1970 Torino Cobra-Real Deal 429 Super Cobra Jet!

We check out genuine '70 Super Cobra Jet Torino Cobra, then take it for a spin.

[@tommyboy1653]

I worked in a tune up shop in 1978 to 1980 ,that motor was the most powerful ever on the dyno of all the cars that came thru the shop.

[@fuhkoffandie]

That was definitely one of Detroit's underrated horsepower motors. Insurance was just starting to crack down on these muscle cars in 1970, and if you remember, they had some seriously underrated High horsepower engines coming out of Detroit. Like GM's LS6 Motors, even Mopar was claiming the motors were weaker than they actually were. They kind of had to.

[@fuhkoffandie]

Not only were they underrating the horsepower of the engines by 1970, that was the peak of Detroit Muscle. 1970 was the year. Some of the highest compression Motors, some of the most powerful to ever come out of the '60s era ended up being 1969 and 1970. After that they were plagued with insurance issues, and by 73, you had the 25 mile an hour no damage bumper law. It was all over by 74. One thing I couldn't understand, all these cars got these giant bumpers in 73, except, the second generation Camaros! They retained the worst front end that probably caused the whole bumper mess, the grill would stick out farther than the rest of the metal, and insurance claims for that front end caused the 73 bumper law. And that was the last car to change, go figure.....

[@vincemajestyk9497]

@@fuhkoffandie Yah, I think the NHRA rating for the 426 Hemi was 470hp and the 440 6bbl was 430hp. Chrysler just spec'd them lower on the curve. Didn't say it was the 'max' power out.

[@randycoursey7230]

​@@vincemajestyk9497 The 1970 Boss 429 Shotgun Hemi was rated @500hp straight from the factory.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@randycoursey7230 "The factory" rated the 429 Boss at 375 HP. Minor pic, but it actually was more accurately defined as a semi hemi, which Ford referred to as their crescent head engine. Closer to a true hemi than a wedge head, but still not the internal configuration of an honest hemispherical head like Chrysler's 426, or Ford's 427 Cammer engine, which was an overhead cam, true Hemi Head. Notice I didn't include Chrysler's current "Hemi" as it is not a true hemi, but a crescent head like the Ford 429. Don't try and tell a Dodge Challenger "Hemi" owner that! LOL

[@barrylippard1846]

What a beautiful Torino! Looks fast sitting still!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

It does!

[@jimmeyer7632]

I TOO AM A CHEVY GUY ... BUT MUST ADMIT THIS CAR CAN DO IT ALL !!!! IT LOOKS GREAT FROM ANY ANGLE AND THE DRAG PACK IS THE PERFECT FINAL TOUCH .... THESE CARS WITH HIDEAWAY HEADLIGHTS IS UNBELIEVABLE Y BEAUTIFUL .... CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THOSE GREAT LOOKING SEATS I HOPE WHEN YOU PUT IT AWAY IN ITS GARAGE IT'S GOT A REAL NICE CAR COVER

[@kimmergonzales9792]

I'm also an old school Chevy guy, but the 429 Corbra Jet ,was no joke!!!!!

[@robertdavis8010]

I'm basically a Chevy guy, but I give credit where it's due. This is my favorite Torino body style, and this particular one is mouth watering. Beautiful ride, and beautiful workmanship.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching.

[@Bbbbad724]

@@musclecarcampy9922 Beautiful Car. A very special car to me. I am still an FE freak, but they broke the mold with the 701/2 body style!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

@@Bbbbad724 Stellar looking machine and it ran great, too.

[@Bbbbad724]

@@musclecarcampy9922 I bet traction was impossible! I could hear wheelhop in 3 gears! Mine didn’t have that kind of torque, 515 ft lbs and 618 hp FWHP and you really had to sneak it out and the hp peaked at 6900, but shifting, I wanted to be just above the torque peak or it would break loose. 385s could torque out in every gear, badass! And 6000 rpm’s was just fine and won a lot of street races that way. I have a 65 Galaxie 2drHt I’d trade in a blink for a 70 1/2, Torino, pull my engine and trade rolling chassis. They are the best Torino Made!

[@darrellsomers5427]

I'm a Chevy guy to ,but growing up my dad drove a 70 grabber blue torino cobra 429/ 4 speed fast car for 4.200 pounds the only car to ever beat it was a 69 Camaro L78 4 speed car but the Camaro weighed 600 pounds less the 429 is much like the 409 big bore short stroke

[@ricksidenstricker2144]

Stellar Torino Cobra. My favorite body style. When I was in grade school our neighbors bought a new 70 Torino GT in bright orange with the laser stripes. I became friends with their son Scott, his dad would regularly drive us to school in it. His dad was a leadfoot and would pass the school bus on the stretch of highway between our houses and the school...lol....nobody ever got "hung" about it....the 60's and 70's were a great time to be alive.

[@fordguy3032]

Your Cobra is BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 1970 429 SCJ Torino Cobra in 1979 for $600.00! It had the Ram Air hood, top loader 4 speed, and 4:11 N rear. The previous owner had it in boxes! Everything was stripped out of it. Parts were in boxes and engine was completely disassembled. It took 9 months of constant work to put it back together and get it on the road. Original paint was shot so I stripped it down to bare metal (lots of body work as well) and applied a 1980 Olds red...Autumn Maple Firemist Metallic (B8217LM). Color really popped against chrome Cragar SST wheels. Rebuilt the engine back to factory specs except added some small goodies like Cloyes double roller timing chain, Manely valves, etc. I had it on the road 10 years and unfortunately sold it in 1990 when my son was born and we were moving to a new house. Still miss it. Glad to see they're still out there. I'm helping my son with his 68 Mustang Fast back ground up restoration so that's taking some of the sting out of selling the Cobra.

[@frankszymkowski7780]

Totinos never came with 4.11’s. 3.91 ans 4.30’s only

[@frankszymkowski7780]

Totinos never came with 4.11’s. 3.91 ans 4.30’s only

[@fordguy3032]

@@frankszymkowski7780 the 4:11 was not original to my Torino. We pulled it from a ford wagon. This Torino was not by any means a concourse build.

[@kingfishone2345]

Raced pure stock in early 70s did 13.1 106

[@Loulovesspeed]

A college acquaintance of mine had a beautiful yellow w/black interior 70 Torino Cobra 429 SCJ with a 4 spd., drag pack and a 4:30 diff. His father owned a Ford dealership in Albany NY and he was given a new Ford of his choice each year! With its chrome steel wheels and shaker scoop, this car was stunning to see coming down the road and was a real hoot to drive. I had just enough knowledge of cars then to be dangerous. While on the highway I was doing around 70mph and my friend said "punch it." Not realizing the effect of the 4:30 rear end, I dropped it down to 3rd and nailed it, lighting up the rears instantly in doing so - scared the crap out of me, but gave me a big thrill at the same time! He had no problem wasting 440 Mopars and 396 Chevelles and I loved riding with him searching for some lead foot that thought he had a fast car. Great memories!

[@CoyoteFTW]

Bet he didn’t lose many races

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@CoyoteFTW No, he didn't. With that potent 429 SCJ engine, under rated at 375hp (over 400hp actually) and the drag pack, the car proved to be a sleeper to unsuspecting challengers, and I don't mean just Dodge Challengers!

[@drh-ov7eq]

Great story! And good memories for you

[@robertmenger3230]

finally i hear of some muscle fords beating chevs. maybe not totaly stock but fords needed a little help for the street.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@robertmenger3230 - The 70 Torino SCJ I was referring to was a 100% factory stock machine!

[@gimmesomesugar]

I love all brands of cars but I have to say that Torino is the most beautiful American car I've ever seen.

[@narajuna]

1970 mercury montego also very nice.

[@charlieandhudsonspal7031]

I say the same thing but then something else pops up and I think that one is the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen. I guess the point is cars are art. A most beautiful art form. I love them all. Ford, Porsche, Chevy, Ferrari , Dodge, Lamborghini…..

[@robertstewart3086]

Back in 75 my friend Kenny Reeves had a yellow 71 J code Cobra Torino with the most Wickedest shifting C6 I've ever seen ! One day he gave me I ride that I would NEVER forget ! His Torino was a bench seat column shift car. The only after market bolt ons were a sun super tach, and a set of Anson ground grabber traction bars and a set of L-60-14"s on the stock rims. Still sporting the stock Quadra jet and stock CJ exhaust. It was Me and Kenny and his sister Cindy sitting in the front seat as they were giving me a ride home that day. I couldn't help but noticed we were sitting at a stop sign way to long with no traffic. Then all of a sudden Kenny punches it. The car pitches sideways and takes off. The back tires let out a loud belch shifting into second and before I know it were coming up on 115 mph. Then the C6 shifted into 3rd and the 120 speedometer was pegged. That was at 5200 rpm. The tach rolled on down to 7200 rpm ! Telephone poles looked like a picket fence ! That 429 CJ pulled HARD to 7200 rpm and did NOT fall off the Cam ! When we came back out of hyper space I asked Kenny, How FREAKING FAST WAS THAT? He simply replied, "Do The Math" 3:54 gears 27.5 in tall tires at 7200 rpm. That was every bit of 160 MPH ! On Bear Valley rd with bias ply Road hugger tires ! To this day, Very Impressive !

[@Bbbbad724]

I love that! That is what I loved doing with mine! I had a 428 CJ SS engine I had built and the customer backed out and had wrecked his car and he was in bad shape. The shop owner refunded his deposit and gave the engine and the Torino GT minus engine for my labor. I love those lines, and the 429CJ they had were the best straight line cars made including the LS6 454 Chevelle. Just when they got it right… I used the 428CJ SS engine because I had it. My intake even allowed my Buick Stg1 Quadrajet. It was a racing engine but it was close to 200 lbs lighter with the aluminum intake I put on aluminum water pump, and since I had the aluminum intake the iron heads didn’t weigh much. I had to put lighter springs in front. It was a solid handling car they had finally eliminated flex, and that engine would straighten the curves. I really loved that car! I put a Hurst Super Shifter or Comp Plus I can’t remember. The interior reminded me of a Talledega. Bench seat with that shifter just right. I buried the speedometer in 3rd, so 4th who knows, but I think it was only 2nd to the F41 70 Lemans Sport I had with a well built 400 for handling. And I did the 830 cfm Quadrajet from the Buick on both worked like the 429CJ. I had the 4500 series intake with the Quadrajet adapter and all I had to do for the950 Dominator switch was to take the adapter off and put the 4500 spacer and uncork the headers on either car. But the Torino GT was close 2 nd with the FE in it for 2 lane letting it out.

[@ZacLowing]

And THAT is why we have so few of those cars left. Just sayin, many times it didn't go that well and cars wrapped a lot of trees

[@gteefxr3094]

🤔😝

[@70CobraJet429]

I can relate. Back in 1978 I was on I-10 in Florida returning from Ft. Lauderdale to Pensacola, just cruising along in my N-code 429 Cobra when I got passed by some hooligans in a Chevy. We were both on the CB radio, so once he got ahead a couple miles, I let him know I was coming, and I floored it. The 120-mph speedo was pegged, and my N-code 429 would only pull a little over 5 grand, so I estimated I was doing between 130 and 140 when I passed him. Never before, and never since. I still drive it, but with bias ply Goodyear Polyglas tires she rarely sees much over 65.

[@RobertBrown-sd5dy]

@@70CobraJet429 I love this... I have a 70 GT with N-Code 429. Just found an old timer with extra SCJ intake and exhaust headers. I'll throw those on and port the D0VE heads so it keeps the stock look. It's already a fast car, but I can't wait to bolt on the SCJ goodies along with a Holley 4150. Cheers from Michigan!

[@stephanM5]

In 1981 I bought a 71 Torino GT from my uncle (my first car) in red with the laser beam stripe along the side but decided to paint it black and lose the stripe. It featured the GT rocker panels with the GT emblem right behind the front wheels. Hood scoop, louvers and hideaway headlights were a nice feature on my car as well as it looked meaner. I had the 429 CJ and put a Holley 750 double pumper on it along with the C6 trans and B&M shift kit, Cragar SS wheels with BF Goodrich Radial TA tires. At the time it passed everything but gas stations.

[@bryanhast5445]

I’ve got a real 1970 SCJ. Probably the most pure and untouched this world has ever seen.

[@grandcrappy]

Will 93 octane w/octane booster work? Just a once in a while ride

[@victorharder2878]

I had a 70 SCJ in 70, ordered from the factory; no power steering, no power brakes. But did have buckets and consul. Had 3:91 gears and 4-spd. Shaker and was Orange in color. Soon as warranty was off cut the belt off that ran the smog junk, was told it sucked up about 7hp, don't know if that was true, but why take the chance, lol! Same old story sold it to get married, still have the same wife, so turned out great. The 375hp was very under rated by Ford! It was well into the 400+hp range. Upset a lot of chevy and mopar fans street racing.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

So cool. Did you ever take it to the track? What did it run?

[@chadhaire1711]

BULLCRAP....all of these engines were NOT under rated...they were OVER RATED with fake gross numbers of the motor with engine out of the car with no muffler, belts, or air cleaner. Auto makers stopped using fake gross numbers in 1972. Put those items on, and the real NET horsepower drops to 310 horsepower.

[@bruceayers512]

Beautiful Torino. I am currently trying to track down my Father's 68 Torino GT 428, 4 spd fastback from my childhood.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

That would be a great find. There is a Facebook page called Lost Muscle Cars, where you can post pics. Lot of cars have been found through it.

[@glenhardy4770]

@@musclecarcampy9922 Thank You for telling him that! I didn’t know that.

[@1951RKP]

I was in my late teens in 1970 and I was lucky enough to drive a 429 CJ and a 1971 SCJ. Both in stock form and in streetable modified form. They were such fun to drive. Both had 4:30 gears and automatics from the factory and ran high 13’s in pure stock form. Both ended up with 460 short blocks headers gears and bigger cams. Stall speed converters and they were low 12 second cars in the early 70’s. I also drove many other muscle cars of the era including 428 CJ cars , SS 454 LS6 Chevelles , all the Mopar 383 440 and Hemi cars. In showroom form most actually ran pretty close in performance. The LS6 Chevelle actually had the best performance of any I drove. In race form but in stock bodied cars I did drive a great running Hemi car which was a blast but the fastest was a LS7 454 Chevelle 1966 Model original SS396/375 car. Also drove some great running Oldsmobile and Pontiacs from that era.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

I am envious you got to drive an LS7-powered Chevelle. That must have been something.

[@goldysgarage189]

It (a 429 cj Torino) was the fastest car in my high school, many moons ago, but it was orange - and looked great!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Great color for that body. Hope you’ll subscribe!

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

One of the coolest cars Ford ever built... They're very reminiscent of the Australian Falcon coupes. Or rather they are reminiscent of the Torino.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

The similarities are definitely there.

[@DVincentW]

Heck yeah! Love the Ford Falcon XB Gt. Best regards.

[@KensGarage1]

That is a really beautiful car. Great job on the restoration!

[@GTX1123]

I'm a Chevy guy but Ford really did well here. Bumper to bumper this is a TRUE muscle car. I absolutely LOVE this specific grill. Mustang GT's are cool too, but this specific Torino year has that same "it factor" that Mopar's Roadrunner and Cuda has in looks and with what's under the hood. It also looks great in different colors.

[@tomayres4237]

I am a Ford guy but I also Love the 1970 Chevelle ,Malibu or SS just a beautiful Car!!! 69 Chevelle was nice looking also!!!

[@stevenphilpott1493]

When I was in the US Navy 1975-79 I had a 69 chevelle ss 396 4 spd 350hp. but i really like that torino nody style!

[@GTX1123]

@@stevenphilpott1493 Lucky you. The 69 Chevelle ss 396 is one of my favorites. My brother had a 68 Chevelle with a 350. I like the 69 Chevelle better than the Torino.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Those 429s are beasts

[@bartbullock9742]

I remember in 76 I was a kid...... A neighbor a few blocks over had one of these...... I found out through some friends he was running race gas... He had advanced timing.... Headers... And was getting 11 5 in the quarter mile

[@glenhardy4770]

The manual gearbox grabbed my attention immediately! Beautiful Torino all around! Thank You for showcasing it! Thank You to the owner for saving it!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@karlx-1]

What a gorgeous Cobra. Very very well restored. I want (need) that PS delete bracket setup!!

[@jaysetchell5769]

431 were produced with the drag pack and 125 were 4 speeds. The rest were C6 automatics.

[@zone47]

Not really a Ford guy but this was one of the best looking cars they ever produced IMO. Looks great in black!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

I love this body style.

[@marcuscross6840]

As a muscle-car-loving kid in the late '60s-early '70's, I was all-in with the 'day-glo' colors of the time. It would have never occurred to me that anything non-Neon could be a hot color combo. But here we are, and that gloss black paint with the satin-black hood (and louvers) just knocks me off my feet! Of course, the Torino body style and the hot set-up just completes the magic spell, and makes me yearn for that era all over again!

[@Bbbbad724]

Mine was Blue with the Fader Stripe, Ram air, but I snuck a SS build I had with a 428 CJ and 4 speed. With the aluminum intake and self ported heads it weighed about the same as a Windsor. It had the sway bars on both ends and of course traction bars, race headers that used wing nut cut outs, and uncorked no one wanted to race! Lol. I found a set of 15x8 Mopar and 14x7 Ford factory 5 spoke wheels with J60s I stripped a lot of tread down . They fit really good and after a few burnouts they were balanced and barely DOT legal. I good hot burnout and they were sticky. Some folks had never head a car shifting at 7000 and running to 7500 open before. Man I can hear the Boss singing Glory Days 😆

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Black is a beautiful color for cars...and dark blues, purples and greens. On a side note, Mercury Cougars from 67-71 looked pretty good too. Sure Vitamin C orange and lime green stood out(i was never a fan of yellow or red) but gotta love that sleeper look of a darker color.... besides, it's not the paint that matters, it's what's under the hood.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

✔️ Well, it is obvious that everyone in the 70s surrounded themselves with day-glow colors, mostly in the form of their cars. But there were some (strange)folks who opted for cars painted in non day-glow colors. Now, obviously these people couldn't allow themselves to be spotted in public sporting only these conservative colors, so they would compensate by wearing day-glow colored leisure suits while out and about in these seemingly bland colored cars. Nowadays, bright colors are viewed as an abomination, so 99.993% of all car buyers choose cars painted in boring shades of either grey, white or black. They typically dress in those same dull colors as well.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

I have the same car but it's desert beige color. Rated at 370 HP. Actually 485 HP. Mine has a few mods and 535 HP. The car does high 10's with drag radial tires, open headers and 4:57 Detroit Locker rear gears. 3:70 Detroit Locker rear gears on the street.

[@donaldpalmer3359]

I had a ‘70 429 GT! Automatic with the magnum 500 wheels. She had a front spoiler. God but that thing would run!!

[@huxleyhornm7405]

Hell of a fine car.

[@bretyoung1869]

Great job 👍🏽 Love your Torino, beautiful !!

[@terrypaxton9446]

This was one of many fast special cars my Dad owned, blessings to you Daddy

[@Comet-hn3gm]

Such a beautiful car. Nice Ford styling. I like all the brands. Back in the day they all had there brand specific styling. Some better than others.

[@scottmcgregor2757]

Awesome car. Have a 70 Gt , numbers matching yellow 351 Cleveland 4 speed- bench seat car. Love it more than my wife.......

[@ronaldnorris2179]

Careful now that will get you in the doghouse 😂

[@bgjb-r1499]

The moment I hear solid lifter cam I envision oil leaks from the valve covers coming on and off due to the constant and ongoing valve adjustments. Forgive my cynicism but I actually grew up during this era and remember family or friends tuning up cars on Saturday or Sunday mornings. But the few people who did have cars with solid lifter racing motors you really needed a second car, not to mention money. I’m commenting on this video because my uncle Phil (RIP) bought a 1970 Ford Torino with a 351ci motor. A respectable fast car and a daily driver. Great memories riding in that car.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Solid lifter cams were where all the power was in those days. Hydraulic cam technology was in its infancy from a performance standpoint.

[@thomas9079]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this video with us! Good job, I hope you and your dear families have a wonderful year!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@Nate-iy8dv]

Absolutely beautiful. I love the black paint.

[@earlyetman5588]

Wicked ride! The SCJ was a legend! Forged pistons, 11.3 compression, big mechanical cam…it was made to run!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Funny how the SCJ cam was just right for that 429, but was considered inadequate when used in the Boss 429. Way more flow in those Hemi heads.

[@lonnieswafford4833]

These are special. They look different, sound good and are like hens teeth. I rebuilt a 429 pi for an uncle who put it in his 72' Ranchero and he was leaving rubber on more streets than he wasnt.. Love a big block, throaty Ford. I also love a screaming small block chevy😂 but..... daddy was a ford man all his life and you always follow your hero's. (Daddy did have a 58 Chevy that rocked too) V-8's just stir something in most grounded men....

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Bet the gas bills were appalling.

[@oneninerniner3427]

​@@musclecarcampy9922 ??? What? Who worries about gas , when you have a big block you know you've got to feed it. I've got a 429 thunder jet I my old rusted out f-150 that was transplanted into it from an old Merc. I need to find a FoMoCo body to put it in.

[@psa10hunter94]

I’m a Mopar guy through and through, but this is one of the sexiest cars Ford has ever built, love it!

[@madmanmechanic8847]

Die hard Mopar guy here too but hands down the 70 71 Torinos are BAD ASS! I do love the old Fords

[@mrvlsmrv]

My brother had a 70 Torino GT with the 429 Cobra Jet. His was a demo with C6 automatic. Got to drive it a few times. That car was a beast. Had a Holley 4bl that I think he added. That transmission was a beast to take that abuse. Would chirp the tires when it shifted without too many R's.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Mrvls Mrv - My dad had a 68 Galaxie 500 XL with a 390 2bl., regular gas burning engine. I think it was 290 hp. His had the optional C-6 tranny and with the select-shift stirrup handle grip, I would wind it up to close to 60 mph in first. then click it to second and the tires would chirp! That was the strongest automatic Ford ever made, and when he sold the car with 100,000 miles, the transmission worked like new!

[@charliebay9441]

The C-6 was a beast of a transmission.

[@SuperDaleski1]

Does anyone else want to go back to 1972 and stay there?

[@michaelratliff9449]

Nope...from a Veteran

[@marcanthony854]

As a Kid (16) in 1979 I bought a 71 GT 351-4V 4speed, I remember hitting the wrecking yards outside on Philly Pa. Long for options, I was naïve at the time. I found a Cobra Torino on the top of a Crush pile to be crushed, I had asked about the car and they said for 200.00 I could have it. I was like I don’t have 200.00, I said if it has the tachometer how much, they said 30.00 but I have to pull it. That I did. I wish I bought that car to this day I regret not buying it. It was a SCJ as well. I love seeing SCJ’s as they had the oil coolers. Clearly this one has had repairs / updates. But love the Torinos, my 70 convertible, my 71 GT, my 72 Gran Torino sport, my 73 country squire wagon, all of them in the 70’s were so cheap to buy used, if I only had them now….

[@enemyofmyenemy6713]

Beautiful!! i had a 1969 Torino GT 428 32,000 miles from original owner bought in 2001 sold in 2011 been kicking myself ever since. shoulda kept the car & got rid of the wife

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Well, yeah.

[@michaelvarble4392]

I had a 1970 Torino GT 351C 4 speed shaker hood grabber blue. I worked as a mechanic in the 60 70 and 80s and 90s I did a valve job on a 428 cougar that was pretty fast and many other muscle Cars in those days

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Good stuff.

[@dynamicfirearmsinc432]

Outstanding as always you track down super nice super fast cars very rare stuff you are coming out with very cool cars.

[@ryandonovan5205]

My uncle Randy in Bonanza Alberta Canada has one its gold with 429 scj. Left it sitting for all most 45 years had 16 thousand miles on it just had it restored

[@buddafingahz9057]

That bouncing speedo gave me a flashback! Thanks. Beautiful car.

[@Cheggley45]

In my little Midwest high school a kid in the class under mine got one of these brand new. (His dad was a rich soybean farmer. ) I coveted that beautiful car, it was blue and screamed like a banshee!

[@kskip4242]

Running headers instead of manifolds makes a very big difference on this motor.

[@logan_e]

FE & 385 guy here, all I can say this time is I'm drooling! 🤤

[@fuhkoffandie]

I'm not a purist or anything, but it was a real deal car, that had a 460 in it, and it was originally Brown. Geez. And, what's funny, the car is so much better than it was originally Factory optioned. He did an awesome job. We have a 73 Torino, a 302, with a three on the tree, one of one with the in-dash tach option, and one of eight in funky blue. We painted it black, I put a lunati cam in it, new intake ignition double Pumper, put the three speed stick on the floor, and just made the car a badass 73. One thing that's a must do on a 73, either put a 72 front on it, or do what we did. I took the bumper, gutted some of the railing out, and lightened it up about 50 lb, and then moved it in 4 in., blacked out the grill. the car looks sick, in a flat hot rod black, complete with 15x10 5-hole, deep dish slots, and 15x8s in front, on Cooper Cobra 275 in back, and 245 in front. Car looks tougher than Mel Gibson's falcon.

[@tbo6889]

Nice job on the video, I appreciate the close up and hold on some of the unique features on this car, especially the drag pack options.

[@TC-eo5eb]

As young teenagers in 1973/1974, a friend / neighbor of mine had a 1970 Cobra Jet 429. It was red with black interior, bench seat, 4 speed. Big Micky Thompson tires on the back. I drove it a few times. Nice looking cars. My first car was a 1969 Dodge Charger. I paid $1,200 for it in 1975 and sold it in June of 1976 for $1,000. I still have the receipt of sale and spread sheet for the car. In the mid 70's, you could buy any mid to late 1960's or early 70's used muscle cars for under $2,000 all day long. If only we had known.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

We knew, but who had the money to go on a buying spree or the space to store the cars for 10-20 years?

[@thomast8539]

Never cared much for fast backs due to limited visibility for the driver and just way too much rear quarter panel steel, but I guess if you are fast, you don't spend time looking in the rear view mirror because they are wayyyyyyy behind you. All that said, the owner deserves all the applause he can get for his hard work on this beauty.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Ahaha you woulda hated my neighbors old 72 Gran Torino with air shocks and N-50s out back. I was probably 9-10 and he let me (try) and drive it around the farm with him riding shotgun. I needed like 2 phone books to sit on,and then I could have missed a football field behind me if I looked out the back window 🤣🤣

[@fuhkoffandie]

That huge blind spot on each side, that big flat ass window, got to love a fast back though, the body style looks sick.

[@scottwright388]

​@@MrTheHillfolkmy first car was a 73 gran torino sport with air shocks and L60s, but I never had a problem seeing those blue lights behind me. I'd get my bumper height measured, let some air out and hit the next air pump I passed.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Your kidding ?

[@Narrowgaugefilms]

I saw one of these sitting wrecked in the yard of a body shop roughly 1980. The front was connected to the back only near the firewall on the passenger side and the back 2/3 of the car was twisted around and sitting on top of where the hood had once been. Way up at the top of the pile was the drivers seat, sitting out in the open a good 5 feet in the air! I asked "Did he survive?" The guy said "Oh, he's fine! He really wanted to fix it, too!". They were getting ready to cut it up to get that engine out.

[@theronfarrer8974]

I rode in one of these back in the day. I remember him flooring it at about 55 or 60 mph and smoking the tires. I was totally impressed.

[@metoon3092]

🤣

[@maxr4448]

I begged my dad to buy one of these when I was 12 years old. Only a Falcon. Tellin him it was cheap, and a plain old car mom would drive >>>with an automatic. They weren't into flashily anyways, ever. When my Dad asked why I wanted him to trade for the ugly white Falcon on that dealer show room>>> I told him it was awesome. He knew immediately, knew that car war was nothing MOM would okay. I took my Dad outside and said

[@timr31908]

I'm a Ford guy and I like that car and I like that motor and I also like the 427 side oiler. With solid lifters buddy

[@ronnietyree8316]

Love the fast back type,I never drive backwards anyway.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Absolutely right! Whole generation that does not understand the joy of blindspots. Form over function wins every single time!

[@MW-bi1pi]

I believe the high 11's. My 68 GTO was exceptionally fast and I was a very fast shifter. I got beat one time on the street. It was by this same Cobra Jet model. I saw his tail lights from the drop, and they just kept getting farther away. That was a beast of a road car.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks for watching!

[@chadhaire1711]

stock was 13.7 tops...

[@charliepayne2014]

Loosing to that machine, you ain't nothing to be ashamed of 😑. Gearing is everything, both in the manual transmission and rear end. Here in Central Virginia, my high school buddy/Exxon Station Coworker in 85 had a beater/sleeper 69 GTO, 400/350hp, little bigger camshaft, cast iron intake, tweeked Q-Jet carburetor, Factory "long ratio" Muncie 4spd, 3.23 limited-slip 10bolt rear, a local know respected GTO 😐. Being in our early 20's, we kicked it some on the local street scene, racing other local muscle cars/buddies, there were many fast cars on the road then...A couple Big College Jocks from Florida, attending the local Bible College, cruised/raced an ABSOLUTE BEAUTIFUL 🏆🏆🏆 Show Winner, Florida Plates, Hugger Orange - White Striped 69 Camaro SS Factory 396/375, Big Solid Lifter Cam, Factory Aluminum Intake, Factory Holly Carburetor, "short ratio" Muncie 4spd, 3.73 Positive Traction 12bolt rear. SUPER FAST machine, out the hole or from a roll 😳. ⚡⚡⚡ FAST. Like alot of others, the GTO lost at both, by several car lengths against it. Very soon afterwards, we switched out the 3.23 10bolt for a Factory 70 GTO 4:10 Positive Traction, rear sway bar 12bolt rear setup 🤨. Again we lined up with the SS 396 Camaro. Now out the hole, Camaro pulled a half a car and kept it for the Quarter mile Win, from a roll much closer race, lost by a fender. That solid-lifter Chevy BB revved like a small block 🤔. Afterwards we talked cars with the Florida racers, cool guys no attitudes with winning. We popped hoods, they couldn't believe how close the GTO with a cast iron intake/ Q- jet carb ran against the Florida Speed Shop built Camaro, especially after the bad losses with the 3.23 gears. They asked us about the GTO's... MUCH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE from our last encounters against them😎, we talked about tweaking the carburetor/timing 🙂. We didn't mention the overnight, complete rear end switch over from 3.23 to 4.10 🤫🙈🙉🙊. That was 37 years ago, those were the days 🤠. "Charlie Exxon"👍

[@chadhaire1711]

@@charliepayne2014 These 1970 cars were NOT quick and the horsepower was NOT under rated, it was OVER RATED. Most modern V-6 cars can beat these old rust buckets on the street.

[@charliepayne2014]

@@chadhaire1711 Today's Computer Engineered electronic ignition /fuel injection, traction control systems, light weight plastic aluminium EVERYTHING 🤔 make a WORLD of difference in performance on any/ALL displacement engines & 8+ speed transmissions. Yep 40+ years of technology does this with power output/fuel economy I agree completely 👍 However back then V-6's wouldn't pull a greased string out a hog's ass 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️. The joke was it's got a "V-SICK" under the hood 🙄. Perhaps one had to be there, for the sights smells and sounds of the END of the 60's-70's "Muscle Car" era. Well before the resurgence of today's "Engineering Performance". So let me pull up a chair, TRULY I would love to hear stories about V-SICK, late night, street encounters 🖖

[@richk320]

Beautiful car.One of my dream cars!

[@Nate-iy8dv]

This is a very underrated car 🎉❤. Nobody talks about it because the Mustang had a big shadow. Now they look absolutely beautiful

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Ford was all about the Mustang. Everything else was practically an afterthought.

[@sorshiaemms5959]

one of my favorite muscle cars and the 429 makes it happen

[@williamweiss6128]

Love all the cars of that era. Chrome!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

It was the pinnacle of automotive styling.

[@user-bt9km9yt3u]

These SCJ were pretty hot when tuned correctly. In 1970 I had a 1969 Charger RT and the only car that cleaned my clock was a Torino SCJ, next closest was a TRI-Power GTO.

[@JeromyBranch]

Beautiful. As a Ford guy (mostly, but I love all cars really) I can say that the exhaust manifolds were trashed for a good reason. They were garbage. I like the 70 model Torinos but they were just way too heavy. I prefer the 68 Torino. Tyanks for showing this cool ride!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

You might like this video better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b57HYnh3bL5lipY

[@billbill9392]

Agree, my daily driver is a 2008 ford mustang GT my weekend driver is a 43k original miles 1992 corvette got the paper work on the vette it turned 30 on the 23th i turn thirty tomorrow, I love Fords and Chevys, my father had a great Plymouth road runner 72 with 440 big block but yeah the Plymouth days are long gone

[@JeromyBranch]

@@billbill9392 I hear ya. Had a 68 Charger and a 69 Road Runner back in the day. Also had a 2007 Mustang GT and a 68 El Camino. That 2007 Mustang was a super nice car I enjoyed that car a lot.

[@billbill9392]

@@JeromyBranch id trade my gt for my fathers Plymouth lol

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

On a related note: the '73 Ranchero GT with 400cid could have used a better exhaust manifold(and a better intake too, lol)....wish I hadn't lost the original GT floormats for it, the one's depicting the Ford GT40 on them. They probably got left hanging somewhere in my dad's shed and deteriorated.... gotta wonder how much those mats would be worth today.

[@davidswanson7233]

I had a red '71 Torino GT...429 4spd...white interior...only option was the straight line Tach😄

[@steveskrobot9496]

What a beast. This is the model that Ford Australia designed the XA,XB, and XC coupe from, and you see the resemblance.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Indeed.

[@ronaldnorris2179]

Yes I’ve seen pictures of those Australia Fords..they sure look good and I understand they did pretty well in racing there right? They were Falcons right?

[@steveskrobot9496]

@@ronaldnorris2179 Falcon GT and Falcon Cobra were raced in this shape (same as the Mad Max Interceptor shape) through the whole 70's & kicked ass.

[@ronaldnorris2179]

@@steveskrobot9496 👍

[@bmac1205]

Nice! So different from my 1970 Ford Torino 2 door coupe which was a stripped down with a 251 C.I. straight six and 3 on the tree no radio and no A/C. It was my grandfather's car and that was the way he ordered it. I acquired it after he died 8 years later. Great car, but would have linkage problems for shifting. That Cobra Jet is awesome. I'd love to see a real one at a show sometime.

[@fuhkoffandie]

Oh, it was the plagued plastic bushing thing. The shift rods had a huge hole, but they fit on a 5/16 shaft, and they made up all that space with this rubbery plastic bushing. Now they work great when they were new and they kept all the vibration off the stick, but when those bushings go, it's a mess. Once you get it in reverse and second at the same time, thing just locks up

[@Rick-or2kq]

A friend of mine when we were in our were in our early twenties father ran a used car dealership, he got one of these and let us take it out. It had a 4 speed, and what I remember is him hitting 3rd and the tires braking lose, we went sideways. We looked at each other with that whoa look on our faces.

[@scottygdaman]

A friends dad had a 72 ? Torino cobra i want to say its badge said 428. Dad was a long time semi pro drag racer and had the engine completely rebuilt and balanced better brakes radiator tranny cooler rear suspension . A real nice exhaust . He had the track scat i think it was called transmission. Automatic with line lock you could not break it. Rode smooth it was a family car. That had no limit top end lol. He also had an old small dodge van with the front wheels behind the driver with a 440 2 small 4s and huge drag slicks. A death machine. Take care drive safe.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Last year for a 428 in a Torino was 1969, so this must have been swapped in or it was not a ‘72.

[@dangogo1129]

Very cool a buddy of mine had the same one in yellow back in the day.

[@leefoulds2569]

My 2nd favorite ford!!! Love these from 68 to 71!!!!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

They were absolutely glorious. Thanks for watching.

[@randycoursey7230]

A BEAUTIFUL TORINO COBRA! The only power this beast has is in the engine. REMARKABLE!

[@phx4closureman]

5:12 *DAMN that thing is LOUD!!!! 'Murica!!!!*

[@Mop120]

First car i ever bought 1980 think i was 18, all i can say is what a car!

[@Motor-City-Mike]

Had a customer who brought me the sister-car, '70 Mercury Cyclone, 429 SCJ, C6, 9" traction lock rear end. Said it wasn't what he thought it should be - after a test drive, I agreed. I pitched the Barry Grant carb someone talked him into, horse traded that for a factory carb, then I found a 429SCJ dist. for an auto, recurved that to the specs it was happy with. I set valve lash where it belonged and checked cam timing against specs. Someone had talked him into the wrong torque converter and softened the shifts in the C6, so those were returned to stock next. Finally, he'd been talked into 3.55s out back, which where wrong on so many levels it was stupid. A fresh set of 3:91s and fresh clutches in the traction lock, and it was ready. After a couple shake down runs I had the customer come in to see where we were. I took him for a fairly hard run down the expressway bypass, I couldn't help but notice he had learned to walk on his ass while searching for something to hold on to as I hit high gear. Afterwards, back at the shop he told me he had no clue that the car could be that fast, I told him that's what it was designed for if it just wasn't held back by a few wrong pieces. Bad Ass car from the word go!

[@runingblackbear]

Real nice ride man

[@jmflyer55]

Beautiful. My favorite car ever. 👍👍👍

[@gregorymartinez4422]

In 1980 I bought a 70 Torino with 17,000 miles on it, I can only imagine how fast that car is, mine did 150 effortlessly.....

[@LOGICNREALITY]

It did not do 150, the cobra jet has a governor and they only will do like 125 either way

[@gregorymartinez4422]

@@LOGICNREALITY I don't remember you or anyone being there.

[@frankszymkowski7780]

150? Never happened

[@gregorymartinez4422]

@@frankszymkowski7780 Who the fucking hell do you think you are

[@LOGICNREALITY]

@@gregorymartinez4422 don't have to be there, the numbers are easy to look up. And if it had higher than 3.25 gears it won't do more than like 120

[@williamhudson3366]

I had a70 Torino GT with 351 pulled that engine out put a 429 Cobra Jet in it Fast car. My Torino body style had the hideaway headlights Tough looking car

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Love hidden headlights on anything.

[@carlosgarza1962]

What an awesome torino. Looks fantastic

[@musclecarcampy9922]

It was fantastic.

[@bruceh92]

Gotta love this ! Thanks!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Agreed. My pleasure.

[@glenhardy4770]

Damned straight I subscribed! Awesome channel you have!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thank you so much.

[@audieconrad8995]

As good looking muscle car as there ever was!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Hard to argue with you.

[@audieconrad8995]

@@musclecarcampy9922 ya man!

[@MWILSON7]

Great video as usual Jim!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Thanks. We’ll be doing your cars soon!

[@eswords1]

I think we and the gm guys can agree agree that this is a beautiful mean lookin car. Wish Ford had been a few years earlier with the 429 & 460 (385 ) series engines as well as the 350 Cleveland, and had had a chance during the real muscle years before smog and low compression destroyed muscle for decades.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

The 385 series was the last all-new big-block. You are 100 percent correct. The potential was enormous. It never had a chance to develop. The engine was designed with 500-plus cubic inches in mind.

[@eswords1]

@@musclecarcampy9922 yep. It and the 351 Cleveland head designs were great. If only both had debuted in about 1965 and replaced the FE series. I would have loved to seen a 351 Boss engined Mk IV GT40 or a Cobra.

[@musclecarcampy9922]

@@eswords1 At least we saw the 351C develop (and dominate) in Pro Stock drag racing. That is where it showed its true potential.

[@eswords1]

@@musclecarcampy9922 Yep, Glidden was the undisputed master of that era hands down. Kinda why I would have liked to see it out in time at least for the 67 & 68 mustangs. A BOSS 351 then would have been a monster. I am a real nut when it comes to Cobras, and Fords efforts at Lemans and appreciate what they got out of the FE, but dang just few years. I love the FE's (Had a 1967 GT 390 4spd) but the 385 BB design was just so much better. Then again, it did weigh a LOT more than a FE in an apples to apples configuration comparison. Ah well, we'll never know. But again, damn, just a COUPLE of years lol. I mean Chevy got to flog their SB for decades before smog killed everything, and the BB 'rat' motor got in quite a few years too. The Chevy BB is no piker in cylinder head design but it was not as good as the 385 or 351 C .

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Carroll Shelby had a 351C (might have been a Boss) in his personal Cobra in the ‘70s. Ironically, it was painted Targa blue, a ‘72 Corvette color.

[@1snakemanvrod]

my dag has this car with the drag pack.with 4 speed....said i can have it..just has been sitting for 40years so i have to restore it... just looked at it today..ready to get started!

[@musclecarcampy9922]

Good luck!

[@mikelliteras397]

Big block, solid lifter, Fords are the best sounding cars of the muscle car era.

[@Wootangtw]

Cool car…a friend of mine had a 1969 428 cobra … it was a fast back and I think it was a Fairlane cobra… 428/4 speed… awesome car…

[@ricksidenstricker2144]

Purposeful and beautiful automobile.

[@billyfoster3223]

Beautiful car!!😁😀👍⚒️🛠️

[@johntempest267]

Loved the look/stance when I was a kid. As a teenager I learned a 350 Nova would roast them, so.........

[@kesleycottrell1416]

OK! I'm in love, that is an awesome car.

[@martinfarrell5778]

Learn something new every day.

[@robg4843]

I was born in 72, My parents had one with a Boss 429 built up. You could hear it a mile away. To get me to sleep, they would put me in the back seat and just idle it up and down the ally...

[@patrickhite3026]

.70 had hide away headlamps & no middle strip..Looks like 71 grill..But absolutely beautiful car..My favorite muscle car of all time.

[@JamesThomas-dn6ee]

Not all 70s had hideaways also that is the correct grill for the 70 cobra

[@Godzukidan]

That is one sexy car! So cool indeed 😎👍

[@andrewmonaghan8487]

The Torino is the starting base for the Australian Ford Falcon coupes , Mad Max's couple , from 1972 to 1978 ,

[@stevenhoman2253]

Yep, all the way down to the Air scoop. (which in Australia was called a 'shaker,' by ford.). In its day, the 4 door XY model with the same 351CI engine with shaker was the fastest passenger car in the world.