Earlier this week we introduced a 1970 Mercury Cyclone GT as our Pick of the Day. How about the Ford model of the similar automotive? The 1970 Torino GT performed the same function in the Ford lineup as an upscale, sporty mannequin in the mid-size sequence. This SportsRoof on the market on ClassicCars.com by a seller in Sherman, Texas is now our Pick of the Day.
Unlike the Cyclone sequence, the Torino GT was accessible as a convertible along with the SportsRoof fastback (the Cyclone had a notchback design). The Torino GT was accessible with hidden headlights, however it was non-obligatory (the Cyclone GT had them customary). You may go for gradated Laser stripes in your Torino GT, including some pizzazz to the styling, whereas the Cyclone GT featured customary, contrasting tone-on-tone paint, although it could possibly be deleted.
Under the hood, the Torino GT got here with a 302 two-barrel customary, whereas the Cyclone GT’s customary powerplant was the 351 two-barrel. If you wished ram air on the Torino GT, you can go for the Shaker scoop on each 351s and the 429 Cobra Jet, whereas the Cyclone GT’s vacuum-operated system was solely accessible on the 429 CJ.
When it comes all the way down to it, it should come all the way down to styling: Do you favor the Torino’s NASCAR-bred form or the Coke-bottle curves of the Cyclone GT?
This 1970 Ford Torino GT SportsRoof on the market is one of 1,564 Raven Black SportsRoofs constructed that 12 months; of these, solely 106 have been ordered with the white vinyl bench seat inside. The authentic purchaser spec’d out the non-obligatory 360-horsepower 429-4V (typically referred to as the Thunder Jet, and coded “N” in the fifth character of the VIN), of which it’s one of 2,223 constructed with the C6 computerized (this one a column-shift). Not many choices on this one per the Marti Report: Laser stripes, electrical clock, Visibility Light Group, entrance disc brakes and AM radio. This is a stable muscle automotive from the peak of the period. Seller claims the 429 is numbers-matching and that it “runs and drives great.”
So, perhaps this 1970 Ford Torino GT SportsRoof is a step down in energy from the Cobra Jet-powered Cyclone GT, however its worth can also be extra possible in line for the common collector. For $45,500, that appears to be the going fee for big-block goodness today.
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