Would You???

[cr8crshr]

I know I know...This is supposed to be a MOPAR site, but hey...The muscle car era wasn't all just about our Mopars. I really like this one and would jump on it in a NY Minute...cr8crshr/Bill

Rotisserie-Restored 1971 Ford Torino GT Offered With Marti Documentation

Show-quality 1971 Ford Torino GT, 351C V-8, Shaker scoop and Marti documentation, offered after rotisserie restoration with period-correct details.

www.motorious.com

 

[moparedtn]

Guy up the block from us when I was young had one of these exact model years; his was burgundy.
I was attracted to the flip-ups and that side stripe. Seriously sharp car, even after he did the usual
air shocks/traction bars/fat mags treatment to it.

 

[Plyrr471]

I’m not so much into the Fords or Mercs, but I’d love a ‘68 or ‘69 Hurst Olds or ‘70 1/2 T/A.

 

[Davefinan]

Always liked those. Nicely styled car.

 

[OMTWF-72SE]

I'm a fan and owned Ford, Chevy and Buick. I moved to the Chrysler family when I realized all the others were just too easy to work on with all the repro parts avail so I switched to 72 Charger, 68 Sport Fury and a 38 Nash for the challenge.

 

[davek]

Nice looking but not for me.

 

[WileE]

From personal experience back in the day, it seems they were always a rot-bucket piece of garbage. It seems the model improved with the body-on-frame design in the following 72-on years. I had one, it was a comfortable slug.

 

[DeltaV]

Styling is ok to me. Not a bad looking car, but it would look better without the drag-inducing hood tumor, side door protection trim, and color gradient side applique. Different tailpipe extensions and different location for them would improve the looks. Rocker panel and rear window louvers look good.

A coworker had one. It was a wallowy boat compared to my '71 Satellite. I recall he later ran the boat aground and replaced it with a Mustang. He was hard core Ford.

 

[multimopes]

Nice looking car; I suppose I could accept it if it was for free! All my money is for Mopars only! It always has been. I have never owned anything but Mopars all my life. I realized long ago that there is only so much my brain can handle, so staying in one world always feels much more familiar & comfortable. Something outside the Mopar world, however exotic, just doesn't move me like the Chrysler made vehicles I have owned my whole adult life!
It's a tuff act to follow as my first car, (A 65 Dart), cost me $300.00 and went past the 300,000-mile mark!
In fact, I use pet names for some of the better-known brands, like Mershitees & Bowel Movement Wonders! LOL!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Depends on how much $. The 1971 351C is the baddest of the bad *** 351’s. Most definitely a desirable car.

 

[Hey-O]

The beauty of a car is in the eye of the beholder, always will be and that's a good thing. I agree with wayne, I don't do a lot strips and doodads all over a car, one color, simple and sinister, leave the hot wheels at home. I've owned a few different cars, by different car makers. My loyalty to Chrysler started in 86 and is only really extended to me buying new cars. I've owned many cars and won't apologize for all the other makes that I've owned, or worked on. My mother owned a 73 Torino and Theresa owned a 71 351c Cougar XR7, which she gave to me after we bought her a new car a year into dating. The bodies started to rot off long before the engines ever gave up. Parts and the availability of them made most cars more fun to work on when my son and his friends came along, bottom line. My 65 Coronet has needed a new front end under it since I was run off the road awhile back, it's a bastard car, basically a one year car for a lot of its parts. I won't go back stock and it's nothing 10,000 dollars won't fix to make it handle like a 240Z, Saleen or a Viper. Surgery in October. I'm not getting rid of it, Theresa gave it to me. It's a loyalty thing......

 

[RT68440]

I would, just don't tell anyone...

 

[Detective D]

Nah.
Mercury made a nicer car:

And it came with the 429SCJ.
In general, Mercury had better build quality then the Fords. Everything just fit better overall and was "tighter"/more solid in the interior etc.
People put the sequential turn signal kits in the back.
The nose cone is a love/hate type thing, It is unique and gives the car character, I don't hate it but it is not my favorite feature of the car. Then again, I like the "pointy" Pontiacs of the 1970's too so to each their own.
These were fast cars back in the day.
This is probably the only Ford I would like to own anymore at this point.

Well, maybe a Marauder X100
These are pretty rare though and look kinda silly in typical bright colors of the era, but in black they were ahead of their time.

 

[chargervert]

No

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

When I was in the market for another vintage car. I looked at a 351CJ Torino. If the seller would have comunicated faster I would own that torino, I would have bought the Satellite to. The wife was not wild about the Torino because of the shaker hood.

 

[icetech]

I like most brands of cars, but not big on that paint job, would also rather have a maverick or comet

 

[Dave6T4]

Nah.
Mercury made a nicer car:

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And it came with the 429SCJ.
In general, Mercury had better build quality then the Fords. Everything just fit better overall and was "tighter"/more solid in the interior etc.
People put the sequential turn signal kits in the back.
The nose cone is a love/hate type thing, It is unique and gives the car character, I don't hate it but it is not my favorite feature of the car. Then again, I like the "pointy" Pontiacs of the 1970's too so to each their own.
These were fast cars back in the day.
This is probably the only Ford I would like to own anymore at this point.

Well, maybe a Marauder X100
These are pretty rare though and look kinda silly in typical bright colors of the era, but in black they were ahead of their time.

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Coincidentally, I talked to a gentleman last night at a cruise night, who is currently restoring his 1969 Mercury Marauder. His car is red, with the satin black decklid.

 

[YY1]

I had an all original 71 gt 351c 4v in 1991.

It was one of the nicest condition "old cars" I've ever had.

Some ownership notes-

I agree it's a "wallower" compared to the B body cars I've owned.
It's hard as hell to get the *** end up like the above photos.
I could only manage to get mine level with shackles and air shocks.
The shaker is super cool, but...PITA to remove every time you have to adjust the carb, or anything else, and-
It lets in water that gets all over everything, causing things to rust together.
That fomoco steering strut thing is a PITA.
2 inches less headroom than comparable B body Mopars. (That's a BIG issue for me)
Two words- ford electrical.
The 351c did not live up to the mystique. Just didn't. It was an OK performer, but not what I was expecting, being used to Mopar 318s and gm 350s.
Whoever designed the 351c distributor to sit in a valley that holds water...
...and the flat plate behind the water pump, trapped by the balancer on the bottom, but loose at the top...
...should be beaten, then beaten again, and possibly a third time, for good measure.
They are quite susceptible to "mustang" cowl rot, which is very difficult to remedy.
At the time, they weren't worth anything, despite being in the year range and with the engine options and "cool" features.

They DO have that "almost a Mad Max car" look and feel.

I always wished mine had hidden headlights.
Makes it much more sinister and even more Mad Max looking.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Personally, I like the roofline of the 68-69 Torino better, but I still wouldn't want to own one.

 

[Budnicks]

Personally, I like the roofline of the 68-69 Torino better, but I still wouldn't want to own one.

Way better to me, even the Cyclone's/Taladega's in them years 68/69

429scj 68 GT/Sportroof
I don't like red even

tribute car

69 Torino GT 428

Rad Rides by Troy, 69 Talladega
freaken basassery, even in bare metal

520-ish cid Boss 9 (429)

69 Cyclone Spoilers Cale &

LeRoy tribute