1970 Ford Ranchero 429 Super Cobra Jet - Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 325

[@skipcampbell4226]

Love it. 1970 was the absolute peak for power and styling with cars! There will never be another year like it.

[@robertbraden3889]

I had a Competition Green 70 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler with the same drive train,enjoyed those days! Just another old dude these days. Enjoy it while you can!

[@timmotel5804]

I was shocked back in 1975 when my friend came home with one of these. I had no idea previously that these existed. Thanks

[@cliftonsheldon9134]

Black Jade is a fantastic color !

[@thefettfan3994]

Both a practical domestic pickup and yet also a muscle car! The best of both worlds for any owner. The Ranchero, always a favourite of mine. Great show as always. Well done!!

[@lorenreece1665]

Miss my 1971. Very good vehicle.

[@bigbluebrownbass]

The hood alignment is all messed up. The grill is awful too, warped and way out of alignment too.

[@bartjacobs3394]

​@@bigbluebrownbassYou are just a crybag go get yours and let's see it ??

[@coloradoray1]

I have been a GM guy since birth. I could love your big block Ford forever though.

[@marksnow9274]

Me too Gary chevy since birth.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Been a Mopar guy all my life but I'm a muscle car guy no matter what brand it is. I like em all pretty much

[@andrewheywood9737]

Black Jade SCJ 429 Ranchero Thats A Dream Car.....🇺🇸🏁🦅

[@Hapfletcher]

Back in 1983 I had a 1973 Ford Ranchero GT 429 Super Cobra Jet .....I bought from a Ford dealership Mechanic in my home town....Loved that car.

[@melrose9252]

Kelly Fletcher Ford did not put the 429 SCJ in 73 Rancheros. They put the standard 429 4V.

[@Hapfletcher]

@@melrose9252 Yes I know...the Ford dealership Mechanic put that motor in before I bough it

[@veronicaribecca6156]

The Best Ford design to Muscle car era

[@Calislav96]

Not only I am used to Hal asphalt, I also pave new asphalt in front of Camaro’s Monday through Friday! My perspective on the ford ranchero is forever changed. Thanks Kevin, always somehow keeping it fresh.🎯🎯🎯

[@richardmalone4721]

My brother had a 70 1/2 Falcon Ranchero, 429 SCJ 4 speed with the 3:90 rear. Red w/Shaker, lazer stripe. It was 1972 when dad bought it off of a PA State Trooper and soon after my brother graduated in ‘73, dad reportedly had it stolen so my brother wouldn’t end up dead. I was 5 years old and loved that cool tach sliding left and right. My brother installed cable operated cutouts and learned the hard way one night to close them off as dad was on the porch with a bat and I was awakened by the beautiful sound only to see dad while looking out our shared bedroom, lol. Both have passed now, but I always was thinking: “What in the world did you think was gonna happen?” Of course there may have been more to it as dads Automotive Business name was painted on the tailgate, everyone knew him and I’m sure people were quick to rat big brother out, lol! Years later I did a burnout in Dads ‘67 Galaxie, on a one lane blacktop road, ALONG A CEMETERY in the middle of nowhere and you guessed it, he found out! No bat though-so call me spoiled! 😉

[@gregorytimmons4777]

That seems very strange to me as i know there were Rancheros made in the style of Falcons that came out in 1966. Yet there appear to have been Fairlane/Torino bodied Rancheros also.

[@markruffner9143]

@@gregorytimmons4777 '60-65 if I am not mistaken for the falcon chasis.

[@jimlesperance9971]

i ordered a 1969 ford ranchero with the 428 cobra jet engine. 4 speed and posi.the car was a perfect delivery truck and a great race car on the weekends.i won my class every week and stock eliminator twice.i had to sell it when i purchased a hurst amx.

[@nichollsworth]

Love this emaculate machine!!! Looks just like mine. I had the green 1970 351 Cleveland with the 3 on the tree in high school and still beat everything with it! I really wish I still had it. I'd love to have this 429 SCJ!!! Awesome!!!

[@OhMrZack]

Beautiful car, almost bought a 71’ Ford Ranchero with the 351c 2v.

[@markruffner9143]

I had the "72 with that engine. Pretty peppy for what it was.

[@EricFortuneJr.]

I think the “370hp” was a tad underrated for that engine, probably 400 +/-

[@chrisdooley6468]

i think i saw on Motor Trend Engine Masters episode regarding ram air intakes that the 429SCJ made closer to 440hp and 500lb ft from factory. Good ol' ford underrating their power plants. I just saw in my feed that one of my channels put the new GT500 on the dyno and it made something like 795 instead of 760 lol. I am ok with misleading in the 'right' direction

[@terrysellers6712]

You are right

[@deanstevenson6527]

Ford said 370 hp gross at 5400 rpm.Sure was. But it was way more than that at 5800 to 6000 rpm. Fudged real good. The SCJ 429 was just an epic emissions era engine. In three years it was down to net ratings of 216 hp as a 429 and 224 hp as a 460, with the vast bevy of 248, 261, 266 and the rare HO 275 1973 351C 4V engines that made, gasp!, More Powa Than Big Blocks. Oh how the Mighty Fell!

[@J_rios433]

Love this truck, I had a 72 Gt 351 Cleveland in high school. Sure miss it.

[@mrdiplomat9018]

Those 351C motors were fast‼️

[@MrCapi55]

Great "take" of the front suspension showing the sway bar as Kevin explained. For us gearheads, nothing more Lovely than "The Words & The Irons" at the same time.

[@chadegel3334]

Listen I love 70-71 Torinos and Rancheros, this is a great channel, and this car is awesome. Egads though, this is obviously a restoration in the works. No interior video, and I was distracted the entire time by wobber-jawed doors.

[@mrdiplomat9018]

The body guy that worked on that thing should be actually fired ‼️☠️

[@mikewasfaret9563]

I can relate to that. I was passing a BMW with my old 66 Ford PU in primer. Come around a curve there was a trooper sitting. He pulled over the Beamer, but I was the one speeding.

[@brentonkurth7007]

Lol I wish I was that lucky when I got nailed by a dtate trooper on my 25th birthday in my Fairlane. 2am he caught me doing a burnout leaving a gas station and I took off like a bat out of hell not realizing he was there. He caught up 3 miles later I was doing 115 climbing a hill haha. He was super cool though, he let me go as a birthday present lmfao.

[@falconater68]

He knew the Bimmer could pay the ticket.

[@MaNuLaToROfficial]

@@falconater68 lol

[@paulevans7328]

Sweet ride

[@kclefthanded427]

Gotta love that yellow "OK" stamp

[@TylerGamer765]

I need that in my life! I wish ford still made the ranchero!

[@Evo1313]

You say 429 ranchero, but ill raise u a 454 el Camino tyvm.

[@thunderray1987]

I love this car and it sounds so good too. I would love to see you guys do a video on the 1972 & 1973 Ford Ranchero GT with the 429 V8!

[@mwhitelaw8569]

My grandpa had one He loved the torque of it

[@MarioHernandez-is3qd]

Wow!!! que precioso Ford Ranchero 429.

[@royceabbottsexcavation3709]

I have one in a 71 Was my dads. And I love it.

[@MaNuLaToROfficial]

I do too! First car i ever bought

[@chocodiledundee1]

Insanity man ...I love the 5 slotted wheels exactly like the Australian version wheels and hubs that used to come on the Falcon GT-HO SuperRoo Those Goodyear Polyglass tyre are insanity gorgeous

[@billgarbutt7844]

Even all the crap Ford has done recently,still Blue Oval Proud.Thanks for this.

[@ONTHEEDGEFRED]

To me this is one of the better sounding vehicles on this show..

[@bruceshepherd4655]

Cool car bought a 78 Ranchero new from Al Long ford I pulled trailers and boats back and forth up north with it.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Love the color, Should be; "Poison Ivy"

[@jasongilbert2379]

Love this car!!

[@ВладимирПолитов-з1ш]

It's such a great car!

[@Slimjim260]

Love the grill design, it beautiful

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

So nice.

[@causwayspeedway]

M C of the Week... YOU ROCK!!!

[@tonystoakley5816]

great one Kevin keep it up thanks

[@freddyzepeda5853]

Luv the videos man...you always surprise me with the baddest cars ever made with a little history 2 back them up💯🤯

[@RadioReprised]

We did ours up with Baby Moons, a Hard Tonneu that matched the black vinyl top and it was a Dark Grey Mettalic and Big Mickey Thompsons on the back plus a Hurst shifter on the 4 speed! It was hard to launch without lighting the tires!

[@172-e5s]

Great machine, even with the skinny tires and lots of wheel-hop. Sure brings back a lot of great memories

[@z50com]

A friend of mine had a 1970 GT 429 Ranchero but it was only a Cobra Jet, not a Super Cobra Jet. . .But it was still pretty fast!

[@robeftyearian8760]

Now thats one sweet ride

[@mlp-hot-rod5824]

Wait. A 1970 Ford Ranchero 429 SCJ Drag Pack 4 speed? How rare are these things?

[@mckou1547]

rare enough that If you see one in person, you need to cut the dose.

[@eternalthread7846]

MLP-Hot-Rod there’s no telling how much money this car would bring at auction

[@chrisj197438]

MLP-Hot-Rod Very rare I’m sure. Not many cars had the Super Cobra Jet 429 from the factory. I’m sure less than 50 rancheros came with it and even fewer with four speeds. This could very well be only one of maybe a few to still exist. It’s a very rare car indeed.

[@Born_Texan]

My dad bought a brand new SS 454 El Camino when I was a kid in 1971, it was a 4 speed also. At the same time my mom was driving her 1965 SS Impala but it was an automatic with a 327 in it and it was a lavender or really light blueish purple with a pure white interior. Man I loved that car.

[@chrisj197438]

BornTexan ! You had cool parents

[@tombratton3196]

Very Cool!! Thanks!

[@samiis1260]

Had a heavily rusted 71 with a 302 boss with a fmx trans. won alot of stop light drags with that sleeper.

[@randybiby9757]

Unique that's for sure. Nice!

[@andrewipp426]

I am a fan of the pick-up whether car or truck versions....especially when they have some muscle behind them!

[@scottsteeves]

I miss the good old days when horsepower was made mechanically and not with electronics.

[@thunderray1987]

Drag racer Bob Glidden made 1,000+ horsepower in his 1983 Ford Thunderbird with a 429 Boss Hemi with no electronics whatsoever. That was all mechanical stuff back in them days. I prefer old mechanical engine technology over the new computer crap engine technology!

[@blackice7408]

@@thunderray1987 i see where ur coming from. However consider what computer electronics have done today and what wouldve been no where near the minds of any of yall back then in the day. Look at the insane amount of power being made burning as little gas as it can while performing as awesome as modern muscle cars can. If we didnt have technology today with muscle cars, lets face it. Things would be very bland. The only real thing i wish we had today that cars had back then was metal/aluminum/glass parts everywhere. Plastic parts make me cringe today and im 20 yrs old.

[@MrOnemanop]

@@blackice7408 I'm 56, I've owned a couple of Torinos with shaker hoods (429CJ, 351 Cleveland). They were fun, but my 2010 Challenger SRT is safer, more comfortable, faster, has A/C, Cruise, (Much) better gas mileage, etc., etc. No comparison. What I miss is the car culture. Cruising, wrenching, going to wrecking yards, pouring over the weekly (Magazine) Auto Trader, hanging with my car friends. That's what to miss. The cars though? As transportation, you just can't compare them. Electronics and engineers gave us lower emissions (On safer unleaded gas) and an objectively longer lasting product. But hey, don't take my word for it. Find an old car have some fun, decide for yourself. Always glad to see younger hobbyists.

[@Tusuperbis]

@@MrOnemanop I agree with some of what your saying. These newer cars though, some stuff that is sooner or later going to go south can not be fixed. Whole car will get scrapped or, it will cost big $$$$ to fix and in most cases, will be deemed not worth it. Not the case with older muscle cars. Also, newer cars just don't have the aurora or pinnache, like older muscle cars. That being said, it is unreal how fast modern muscle is and how safe they are. Daily driver 10 sec. Cars not un common now days.

[@blackice7408]

@@MrOnemanop i see what you mean. Reading magazines, hanging out with your muscle car buddies, the old feel, big 7+ liter v8s, crazy yet beautiful styling, spacious interiors, etc. But even today we have hangouts, cars and coffee, races in mexico, dodge dominating the competition, muscle sedans, etc. I havent found an old muscle head yet but i did see a beautiful chevelle a few days ago

[@petemarchi5112]

Danny Scott, if you’re out there, I remember yours!!! Except you had 50’s out back. 😂

[@McGoogger]

BEWUTIFUL

[@kylevantassel7259]

As always , the best channel for honest Classic Ford content on the internet. That old Girl has seen some lovin over the years as can be seen in the panel fitment and that bizarre smirk that it now has with the grille and hood being out of whack.... Dont often see any of the brothers cars with flaws like that..... Thanks for the Vid

[@oldtown6240]

Kevin always great with the words. It is an art.

[@MrPappysCobra]

Awesome!

[@BobbyTucker]

I had a 79 Ranchero that I used a couple of Gran Torinos for donor parts, unfortunately, I could only come up with a super-strong running 460 engine to replace the 351M400 the Ranchero came with from the factory. This special you have on the Ranchero brought mine up for me, I miss that car. It's one of those I shoulda', woulda', coulda', kept it, lol. Thank's for sharing your videos, love your show, I'm subbed, rang the bell too.

[@tonyarmour5746]

Awesome!!! Wish I had that in my ranchero!! Instead of my 302 2v..😊

[@randymillsjr.1730]

Just cool

[@timholder4002]

This guy Kevin has the best job ever.

[@maxxcherry6955]

I owned a 69 Ranchero with a 428 cobra jet .

[@josephcameron530]

Great video of a great vehicle and you do an excellent job of presenting all the cars in the Brother's collection.

[@tomnatortomnator883]

Dream truck

[@breezy0037]

That's pretty sweet. This video needs to be remade with the burnout this bad boy is capable of. Like you can't see the car anymore burnout.

[@marshallamp682]

A tubbed Pro Street version would be very cool. Yes to wheelie bars.

[@donphillips5471]

Cool car

[@joshmeselfhighup1603]

That front end is dammmn nice

[@bluesharp59]

Very cool car and video, Thumbs up liked also.

[@SteverRob]

Both doors need adjustment, but an absolute stunner.

[@kenphillips6550]

I was never a fan of the Rancheros and El Caminos but that is one nice truck.

[@plymouthduster2252]

I wonder how many of those Rancheros were built with the 429 and 4 speed manual transmission.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Had to be pretty rare. I also wonder how many LS6 El Camino's were made in 1970 if any

[@brentonkurth7007]

Less than 100

[@tednewcomb1048]

28

[@charleschapman2428]

68 wheels and hubcaps, nice.

[@klassclown]

Gorgeous!! Looks like it’s built on a wagon wheelbase. Overall length looks the same too.

[@larryhawkins3294]

Yes, the 70 Ford Fairlane and Torino sedans hardtops and convertibles had a 117" wheelbase. The wagons rode on a 114" wheelbase.

[@marcelpoitras8250]

These make a real good Grocery Getter.

[@seamusc508]

Looking good at 49 yrs old

[@andrewashington6462]

The good old days.😆😆

[@jeffnorbert1871]

Like a Torino Cobra but a couple of hundred pounds lighter. Good luck getting traction. A nice cap on the back would help and might even look better. To the right buyer this could be easy in the 6 figures. Both these and the El Caminos were quick with a good small block, but this car is just an absolute monster. SCJ is no joke.

[@catnip1ca]

I would need heavy cement slabs to keep me out of the Good-Year store every 2 weeks

[@JackF99]

That's a downside to the Ranchero and El Camino for drags. Tough to get traction.

[@tomnatortomnator883]

Yeah baby!

[@gelandewagen4376]

great maslkara and it's a pity that there is no translation in Russian but still I put a like for the super channel where there are super legendary cars

[@stevenmorris3181]

Now there's your top of the line bugout vehicle.

[@tonylang7526]

UNMITIGATABLY THE UGLIEST CAR OF THE ERA: LV THAT ENGINE!!

[@nowitsabadtime]

Man, those are some DEEP rims. Look like 14X9 :P

[@roberthesseling832]

Very nice looking truck, a couple of questions, why the big gap at the rear of the doors? Why is the rear jacked up?

[@Promethesis]

The only thing I see that's not factory is the exhaust. I had a 1971 Ranchero 500 with the 351c 4v. The tail pipes came out just behind the rear tires. Beautiful none the less.

[@a.k.a.A.E.1]

it was really built ? were there also station wagons with high power variations ? i think i saw a 1967 ford fairlane station wagon woody 428, 4 speed with bucket seats. or a 1969 chevy kingswood estate 427

[@michaelmarks5012]

Something odd about the door fitment, but a very cool vehicle.

[@johnready630]

And the hood

[@ceejay960]

And the grill. It looks like it is turned up slightly on the drivers side, like a half smile.

[@darrellkidd5177]

Yes, I thought the doors just weren't closed completely when I first saw it, but then realized that the fitment was just that bad. Hopefully one of the on-staff mechanics will correct that issue soon.

[@tedecker3792]

Mandatory membership in the tire of the week club. Smoke ‘‘em if ya gottem!

[@hmackprotection1]

That’s so damn Bad Ass

[@sdc303]

Awesome car, but please, someone give some love to that poor grill!

[@rightlanehog3151]

This will get you to the ranch in a hurry.

[@keniferusxj7047]

Cool car, I always thought the 70’s rancheros were funny looking ..that 68 is sweet though

[@piercehawke8021]

The LAPD ran 1970 Mercury Montegos, 429-4V and all, as their main B&W street patrol units.

[@danielb2145]

I have a 1971 Ford Ranchero ( Fairmont ) shape, I have a 427 big block Cleveland V8, how difficult would it be to do a conversion from 3,6lt straight six to the V8.

[@ZEZERBING]

All that weight up front, no weight in back. Can you imagine how squirrely this thing must be?

[@PJAvenger]

Looks like its driving downhill the whole time, but I like it

[@Freeontheland2030]

Dang it would have been nice to get a look inside, but I still enjoyed the video.

[@joesmith4222]

Had the 70 Ranchero Squire with the 429. It was actually faster off the line and handled better with 2 sandbags in the back.

[@mikewest712]

I cant think of a more rare muscly car.

[@michaelsutherland9107]

Whats with the large door gaps at the back of each door?

[@jaseygachaplayz8879]

Sometimes I wish they would put these on a hoist like Leno does, I bet it’s just as clean underneath!! Are these uni body?

[@klassclown]

Yes it’s a unibody. A fine candidate for sub frame connectors.

[@a.k.a.A.E.1]

was a 1968 elcamino ever ordered with the 427 L88 option ?

[@gordocarbo]

no

[@falconater68]

For real. 400 hp is easily achievable in 70s 460 by just upping the compression. I can only imagine what this actually put down.