Photo: Classic Auto Mall
Back in the late 1960s, at a time when all major American carmakers were busy fighting the muscle car wars, the Torino nameplate was born in Ford’s stables nearly unnoticed. It came to be as a natural evolution of the Fairlane higher trim and wasn’t in production as a standalone model for more than eight years.
During that time, some incredible things happened with the Torino. The nameplate gave birth, just like the Mustang, to a Twister Special variant meant exclusively for Kansas, for instance; most importantly, it spawned the Talladega, who’d go on and win 29 races during the 1969 and 1970 NASCAR seasons.
But the lesser Torinos were not far less impressive, and some of them manage to capture the imagination of collectors even today.
The 1968 Torino we have here (that would be from the very first production year) is no Talladega and no Twister Special. It is just a GT, but one that managed to survive all these years in great condition.
The car comes with the original body and no added panels or bling. It’s wrapped in a hue of gold offset by the black stripe that runs the length of the car, twice on each side. The chrome is still where it was when the carmaker fitted it, and the entire rig rides on steel wheels wrapped in Performance GT Grand Prix radial tires.
The interior seems well taken care of as well, with gold and black adorning the seats, door panels, and steering column. No major modifications have been made here either.
The engine, on the other hand, is where more work was performed. The 302ci (4.9-liter) unit, which is controlled through a 3-speed automatic transmission, was rebuilt and gifted with a “mild” camshaft and an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor.
The Torino GT is selling like you see it for $23,900.
But the lesser Torinos were not far less impressive, and some of them manage to capture the imagination of collectors even today.
The 1968 Torino we have here (that would be from the very first production year) is no Talladega and no Twister Special. It is just a GT, but one that managed to survive all these years in great condition.
The car comes with the original body and no added panels or bling. It’s wrapped in a hue of gold offset by the black stripe that runs the length of the car, twice on each side. The chrome is still where it was when the carmaker fitted it, and the entire rig rides on steel wheels wrapped in Performance GT Grand Prix radial tires.
The interior seems well taken care of as well, with gold and black adorning the seats, door panels, and steering column. No major modifications have been made here either.
The engine, on the other hand, is where more work was performed. The 302ci (4.9-liter) unit, which is controlled through a 3-speed automatic transmission, was rebuilt and gifted with a “mild” camshaft and an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor.
The Torino GT is selling like you see it for $23,900.
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