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Car and Driver magazine tested a 1968 Ford Torino GT equipped with the 428 CJ with Ram Air induction, C-6 Cruise-O-Matic, and 3.91:1 gears and recorded a quarter-mile time of 14.2 seconds at 98.9 mph (159.2 km/h). Car and Driver wrote the Torino had "a 1–2 shift that broke the Wide-Ovals loose for at least a length. With a price tag of $306 ...
The 1969 Torino Talladega was based on the Fairlane "Sportsroof" (Ford's trade name for a fastback) 2-door hardtop.To make the car more aerodynamic at high speeds, a sleeker front section (whose design and construction is often attributed to the Holman-Moody race team's shop) was added.
1948 Packard Custom Eight 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline, one of several GM fastback models 1964 Plymouth Barracuda Subcompact fastback: 1967 Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) Hardtop fastback: 1967 AMC Marlin Full-size fastback: 1968 Mercury Monterey GT fastback: 1966 Toyota 2000GT racing car Two-seat sports car fastback: Chrysler Crossfire Futuristic fastback: 2016 Buick Avista concept
For 1972, the second-generation Montego was introduced alongside the redesigned Ford Torino. [3] In a major design shift, intermediate-size Ford/Mercury model lines shifted from unibody to body-on-frame construction; similarly to the General Motors A-platform, the Montego adopted a split-wheelbase chassis (114-inch for two-doors, 118-inch for ...
These cars were Ford V8 powered, with Ford running gear. 1972 Intermeccanica Italia spyder. The distribution was occasionally changed, but up until 1970 about 500 cars were built, first called Torino and later Italia (Ford already had the name Torino registered). The Italia was eventually produced as both a coupe and a very successful convertible.
In 1988 Ford Motor Company sold 80% of Ford-New Holland Inc. to Fiat, and in 1991 Fiat acquired the remaining 20%, with the agreement to stop using the Ford brand by 2000. By 1999, Fiat had discontinued the use of both its own and the Ford name, and united them both under the New Holland brand.
For the 1965 model year, Ford introduced an all-new design for its full-size model range. To further expand its flagship Galaxie 500 series, the 500 LTD was introduced. . Sharing top billing within the Galaxie series with the performance 500XL, the 500 LTD was designed as a luxury-oriented vehicle, offering many features of more expensive vehicles under the lower price of the Ford namep
Ford 1903 To 1984. Publications International, LTD. ISBN 0-88176-151-6. Flamming, James M. (2000). Cars Of The Sensational '70s. Publications International, LTD. ISBN 0-7853-2980-3. The Ford Torino Page. Ford Elite. Retrieved on April 24, 2005. Ford Motor Company. 1975 Ford Elite advertising Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine