Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Torino GT Fastback 429 Cobra Jet Torino GT with factory
C-code 429 CID Cobra Jet engine with Rochester Quadrajet 700 cfm
carburetor Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1970 One of 255
produced with this engine/transmission pair Same owner for 22
years! Finished in vivid Grabber Blue exterior with black vinyl
(code 6A) interior C6 three-speed automatic transmission (code U)
Ford nine-inch rear end with 3.25 gearing (code 9) Rare SelectAire
factory air conditioning Power steering Dual exhausts with chrome
tips Black body stripes Dual sport mirrors and hood scoop Magnum
500 wheels with Cooper Cobra radials Documentation includes Deluxe
Marti Report, original owner's manual and hard to find factory
build sheet � Looking to relive the big sport coupe American muscle
car era all over again? Want to have the power and sound of Ford's
429cid Cobra Jet big block engine? MotoeXotica Classic Cars has a
ride ready to take back to 1970 with this Grabber Blue 1970 Ford
Torino GT Fastback. This car received loving care from the same
previous owner for 22 years! Dressed in Grabber Blue paint that is
in excellent condition, the order for this car was received on June
24, 1970, built on July 20, 1970 (13 days behind schedule) in
Ford's Atlanta, Georgia factory and shipped to the Kansas City
area, where it was sold on July 30, 1970 at James Campbell, Inc.,
on 40 Highway in Blue Springs, Missouri. It was equipped with the
following features - black laser stripes, G70x14 belted white
sidewall tires, power steering, rarely ordered SelectAire air
conditioning, AM radio and tinted glass. The car's glass panels are
in very good order. The only blemish is a score arc from a previous
driver's windshield wiper. The car's lights are in excellent order,
as are the tires, Cooper Cobra GT radials, 225/70R14 at all four
corners and Magnum 500 wheels. The car's body panels are solid and
straight, the engine bay is very tidy, the battery looks new and
the bumpers are also in fantastic shape. Under the scooped hood is
Ford's 429 CID Cobra Jet big-block V-8 (code C) with a Rochester
Quadrajet 700 cfm carburetor, larger camshaft, 11.3:1 compression
ratio and a special set of cylinder heads. It breathes via dual
exhausts with chrome tips and mated to a C6 three-speed automatic
transmission (code U) and a Ford nine-inch rear end with 3.25
gearing (code 9). The�Ford 385�engine family (the name came from
the 3.85�inch crankshaft stroke of the 460 V-8 was the�Ford Motor
Company's final�big block V8�engine�design, replacing the�Ford MEL
engine�and gradually superseding the�Ford FE engine�family.) This
design was a departure from the paradigm, utilizing thin wall
casting methods and a skirtless block to reduce weight. Inside, the
black vinyl bench seat is in excellent condition, with matching
carpet in very good order. The black headliner is in good shape and
the instrument panel is in mostly good condition but the gauge
faces present some fade. The factory two-spoke steering wheel is in
very good shape, as are the door panels. The dual sport sideview
mirrors (there is no rearview mirror) and the gear shifter are in
good condition. Completed the interior is a factory Philco AM
radio. Interiors on the Torino were all new for 1970. The dashboard
featured a linear style speedometer centered on the driver, and a
new "ribbon" style tachometer was an option for V8 models. A
temperature gauge was the only available gauge; oil pressure and
electrics were monitored with warning lights only. High back bucket
seats were available for all two-door models, as was an optional
console; the GT model no longer had the former as standard
features. All two-door hardtop, SportsRoof and convertible models
featured "DirectAire" ventilation systems as a standard feature,
which eliminated the need for side vent windows. This Torino is
factory equipped with air conditioning but currently is inoperable
but is complete. Also the horn is inoperable. For 1970, the Torino
now became the primary model and the Fairlane was a sub-series of
Torino. Ford moved away from emulating the boxy lines of
the�full-size Fords�to a completely new body for the 1970
Torino/Fairlane line, influenced by�coke bottle styling. Just
as�tailfins�were influenced by jet aircraft of the 1950s, stylists
such as Ford stylist Bill Shenk who designed the 1970 Ford Torino
were inspired by supersonic aircraft with narrow waists and bulging
forward and rear fuselages needed to reach supersonic speeds. The
new car featured a more prominent long hood, short deck styling and
was longer, lower and wider than the 1969 models. The roofline was
lower, while all models now featured a much less formal roofline
than previous years. The windshield rake was increased and the
SportsRoof models had an even flatter fastback roofline. The
overall styling appeared much more aerodynamic than years previous
and featured a pointed front end. The grille covered the full width
of the front fascia and surrounded the quad headlights. The front
fender line extended to front door, sloping downward and gradually
disappearing in the quarter panel. Both front and rear bumpers were
slim tight fitting chromed units that carefully followed the
bodylines. The taillights were situated in the rear panel above the
bumper and were now long rectangular units with rounded outer
edges. The new body for 1970 added inches and pounds to the Torino.
All cars grew by about five inches in length and now rode on a
117-inch wheelbase. The wheel track was widened [front 60.5", rear
60"], to help the Torino improve its road holding abilities.
Although the track was widened, the suspension remained unchanged
from the 1969 models. Weight was up for most models by at least
100�lbs. The Torino GT came standard with non-functional hood scoop
molded into the hood, GT emblems (including the center of the
grille), dual color-keyed sport mirrors, full width tail lights
with a honeycomb effect (the center portion was non-functional but
reflective), black decklid appliques (SportsRoof only), and hub
caps with wheel trim rings. Standard tires for the GT were E70-14
fiberglass belted tires, while convertibles wore F70-14s. New
options for the Torino GT were a reflective laser stripe, which ran
down the middle of the side of the Torino from the front fender to
the door, and hideaway headlamps.�Motor Trend�magazine tested a
1970 Torino GT SportsRoof with a 429 CJ, C-6 Automatic and 3.50:1
gears, and obtained a 0-60�mph time of 6.0 seconds, while the
quarter mile took 14.4 seconds at 100.2�mph. Overall, 1970 was a
successful year for Torino. It was a well-received car by the
automotive press and was selected as the�Motor Trend Car of the
Year�for 1970.�Motor Trend�said the Torino was "Not really a car
line in the old sense, but a system of specialty cars, each for a
different use ... from luxury to performance." Ford produced
230,411 Torinos for 1970, along with 110,029 Fairlanes and 67,053
Falcons, for a total production of 407,493 units. Documentation
includes Deluxe Marti Report, original owner's manual and hard to
find factory build sheet. Competition to this Ford in 1970 included
AMC's Javelin two-door hardtop, Chevrolet's Chevelle SS 454,
Dodge's Coronet Super Bee two-door hardtop, Mercury's Montego MX
two-door hardtop and Studebaker's Avanti II. This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 29,650 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! CLICK
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