Vehicle Description
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1972 Ford Torino The Ford Torino is an intermediate automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. The car was named after the city of Turin Torino, in Italian, which is considered the Detroit primary automobile production city of Italy. The Torino was initially an upscale version 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. The Torino was essentially a twin to the Mercury Montego line.
Most Torinos were conventional cars, and generally the most popular models were the 4 door sedans and 4 door hardtops. However, Ford produced some high performance versions of the Torino by fitting them with large powerful engines, such as the 428 cu in 7.0 L and 429 cu in 7.0 L Cobra Jet engines. These cars are classified as muscle cars. Ford also chose the Torino as the base for its NASCAR entrants, and it has a successful racing heritage.For 1972, the Torino was redesigned using many characteristics carried over from the previous generation. The 1972 Torino styling emphasized the long hood short deck look as well as coke bottle styling more than ever before. The most radical change was a large eggcrate grille in an oval opening on Gran Torinos. Tom McCahill, stated the gaping grille looks a little like it was patterned after Namu, the killer whale, but also stated that the Torino had kind of pleasing, no nonsense styling. Gran Torinos had chrome bezels surrounding the headlamps, while base Torinos had a full width argent eggcrate grille that surrounded the headlights. Base Torinos also used a unique hood and front bumper. The Torino\'s front fenders were aggressively flared, the rear fender line swept up towards the roof, and the windshield had a 60 degree rake. The A pillars and roof were thinner, although the structural integrity remained the same as 1971 models. The rear featured a full width bumper that incorporated thin rectangular tail lights into each bumper end. Window glass was frameless for all models and vent windows vanished from four door and station wagon models. All Torinos had DirectAire ventilation as standard equipment. The Torino incorporated new safety features for 1972, including new flush mount door handles and side door guard rails.
The number of models was reduced from 14 models in 1971 to 9 in 1972. The convertible was discontinued, and the 4 door hardtops and sedans were replaced with 4 door pillared hardtops. This was Ford\'s term for 4 door sedans with frameless door glass. All other body styles remained, including the fastback, which Ford continued to dub SportsRoof. Torino remained the base series, but the mid-level Torino 500 was renamed Gran Torino. The Torino Brougham was reduced to an option package for the Gran Torino, and Torino GT became Gran Torino Sport. The Torino and Gran Torino were available as a 2 door hardtop and a 4 door sedan; the Gran Torino Sport was available as a 2 door hardtop and SportsRoof. The station wagon line up consisted of three models: Torino, Gran Torino, and Gran Torino Squire. The Cobra model was discontinued as the Torino line was refocused toward luxury and de emphasized performance. This 1972 Ford Gran Torino with 38,000 original miles, second owner, it has the original 351 winzor. sat in a garage since the early 1980s. replaced the upper and lower radiator hoses, did a full tune up and rebuilt the original carb, other than that all i have done is clean it up. it looks amazing and runs and drives |
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