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1969 Ford Torino Cobra 428 CJ Ram Air 4-Speed Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 298



It was all about racing when this one hit the streets. Ford did well in the ’68 NASCAR season with Dave Pearson driving a Torino, and the sleek Cobra was back …
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38 Replies to “1969 Ford Torino Cobra 428 CJ Ram Air 4-Speed Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 298”

  2. I loved this car. I had a 390 4V GT. C6, 9" Detroit locker. Ford rated it at 335 hp. I changed the cam, put an Edelbrock tarantula Aluminum Intake, Hooker headers and 4.5" side pipes on it. It was 410 rear wheel hp on the dyno. It was white with a C stripe, red interior, bucket seats, t handle shifter with rear window louver and chin spoiler. This was a badass car. I ran away from many Camaro's, Chargers, Challengers and Chevells. I wish I had this car back.

  5. Yeah, that 'one wheel peel' would be embarrassing. That would need changing.
    Add a modern aftermarket overdrive to that 4-speed (calls for new shorter driveshaft.) and you can run 4:11 gears in that rear end. That'll slow down those RPMs on the highway and add extra push on the starting line.
    Funny, I read people bitching here about changing from stock and that'll ruin the car and it's value. Wake-up people, all mechanical changes CAN be reversed and returned to original as long as your not hacking and cutting metal. Just keep the old parts.

  6. Wow Ford makes one of the best rear differentials in the nine inch. And then fills it with an opened end not any type of posi unit. With a standard transmission it must have been pretty challenging getting this car to launch.

  11. I had a 69 351 M-Code car. The one thing no one ever mentions is how good these things handled in their day. Super easy to drive hard. Very forgiving with great high-speed manners.

  14. What a beauty! In my TOP 10 of MCOTW! As classic Mustang prices soar, these Torino's offer the same fun and styling at a fraction of the price.

  22. The 70 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429 SCJ Drag Pack is probably my favorite of all the Ford muscle cars, besides the ultra rare and super expensive 1966-67 R-Code 427 Fairlane

  24. My 428 is 30 over and when purchased the car it had factory heads, cam and carb and made 450 hp and a tick over 500 ft lbs on an engine dyno…….. I’d say the were right around 400 hp and at least 470 ft lbs on stock form.

  33. That is one sweet car and is a more-practical Muscle Car in that they thought of just driving it [on the highway] as a regular vehicle too. My step-dad had a Torino with a 351 in it. I sure miss that car. Somebody hit it and knocked it over an embankment and that was the end of it.

  37. To all the people commenting on the open diff…here we go. Although the Jets were a performance car, they were sold as daily drivers until you got into the 3.91-4.30 ratio packages. If you have ever driven an overpowered car on F70 bias plies in the rain or snow, you know the side-to-side antics are no fun at all. Making a non-locker standard was undoubtedly a liability decision by Ford, and probably a good one at that.
    The vast majority of these were ordered by the dealer for lot inventory, so you can't "blame" original owners. Plus, the dealer could make a few bucks on parts and labor for buyers who wanted a swap. Simple and common.

  38. Kevin was misinformed by somebody about the gas cap. The piece in the center of the rear taillight panel is just an emblem. Unbolts from the inside. The actual gas cap is behind the flip-down license plate.

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