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Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #15 –
Quote from: jangus;321897
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

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #16 –
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...

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #17 –
Quote from: dragon574444;321892
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.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1737496740.html

I also found this but it is an LTD

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1739429711.html

TED

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #18 –
I like the front end on that '73.
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--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!
 

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #19 –
Quote from: V8Demon;321942
I like the front end on that '73.

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

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;321941
I also found this but it is an LTD

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1739429711.html


TED

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...

'76 LTD  http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B31692.jpg

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #20 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;321944
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

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #21 –
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...

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #22 –
I've never owned one ---- though I had an uncle that did ---- but I totaly LUV those cars.

Just my 2¢.
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #23 –
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)....
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #24 –
Oh, and I'd like to add Dodge Little Red Trucks, Warlocks, and Ramchargers to that list...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;321960
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)...

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #26 –
Found this:



The site I found it on lists it as a '72.....
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;321960
Oh, and I'd like to add Dodge Little Red Trucks, Warlocks, and Ramchargers to that list...


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.
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #28 –
Quote from: V8Demon;321976
Found this:



The site I found it on lists it as a '72.....


Yup that's a '72 Torino(not Sport or Gran Torino) same grill as in the one on C'list...

Dear Lord, I want this car.

Reply #29 –
Quote from: V8Demon;321976
Found this:



The site I found it on lists it as a '72.....


Isn't that the car from the Brady Bunch?
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