Will It Run? 1970 Ford Torino DRAG CAR - Abandoned 20 for Years!

[@ThunderHead289]

Car is still for sale, technically - I don't want this to turn into another maverick where I fall in love with it and it never leaves. Let's be honest though, it's all the ratty mad max vibes I tend to like 😄

[@jonlennon3348]

The fact that it was yellow and the dash pad looks correct,I would say it is a true cobra as many were ordered with 351 clevelands or the 429. If they didnt cut out the staggered rear shock mounts in the back at the top of the shock its real.

[@blackf350]

vin code 38 Torino Cobra, code C 429-4v "Cobra Jet", code J 429-4v "Cobra Jet Ram Air"

[@DUSaggin]

Just do it bro, your going to regret letting it go. XD lol I'd def take it, if I had the money.

[@mooch9989]

dont you dare sell this thing luke

[@RustyDreamsGarage]

@@blackf350it’s not a cobra being a formal roof lol

[@nintendoatarikiller]

I'd love to see a build series of this

[@jimhanson2997]

That is a keeper for sure. Nothing better than hearing that first startup. Can't wait to see and hear it come to life.

[@docsmallblock6584]

After seeing that valve train you're talking heads going to need rebuilt or drop the coin on some aluminum heads! New cam, lifters, pushrods, then there's the block! Would you want to dump a ton of money on a top end for that with having that block at a machine shop? No me! So it's quite expensive to totally rebuild a 429 Ford, it's certainly not a 350 chevy.

[@keitho64]

Luke, you have to continue this series. We want to hear it run and see you drive it!!

[@quantumtime6883]

Can you say burn outs?..

[@josephcizek7030]

Keep on building the drag car IT is too cool to sell!! You have the skills to make the old drag car into one special ride!!

[@JohnJoha]

Ya fix it man

[@vtwinaddicted5852]

DO NOT SELL THAT LUKE!!!!

[@williamquinones2870]

I second that idea

[@kennethrine8171]

I third that. It will be a great car again

[@Drmcclung]

Nah, sell.. been too futzed around with over the decades. Once old muscle cars are that aggressively back-halfed and heavily modified, then left to go into such a condition, they're not worth as much effort as you'd think

[@dwaynecoomber6610]

Doo eeet 😂 get it running we all know you want to and we itching to see it run .. would be awesome ✌

[@Drmcclung]

@@11secghia eh, if that's a later f385 which I'm willing it bet is, especially a truck 460, it's just barely worth its weight in iron.. and just from the state of the entire package bumper to bumper, motor included, I can totally understand why ol uncle Luke doesn't want to mess with it. That is an awful lot of *project* when you're already swamped with projects

[@tonywilson5503]

That is a rare car that never really got the fan fair it deserves. I would love to own it, but it's just not possible for me. I think you are one of the only people that could give that car the respect it deserves. You have the knowledge and ability to make it even more special. Keep the car bud. It's worth keeping.

[@mry82]

Yep, keep it and take us along for the ride!

[@jamesayers2953]

I really want too see it run & drive

[@quantumtime6883]

Definitely a Keeper

[@Khell3770]

I'd really like to see you at least continue the engine tear down, I learned allot just watching this first video and it would be a shame not to see the final results. If it's junk or not doesn't really matter to me, I'm here to learn stuff. Great video!

[@quantumtime6883]

Tear it down, tear it down…..

[@stuleitner7078]

Keep going Luke as I think this car deserves it. The car has a history and would be fun to find that out.

[@williamhyatt8895]

We all want to at least hear it run and see you do a burn out with it before you sell it. Besides, you'll get a better price for it then! Keep this project going please!

[@robanderson2815]

You definitely got my interest, Luke! Please, let’s make that car run again!! I think it deserves it

[@jonlennon3348]

Dont give up on this car. The engine is savable if you take it apart and re-ring it etc..

[@calvinlevie943]

Thank you. If this is another way of getting your attention , I may speak for the thousands of people that think you are just about one of the best carb. And engine guys out there. It would be an honor to see you fix this race car , just a great idea ,can't wait

[@jman642]

This look just salvageable enough to be a good project, I'd like to see more on it... you can always sell it after you get it running ;)

[@pc4x4]

Haven’t watched this channel in awhile. Seen this car it brought me back. Don’t let it go man it fits you and this channel I hope to see more.

[@nikkilane6898]

Love the 429 Torino, knew someone who had one in the late 80s, was a mint one ... until it met the telephone pole. Really would love to see this run.

[@dreamingcode]

I never get tired of watching revivals of old classic cars!😊

[@kdogg82]

Me too

[@kande6916]

I had a 70 Torino Cobra as a young man many years ago and wish I had it now. This one looks to me that it may have been a GT originally tho. Certainly well worth the time to get this awesome car back on the road.

[@christianmeyer6731]

More videos on it would be awesome! Wanna hear it run 🤞

[@kennymcquinkiss8292]

I would really like to see the rest of the videos on this car. I know that you have a lot on your plate as far as work but I'm hoping that you don't abandon this Relic

[@Brimstone667]

always enjoy watchin ya work Luke, would love to see more on the drag car

[@neubert500]

I would LOVE to see you continue on with this specific car. I fully understand other projects, but this one is special.

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

Yes please forge ahead Luke…your approach to revival and improvements on these old cars is always a teaching moment for me.

[@1980bwc]

I'd hang on to this thing Luke. This is prime Ford muscle car territory.

[@derek2380]

I’m hooked already! Please keep going with it! Great content as always Luke!

[@ParityError0110]

YES! Do what you can with all the existing hardware, get it (barely?) running, take it to the track and BLOW IT UP! Just make sure you have a lot of video footage. Ask Kevin to help through all of this, that would be awesome!

[@aquual1462]

Please continue. It's great to see you working and getting these cars back to work. Plies this one is pretty unique

[@robertwest3093]

This was the model car that I was going to drive when I got my license at 16. My parents owned this car my whole life but decided to "get something newer" (a 1975 Buick Lesabre) just months from me turning 16! Needless to say this has haunted me since and has never been forgotten 😡

[@rabbottracing]

I enjoy your videos, fun to see the old stuff running again and I’m interested to see what you find with this engine. From the FB ad, I expect what you found wasn’t good.

[@ThunderHead289]

It's not out of the car (I said that because folks could not seem to understand that it's not a "clean points" type of "it doesn't run"). I posted that before I ever actually turned a wrench - the work in the video is from Sunday this week

[@donwon345]

Nice video, I think you got this at the same time I got one of your car trailers, cleaned up nicely lol

[@bigslim492]

Dude you have the skills and ability to bring it back to life and if you truly got a good deal on it I wouldn’t sell it, at least not yet. Put it together and then if you still want to sell it then you can name your price.

[@DennisMurphey]

You really should get it started and let us hear a cool 429. Please. Can your carb trick do dual quads? Whoa! That would be cool. All the best. Dennis

[@sydrider6023]

This is a cool machine to have around and revive. I will for sure look forward to see what you decide to do for it.

[@352kemosabebrian7]

I would absolutely love to see that that is one of my all-time favorite cars I am a Ford fanatic and saying stuff like this is exactly what I live for stuff like this was mine and my uncle's favorite pastime before he passed away he is the one who got me in to automotives and just about all things ford related. I love what your doing keep up the great work and stay safe and stay blessed

[@keithgurley9409]

Luke...please keep going on this. This is not another Chevelle or Mustang build.. You don't see this car everyday and as you say a lot has already been done. The car will be worth a lot more if you get it going down the track whether it's this motor or another. This video really got me excited and really hope you finish it. You will regret letting this one go!

[@harrypotter4309]

If I wasn't in U.K. I'd be around like a shot for it, but I get the feeling that it's found its home and will be staying for a while so we can see the rebuild and watch it go down whatever drag strip is close to you. Or at least, that's what I'm hoping.

[@davidweinzierl3857]

please keep this car, its by far one of the most interesting ones I've seen on here in a while

[@Mike-Olds-1]

I bought a old drag car 2 years ago I completely went through everything bumper to bumper and made it streetable and just started driving it a month ago. It’s a blast to drive and I really enjoyed the build. Build it, I bet you will be glad you did

[@juddmuterspaw4081]

Definitely would like to see more of this thing. Pull the motor and see if there are any good parts in it and just re-ring it maybe bearings and send it!

[@tomyot77]

Continue to take us through the process of determining if engine will run or not. Next explore all the after market goodie’s used to make it a good drag car. Then determine if it is worth your time which is so precious. We all know you have a very important project going on with carb cheater and husbandly honey dues plus work on new place . It might be selling car to another Ford Motörhead is the answer who has more time. As a old senior shade tree mechanic I continue to learn from your videos at 70. Thanks

[@auteurfiddler8706]

1970 is maybe the best looking year for Torinos. I think this is probably the coolest car you've ever showed us. I would be interested to see if it was an original GT or Cobra or 429 car. I don't know about the hole in the hood or the tunnel ram. I would probably change that, but that won't be cheap so let's see what you can do with the current set up. Black is not a bad color, maybe better than the original yellow. But flat black isn't good. I hope it is just faced gloss black and can be polished up.

[@trumanbeal5668]

Dude, you totally have to keep going on this one- I know you aren't into the sponsor thing, but it would be awesome if someone like summit would jump in and send you stuff to make it 1 bad 429 once again

[@sydrider6023]

You have good lighting on the camera, I feel like I’m watching standing beside the car in the barn. A real good video to help me forget my problems…

[@frfrpr]

This adventure is great. I'm sure your viewers are loving it!

[@puddleduckist]

Definitely a mean looking drag car Luke!!! Would be cool to see u get it up n running and race it!! Rock on 🤘!!!

[@rikerstar]

Keep it going! Love the project and would love to see you bring it around.

[@bigEratt]

Would love to see you continue/build that sweet Torino !

[@phw340]

Thanks for the exploration! Keep going! I wanna see you start this car up! It’s good to see your steps exploring this car. I have an old ‘72 Challenger I haven’t touched in years in the back yard and this video is nice to watch to see the steps you are taking to get it running.

[@DragonsFireMetalWorx]

I've a feeling you'll be able to get that engine running again...keep going Luke...it'd be pretty rad to see this thing do burnouts

[@adamhoffman3687]

Good video, Luke. Your methodology is good. It's probably not a super high performance engine with hydraulic lifters. Keep building it .

[@robertclymer6948]

Hi Luke! Would love to see more on this Rare Old Gal. I believe it is a real Corba, only Vin# will reveal for sure. I learned some new trouble shooting skills too, so thanks for that. Cheers from Motown.

[@stevegarbacz8573]

It would be great to see more of this awesome muscle car Luke. You have me tuned in for sure. Good luck if you continue to work on it.

[@dogismyco-pirate]

Looks like a keeper to me! No madness just hat in hand till the end!

[@bradleytarr7702]

Please continue this project, I have really missed having regular content from you.

[@351mach1]

Saw this exact car when it was first for sale on marketplace, very good deal and not a far drive from me. Tossed up the idea of buying it but next time I checked it was sold. Pleasant surprise to see that you bought it, small world! Would love to see more on this badass car!

[@zcam1969]

Wendel Scott crashed a 100 of those things.I grew up down the street from his garage in the 70's

[@elliottloomis4383]

You know you want to keep it. I for one, sure would love to see you revive/build this beast!

[@jamesscimone1447]

Tough car man ! I’d love to see you continue on it. Give us some more learnin’ uncle Luke !! ☺️

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Pretty cool find Luke. Would love to see you get it running.

[@trentmoseley]

It'd be AWESOME to see you continue work on this thing!!

[@davidpalzer5311]

I love this model Torino. My Dad bought one new in 1971 and After my Dad Passed, my older brother sold it before I could stop him. I will keep watching to see what you do with this beauty.

[@ModalCuchulainn]

Luke, your running commentary, explaining what you're doing and why, without unnecessary antics all the time, is why I keep tuning in. I learn something every time I am here. I empathize on the "I don't need more projects", just sold all 4 of mine. But if you have the space, I think this car might be a keeper.

[@FordTorino72]

Fantastic car. These are either too rusted to save or show car selling for a fortune. Yours seems to be rust free, which is the most important thing. Congratulations and thank you for making this video. It’s nice to listen to someone as knowledgeable as you without the goofy and clown acting that we see on other channels. You remind me of NNKH.

[@danieljonhson6367]

I love to watch these revival channels because I know one day one of you are going to get something with more horse power under the hood than you ever heard of 😂😂😂

[@brett_hall]

More videos please! Would love to see this beast running again and you take it down the strip! 🙌💪

[@dougstripp7522]

Luke yes please let’s hear it run. I too have a 429 with Dove heads Tons of bottom end!! Ps. Nice car great body style! Keep up the good work! Cheers Doug from Canada.

[@ElliotBall-n6u]

More videos on it would be awesome! Wanna hear it run . I'd love to see a build series of this.

[@benmiller5015]

I hope you'll hold on to it. I definitely want to see it running n driving again n maybe even make a pass in the 1/4

[@SergioValenz1]

I would absolutely like to see you continue on it, at the very least tear the engine down to see what other gremlins are in there. But would completely understand if it gets sold. A lof of car projects, and I see you and Joe constantly working on getting carb cheaters out, so I get it. And that's leaving out work, married life, and daily chores.

[@billpar]

so glad to see you Luke , Ive loved all your videos but fell away after the Maverick , moving from the trailer to your home with your wife watched you pull some fence posts out, rescue the vehicle back in the woods then not sure , love to see you make the Torino run 70 was my favorite year and sad its been set up to race would love to see it " revived "

[@nikmilosevic1696]

Would love to see it run again! Also the tub work looks well done.

[@thomasmchugh1448]

Gotta love it. Would love to see you give a best effort attempt at bringing that 429 back to life, or giving it a new engine. Wildly impractical? Yes, and that's the appeal.

[@ercost60]

Keep it, it's a badass car! Great journey & video as always. Love that homemade lifter extractor. Use the (brute) Force, Luke!

[@ToddAdams1234]

The (brute) force will be with him, always 🫥

[@snowblindburd]

Absolutely want to see more. That thing looks sick.

[@rexkean]

I wanna see it run! Those Torino's were sought after right from the showroom floor!

[@chrisbimmerle3982]

Dude keep it just for great content you can make and we can all learn from. That is such a cool mad Max looking vehicle.

[@RichardBenson-p7b]

Hope you get to a serial or casting number to see what block your dealing with. I love to see what race stuff they put in these engines. Most popular in that time as I remember were the 427 429 and 460. The cam appears to be a solid so I bet when ready to go it would be as we called them back then "BAD ASS". IF you give up I hope who ever gets it lets us know how it turns out. I really appreciate that you have given this on a second chance to live; Best of Luck.

[@Ken-tx6vu]

Luke , please keep going on this 1 . would love to see you get it going and driving. its a awesome car

[@charleykeenan6171]

Definitely want to see it run.. and whether or not it is a real Cobra. Great episode as always 👏

[@FishFind3000]

Keep it and make some videos, have it pay for itself. I’d love to see what it takes to get an old school drag car going vs just old cars.

[@wolfparty4234]

For sure,Bro!! Finish building the hard crap and get that thing doing some smoky burnouts! 💪🏼🔥🔥👍🏻🤣🤣

[@sweetkittiez]

Found you from CAC and Junkyard Digs . Used to turn wrenches in another life but I still like to watch these younger guys having greasy fun. 🤟✌️

[@zachs6879]

I definitely want to see more content on this car and think it would be worth keeping and going through the engine. I want to see this car live again, even if that means a rebuild/ new engine. It's pretty cool and has character .

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Please continue with this car. I'd love to see more and would also love to see it running, which i believe is possible. This is too cool of a car to sell as is. Great video, as always 👏 👏 👏 .

[@mattj6676]

It's definitely worth a lot more if you get that motor running, so keep it or sell it you're still better off fixing the engine. Plus it's good content, I'll watch if you do it!

[@martyworley5427]

Looking forward to seeing more videos on this car . Keep up the good work.

[@mgino757]

I hope to see you get it running and burning rubber. It's awesome to see someone else wrenching on a 429. I have a non cobra jet 429 out of a '72 something in my '62 Galaxie. They sound fantastic at 5000+ RPM with long tube headers. All mine has is an Eddy Performer cam, headers, Performer RPM air gap intake, and 700 cfm Holley 4150.

[@robspears2329]

Wow. That is my dream car right there. Absolutely at the top of my bucket list. Not to sure about it being back halfed, but sure it's out of my budget anyway with all those goodies, lol. The untrusted ones almost always are!

[@TF-lp6bq]

You’ve got to keep it and build it. Get it running strong and put the carb charter on it. If for nothing else, just to show everybody how well your product works. Would love to see that.

[@alanwilson2201]

Definitely interested to see how the bill of health turns out on this 385 series. Maybe you get it up & going, or maybe it has something catastrophic wrong with the rotating assembly. Either way, the car still brings the $ as just a roller. For now you own it. Have fun with it!

[@larrycunningham6816]

When I got home from Navy boot camp 1975 my mother gave me her car, my first car. A ,1970 Torino GT 429 CobraJet. Seeing this video brought up great memories for me.That car was GREAT. You have something very special there,,,, enjoy your treasure 😊😊😊😊

[@crazyryan2689]

Please keep working on this!!! Also cant wait for the carb cheater!!! So excited to get it and install it!

[@jimdieseldawg3435]

Hey Luke 🙂 I reckon that’s a keeper. Cool and an ideal technology demonstrator for your future products. Should be a wild ride and a lot of fun when recommissioned too 🤟🏼

[@peterlobb6456]

What an amazing car, we need to see if you get her running again!

[@fredclements6843]

I am happy you’re putting out content. I’m a lot older than you but I will be honest you showed me more stuff than I ever knew about engines . Keep it up you taught this old dog new tricks 👍👍👍👍

[@hotrodhendrix1]

Finally a Torino video! I am having one hell of a time keeping a 70 GT 351c 4v cool. Summer temps 103 to 108. Idling with A/C on full blast it will overheat. I have replaced every single part of this cooling system. 😢

[@MaxGiganteum]

Assuming that it isn't an issue with an automatic transmission getting too hot, you're using an appropriate mix of coolant & water, you're not running a radiator that's too small for the demands placed on it, the radiator isn't clogged up, that there is an appropriate fan in place, you've got a suitable fan shroud and your timing isn't so far out of whack that the timing issue is the cause of the overheating issue... then flush the block as it may be loaded with sediment or rust. Pressure flush it with water and run it. If good? Then roll with it. If not? Drain and flush the cooling system with water. Bypass the radiator and the heater core. Install enough Evapo-Rust, CLR or whatever rust dissolving agent it is that you choose into the block and let it do its thing. Run the engine for a minute or two every 15 minutes for the first 2 hours then let it sit for 24 to 48 hours. Fully drain and flush the block with water then reconnect everything and run the car to see what your results are. Hopefully, you'll have solved your cooling issues by now. If not? You may have to completely disassemble the engine and rod/wire out the block. Some blocks have been found to be up to ½ full of sediment that cannot be pressure flushed out if the engine is assembled - it has to be blasted out with a high pressure wand or rodded out after disassembly. Disassembly is the only way to get deep into the internals around the water jackets to remove the built up gunk. Yes, you even remove the core plugs. Yes, the sediment is impervious to rust removers and even acidic liquids as it's sediment. It has to be mechanically removed. Speaking of being rodded out, one common cause of overheating is that a vintage radiator is clogged. It may look and seem "OK" but it isn't. Check your radiator for performance. If it isn't up to the task then get it rodded out or replace it. Lastly, make sure that none of your radiator hoses are blocked or are collapsing while you're driving. Collapsing hoses aren't common but it happens. The only way you know it's happening is if you see it or suspect it as nobody sits on the radiator support while someone else drives them down the road so of course you don't see it. The reality here is to check your hoses to make sure they aren't one of those nagging, impossible to solve things as everything seems OK... but it actually isn't. As for my advice, take things one step at a time and go for the path of least resistance. What I mean is to do the easy and least costly things first and then progress to the more time consuming and expensive steps last. Clearly, I didn't write the above in order, I just blabbed my thoughts out as they came into speech to text. Here's to hoping you solve your problem! - Max Giganteum PS I forgot to mention this - it's wise to install a screen/filter just before the coolant return inlet of your radiator. Doing so protects your radiator from getting clogged and it also allows you to see what kind of crap is coming out of your block, if any. While it takes some time to remove the screen to see what's in it, most folks agree it's worth it, especially if you're having cooling problems. It's something to consider.

[@MAKRON-R]

This video started out as typically interesting then got wholesome and charming with you interacting with your other half. Always take something away from short stories with Uncle Luke.

[@michaelwojdyla8953]

I'd say keep digging! Curious to know what you find what it's hitting. Car has an awesome stance. You should definitely keep it!

[@rosswaring2835]

Please continue on the Torino. Love to see you restore that to its bad ass glory.

[@kr8219]

I'd love to see this car revived and then see you give it a good rip. You could always sell it to Kevin later. 😂

[@DodgePlanet]

Always enjoy new uploads. Really enjoy the style of videos you make. Quality entertainment. Have a great weekend.

[@southtexashustler]

Bro, this is invaluable tech work you’re showing here… I’m from the old school and this is what I remember about working on these cars… You need to keep it, do another tech video on it, and trust me you have everybody curious about seeing and hearing it run… I know I do… The shop layout, background projects, doesn’t get any better than that… Keep it Luke…👍🏾