Body looks good, and how hard could it be to rewire a 1976 anything?
In case the ad disappears (it'll probably sell fast) here's the text:
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1976 TORINO ELITE ,CAROLINA CAR,351 AUTO,9 INCH REAREND,ORIGINAL PAINT,ORIGINAL WHEELS,INTERIOR AND UNDER CAR ARE MINT,VINYL TOP IS MINT,ALL TRIM AND CHROME IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE,HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD,EASILY RESTORED,,ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ANYWHERE ON THIS CAR EXCEPT FROM HEAT DAMAGE,CAR IS STRAIGHT AND SOLID,YOU WILL NOT FIND A STRAIGHTER CLEANER,EASILY RESTORABLE CAR,, $2000.00 TAKES IT!!!!
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Post by: vinnietbird on May 14, 2010, 09:26:06 PM
i like that a lot.Believe it or not,I have some tail lights for one of those in the garage for some odd reason.LOL.I'd like to have one and get all Starsky and Hutch on it.I love that red and white car.
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Post by: HAVI on May 14, 2010, 09:49:01 PM
I once had a '76 Torino. Still have the 351W and C4. Contemplating putting it in my Tbird to get it over with, lol.
Mine was not in that good of shape, though. I'd sure hit it.
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Post by: dragon574444 on May 14, 2010, 10:03:32 PM
Is it really worth 2k with that rust and an engine fire?
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Post by: daminc on May 14, 2010, 10:20:53 PM
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Is it really worth 2k with that rust and an engine fire?
yep
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Post by: 88turbo on May 14, 2010, 10:27:05 PM
I just want those wheels..... been looking for a set for the 79 I have 7 NOS center caps for them but no wheels :(
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Post by: Ductape91 on May 14, 2010, 10:48:46 PM
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yep
in canadian money maybe :P
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Post by: jangus on May 14, 2010, 11:20:33 PM
88Turbo, are those the same wheels that came on the same year Tbirds? I see them come up on Craigslist locally from time to time. I can certainly pick a setup for you sometime and drop them off on my way through later.
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Post by: hypostang on May 14, 2010, 11:49:58 PM
I had one of those back in 1986 White with maroon interior.... drove it till it just wouldn't go anymore :D
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Post by: V8Demon on May 15, 2010, 12:37:18 AM
Powerstroke 7.3L Turbo Diesel swap.
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Post by: JeremyT on May 15, 2010, 01:09:35 AM
I was wondering the same thing. I've had a few 78/79 T-Birds and it looks like the same wheel. The Town Landau came with gold, while the Heritage and Diamond Jubliee, for example, could be color keyed.
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88Turbo, are those the same wheels that came on the same year Tbirds? I see them come up on Craigslist locally from time to time. I can certainly pick a setup for you sometime and drop them off on my way through later.
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Post by: Romeo2k on May 15, 2010, 02:31:01 AM
That things looks tough!
As for the wheels, There was a late 70's T-Bird in the junkyard last summer that had those rims.
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Post by: Thunder Chicken on May 15, 2010, 05:54:18 AM
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Is it really worth 2k with that rust and an engine fire?
It would cost more than $2k just to transport a restorable car to Nova Scotia from the south and get it through customs (and that's not including the cost of the car). If the rust in the pics is only surface rust from the paint being burned off (which appears to be the case) that car is a bargain.
Paul, I like that Powerstroke idea. I was thinking Explorer/GT40 5.0/4R70W swap, but that diesel idea definitely has merit...
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Post by: daminc on May 15, 2010, 08:43:12 AM
we don't have new cars around here that look that good. Buffalo is real tough on cars.
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Post by: MY83T on May 15, 2010, 09:28:52 AM
here are some other worthy cars to look at....... http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1704014341.html http://amarillo.craigslist.org/cto/1696445880.html http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/1715124519.html http://boise.craigslist.org/cto/1717032266.html
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Post by: 88turbo on May 15, 2010, 11:06:58 AM
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88Turbo, are those the same wheels that came on the same year Tbirds? I see them come up on Craigslist locally from time to time. I can certainly pick a setup for you sometime and drop them off on my way through later.
yes, they were on 77-79 thunderbirds and cougars :D
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 15, 2010, 11:54:36 AM
Am I the only one who thinks the mid 70s Torinos were awful??? Always figured after the '72 model year, styling dropped like a rock...
The '77-'79 Bird & Coug were the first decent looking vehicles Ford produced in five years... My dad had a '79 Coug with a 351 Windsor, but it was a dog the 351W '71 Galaxie he had would clobber it, not to mention the 5.0 SEFI '86 Grand Marquis that he bought later...
On a positive note, a friend of my son-in-law has a mid '70s Torino with a built 460, if you can keep gas in it, it's bad ass...
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Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on May 15, 2010, 03:22:20 PM
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Is it really worth 2k with that rust and an engine fire?
My first answer was no but I tried to do a search to prove it and I think I'm wrong. Most I found was in the 4k range or more and in worst shape. For me I do not see the appeal for these but I guess others do.
This is the best one I found in my area, but it is a 73.
That guy is wrong as well, that's a Grand Torino Elite(could have "Limited" stuck on it someplace, but basically it's same car Carmen is drooling over), the BIG LTD was the full size ford...
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Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on May 15, 2010, 05:06:26 PM
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The guy doesn't know what he has, its a '72 or at least a '72 front clip... The '73 had the big snow plow front bumper...
BTW that's a base Torino, the Gran Torino & Torino Sport had a different header and grille...
Well you can't trust anybody. The "73" is a odd looking one and I can't find another 72 on the internet to match it? Maybe all the pictures are of the Gran and there are none of the standard? But I kind of like how simple it is.
About 20 years ago I test drove a 1975 Starchy and Hutch Torino with a 460 and I thought it was too big and a dog. When I saw it for sale I thought it was cool because it was the same color and everything but it was not a car I wanted to drive. I think it was $1,200.
TED
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 15, 2010, 07:14:35 PM
Ted, I'm having trouble visualizing a base '73 Torino as having a different grille than the upper models, they may have all had a grille like the one in the link I posted(The more I think, the more I believe they were different)... My next door neighbor bought a new '72, same as the one in the link and a buddy had '72 & '73 Sports so I'm reasonably familiar with those years...
'74 - '76 were all similar in styling... That period was when I lost all desire to own a new car, as almost every model was was a barge and the then new smog laws killed any resemblance of performance... The one notable exception was the '73 & '74 Firebirds with the 455SD, those are highly sought after collectibles today...
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Post by: ShowBoy on May 15, 2010, 07:57:34 PM
I've never owned one ---- though I had an uncle that did ---- but I totaly LUV those cars.
Just my 2ยข.
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Post by: Thunder Chicken on May 15, 2010, 08:27:52 PM
There are few cars from the 70's that appeal to me. Torino's happen to be among them. My father owned several back when I was a kid and they stuck in my memories.
Some of the others include Firebirds, Corvettes (C3 is my favourite Corvette, love the pen 15e-bottle shape), Vega's, and Mavericks. I know every one of these cars were dogs (except maybe the SD455 Trans Ams that Tom mentioned) but a fix is only an engine swap away. A 300+ horse 351 will bolt into the same hole a 130-horse 351 occupied (or, in the case of a Corvette a 350+ horse 350 will bolt in place of the 150 horse 350 the cars originally came with)....
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Post by: Thunder Chicken on May 15, 2010, 08:28:54 PM
Oh, and I'd like to add Dodge Little Red Trucks, Warlocks, and Ramchargers to that list...
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 15, 2010, 09:40:13 PM
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Oh, and I'd like to add Dodge Little Red Trucks, Warlocks, and Ramchargers to that list...
In a '76 C&D they had a shoot out of the fastest cars then available, the Lil Red Express Truck was one of the entries, unfortunately I can't remember all the test vehicles(yeah I'm going to see if I can find the article)...
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Post by: V8Demon on May 15, 2010, 10:00:55 PM
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Post by: Watchdevil on May 15, 2010, 11:33:32 PM
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The guy doesn't know what he has, its a '72 or at least a '72 front clip... The '73 had the big snow plow front bumper...
BTW that's a base Torino, the Gran Torino & Torino Sport had a different header and grille...
'72 Torino Sport... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/1972_Ford_Gran_Torino_Sport_SportsRoof.jpg
This is a '73... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1973_Ford_Torino.jpg
That guy is wrong as well, that's a Grand Torino Elite(could have "Limited" stuck on it someplace, but basically it's same car Carmen is drooling over), the BIG LTD was the full size ford...
What an idiot that Elite seller is for stating that it is an LTD.
The Elite was the Grand Torino Elite in 1974 only. 1974 was a mid year release. For 1975-76 it became a stand alone nameplate and as young as I was I do remember the sensation surrounding it. It's no coincidence that it looked like a scaled down version of the bigger Thunderbird. When it was decided that the big Tbird was going to be dropped and the name continued on the redesigned Torino/Elite/Montego/Cougar platform it was no longer necessary for the Elite nameplate to continue. What a great move it was to put the Thunderbird name on this platform since 1977-79 set sales records for the Thunderbird nameplate. Ford should have been wiser to have gone with a plan much sooner to base the Thunderbird on the smaller Torino platform. Prototypes based on the Torino platform were considered in the early 1980's.
Anyway, I always loved this Torino platform and all it's variants. I had a 1978 LTD II back in 1974 and I loved it. However these cars are so huge to me now. When I see them in salvage yards I am like bewildered that they were so big, and I don't remember thinking my LTD II was so big when I had it. So, I am quite comfortable with the size of my 1984 Tbird. The 1972-76 Tbirds are so enourmous! It's hard to believe that people wanted cars that big. They were all hood and girth not so much room inside.
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Post by: Watchdevil on May 15, 2010, 11:37:35 PM
Body looks good, and how hard could it be to rewire a 1976 anything?
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I definitely like this Elite in all black!
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Post by: TheEskimo on May 16, 2010, 03:42:02 AM
If someone is looking for a '73 Gran Torino, there is one on CraigsList in Northern California: http://mendocino.craigslist.org/cto/1743249412.html
Found it the other day, not a bad looking car.
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Post by: Thunder Chicken on May 16, 2010, 06:03:07 AM
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i was under the impression you liked some of those mid-late 70s gm mobiles also.
wasnt thinking about it then but point taken on the transporting and purchase from trying to bring one up there where your at.
Yes, the bent window Impala would be on the list as well, and I could probably find room for an El Camino or Monte Carlo, too. And don't let's forget the 77-79 T-Bird Tom is talking about, belt buckles on the trunk and all...
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 16, 2010, 10:55:18 AM
I don't remember any of the '77-'79 Cougars like pop had having the trunk straps...
His '79 Coug was a Mercury 40th anniversary model, but other than having a Lincoln paint color, I don't know of anything special about it... Only saw one other one like it, so I suppose they were fairly rare... He bought it from my uncles dealership in WV and if I remember correctly, pop said Gary(uncle) said it just showed up on a delivery and was never actually ordered for the dealership... If I remember, I'll ask next time I'm up in WV...
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Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 16, 2010, 12:01:42 PM
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Isn't that the car from the Brady Bunch?
Nope, well at least I only remember a full size Plymouth, medium blue in color...
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Post by: JeremyT on May 16, 2010, 04:41:42 PM
The "Sport decor" option added the luggage trunk straps and different wheels on the late 70s T-Bird.
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I don't remember any of the '77-'79 Cougars like pop had having the trunk straps...
His '79 Coug was a Mercury 40th anniversary model, but other than having a Lincoln paint color, I don't know of anything special about it... Only saw one other one like it, so I suppose they were fairly rare... He bought it from my uncles dealership in WV and if I remember correctly, pop said Gary(uncle) said it just showed up on a delivery and was never actually ordered for the dealership... If I remember, I'll ask next time I'm up in WV...