1976 NASCAR Ford Gran Torino Sound

1976 24 Hours of Le Mans Ford Gran Torino Truxmore NASCAR.
Le Mans Classic 2012.

[@Miatacrosser]

Okay so since this is old and seems to be a europe channel., the car was originally built and owned by Junie Donlavey(who ironically passed away 6 years ago when this was posted). Junie was inducted into the MHOF in Daytona for his contributions to mentoring so many drivers and people involved. He was a NASCAR Legend. The driver of that car in 1976 was Dick Brooks from Porterville, California who while he never won a lot of races he was always around the top ten garnering 18 top tens in 1976 including a second place at Dover. Now for the reason this car is here at LeMans running was because in 1976...LeMans had a Nascar Class and this car ran in the 24hrs. of LeMans completing 140 laps before trans trouble dropped it out. R.I.P. Junie Donlavey and Dick Brooks

[@chadlewis3515]

Thanks for the history of this car! I was wondering where the Le Mans connection was; I never knew Le Mans had a class for stock car. At first I'm thinking "someone took that to Le Mans? That is both stupid and absolutely wonderful". I bet it gave nightmares to some of the "faster" classes down the straights.

[@kastapostgard5306]

Cool info, thanks

[@wb4h]

Miatacrosser Julie was a friend to many and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He dedicated his whole life to the sport, and had many drivers drive his cars. Julie was a very good driver in his own cars in his younger days. Many people helped the team along the way most were volunteers not paid a dime for what they did. Just happy to get the opportunity to learn and be a part of NASCAR. I remember one time they wrecked the car and needed to fix it for the next week, they didn’t have any new parts to fix it so we straightened some steering links and sway bars for him and off they went to The next race. Truxmore for anyone that doesn’t know was a dumpster manufacturer.

[@Miatacrosser]

@@wb4h it's Junie not Julie...otherwise great insight on a great man...thanks.

[@americanbadass88]

its amazing to think how a car built in a small race shop in Richmond Virginia went on to race at one of the most famous races in the world. that is a feat in its self! but the "Nascar class" in the 76 Le Mans i think was due to the energy crisis and how cars had to be detuned that year....

[@TheBlaert]

Love or hate American cars I think everyone can admit how damned good a classic V8 sounds

[@billwilliamson9842]

likely a 351 cleveland at that, the baddest of the bad.

[@niko1600]

@@billwilliamson9842 Nope this one has a 427. Ran in LeMans in 1976 along with a Charger running a 383 I believe. They were the most popular cars there despite there lackluster cornering. Supposedly they were blowing away the others on the straights. Neither of them finished with the Charger failing 2 hours in due to burnt out pistons and the Torino failing 11 hours in with a transmission. Both cars had fuel issues due to LeMans fuel being 83 octane and NASCAR running 102 octane

[@billwilliamson9842]

@@niko1600 oh very nice!!! love those 427 fe's. Very cool

[@markrobertmurphysr]

Fords. Ennyway..gm nvr culd tune ther manifolds. ..= sound off

[@baneless3810]

@@niko1600 charger has a hemi in it. Tell tale sign is when the spark plugs go through the valve covers and no below

[@009Kameron]

This is actually what nascar used to drive? This looks way better then what they drive now.

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

well the S does stand for "Stock car". The reason cars look so far removed from the production bodies is because Detroit changed a lot of their cars to FF in the 80's/90's and downsized them........and I doubt anyone wanted to see an FF 3400 V6 Chevy Lumina roll around Daytona.....

[@eronacalloway9159]

Mythix ....NASCAR needs to go back to old styled cars any Away from the past 35 years Generic Looking Crap.

[@eronacalloway9159]

StickPeopleAndPuff ...I would if it had a Big Ass Engine and do 190.

[@eronacalloway9159]

Mythix ......Too much SAFETY CRAP made the sport BORING.

[@Scott-mc3fv]

@@eronacalloway9159 True as fuck, whats stopping them from throwing sheet metal designed to look like old cars on their current chassis, i bet it would be awesome

[@afoxwithahat7846]

The Lettered Tires, The Painting, The Sound . I really love old Nascar cars.

[@anthonyholleran2721]

My thumbs up 👍 makes number “426” and that is an appropriate number! 🤔😉😁. Can’t beat old school cool 😎.

[@slowstang88]

If a big ol hairy chested badass cammed V8 doesn't get your heart racing, you have no pulse.

[@kindig88]

Goddam right

[@LITTLE1994]

Yup.

[@garrett591]

donutdoode69 “fuck you and your wrong opinion” -Garrett

[@j_rivera2007]

Garrett “fuck you and your wronger opinion” -god

[@timdaniels5792]

Hairy chested, steak eating MAN surrounded by limp wristed vegan pretty boy toys

[@SonnyGTA]

In a race filled with Porsche, be a Torino.

[@vhf]

too noisy. I hope that soon all will be replaced by electric cars.

[@LoserSnoozer]

@@vhf it's loud enough man, you just don't like it

[@vhf]

@@LoserSnoozer I like them! I think they will look good in museums

[@generalkayoss7347]

@@vhf RIP racing. Nobody wants to watch electric cars. Boooooring. So boring in fact they have to use speakers to play actual engine sounds. lulz

[@swordfish1986]

@@vhf It's a classic car show. Why should there be modern e-cars? Why should they replace them? It's like saying hopefully all these steam locomotives will be replaced soon on a steam locomotive show. Btw. e cars all look like shit, so they're not really worthy of replacing anything. Maybe if their design weren't as ugly as they are now.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Back when they called it “Stock Car Racing.” Now they are clones using drivetrains and engines none of them sell, with stickers to emulate the brands.

[@Iwillnotbepushed]

Now it’s Clone Car Racing. Depending who’s driving it could be called Clown Car Racing too.

[@turbogrin]

True story Jim

[@karlsanderson8127]

They got sick of smokey yunick bending the rules so they got sick of rewriting the rule book because of him probably

[@jameseastwood4984]

Even the Americans will admit NASCAR has lost its way and I believe the ticket sales over the past years reflect this too.

[@1badhaircut]

NASCAR CAMRY 🤣

[@chrismontreuil2206]

If NASCAR had Torinos like this today, more people would watch and buy Tide soap.

[@I_Hate_Youtube_Handles]

I still buy tide soap cause of Ricky Craven

[@JosephGarriganIII]

😂😂

[@LittleBudd13]

We're eating Tide pods without nascar advertising!

[@prodigy-hu6dy]

Tell ford to re-launch the Fairlane or the Torino and it’ll be in NASCAR

[@andylucas8262]

I thought I was the only one who longed for the good old days of NASCAR. After reading these comments I realize I am not alone.

[@thetreblerebel]

Love the gold and blue paint scheme... 70s goodness

[@eddiehimself]

I can literally smell the fuel, oil, and grease through the monitor.

[@BannedSports]

Merica

[@RacingF8n]

THATS THE SMELL OF BURNING GAS OIL GREASE A RUBBER HELL YEAH!!!!!!

[@jondavidbristow9819]

Nothing sounds better than a well built American Big Block no matter who the manufacturer is

[@randomvideos3026]

@グールにも愛が必要 and a cam

[@LokyMusik]

Maybe... but only maybe ... Rotary engines can hold up to a Big Block for ex. - the 787b sounds from a mile away like a hoot'in elephant

[@kvltizt]

Italian V12s and Japanese inline 6s are also audio bliss.

[@niko1600]

Agreed although this car is a 351 I believe

[@LokyMusik]

@グールにも愛が必要 I'm from Germany ... could be hard to get there but i appreciate your info - i don't doubt that :) sounds by your description like an eargasm ^_^

[@kumaWRX]

Looks and sounds more badass than all the other cars put together.

[@cowfrank]

The others sound like hornets, the Torino sounds like the earth is splitting in two.

[@williamcharles9480]

There was a period in the 1980s when most all competitive NASCAR Grand National (Winston Cup) teams were running the V6. The V8 was mostly shelved as the displacement was reduced and the extra weight was another demeaning factor, plus the V8 wasn't being offered by the manufacturers in the body styles running in NASCAR at the time. NASCAR decided to follow what was offered in the cars as stock, so the V6 was introduced into the Winston Cup series. The V6 cars created what could be described as a sound much like a swarm of bumble bees running around the track. Fans didn't like it and neither did I.

[@flyingace5057]

There's Godzilla, and then there's a swarm of mosquitoes. You determine which is which

[@wmoule]

If the cars looked like this now maybe some people would watch NAS car!

[@billwilliamson9842]

and lets not forget all the overly PC snowflake changes they have made. They turned their backs on their core fans, insulted them and their heritage for less then 1% of their fan base. Yea thats worked out real well for them hasn't it as attendance goes down non stop.

[@ronaldjensen8614]

NooseCar

[@kingloc6042]

@@billwilliamson9842 racist dinosaur

[@chrismanning1746]

@@kingloc6042 Biden lover

[@kingloc6042]

@@chrismanning1746 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Ouch!!! You got me!!! As your $hitcan savior suffers from covid... I'm a mask lover too, genius.

[@levistoner]

Looking at the other race cars present, that Torino is a wolf in sheep’s clothes.

[@cmack100k]

No it’s a wolf in a herd of sheep.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

In what way is this thing in sheep's clothes?

[@Gorecatto]

@@zaphodbeeblebrox9109 if you look race cars today , they have big wings , difusers , and a shit load of aerodynamic stuff While this? Looks like just a plain old modified painted body

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

@@Gorecatto hardly sheeps clothes though is it. I mean its not like it doesn't look like a fucking racecar. I doubt it would drive past and people would say "oh look at the ever so normal car" would they

[@bettereveryday143]

Zaphod Beeblebrox if it was painted a solid color with normal wheels it would seem like just some cammed small block muscle car to normal people

[@jdexposure]

Good Ol' America Detroit street metal. I like how the Torino driver gave all those other guys a head start...They're gonna need it! Killer audio!

[@redbuick]

back when you raced what you actually sold. not sheet metal over a chasis .

[@johncarl5505]

redbuick back when these cars were racing there were already race cars that are just sheet metal over a chassis, hell some of those race cars are older than this torino, so i don't think your statement is accurate.

[@Fusspilzsammler1]

let the vacuum cleaners go first, daddy is coming afterwards :D

[@therealmaxspeedster]

@redbuick, john carl, Sludge....Stock frames until 1967(ish)-early 70's, Stock body panels until early 90's. By 2003 only hood, roof and decklid had to be stock part. Present Day: Only hood and roof.

[@therealmaxspeedster]

I love old stock cars but that Ford is going to have serious issues on a track that wet.

[@KennethMixson]

Remember the thunder of 40 of these monsters on the track. It would shake ground for miles around.

[@dobermanpac1064]

Lollll 40? That’s today. My day 43-65+ on shorter tracks 🤠

[@chriswright8464]

Real taillights no decals!

[@kyle8952]

Never, this one had them added after it stopped racing nascar.

[@mr.butterworth]

They were always equipped for them, when the cars were literally “stock car” racers, and before the bodies were just sheet metal.

[@CycolacFan]

Mr. Butterworth they were almost always panelled over like the headlights, although very early on cars were driven to the track so likely had functional brake lights this Torino would not have had them. Those lights are definitely aftermarket.

[@mattwilliams7453]

Le Mans requirement

[@CycolacFan]

Matt Williams that makes sense.

[@PropsandWings]

Nothing grabs your attention more than an American V8 talking to you.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

This is when nascar racing meant something.

[@dangriffin5532]

Nothing is like it used to be. When corporations get involved it all goes to sh!t like everything else

[@scottskinner577]

*Other Cars* - "Buzz Buzz BUZZZZzzz!" *Torino* - "Oh. How cute."

[@moneyovereverything9682]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mred5998]

Old Fords "NEVER' die , they become race cars ........

[@rockerneck]

With ls engines under the hood

[@lukesylvester2022]

@@rockerneck no with cammers under the hood

[@rockerneck]

Luke Sylvester riiight

[@losttiming5873]

@@rockerneck true

[@Saffsa]

@@rockerneck Are u Transgender ??

[@coache1nine]

That thing scares women and small children

[@robertmoulton2656]

And soy boys.

[@ThelronReaper]

@@robertmoulton2656 oh you mean a woman?

[@henryrodgers7386]

Hell, if you saw that monster in your rearview, you'd be scared too! Imagine how the Porches and small Formula cars felt. Yikes!

[@scottyjones27]

When I bang threw a few gears in my 02 mustang GT 5speed with open off road exhaust system( NO cataly converts ) with flow master's no tail pipes women run out in the yard and grab small kids and pets to this day! Neighbor's hav named my car the red dragon! Lol!!

[@galil_6863]

And europeans

[@joelnoland9931]

This video brought tears to my eyes I lost my dad to Covid last week My father was the first Truxmore Garbage truck dealer in Florida I rode in that car several times in Daytona Love ya dad !

[@nhroadhog7701]

I had a '76 back in '85. It was and still is my favorite car I have ever owned. My god I miss that car.

[@wizardman42]

Oh wow !!! I actually had my hands on that car ....or the first one like it built here at swansboro motor company Richmond virginia. Brings back a lot of memories ...RIP Junie Dunlevey

[@scott_0492]

ah, the days when stock cars were actually built around a real production car

[@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644]

I don't why......but I love this video. Absolutely love it. The car......oh man that car.💙 SUBSCRIBED.

[@MustangConnection1]

What a cool Torino!

[@yokomcqueen]

Yes very cool! Thanks!

[@arniemeyer7774]

only the wrong tires, us car with french rubber, ohh noo ! goodyear is the real tire for an american race car !

[@Miatacrosser]

The car is a 1976 Ford Torino #90 originally built by Junie Donlavey for the 1976 season and driven by Dick Brooks from Porterville, California

[@jonrobichaud6332]

That car is perfect I love it

[@bruceborneman]

My dad and I had two 1976 Grand Torino Elites and I always thought it would look absolutely gorgeous with a rake job and much bigger tires not to mention a much stronger engine than our 351 Modified Clevelands. We had a wopping 185 horsepower or something close to that but our one with the bench seat was the most comfortable car I have ever been in period! I forgot to mention the black one had bucket seats and the white one had the bench seat. Both were 1976. God I miss those cars!

[@theprofessor8598]

Loved my Gran Torino, it's still one of the best cars I've ever owned. I blew the doors off a fancy black Trans Am one night on highway 303 in upstate New York. We were both doing about 100mph and then I put my foot all the way to the floor, that 351 was roaring and the Trans Am couldn't stay anywhere near me.

[@ClickClan100]

455 SD would of ate you up

[@Marco-fi6gv]

Sweet

[@351linzdoctor]

Had a '75 did the exact same thing to a Red T/A on I-85 in Atlanta at night everything you did happen to me man she just kept pulling and pulling away from him! 😁😁😁😁

[@SonnyGTA]

Wow!!!!!!!!! Brutal!! Love it!!

[@blackcatpgh13]

That engine sounds like it is ready to bust someone out of jail. Pure music.

[@TheShadowFist1]

oh my God this is fantastic

[@MustangSam]

102 people would rather hear a Prius revving up.

[@MustangSam]

Make that 168 now.

[@marvinracer88]

168 prius and now 6 honda crv owners.

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

does a prius actually rev?

[@delrikwarlover504]

@@rooseveltbrentwood9654 192 now

[@MustangSam]

@@rooseveltbrentwood9654 LOL!

[@MrSir-mk8xu]

I’d love to see an onboard video of this going all out

[@Dwarfracer88]

Junie Donlavey's Truxmore Ford. He was a great guy. He ran a race team for 55 years and only won one race. He had over 60 different drivers, many that you have heard of.

[@screenfixer1936]

That's why I Love America,cheers from southern italy❤

[@joshuaflare7937]

The sound of this amazing piece of automotive history just puts me in mind of the T-rex in jurassic park hunting its prey.

[@semloclusa1630]

I love how the 76 Ford Gran Torino looks so different and aggressive compared to the European cars. A Blunt Beast! The larger, muscular, squared-off body, low profile stance and powerful V8 engine sound compared to the smaller, rounded, delicate, refined Euro’s. The 60s and 70s had some wonderful designs. Now, because of aerodynamic design, everything is rounded. Making all cars look alike, like soap.

[@henrylicious]

Or electric shavers.

[@Arayig1982]

Ford Consul Coupe was designed similar, as was the Opel Diplomat.

[@buttguy]

I never in my life wanted a Gran Torino, until I saw this one.

[@thraciuspratt4915]

I know, right? Try finding one on Craigslist. They're not there.

[@teaeff8898]

A mans car... something you have to understand and drive like a real machine.

[@michaelsimmons1670]

The sound of a Ford motor is so awesome

[@frank09busa]

It's only 600hp but damn she sounds magnificent and seems like she hold her own, even on wet track. What a beauty.

[@Justin_GFM]

Most people probably have never even touched a car that’s pushing 400 hp, let alone 600 hp lol. That’s still plenty of power and maybe too much for most

[@ronniesutherland108]

Great to see and hear race cars that the driver had to actually drive without talking to his engineer every 10 seconds

[@martybowen1]

Had a 76 Gran Torino 4 door and a 73 Gran Torino sport 2 door!! LOVED BOTH OF THEM I use to call my 73 THE LEAD SLED!! But it had A 351 Cleveland and I never found top out on that car buried the speedo and still pullin hard but front end starts to float around 140 and had to back out of it, I miss those day's!!

[@TestECull]

Woulda loved to hear that thing at full song down the Mulsanne.

[@chadlewis3515]

Yep. I bet it gave nightmares to some of the "faster" class cars down the straight.

[@flyingace5057]

@@chadlewis3515 nimble doesn't matter if you can't make cool noises at 190 mph -Carrol Shelby (probably)

[@BastardX13]

Starsky and Hutch Torino was my favorite, till I saw and heard this beauty!

[@slidey1000]

I always liked the brown one with the rust colouration owned by the dude, or duder or el-duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing

[@LITTLE1994]

This...is REAL Nascar, people. When race cars WERE actually cars.

[@Wreckedftfoxy]

i never thought a nascar could go right until now XD

[@jodysanders1111]

I miss my 72, but it was nothing compared to this asphalt eater. NASCAR has had some bad dudes over the years.

[@pat8369]

especially the plymouth superbird

[@FOH3663]

@@pat8369 Yes, both the Superbird and Daytona are incredible. However, here's the real story. The Dodge Charger Daytona was the original, first, and best engineered. It came out in 1969. Of course, they had to make a minimum of 500 available to the public earn NASCAR's blessing, ie., make it legal for racing. Richard Petty raced for Plymouth 1968. In 1969 when the aerodynamic Daytona was debuted, Richard Petty could neither get a Dodge Daytona, or a Plymouth with a wing. So out of spite, unbelievably Richard Petty went to Ford Racing for 1969. One year later, in 1970 he came back to Plymouth because they promised him a "wing and a nose", in the form of a Plymouth Superbird. He dominated many races in 1970, however the Superbird was inferior to the Dodge Daytona aerodynamically. The Daytona was essentially a cost no object works effort from Chrysler's finest engineers and aerodynamics experts. The Plymouth designers insisted in making their version more attractive, however that came with a small aerodynamic penalty compared to the all out aerodynamic engineering effort put into the Dodge Daytona from the factory.

[@ronaldjensen8614]

Never understood the vinyl top on the Plymouth superbird.

[@tubbahooney]

Epic Sound. Thanks for uploading :)

[@yokomcqueen]

Thanks for watching!

[@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697]

God what a beautiful piece of automotive history...

[@jessewestover6652]

Back when building a race car was truly a work of art. Can't help but think of Smokey Yunick when I hear this thing camming.

[@tonynecas4825]

this video inspired me to build a destroked motor. or just a 351 cleveland. just the most perfect motor. next to the 427 sohc.

[@CRXPhil]

I'm glad they changed to rain tires before it went out.

[@Bace14]

"Dick Brooks" old Winston Cup car! Loved this car as a kid! Paint scheme was eye catching for its day.

[@JoeLattimore-ss2pm]

This ford sounds soooooooo good.. i want this car..

[@pg1171]

Beautiful sound! Thank you!

[@tomvideogame1765]

Best cure for low testosterone levels

[@scottb8175]

My neighbor owned a genuine BOSS 351 Mustang. He built the engine to almost 70's NHRA pro-stock specs when he retired it from daily street driving and went 95% race car with it. Compression was 13.5:1. I'd say the best sounding NA all factory cast iron small block anything I've ever heard....no dust left on the street 100' behind the exhaust tips after start up....

[@steelmill2928]

Those were the days, RIP Nascar

[@newking70]

it's so ugly it's beautiful.

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

newking70 lol,wtf

[@neilpare8938]

@whiterthan hitler I'm a people of the 70s and we thought they were ugly back then too.. LOL. Anything after 72 was ugly, my Mom had a 70 Torino with a 351 Cleveland, that motor was a screamer, sounded like it was pissed off at the whole world.. lol.

[@eligebrown8998]

My xwife is ugly. This car is a thing of buity

[@craigpennington1251]

Too bad it was raining. Ford Torino sounding good. I think it was tuned down from Nascar standards. The exhaust notes just didn't have the pop.

[@Alanc419]

Back when NASCAR looked like cars you could actually buy.

[@WisperMetal]

This is the exact sound that goes through my head every time i hear someone talking about the future of electric engines for cars...LOL I just cant help it

[@pretor7148]

Music for my ears 👍

[@maliklowry1236]

I love how this American car is sponsored by Good Year, but has French Michelin tires! :20

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Oops, given the time frame, WTF stupid ass!

[@totsdaniel8695]

0:20 🤣🤣

[@johngilbert1047]

That’s not a Goodyear sponsorship. It’s a contingency decal on the fender you would have to finish 1st or 2nd to be eligible for the money from Goodyear, provided you had their tires on the car. They were running in the wet, Firestones May have been the best choice at the time.

[@maliklowry1236]

@@johngilbert1047 whatever tires they were, I'm sure that car never had French Michelin tires while in a race

[@johngilbert1047]

Malik Lowry It’s a nostalgia event at LeMans. Probably much easier to put on a set of Michelins than buy a $2000 set of Goodyears and have them shipped.

[@matthewneuwoehner8034]

This sound gave me chills

[@davidpate6095]

10 out of 10 on cool. I grew a new chest hair just watching it!

[@alanpatten9651]

Loud n proud

[@Karibanu]

As nobody mentioned it: it qualified 55th ( er, last ) on the 1976 Le Mans grid with a 4min 38s lap, & DNFd due to gearbox failure. The other NASCAR entry that year ( no. 4 Dodge Charger ) qualified with a 4:29 & melted it's engine. There was a rather nice looking IMSA 'vette that year too.

[@MrCarguy2]

FORD: First On Race Destroying

[@TheStraffy]

bad gas as well hurt both cars, both were expecting higher octane blends, and got lower than pump gas.

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

@@TheStraffy only one was effected by gas. One lasted 2 laps and the Ford lasted 11 hours, ended by a broken gearbox. It was like last overall before it died...... Only real American competition was the greenwood Corvette, but that broke down......

[@ronaldjensen8614]

2020 first on race day =Kevin Harvick

[@samuelmwangi9780]

I love this awesome Ford gran Torino. Especially it's a classic race car😊😊😁😁

[@davemcdaniel4856]

My mom had a 76 gran torino with a built 429 in it with a 4 speed hurst. It was amazing. She had it from new as a graduation present from her dad. Then my dad sold it out from under her in the early 90s because it cost too much in fuel. She divorced him not much longer after that.

[@randyflask5142]

What a car!

[@TheSoundOfTwang]

Sounds like a basement filled with angry pitbulls and grizzlies

[@bobdonovan34]

Growing up I had a 73' Charger (318 v8), then a '76 Monte Carlo (350 v8), traded for a '78 Camaro (305 v8) and finally a '70 Duster (340 v8) Anyone who's owned an American car from the 70's knows that wonderful smell of vinyl seats, coolant, oil and fuel along with the suspense if the car was actually going to start.

[@GOFLuvr]

In a world of clickbait, this is the first video I clicked on for it's thumbnail... I came away amazed!

[@asd36f]

Braking at the end of the Mulsanne Straight must have been interesting :-)

[@arniemeyer7774]

in 1973 have a 72 charger an a 1971 corvette on the muolsane straight a speed from 350 to 355 km/h . youtube have a video from this moment.

[@dembrowi_n_c.5111]

Race on Sunday sell on Monday!

[@ListlessSpectre]

My dad had one of these with a 396FE motor and he used to race the 💩out of it. I can't tell you how many times in my childhood I feared for my life in that car 🤣. He blew it up racing a Barracuda and then sold it.

[@megaprimeoptimustron3089]

I can smell this sound 😍

[@philz7462]

1:30 it's nice of them to let the little cute cars go first!

[@mcmobius1]

Back when NAS"CAR" had real cars.

[@wtf0101]

Why aren't they real cars? Are they RC cars or something else?

[@mcmobius1]

@@wtf0101 There are no STOCK cars in Nascar anymore.

[@xavieragostini9523]

Wowww one legend ford torino and your sound is fantastic

[@harrisonhunter7512]

Awesome nascar in it's day .

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Why do we not see more old race cars like this about, are they all stuck away in museums or private collections or are they just gone, give me an old race car over an old mustang, camaro or Porsche etc etc anyday

[@MrStacy1974]

They're all gone, they were disposable at the time and were only needed untill a better car came along.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

@@MrStacy1974 unfortunately its a sad but true fact.

[@psx2rulz2]

lol 0:20, good ol conflict of interest

[@robertmartinez1645]

Beautiful sound in a sea of bumblebees...👍

[@Mydickinyoursister]

Eye candy at its finest💯🌹

[@willpoirier8087]

Since when do NASCARs have rally lights? "Racecars don't need headlights because the track is always *LIT"* - Some sentient racecar

[@Miatacrosser]

This is an exhibition race at LeMans for past cars that raced there which this car did in 1976. They had to add headlights tailights and windshield wipers.

[@rudfil]

That big Ford Torino ,,,talk about a bull in a china shop....lol

[@tomstickney5500]

i love them old fords

[@kkampy4052]

Had a friend back in the day with one of these. V8 auto, with a B&M shift kit. Had N series tires on the back and that thing would bark the tires shifting gears,. So much fun....

[@fabioo9459]

Torino from hell

[@seththomas9105]

That's what a STOCK CAR used to be. Too bad NASCAR doesn't remember.

[@jds6206]

When NASCAR was NASCAR....not the purified, antiseptic, vanilla racing it is (not) today. Oh, the glory days of Winston Cup Racing! Somewhere in Europe at a vintage car event. The Ford Torino ....the '76 Ford Torino...is totally bad-ass....like a monster among those smaller engined go-carts. "The Beast" from Detroit! Love it!

[@Rowdy_D70]

I can get over how big it is compared to all of the other cars