Originally Posted by
scotjonscot
That Mach 1 has been one of my dream cars for some some time. I picked up a '72 Gran Torino Sport for $750 a few years back, body not the best, but a really nice motor. Warmed 351 cleveland 4 barrel, hooker headers, Hurst shifter(4speed!) and some HUGE BF Goodrich radial TA's out back and a few other goodies I'm forgetting. Drag racing my (then)wife in her '69 Toronado(w/454!) was a tire melting blast.(I always won, she could never get enough traction) Very obnoxious, very fun.
Good luck with the resto!
Jay Leno hot rodded the crap out of a Tornado, I think he said it can reach 200mph and quarter miles in 11 seconds, but I would have to research it more to make sure.
I never was a huge fan of Mustangs or Camaros, why? It wasn't because I didn't like them, but growing up they were like Toyota's...everyone had one, I always wanted the odd ball car that fewer people owned.