1972 Ford Torino Junkyard Find

1972 Ford Torino Junkyard Find. Its been a little while since I've seen one of the these Old ford Torino models in the yard. The last one was actually just like this one. This 72 Torino was sporting an inline 6 with three on the tree. It was a pretty bare bones car and had obviously seen better days but ahe still had a few good parts.

[@rosseganjr9402]

this Torino has seen better day's!! still has a lot of good parts on it!! great find

[@zAvAvAz]

good parts? it has no parts, its a car to build it is. i am shall build it.

[@ls6-ss413]

Im a bow tie guy but always liked these. My uncle had one back in the day. Metallic root beer color, he dropped a hot 351 in it with skyjackers and big and little cragar super tricks... Was a nice car. Sounded awesome.

[@justsumguy2u]

I've never seen a 2 door Torino as basic as that, especially with a 3 on the column. I'm betting they were fairly rare

[@johnweber928]

I agree man

[@emeyer6963]

Always liked those 2 door Torino's.Probably not many made with the 250 cube 3 on tree combo.

[@timothykeith1367]

With the clutch it could have been a five speed swap. Ford didn't use the 300 six in these but would be cool.

[@emeyer6963]

@@timothykeith1367 300 with a 5 speed would of made a cool little combo.Probably could of seen 30 mpg on the highway back in the 70's with the crazy 55 mph speed limit

[@timothykeith1367]

@@emeyer6963 I'm liking the Ford 300 more and more as I get older. It's a great workhorse. The Big Three never used transmissions that would take advantage of the torque curved of these motors - they were the low cost budget motor. A nice transmission upgrade suits the 300. The 250 is pretty good with an Australian cylinder head.

[@emeyer6963]

@@timothykeith1367 We had a 250 in a 1972 Comet that Dad bought new.He ran it over 100000 miles and sold it to somebody else who ran it over the 200000 mile mark before the rust monster finished it

[@Hoboelmo23]

I had 3 1972 Gran Torino's. A 2 dr coupe, a Sport and a Country Squire wagon. I also had a 4 dr 1976 Gran Torino. They sure don't make cars like this anymore.

[@michaelwilliams9663]

This Torino I'm sure was a cream puff back in its day. In really rough shape now. Poor girl.

[@adape0884frank]

Somebody drove her and gave her a rough ending.

[@jogmas12]

Drive them and junk them was the norm back in those days

[@Terminxman]

Yeah I really don't understand the mindset of boomers that let this happen

[@yoboi01]

This Torino is so straight and solid ! This would be a great muscle car to be saved

[@jogmas12]

Muscle car experts say any line of car that had a 4 door or a station wagon in its line is not a muscle car and the Torino had these two types in its line up offering.

[@yoboi01]

@@jogmas12 yea well times have changed. Besides , torinos had GT's , fastback. Packages that were high performance packages which makes it a muscle car. Now if you were talking about a vega or pinto sure they weren't made as muscle cars but have become sought after to convert into. So idk where you think that a torino wasn't made as performance muscle cars but they are indeed. And even tho this isn't a fastback it would still be a badass street machine

[@jogmas12]

yoboi01 there where no station wagon or 4 door offerings for the Dodge Charger back in the day so go figure.

[@josephg41]

@@jogmas12 Yeah well the so called muscle car "experts" are talking out of their ass. An intermediate sized car with a 375 HP 429 SCJ and 4 speed Hurst Shifter with a 4.11 locker gear that'll do low 13's -high 12's on the drag strip sounds a hell of a lot like a muscle car to me. Not that the Torino in this video is a muscle car. But saying no Torinos are muscle cars is complete bullshit. And plus Chevelle had a 4 door line too. And nobody in their right mind would say a LS6 Chevelle isn't a muscle car.

[@josephg41]

@@jogmas12 So you imply that the Charger is the only muscle car? You know Chevelle had a 4 door line too...

[@michaelwitas9482]

When I was a kid, my father had a similar '72 Torino that he bought used. His was dark green metallic with a 302 V8 and power steering. Like this junkyard car, it had the standard manual front disc brakes. My mom hated our Torino because it was hard to stop. That being said, my dad didn't mind the high pedal effort and liked how it stopped straighter then our '68 Mustang with all drum brakes. The junkyard car is a base Torino, not a Gran Torino, the same as my father's. The base Torino had the pebble-grained, color keyed rubber floor mat instead of carpeting like the higher series Gran Torino. It also had an entirely different full width molded plastic radiator grille. Only Gran Torinos had the oval radiator grille. The green vinyl interior of my dad's car had rough textured vinyl on the bottom seat cushion and part way up the seat backs. There were no armrests in the back seat on base Torinos. Except for the dash inlays, steering wheel and seat belts, virtually everything inside our car was "Jolly Green Giant" green. The interior of the junkyard car looks virtually identical except for the added wear. I always felt trapped riding in the back seat of our Torino. The one piece backrests with their high back integrated head restraints really divided the front and rear compartments of the car. For '73, the high back seat was replaced by a low back seat with adjustable head restraints, similar to what Torinos had in '71. The front seat belts were Ford's Uni-Lock design which allowed the shoulder belts to remain attached to the lap belt buckles. They had an irritating ratchet type retractor that tightened every time you changed position in the seat. I remember having to unbuckle the seat belt , let it retract and then buckle it again to prevent from being squeezed. That was tiring, especially on long trips. None of us really missed our Torino when my dad sold it after about 3 years of ownership. About the best thing you could say about it was that it was reasonably reliable and easy to get serviced when things did go wrong. The car at that point was about 6 years old and did not yet have any visible rust. I think my dad sold it at exactly the right time.

[@barbaratodd1288]

We had a74 Torino wagon when I was a kid. That car was only 9-10 years old and had totally rusted out. This really shows the how the climate and use of salt effects a car.

[@coryfowler804]

thanks for another great show luv them torinos

[@bradleyroberts6637]

That little chain was probably used to lock the hood shut. Back in the 70's I used to do that to keep my friends in high school from getting in there and pulling coil or plug wires

[@Voiceinthewoods]

damn would have loved to had it for its uniqueness straight six 3 on the tree.

[@GODZILLATORINORACING]

Gotta keep these alive!!

[@Notoproject2025]

Back in the early 80's my grandfather had a 4 door. Same color. Still remember riding in the backseat 😪

[@oldyellow8120]

Not a fan of Fords, but this one is interesting. I like that it is a stripper model - inline six with three speed plain Jane. Unusual! I find that I am liking the various stripper sixes with manuals more and more. I particularly like the Mopar Slant Sixes! Good video!

[@DanKirchner5150]

after 4-5 years these were terminally rusted in cleveland ,fenders fell off completely

[@adape0884frank]

These car's were a demand in South TX.

[@outlawten5750]

Been there a long time. That left rear tire was a bias ply

[@tomcat630]

Torino name was top of the line in 1968, above Fairlane. Then by '72 was base plain jane model, below Gran Torino, name that is more commonly recognized due to "Starsky & Hutch" and Clint Eastwood movie.

[@justinraystyles3537]

Them original rims and especially the hubcaps are worth $$

[@adamtereska8734]

This is a full-frame Torino. My 1977 Thunderbird uses the same full frame chassis as this Torino. It also shared the same frame as the '73-76 Montego, 74-76 Torino Elite, 77-79 Thunderbird, Cougar, and LTD II.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

In Ohio, that isn't rust...

[@groverlewis8522]

Me too in ohio the lower 8"s would be gone.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

@@groverlewis8522 Yeah, these guys don't know how good they got it...

[@NickvanMeel]

Love the model, great car😎😍

[@derrickjackson6737]

I give a Grand Torino a lot of respect compare to a chevelle Malibu 72-76

[@googleusergp]

Whoa Nelley, oh my Lord in a (soon to be) flattened Ford, slow down and take a look at me. Yup, that dealer is still in business at 1701 W Loop 340, Waco, TX 76712. Yes, 1972 was the change to body on frame construction, the Torino name would run through the 1976 model year. No, from what I read, disc brakes were an option as far back as 1968 on the Torino line. Gary Rossington of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd would make one famous when he crashed it into a tree on Mandarin Road in Jacksonville on Labor Day 1976, whilst high on Quaaludes and alcohol. That spawned Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of the band to write the song "That Smell" and earn Rossington the name "Prince Charming" as a pejorative term of sorts. Mr. Van Zant would fine Mr. Rossington $5,000 due to lost gigs of the band due to his injuries. He knocked out many of his teeth as a result of the accident. We got the VIN, we win: 2 for 1972 model year, A for Atlanta, GA assembly, 25 for Torino two door, L for straight six 250 CID engine with one barrel and the rest is the production sequence. We got the tag, we can brag: 65B for two door Torino hard top, 4P for Medium Green Metallic exterior paint, ARA for green vinyl interior, transmission of 1 is a three speed manual, axle of 6 is a 3:00:1 non-locking rear end ratio and DSO of 52 is Dallas TX. Looks like it's been sitting for a while and we know where it's going to wind up..... Whoa Nelley, the original selling dealer's business card, very rare. I have them for my cars, including my '80 Trans Am. Sold new at Bird, now it's a turd. It once was thrifty and cheap, now it's a heap. It's going get flat, and that's that. It should yield some parts for other cars, before it heads to the stars. It's going to get squished, get the parts that are still good or we're gonna get pissed.

[@ls6-ss413]

Oak tree your in my way😁

[@nathankim7664]

The medium metallic green Ford offered is my favorite green. You're right about the standard disc brakes in 1972. Same thing happened with the Rancheros as they were used on the same platform. But while the front end changed on the Rancheros from 72-79, the A Pillar to tailgate were the same.

[@googleusergp]

@@ls6-ss413 Yup, and here were the results: me.me/i/that-smell-lynyrd-skynyrd-whiskey-bottles-and-brand-new-cars-oak-tree-lyrics-89d760eb0fe2491a817a61eb8b7d5c16

[@ls6-ss413]

@@googleusergp I just watched a few documentaries about the plane crash and exploration on the site of the crash. Sad stuff man. Great band 👍

[@Monaghan]

And I think I spy what’s left of a vinyl/rubber carpeting in place of the run of the mill stuff?

[@user-ox2wq8kq7g]

I got you one of those really clean with a 5.0, I believe new gas thank etc..whoever had it before did all the metal work or keep it really nice !!!!!!!

[@ClassicRideSociety]

👍

[@Polemic-2525]

@@ClassicRideSociety👍🏿

[@thomassundstrom2261]

Im in love 😍..

[@johnwilkerson2195]

I'm a Ford man cool Torino kinda rare plane Jane model!

[@howarddavis1307]

Another good video 1972 was first full frame for Torino 72 thru 76 I have 1974 Torino 460 v8 rides like short wheel base Lincoln mark IV and is pretty fast in straight line ...lol 😊👍

[@bp.est.dccxx720]

I had a 72 gran torino sport factory hood 351 wish I would have kept it

[@josephg41]

The same dealership in Waco, Texas that sold this car in '72 is still around under the same name. I've purchased vehicles from them before, too. The dealership has actually been around since 1936.

[@jerryvesely1336]

That clutch quadrant is worth some money!

[@robbiefrentz9427]

Love those cars the bad thing about them is lack of repop parts

[@jbb8382]

What a unique car. Would be fun to drive back in the day I bet. What the heck happened to the interior?

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Busted glass, exposed to the elements for decades and interior is shot.

[@derrickjackson6737]

Too far gone 😪

[@ianoneillpsychotherapy162]

In 1972 thru 1975 few things advertised your responsible, employed middle class status better than a brand new Ford Torino. There were many, many of them on the road at that time, unfortunately they were extremely prone to rust on Northern salty roads so by the 80's they were largely gone. (Customers learned again the lesson 'middle class' meant buy ing yet another new car I suppose). Thanks for that trunk view of the car in the opening sequence, the patina seems to telegraph 1972 with its faded factory finish leaving lines that only a factory finish can. This car is an artifact, I hope it survives.

[@davidleland8729]

Good base for a restoration!

[@rickloera9468]

That is too bad this Torino couldn't have been preserved. This is the most basic Torino from the 1972/76 series I've ever seen. I have only seen one other six cylinder model and the first with three on the tree. I've seen 4 speed floor shift high performance models, but never a three speed. This isn't even a Gran Torino which means that the front uses an exclusive hood, full width grill and different front bumper then all other 1972 Gran Torinos that we are used to seeing. This Torino makes my 72 Gran Torino seem like top of the line.

[@dowen1511]

Can you find out how much all the cluch an break Pedel assembly is ? The z bar and push rod and frame pivot bar ? Please. Thanks .

[@jhull7490]

Really those are rare parts

[@CR7659]

it's a you pull yard so the parts are probably cheap, under $100 for all of it. But... you gotta go pull it. How bad do you need it? Airfares are pretty cheap right now. Fly in with the tools you need to pull it, UPS it back to yourself and fly back. Uber or a taxi back and forth. You could even fly in and buy some tools at a Harbor Freight to pull it.

[@jakecletus2824]

That benz next to it too man

[@doug9066]

I'd keep those things, business card & what's left of the pamphlet thing but unsure if you can.

[@angrycatowner]

This Torino had a clutch pedal. It may have been a manual transmission model.

[@ClassicRideSociety]

It was a manual. I went back and pulled it. Turns out the clutch pedal assembly is sought-after. I think I sold it for $400

[@justinraystyles3537]

Inline 6 just like my last year production made 83 3.3 in my ltd fox!! And the pony mustangs falcons and these

[@gonzo5912]

I have a 72 Mercury Montego GT fastback 351CJ

[@hotrodfury]

that dont look too bad though really, could be saved looks like

[@D4x4Bronc]

that quarter probably been sitting in that car for 30 years before you found it.

[@jeffsikes5312]

still could be a cool car !!!.

[@nathankim7664]

Damn, that's a hard to drive Troutmouth Ford we have here! Manual brakes! Probs the reason why it crashed and sat since 1991? If one were to buy a Torino, the 302 and up were the engines to get. Def. a cheap car that the dealer was embarrassed to sell. I'm guessin' this one was a parts car for someone long ago, never seen the interior so stripped! Anyways, did you pull the 78-79 Ford grille next to it? You should get it as they command good $$$

[@ClassicRideSociety]

I did get the grill from the 79. $26

[@D4x4Bronc]

@@ClassicRideSociety those grille's are makers. will be a quick rehomer.

[@ClassicRideSociety]

@@D4x4Bronc hope so. I just wanted to clean it up before I listed it.

[@doug9066]

Where is Clint Eastwood lol. Thank you for sharing! 👍 I have a Hot Wheels Ford Torinio still in package with "Fast and Furious" on package I had found few years ago.

[@lindaeife9639]

Wonder if that’s my grandmothers car. She had the same color Torino from 72 to 76. Plain Jan to the max.

[@CR7659]

I would think the pedal setup might be worth something, depending how much of a pain in the butt to pull it. Maybe the manual column too. Amazing how gone that interior is.

[@tonyfriend7413]

B4 Today i have never seen one of these with a manual transmission. Much less with a 3 on the tree. A very Rare car. Way to bad that she is now junk!!

[@davidp2888]

I had one just like this when I started driving, mine was an automatic. The body looks solid, appears to me mostly surface rust. Properly restored it should be worth a bit of money.

[@zoso1980]

I've always liked the L code 250. It's such the polar opposite of the beefy V8s. A fun counterbalance to the performance variety and representative of that yes, for every beefy motor, these little plain jane models were part of the car line too.

[@graywolf4206]

Looks like the Dude no longer abides...

[@monsterstereos1836]

She's not too far gone. I hope somebody rescues before she ends up in the crusher.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

It' been in a fire and rusted. Between the warped panels and rust repair you would be doing body work for the rest of your life. It was also just a Plain Jane no options car. This one is far better to donate what good parts it has left.

[@tyebirchsr1058]

72 ford torino would make a good street rod

[@aa64912]

Sad ending for a nice car

[@sauluribe7082]

I wonder if the gas mileage is slightly better than the following years? I had a 79 Ranchero I know.

[@evoviiiOE]

What salvage yard is that

[@walterbatman7949]

Cool looking old car what happened to the seats? Seen a lot of rodent damage but not that bad

[@robertfedor2926]

I think it's worth a resto

[@russellcooper8142]

My ex brother in law had a 72 4 dr torino

[@joeschlotthauer840]

1979 Ford truck grille at 5:41...

[@ClassicRideSociety]

Good eye. I pulled it. $26. Hopefully I'll make a couple hundred dollars profit on it

[@foofoojergins9741]

Just like my first car. Mine came in a different shade of baby sh$t green thooo...

[@mjg263]

Very oddly optioned, bet it was a handful to drive and park. I had a ‘69 Nova with no ps and even a smaller car like that was miserable to maneuver at low speeds, parking it was a major PITA.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Are the front fenders the same as a Gran Torino, in other words, can you make a Gran Torino out of a Torino using Torino fenders...

[@bjdb]

Yes I believe so, hood, fender tips, bumper and grille are all different but rendered themselves I believe the same. I have a base Wagon, the grilles are very brittle.

[@RANGERIZZY]

Sweet,double pipes,would of looked ,sweet from the back.

[@kenphillips1491]

Good ol starsky and hutch car!!

[@robertmorris4675]

I think that chain was to lock the hood from battery theft...i had a '72 chevy pick up and ya..inconveinant...to open and close but it saved battery from disappearing...now every car hood locks the last 35years.

[@Polemic-2525]

The 6 cylinder and the 302 v8.was too small for the Torino series 1974 was the last year of those engines.1975 & 1976 the smallest engine was the 351w. 1975 on up were unleaded fueled only engines because of the emissions. Most 6 cylinder Torino’s were 4 doors in Taxi cabs. This Torino was a rare car even in it’s day..

[@marktellez9719]

Now that's a nice car shift your story

[@steveb6103]

If you live in the rust belt they looked like that in 5 years. That's why I'm good at doing floorboards. Was out in the shop till 1AM working on the Chevelle got up at 6 and finished the driver's side. All the welds are sanded. Passenger side in the morning?

[@donselke9487]

1972 is a Stand Alone model as with the 1973 as well. The Front end is 1 year only and the only Difference Between a Torino and Gran Tornio from 1972 -75 Is the Trim Level they dropped the base Model Torino after the 1975 Model yr The Front Fenders will interchange from 1973 to 1976 .

[@falconman9554]

That's at the byot in elm Mott texas right? I seen the torino listed on there website thought about going and looking st it on my day off but not much interchanges with my 70 also disc brakes were an option on all torionos my 70 has them

[@ClassicRideSociety]

Yep that's BYOT Elm Mott They used to posts pics. Wish they hadn't stopped. It's a gamble to have to drive 1 1/2 hrs and sometimes I've been burned.

[@LittleBudd13]

I do know of a place with a pile of those in the woods. I get parts for mine there!

[@adape0884frank]

Do a video on the Mercedes next to it please.

[@stephenarnold8037]

The grill is rite behind you leaning on car next to ya.I had a 73 in high school REDD

[@tomcat630]

The grille leaning on yellow truck is for Ford pickup.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Can’t say no to a quarter!

[@carguy4658]

Ah, my BIL finally made good his threat and yanked my Sister's First Car out of the backyard.

[@googleusergp]

Is it this actual car or one like it?

[@carguy4658]

@@googleusergp - likely one exactly like it from the color, bench seat, poverty hubcaps, gutless engine and three on the tree. They must have been a fleet build from Ford.

[@googleusergp]

@@carguy4658 You can still get rubber floors in most work trucks (and some fleet cars) even today.

[@lateefcarrere1649]

A full-size econobox. Probably did ok on the gas back then.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

I'm guessing it was hit in the front sometimes in the 80s or 90s and just left to sit in someone's yard. Wasn't even a parts car considering everything seems to be intact.

[@jbb8382]

Wtf happened to the seats ??

[@paulneron375]

Bro: ya'll cool and mellow dude. I love your exploring sh!t. Can you please invest in a go pro skull camera! I'm sea sick as hell and we ain't even on water.

[@zAvAvAz]

how much? i want the car. i am going to get it and shall build it restored. Into the same exact car my daddy had. i can trade ya body for body , i got a soda blasted and silver painted Z28 camaro project car with 5000 dollars in it , a roller, bring the torino to me. And pick up the Z. I have a 350 with TH350 the car is an original 4 speed car.

[@jamessharp9790]

Bird Kultgen still there

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

ahh when they had that cash for clunkers were they killed the engines in them there was a twin turbo masserati...Jenson interceptor mercury comet 928 gts..at the pick a part in ontario ..hurt to see them there

[@darkwolf1138]

Isnit still there

[@ClassicRideSociety]

Long gone some years back

[@slida65]

Goner!

[@billferguson3378]

Isn’t that the Torino that was in “ The Big Lebowski “??

[@fordsrule35]

Don't forget the Movie Gran Torino lol.

[@chevylandt.v]

Is that the same year from the movie grand torino?

[@googleusergp]

Yes, that movie came out in 2008 and featured Clint Eastwood.

[@johnelliott7375]

Just enough for me to save it if someone wants to tell me where it is?

[@ClassicRideSociety]

It was at BYOT AUTO SALVAGE in Elm Mott TX but Its been crushed

[@johnelliott7375]

@@ClassicRideSociety if you ever run across something else like that that can be saved let me know, me and my 83 year old dad is trying to find a car for our 351 C and he's not getting any younger. Thanks for your time and response .

[@johnelliott7375]

@@ClassicRideSociety thanks for your time to reply and let me know what you find out there and I will be looking to see what you do! Great day!

[@ClassicRideSociety]

@@johnelliott7375 👍

[@Polemic-2525]

@@ClassicRideSocietyLet everyone know where cars are sir. So if someone has an interest to save part of are American auto history that would be nice. I appreciate all your videos. Thank you for your hard work.

[@robertvalentin5846]

back then cars had style and look now cars plastic bumper and expensive they well made and look nice but old cars are better the interior came different colors pack with v8 engine

[@Polemic-2525]

Plus cars didn’t look like someone else’s.

[@kyboy5]

That car shouldn't be there it is to straight Southwest guys don't understand these cars are impossible to find anywhere else

[@ignacioanaya3403]

Rescue it!

[@garymckee8857]

I never seen a stripped down one of those before definitely a bottom of the line. Possibly a government vehicle.

[@googleusergp]

Likely would have been a four door in such case. I think it was just a thrifty original buyer (or dealer that ordered it that way), but yes, rare. Most had a V8 and by 1972 also had PS, PB and AC as well.

[@garymckee8857]

@@googleusergp I a friend who the sport model 72 with a 351 Cleveland four barrel nice car but "wouldn't fall out of a tree if you cut the limb" and I have seen one that was ugly brown beat up run very well.

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee8857 There was the Clint Eastwood movie Gran Torino which featured a 1972 Gran Torino.

[@malikdigger4544]

Shame that 72 Torino is rusry & no-more than parts car even since seen alot of old NASCAR films in early 2000s been fan those automobile.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

Plain Jane base models like this were what Nascar teams used to buy and convert into actual stock cars back then, or they were given to you if you were factory sponsored.

[@timothykeith1367]

minor rust, mostly from oxidized paint

[@AngelHernandez-ls5wr]

Poor car.🤦‍♂️