My Dream Car.. :)

 When I was a kid in the mid 70's, I made extra money cutting grass to support my comic addiction and one of my customers had a 1970 Torino GT, I loved that car, it to this day is my "Dream car" if I ever hit the lottery, that will be the car, I will buy, plus a couple of others. but that one for sure.

       You can see my model, I have it in my "Bonus" room behind one of my CD's of one of my favorite movies.  Well anyway I saw this "blurp" while surfing around and instead of posting a "rant", I decided to post a something about my "dream car.  I'm sure others have their own "dream car" and mine if I got it would be the "Grabber" green or the blue with the "Dog Dish" rims and the "Laser treatment on the side :)   yes I can dream ya know.  And as a side point, "My Atlanta Assembly Plant" built the Torino's in the 1970's

Ford did things a little differently than other manufacturers. While the GTO was all muscle, Ford’s version tended to be more sporty than muscle. In 1966, the Fairlane GT came standard with a 390, but that all changed in 1967 with a tepid 289 standard. With the all-new 1970 Torino GT,  a 302 was standard, but our Pick of the Day features the muscular 429 4V engine. It is listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Montreal, Quebec. (Click the link to view the listing)

The Torino series grew in size for 1970. Starting with the Fairlane 500, all closed two-door models were hardtops, including the Torino and Torino Brougham; the Torino Cobra and Torino GT were SportsRoof fastbacks. (There also was a mid-year Falcon, which was the only two-door post in the series.).

The 1970 Torino GT was only available as a SportsRoof and convertible, with the coupe being discontinued. The SportsRoof featured a rather severe roofline with a kamm tail complemented by a honeycomb inlay covering the full-width taillights, while the convertible shared the taillights but featured a more conventional rump. Up front, the GT featured the option of hidden headlights and a non-functional hood scoop. Along the sides, hash marks and a GT badge on the rear fender could be the launching point for the optional Laser stripes in contrasting colors.

There were several new engines as well. While the 351 4V was introduced in 1969, that was the Windsor version, while in 1970 a revamped “Cleveland” version included upgraded “porcupine” heads and beefier block due to a different cooling system. Also new was the 429, a replacement for the 428. While the 429 4V had existed since 1968, debuting as an option for the Thunderbird, it was new for Ford’s mid-size cars. The engine put out 360 horsepower and a very impressive 480 ft-lb of torque. Ford also offered a pair of all-new 429s with 370 horsepower: the 429 Cobra and 429 Cobra Jet Ram-Air. Both engines were identical aside of one having an air induction system though today both are referred to as the 429 Cobra Jet. The Shaker scoop was also available for the 351 2V and 4V engines though, strangely, it was not available with the 429 4V.