1975 Ford Torino 620 Miles Black Coupe 460ci V8 C6

The Ford Torino is an automobile which was produced by Ford for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. It was a competitor in the intermediate market segment. The car was named after the city of Turin(Torino in Italian) considered "the Italian Detroit". The Torino was initially an upscale variation of the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. After 1968 the Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower levels of trim than those models ...which wore the Torino name. During this time the Torino was considered a subseries to the Fairlane. By 1970 Torino had become the primary name for Ford's intermediate and the Fairlane was now a subseries of the Torino. In 1971 the Fairlane name was dropped altogether and all Ford intermediates were called Torino. This name was one of several originally proposed for the Mustang while in development. GR Auto Gallery is please to present this 1975 Ford Gran Torino for consideration. This Torino is finished in a Matte Black paint job with a clean glossy stripe down the side replicating the design on the famous "Starsky and Hutch" car. The current owner picked up this vehicle from the original owner over 25 years back since then he has done all of the modifications and restoration work himself. The powerplant under the hood in this Gran Torino is a 460 cubic inch V8 motor it consists of a Ford 385 block Ford Truck -0.010 crank Ford Truck Rods with aRP bolts Forged Speed Pro Pistons â€"L2404F30 0.030 over Ford D0VE-C heads ported with Manly stainless steel valves Edelbrock performer intake Comp Cam 34-331-4 Magnum 250H Atomic EFI MSD fuel injection and Hooker headers. According to the owner these modifications put this vehicle at 553hp @ 5000RPM and 623TQ @ 4000RPM. All of this power is shifted through a Ford C6 transmission with manual shift and an Edge 10" custom torque converter. It is then being put to the wheels by a Ford 9 inch rear end 3.25 gear ratio power trax locking differential and a 28 spline Ford Axles. This vehicle is all ready to go with less than 650 miles on the build please call or email us today for more information. To see over 80 photos of this car including under carriage please visit our website