What is a Ford Talladega?
What is a Ford Talladega?
The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega was one of the early NASCAR aero cars, designed to be as aerodynamic for sustained high-speed racing. The car was named for the then-new Talladega Superspeedway which had opened the same year in Alabama. 736 street-legal homologation cars were built, including the one you see here.
How much is a 1971 Ford Torino worth?
Vehicle Valuation Analysis
| Bodystyles | Median Sale |
|---|---|
| 500 V8 Series HardTop Coupe | $6,250 |
| Cobra HardTop Coupe | $26,400 |
| GT Convertible | $16,175 |
| GT Sport Coupe | $10,463 |
How much is a Ford Talladega worth?
By this report the value of a good condition 2 Talladega should be approximately $50,000 and a Condition 1 car at $65,000. Although a good number it remains considerably lower than what most of us believe it should be. At this level it makes the cost of total restorations very difficult to justify.
What engine is in a Ford Torino Talladega?
428 Cobra Jet
All production Talladegas were actually equipped with the new 428 Cobra Jet, which, while very powerful and reliable, was intended as a street engine for Ford’s muscle cars, as it developed high torque at low RPMs, rather than being a high-revving race engine.
How fast was a Torino Talladega?
| Top speed: | |
|---|---|
| (theor. without speed governor) | 208 km/h / 129 mph |
Who drove a Torino in Nascar?
In 1969, David Pearson drove Holman Moody’s No. 17 Ford Torino to a second NASCAR Grand National championship in a row. Not long after the 1969 racing season ended, Holman Moody asked Pearson to make a trip to the corporate facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, to discuss plans for the 1970 NASCAR season.
Who drove the Torino in fast and furious?
1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Driver(s) | Fenix Calderon |
| Use(s) | Standard driving Border tunnel run Pursuing Letty Pursuing Dominic & Brian |
| Status | Survived (front end damaged) |
| Film(s) | Fast & Furious |
What is a Gran Torino car?
The car in the movie is the Gran Torino Sport from 1972, one of the 92,033 built for that year. Coke-bottle styling, and in dark-metallic green, this was the top of the line model with Ford’s “hot motor,” aka the 5.7-liter Cobra-Jet V8 with a four-barrel carburetor.
What year was the Starsky and Hutch car?
1976
Everybody in their 40s and more, remember the famous TV Show “Starsky and Hutch” featuring Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky) and David Soul (Hutch) and the red 1976 Ford Gran Torino with the white stripe.
