbow 🌈 bench seat interior. I was lucky to find the last of NOS rainbow 🌈 fabric even. Unfortunately the interior and paint wasn’t completed when my brother took it out to connersville Indiana for a bit of time, had to move for his job and he sold it..... terrible to loose a.muscle car....
Such an underrated muscle car and big enough to be a luxury cruiser. I absolutely love these cars I love them WAY more than the Gran Torinos that came after that were more luxury styled. Seriously though this is like a lost American classic muscle car because everybody only wants to talk about Shelby cars when it comes to Ford muscle.
I HAD a 70 mustang fastback!!!! 302 and a neighbor friend had a 70 TORINO GT, VERMILLION RED, 429 4SPEED!!!! Was cool just to cruise town and hear the big block !!!!! Awesome HOT ROD!!!
The Ultra-Rare Super Cobra Jets were luckily snapped up and cared for before the rust got them..but the poor small block cars were used up and with no corrosion protection practically all of them were gone by the time I was driving in the late 70s (MN rust capitol of the world).
Had a friend that had a 1970 ford torino with a 6 cyl we dropped a 351 from a mach 1 in it super fast ! It was chocolate brown with mickey thompson m50s on back with air shocks g50s on front with polished aluminum mags on it all the way around . Magnetic cb antenae on the trunk. Looked like a giant RC toy !
@@Sandhill1988 yes it actually came from the factory with that 6cyl. We had to fabricate solid motor mounts to put the 351 in it we used a short flat aftermarket air cleaner for the v8 to fit without touching the hood didnt matter after 3 months a 14 yr old stole his uncles 75 impala and turned tru a red light in front of us and needless to say we pinned him broadside in between front and rear doors and both cars were totalled . We were over speed in town bout 50 mph no person was injured and the kid got all charges sad tho it was an awsome torino
@@Sandhill1988 my mistake i looked up pics it was a 72 so sorry its been 41yrs since we had that wreck and i dont have pics of it. The google pics showed it to be 72
personally i think they are better looking than the mustang because they were not as plentiful and under rated for the most part regardless of engine options.
Growing up My dad drove a grabber blue 70 Torino cobra 429 -4- speed fast car for as heavy as they were ,only race it ever lost was to a 69 L78 396 4- speed Camaro Mopars were no match at all
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Id prefer the 68 Fairlane Cobra with no side stripes or hiding headlights..I have the first compact Fairlane 62 V8, which was also first year of the small block ford V8 only found in the Fairlanes ..
Well, Dodge still has a few "Last Call" Hemi 4-door Chargers on the lots if anybody wants to buy one. I'd get the 392 Scat Pack if I could afford one. I'd get a Dark Horse Mustang to go with it! And a 69 CJ Mach 1 would be great, and a 429 SCJ Torino Cobra. 🐍
i was in high school 1970-72 and street raced mopars at the time. the 1970 Torino 429 SCJ was a nice looking car and it was "reasonably" fast on the street. however, there were several cars that would beat it in a 1/4 mile on a regular basis including: the 454 LS-6 Chevelle, the 440 six pack Road Runner and Cuda, the 455 Stage IV GTO, any 427 Corvette; the L78 375 hp 396 Camaro, a "well-tuned" 340 Barracuda or Dart, the 375 hp 396 Chevy Nova, and the 428 Mustang Mach 1. i had a friend that bought a very pretty 70 Torino 429 SCJ 4 speed and i used to beat him every weekend with my 68 340 4 speed Formula S Barracuda. like i said, the Torino was a nice looking and "decent" running car - but it got beat A LOT on the street.
Thanks, sounds good, & your knowledge.. Anyways ,I had forgotten some of these 1970 SPECTACULAR SUPER CARS: I bought a loaded 1970 Coronet 500/auto,383 4 BBL/Ralley Red/ BLACk Vinyl : for some $3000.00, on our Budget in Fall 1970:: the JUDGES Ram, SHELBY Boss 429,Buick gs;/ Olds 455 / TORINA COBRA DRAG PAKseemed to be way expensive FOR US ..my Wife still had lots of School Driving to do…..passed buying that 70 Challenger RT/SE , 4 SPD/ Magnum ,TRIPLE,green(?)/ every **Option.. my Brother still mourns that Challenger…..that I did,not buy.
Ps: forgot to mention, I took home overnight & test, a special “1970 340 DART”**(?4 DR?) GREEN/ Green 340, HD/auto / disc Br, Special PERFORMANCE Dealer in Lafayette Indiana( pursuit??????), before Graduating from Pharmacy School in 1970. Memory of special Tires,**AUTO, engine inductions & etc on a little White sheet…Anyways, quick handling, tight Built, & fast..engine was incredible. Though, I had a tired , high miles **1966 GALAXIE XL/500/* 4 BBL/ 352 4 speed / BURGANDY/ BLACK DELUXE INT; with some **Performance parts, etc.(* close to JAY LENO’s without the ***7 LITRE Package, *& his tremendous Rebuilding Garage REBUILD )….!,
@@billyfoster3223 well, it depends upon what small block is up against what big block - but "generally" speaking, a small block will beat a big block on the street because it will wind up faster and will hook up the tires better. a big block will only wind to around 5500 safely and the large amount of low end torque will cause wheel spin off the line. so a 340 mopar would almost always beat a 396 chevy or a 390, 428 Ford or a 389 Pontiact. however, the 302 chevy Z/28 would usually get beat by a lot of cars as would the 302 and 351 Ford. the fastest "small blocks" on the street were the 340 mopars and 327/365 hp chevys and the 350/330 LT-1 chevys. the fastest "big blocks" from the factory were the 440/426 hemi mopar; the 375 hp chevy 396; the 435 chevy 427; and the 455 Stage IV Pontiac. the big block Buicks and Oldsmobile's were fast if "race prepared" but no so much stock on the street.
I've got a 1970 cobra torino drag pack with the 429 s.c.j.11: 1 pistons, the back window louvers, & the traction lick diff. AND ITS FOR SALE !!!! It was my step-dad Larry's car. We lost him in September. My mom has bills piling up, we hate to do it, but it's gotta go ! $ 30,000 will take it !!! We're not trying to make money, just pay bills. Oh, b.t.w.... It's ALL ORIGINAL... EVERYTHING, EVEN THE PAINT
My biggest pet peeve in the car world: There is no such thing as a "center council." It is a center CONSOLE. There isn't a small group of people between the bucket seats...
Back in the day I had a Torino GT with the 351 11 and a half to one motor put a nice Holly carburetor on it better wires dual point headers nothing major and I am embarrassed a 70 454 Chevelle I won by a full front end
I ran against a Cobra with my 67 383 charger blew him away at quarter mile with my 391 gears but from a 60 MPH roll he went by me a mile in l was running 130 mph when he flew by me he had to be running 150... sounded like a jet plane.
Same with me George. 1978 Formula Firebird. 0-60 against a Porsche 911. At take off, no problem. quarter mile and came on by! Thanks for watching. We hope you subscribed to our channel.
Yeah right, seriously doubt that huge Charger with the 383 would take down a 429 scj in the 1/4 Mile. It was probably a 351 powered Torino, not the Almighty Super Cobra Jet. Mopar Don't Go Far !!!
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 you must not understand gears , l had 391s and he had 323s ofcourse there's no replacement for displacement except rear end gearing,
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 l have a 68 Torino now with a 351 Windsor with 456 gears and a street rod with a 351 police interceptor with 373 gears the Torino will win hands down quarter mile but no match for street rod top end,, both around same hp both c6 trans,,, it's all about gears.. free lesson..
@@georgespangler1517 I think i understand gears ok, I've Replaced "Myself" gears in my Mustangs 8.8 rear many times, 3.55,s 3.90,s 4.10,s 4.30,s and 4.56,s so yeah i Know exactly how gears Work, Been Drag Racing since the Early 90,s Ain't No Mopar 383 gonna pull on a 429, gears ain't gonna Over come the Power and Torque of the BBF.
429 was not a great Street engine. The 428 Cobra jet was. The Boss 429 shotgun Hemi Ford however was a pretty good NASCAR engine. The engine was made for top speed, unfortunately after 1970 Ford killed all racing development and the engine died. But the 428 Cobra jet lives in many Mustangs and Torinos. And this beautiful Torino being shown here is a perfect example of how Ford built something better looking than Chevy with the Chevelle.
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The 385 engine family (429 and 460) was far ahead of the old FE design and had more power, but the engines were also heavier and the cars had to grow for those engines and got heavier too. Not a win/win Situation, but those Ford's pretty much still hold their own The Boss was truly a horrible street and strip engine
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SOFA KING many things wrong in this video. Torino became it's own name in 1968, not in 70 as the video claims. Many of the pictures are of 71 Torino Cobras and not 1970's. The 'shaped by the wind' ploy ended badly as the cars were LESS aerodynamic than the 69's. Using badly computer generated pictures and incorrect information makes this a high schooler's 'C' grade video. Do better!
Sorry but none of the 65 - 72 Fords with that front suspension and steering could be a perfect car at all. Those things were horrible. It takes quite a bit of modifying to make it work well.
@@goldenltd1970 Your Damn Right, he has No Clue, he just named all the front runners. And i think there all Turds, Except the Buick, The Stage 1 was a Beast. Definitely a Hemi Killer ! And i Definitely give the 454 SS Chevelle credit, they were definitely quick cars.
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My parents bought me a new 1970 Torino GT off the dealerships showroom floor while I was still in high school. I was very blessed. The Torino had a 351 Cleveland, 4 speed top loader transmission, Hurst shifter T- handle and posi- rear end. What was cool is it also came with a bench seat. My girlfriend loved the bench seat. I kept the car the rest of high school and college. I loved that car and wish I still had it.
The bench set had many uses.😎
Pretty lucky child. Mine spotted me 75 cents to get on the bus every now and then to get to work after school when I didn't have it lol
Must have been nice to have your parents buy you a new car such as this..I had to struggle to get myself a WELL used car.
What about the girlfriend?
Car magazines such as Hot Nod, Car Crap, and Popular Snot Rod have hated Fords the last 50yrs. Mopars are a close 2nd. You've shown more Torino Cobra's in 5 1/2minutes than all 3 of the aforementioned rags combined. Thank you!
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Those mags were exactly what you called them....rags.! They hated Fords, were luke-warm to Mopars, but a Chevy could do no wrong.
One of the most under-appreciated muscle cars
True John.
There going up in price now!!! Rare!!! Especially a 429 COBRA JET 4 sp!!!! I like the 70 sportroof the best!!!!
I had one back in the 70's. Got it when I was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. I bought it from a Tennessee State Trooper who had ordered it with the specs for a Police Interceptor Ford Cruiser. It was geared high, had a bench seat and drum brakes all around. It would pass everything except a gas station and wouldn't stop for shit.
Had a 69. Nice looking but i loved the 71. Thanks for serving Charles. Make sure and subscribe. Thanks!
All drum brakes did back then was give you a little more time to see what you were gonna hit. BAM!
‘70-‘71 Torino is absolutely gorgeous and very under appreciated
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The 70 and 71s are my favorite!!! Some say there to big and heavy but I say there AWESOME!!!! Don't break that beautiful rear glass cause you have a hard time finding another one!!!!
Was a good looking car in its day and still is .
Believe it or not, I had this same exact car in high school and I new it was special then but not enough to sell it for a 1977 Firebird formula 400 4 speed. I would give anything to have kept that car which had the drag pack and all. All I have today is about 5 photos of my 70 Torino cobra which killed every car I raced back in the day!!! It was the best and fastest car I ever had as long as my dad and I kept it in tune!! As a huge car lover,it haunts me everyday!!
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Great video! I owned a 71 that I purchased as a senior in HS in 1983 for $1500.00. Didn't resemble any aircraft I've ever seen but she was cool. This body style was considered the blacksheep of Ford muscle.
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Car magazines from the muscle car era put the 1970 429 SCJ Torino on the top ten list of fastest cars. It ran the exact same ET as a 435 hp Corvette.
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Thank you for the great video on torino. Love those cars. I was surprised to see our car on your video (2:18 Green gt). That was very cool. Enjoying all of your youtubes.
The Ford Torino looked sharp with the sleek design and hideaway headlights. I'm sure it was a lot of fun with the base 302 but it had to be a blast with the 429 Super Cobra Jet upgrade. It's rare to see a Torino cross the block at the major auto auctions. That's a shame because it was a pretty darn cool muscle car.
The plain jane 302 was too damn Small for this car, Should've came with at least a 4 Barrel Cleveland as Standard Engine, or at least 2 Barrel 351 Cleveland. But the 429 SCJ was the ideal Engine for the Torino Cobra for 1970, and 1971 i believe too, but i think 71 Torino Cobra,s could come with a 351, but I'm not 💯% on that.
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 the one I had was blue with a laser stripe down the side had a 351 Cleveland 4 barrel and four speed I did outrun a 77 Chevy 2 with a 427 stock 4 speed
Overall it was a great car to drive handled good road good and look good
Robert Karma, only the Torino GT had hide-away headlights Thumbnail car is a Torino GT, NOT a Cobra.
Sergeant masson seems you know your stuff, good wealth of knowledge.
I have a ‘70 Torino GT with hideaway lights. Just a 429 CJ, always fancied the SCJ
Underrated car
In high school I had a 1970 Cyclone Spoiler (Mercury version) with a 429 and a C6. I rebuilt the 429 and had the rotating assembly balanced at Waco Crankshaft and Valve, included a Lunati cam. That car was fun.
My neighbor had one in the 80’s a orange faded ripped seats but it had the snake on wheels in the side quarter panels and on the back of the car. 429 CJ. No suspension to speak of but did we have a blast. Fun times.
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I had a 70 Ranchero 351Cleveland and 4 speed in 1981. Had the same basic shape. Cops loved that car,always wanted to check it out.
I still have my 71 Ranchero with a 351 Cleveland I bought new
My first car was a 1974 gran Torino elite and I really happy with it 😎👍
In September of 1973, I found a 1970 Torino 351 GT at a car dealer. I traded my 1972 Vega Stationwagon GT in on it. 7 days later I met my wife. I loved that car, my favorite for all times. I look at them often and can't believe the price they are getting these days (why I can't own one). I do have several 1/18 models of them. As close as I can get to owning one now! I sold mine because in 1975, I got orders for Germany and my older brother told me that the Torino would be too big over there. To this day I could shoot him! LOL The last 6 months we were over there I bought a full sized 1973 Plymouth stationwagon and drove it all over Europe. The Torino would have done just fine!
Been my favorite car for decades
I had a '71 Torino Cobra. I wish I had never sold that car.
I had a 69 Torino. Sure wish I still had it.
My late grandma had a fairlane the year it shared the torino body. Very strange car. It had the small V8 and automagic, but manual steering and brakes. There were rubber mats rather than carpet. Too bad there are no stripped-down models sold today. I would be fine with manual windows, and I don't need the lights to come on when I unlock the vehicle.
After 1971 Ford shipped the design down under, where they mirrored sheet metal in the dashboard area to right hand drive. They ditched the Torino body panels and replaced them with their own design and it became the Ford Falcon XB, XC and XD. No big blocks were offered but the 351 Cleveland 2V and 4V were offered with a FMX auto and the Top Loader 4-speed manual transmission. Four wheel disc brakes were an option as well. This platform lasted until the mid 1980's. So, yeah it was under rated.
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FoMoCo dealer In Huntington WV had two 1970 1/2 Falcon with the 429 SCJ Drag
Pak Option. 70 1/2 Falcon made only 1/2 year, built on same platform as Torino.
Main difference was Falcon a sedan with window frame and B pillar instead of
hardtop like Torino. Falcon had gray plastic grille and plain tailight bezels, no trim
on outside. Interior had bench seat and rubber mat instead of carpet. These had
beauty bands (trim rings) and dog bowl center caps. One baby blue, one orange.
Sticker was about $3,500. I would have been happy with a 302 a/t for about $2400
Take that baby blue 429 SCJ, black out grille, tailight panel, & window frames
be a tough looking ride. More subtle than the grabber orange. Definitely made
for the drag racers, lighter sedan body and more rigid than hardtops.
WOW!!!! Thanks for watching!
It kicked ass in nascar
You guys should do a video about ford galaxies! Never seen any videos leading up to the 68 year model or above so think that would be cool
The '70 Torino was a great car, but certainly not the only one. The field was led by Mopar, with the Roadrunner, Coronet Super Bee, and Hemi Charger, and Challenger. There was also Fords own Mustang Mach 1, and the Chevy Chevelle SS396.
I owned one when I was 16. Had to fix her up but she had the 429 engine and was a beast. Paid $200.00 for her in 1984. And with my own money. Fixed her up myself and loved her until the day she was stolen. I'll never forget that car.
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That sucks. Thieves. Suck and should suffer the in pits of hades for their actions.
1970 GT will always be the best
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I'd looooove to see a Review of the Mercury to this time, talkin' bout the Cyclone and Montego Series!
Nice looking car, I just wished the styling would return.. Now if I'm correct Mercury made a car that looked a lot like this Torino I just can't place the name of it but do remember my parents owned one in dark green with black interior... Nice video posting as always Thank You and yes I'm subbed just can't believe this posting has only 684 likes with mine ------- PEACE
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My sister bought a new 1970 GT, 351, nice car
I bought a Red 1970 Torino Cobra with less than 60,000 miles without its engine when I was in HS around 1980 for $150.
I finally got it to together after I was out of the army in 1988.... after purchasing the remains of the original blown up 429 CJ for more than I paid for the car!
Used a 1973 460 short block with 72 PI heads, then the original CJ cam, intake, Rochester carb, exhaust manifolds and aluminum valve covers.
Cool car with out PS but did have a ribbon tach, 4 speed, and a rainbow 🌈 bench seat interior. I was lucky to find the last of NOS rainbow 🌈 fabric even.
Unfortunately the interior and paint wasn’t completed when my brother took it out to connersville Indiana for a bit of time, had to move for his job and he sold it..... terrible to loose a.muscle car....
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He sold YOUR car? You should call that debt in on today’s market value.
Such an underrated muscle car and big enough to be a luxury cruiser. I absolutely love these cars I love them WAY more than the Gran Torinos that came after that were more luxury styled. Seriously though this is like a lost American classic muscle car because everybody only wants to talk about Shelby cars when it comes to Ford muscle.
I HAD a 70 mustang fastback!!!! 302 and a neighbor friend had a 70 TORINO GT, VERMILLION RED, 429 4SPEED!!!! Was cool just to cruise town and hear the big block !!!!! Awesome HOT ROD!!!
Very beautiful car
The Ultra-Rare Super Cobra Jets were luckily snapped up and cared for before the rust got them..but the poor small block cars were used up and with no corrosion protection practically all of them were gone by the time I was driving in the late 70s (MN rust capitol of the world).
1970 is the best, sleek, clean, athletic and lightweight.
Car and Driver tested a 70 with the 429 SCJ. It was potent and they got about the same times as MT but they complained about the 4000 lb plus weight.
Rust buckets. I had one 302 3 speed on the column. Couldn't kill that 302
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How sick is that FORMAL roofline Cobra at 0:40?
Most of these fell victim to rust, like many other contemporary cars. But they were just as cool as the Big MOPARS. 😎
Had a friend that had a 1970 ford torino with a 6 cyl we dropped a 351 from a mach 1 in it super fast ! It was chocolate brown with mickey thompson m50s on back with air shocks g50s on front with polished aluminum mags on it all the way around . Magnetic cb antenae on the trunk. Looked like a giant RC toy !
I don't think Ford offer a 6 cylinder in the Torino, especially that year the vehicle was just too large for 6 cylinder.
@@Sandhill1988 yes it actually came from the factory with that 6cyl. We had to fabricate solid motor mounts to put the 351 in it we used a short flat aftermarket air cleaner for the v8 to fit without touching the hood didnt matter after 3 months a 14 yr old stole his uncles 75 impala and turned tru a red light in front of us and needless to say we pinned him broadside in between front and rear doors and both cars were totalled . We were over speed in town bout 50 mph no person was injured and the kid got all charges sad tho it was an awsome torino
@@Sandhill1988 the torino was a plain torino not a grand not a cobra i could be mistaken it was that body style maybe a 71 or 72
@@Sandhill1988 it as the body style in the picture
@@Sandhill1988 my mistake i looked up pics it was a 72 so sorry its been 41yrs since we had that wreck and i dont have pics of it. The google pics showed it to be 72
personally i think they are better looking than the mustang because they were not as plentiful and under rated for the most part regardless of engine options.
More room for passengers also.
Ahh the god o’le days
Didn't know they made a Cobra with formal roofline in 70', I know they did in 68',69', but not 70'.
Mopar is my favorite but realistically? Im just a muscle car fan. Theyre all beautiful
Hands down the coolest body style Torino, surprised Mercury didn't put their spin on it, but they did the Cyclone.
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@@archiebunker6059 they did 1970 mercury El Gato concept prototype car
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Growing up My dad drove a grabber blue 70 Torino cobra 429 -4- speed fast car for as heavy as they were ,only race it ever lost was to a 69 L78 396 4- speed Camaro Mopars were no match at all
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I never lost to a Torino with my '65 Malibu SS with a 396, 4 speed and 4:88's.
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Had a 71. First car at 17. Cop car from Alabama with ram bars. Scare the shit out of anyone back then
My dad still has his 1 owner 69 Mercury Cyclone GT. Bought new
1972 clint eastwood torino is my No1
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I owned a 68 Torino and prefered that body style. The big advantage of the 70 model was the 429 in my book.
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This generation Grand Torino will always be Walt Kowalski's car! (One of my favourite 2008 movies)
Ive yet to see a tachnometer in one but yes, am amazing car!
Id prefer the 68 Fairlane Cobra with no side stripes or hiding headlights..I have the first compact Fairlane 62 V8, which was also first year of the small block ford V8 only found in the Fairlanes ..
You didn't mention the Best Cobra Torino, The Twister Special out of Kansas City. The best of the performance Torino's.
The type N/W [ Northwest ] was a dealer option, not a factory produced car.
I personally like the 68-69 model more than the 70.
Well, Dodge still has a few "Last Call" Hemi 4-door Chargers on the lots if anybody wants to buy one. I'd get the 392 Scat Pack if I could afford one. I'd get a Dark Horse Mustang to go with it! And a 69 CJ Mach 1 would be great, and a 429 SCJ Torino Cobra. 🐍
He said it correctly, as it approaches the SS Chevelle from behind ! Thats where it would stay too !
i was in high school 1970-72 and street raced mopars at the time. the 1970 Torino 429 SCJ was a nice looking car and it was "reasonably" fast on the street. however, there were several cars that would beat it in a 1/4 mile on a regular basis including: the 454 LS-6 Chevelle, the 440 six pack Road Runner and Cuda, the 455 Stage IV GTO, any 427 Corvette; the L78 375 hp 396 Camaro, a "well-tuned" 340 Barracuda or Dart, the 375 hp 396 Chevy Nova, and the 428 Mustang Mach 1. i had a friend that bought a very pretty 70 Torino 429 SCJ 4 speed and i used to beat him every weekend with my 68 340 4 speed Formula S Barracuda. like i said, the Torino was a nice looking and "decent" running car - but it got beat A LOT on the street.
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Thanks, sounds good, & your knowledge.. Anyways ,I had forgotten some of these 1970 SPECTACULAR SUPER CARS: I bought a loaded 1970 Coronet 500/auto,383 4 BBL/Ralley Red/ BLACk Vinyl : for some $3000.00, on our Budget in Fall 1970:: the JUDGES Ram, SHELBY Boss 429,Buick gs;/ Olds 455 / TORINA COBRA DRAG PAKseemed to be way expensive FOR US ..my Wife still had lots of School Driving to do…..passed buying that 70 Challenger RT/SE , 4 SPD/ Magnum ,TRIPLE,green(?)/ every **Option.. my Brother still mourns that Challenger…..that I did,not buy.
Ps: forgot to mention, I took home overnight & test, a special “1970 340 DART”**(?4 DR?) GREEN/ Green 340, HD/auto / disc Br, Special PERFORMANCE Dealer in Lafayette Indiana( pursuit??????), before Graduating from Pharmacy School in 1970. Memory of special Tires,**AUTO, engine inductions & etc on a little White sheet…Anyways, quick handling, tight Built, & fast..engine was incredible. Though, I had a tired , high miles **1966 GALAXIE XL/500/* 4 BBL/ 352 4 speed / BURGANDY/ BLACK DELUXE INT; with some **Performance parts, etc.(* close to JAY LENO’s without the ***7 LITRE Package, *& his tremendous Rebuilding Garage REBUILD )….!,
Oh, ok, a small block V8 beats a big block V8?!
@@billyfoster3223 well, it depends upon what small block is up against what big block - but "generally" speaking, a small block will beat a big block on the street because it will wind up faster and will hook up the tires better. a big block will only wind to around 5500 safely and the large amount of low end torque will cause wheel spin off the line. so a 340 mopar would almost always beat a 396 chevy or a 390, 428 Ford or a 389 Pontiact. however, the 302 chevy Z/28 would usually get beat by a lot of cars as would the 302 and 351 Ford. the fastest "small blocks" on the street were the 340 mopars and 327/365 hp chevys and the 350/330 LT-1 chevys. the fastest "big blocks" from the factory were the 440/426 hemi mopar; the 375 hp chevy 396; the 435 chevy 427; and the 455 Stage IV Pontiac. the big block Buicks and Oldsmobile's were fast if "race prepared" but no so much stock on the street.
TOO LITTLE IS MENTIONED ABOUT THE HIDEAWAY HEADLIGHTS ... THEY WERE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT OVER REGULAR HEADLIGHTS
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Kool.artice but the carburetor was a 780 cfm Holley, not as the video says its a 700 cfm.
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That isn't a Torino Cobra on your Video Screen Shot, it's a Torino GT, they definitely got there Differences on the outside.
I got a 71 Torino GT it's a great uncommon car
She was a big, heavy car. But, my God, she was pretty!!!
I've got a 1970 cobra torino drag pack with the 429 s.c.j.11: 1 pistons, the back window louvers, & the traction lick diff. AND ITS FOR SALE !!!! It was my step-dad Larry's car. We lost him in September. My mom has bills piling up, we hate to do it, but it's gotta go ! $ 30,000 will take it !!! We're not trying to make money, just pay bills. Oh, b.t.w.... It's ALL ORIGINAL... EVERYTHING, EVEN THE PAINT
Still for sale?
Yes nice semi sleeper
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I like the 68/69 body style (fastback) better than the '70.
My biggest pet peeve in the car world: There is no such thing as a "center council." It is a center CONSOLE. There isn't a small group of people between the bucket seats...
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You should do a video on the Dodge Daytona.
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The FE was arguably a better performance engine than the Lima. Which makes the 1969 version, the better car.
It didnt look like a Mustang, Mopar or a Camaro. But it had a "universal" look and shape for a muscle car. Could put big engines in them.
Sure miss mine I should have never sold it
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2:27 TachNometer? 🤔
Yeah , lol, or an rpm gauge, lol
@@oneninerniner3427 Umm think (both of) you mean tachometer
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I had a 1969 Torino. Loved it.
Me gusta el carro
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Back in the day I had a Torino GT with the 351 11 and a half to one motor put a nice Holly carburetor on it better wires dual point headers nothing major and I am embarrassed a 70 454 Chevelle I won by a full front end
I ran against a Cobra with my 67 383 charger blew him away at quarter mile with my 391 gears but from a 60 MPH roll he went by me a mile in l was running 130 mph when he flew by me he had to be running 150... sounded like a jet plane.
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Yeah right, seriously doubt that huge Charger with the 383 would take down a 429 scj in the 1/4 Mile. It was probably a 351 powered Torino, not the Almighty Super Cobra Jet. Mopar Don't Go Far !!!
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 you must not understand gears , l had 391s and he had 323s ofcourse there's no replacement for displacement except rear end gearing,
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 l have a 68 Torino now with a 351 Windsor with 456 gears and a street rod with a 351 police interceptor with 373 gears the Torino will win hands down quarter mile but no match for street rod top end,, both around same hp both c6 trans,,, it's all about gears.. free lesson..
@@georgespangler1517 I think i understand gears ok, I've Replaced "Myself" gears in my Mustangs 8.8 rear many times, 3.55,s 3.90,s 4.10,s 4.30,s and 4.56,s so yeah i Know exactly how gears Work, Been Drag Racing since the Early 90,s Ain't No Mopar 383 gonna pull on a 429, gears ain't gonna Over come the Power and Torque of the BBF.
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a scj drag pac is rotting away about 2 miles from me even as we speak ..
Photo is a gt not a cobra
429 was not a great Street engine. The 428 Cobra jet was. The Boss 429 shotgun Hemi Ford however was a pretty good NASCAR engine. The engine was made for top speed, unfortunately after 1970 Ford killed all racing development and the engine died. But the 428 Cobra jet lives in many Mustangs and Torinos. And this beautiful Torino being shown here is a perfect example of how Ford built something better looking than Chevy with the Chevelle.
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The 385 engine family (429 and 460) was far ahead of the old FE design and had more power, but the engines were also heavier and the cars had to grow for those engines and got heavier too. Not a win/win Situation, but those Ford's pretty much still hold their own
The Boss was truly a horrible street and strip engine
Randy Coursey, last 428 in a Torino was 1969. Last 428 in a Mustang was 1970. 429 was not a good street engine? You delusional much?
Interesting car, the presentation feels like it was put together by AI.
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Had a 69 GT with a 302 4 barrel and it wasn't fast.
I think a better way to describe it would be a tightly coiled pile!
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SOFA KING many things wrong in this video. Torino became it's own name in 1968, not in 70 as the video claims. Many of the pictures are of 71 Torino Cobras and not 1970's. The 'shaped by the wind' ploy ended badly as the cars were LESS aerodynamic than the 69's. Using badly computer generated pictures and incorrect information makes this a high schooler's 'C' grade video. Do better!
Did U ever consideratet the Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini..ansoon..???
Tachometer
No such car as a 1970 GT Cobra Torino car.
Sorry but none of the 65 - 72 Fords with that front suspension and steering could be a perfect car at all. Those things were horrible. It takes quite a bit of modifying to make it work well.
And it weighed 4.200 pounds ,the N/W cars were not a sport roof ugly cars lol
1970 chevy chevelle SS 454 was a better car back then. From performance to design
The Ford Torino Cobra would get left in the dust by a 70 HemiCuda, Buick GS 455 Stage 1 or Chevy Chevelle SS 454. It wouldn't even be close!
You have no idea
@@goldenltd1970 Your Damn Right, he has No Clue, he just named all the front runners. And i think there all Turds, Except the Buick, The Stage 1 was a Beast. Definitely a Hemi Killer ! And i Definitely give the 454 SS Chevelle credit, they were definitely quick cars.