Torino Talladegas....was: Re: [Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale

[Carl Prochilo]

NP here.  The show was wrong then.
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, August 22, 2004 5:04 pm, George Fourchy said:
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:25:33 -0400, SVTSHO \(Bill Byrer\) wrote:
>
>>The Talladega as a race car had the Boss 429, the street version had a
>> 351.
>>A regular street Torino could be ordered with a non-Boss 429.
>
> Not that it's a big deal, but this came from the internet....third item
> from the top
> on a google search for "torino talladega".  Notice the engine and tranny
> it came
> with......
>
> Now I'm REALLY mad I didn't get one back then.......$3500 bucks....that
> was cheaper
> than the Boss's sticker.  And I woulda left
> stock!!
>
> .....................................................................................
> .
> Car review on FORD TORINO TALLADEGA
>
> The late 1960s held some of the fiercest NASCAR battles, with Ford and
> Chrysler
> slugging it out. In response to the Dodge Charger 500, Ford came up with
> the Torino
> Talladega which did well in this debut year with 30 wins. The car was
> based on the
> Fairlane Torino which appeared in 1968. Underneath it used a double
> wishbone front
> and a leaf spring rear, though the back had staggered shocks to prevent
> wheel hop.
> All Talladegas came with the 428 ci (7-litre) Cobra Jet big-block V8
> engine, rated
> at 335 bhp (250 kW), even though output was close to 450 bhp (336 kW). The
> motor had
> 10.6:1 compression, a steel crank, stronger con rods and a 735 cfm Holley
> carb. The
> suspension used stiffer springs and shocks plus a thicker anti-roll bar up
> front,
> while at the rear a Traction Lok diff and 3.25:1 gears were stock. For
> aerodynamics
> the nose was stretched by 5 inches (127 mm) and tapered.
> FORD TORINO TALLADEGA
>
> SPECIFICATIONS
> TOP SPEED
> 130 mph (208 km/h)
> 0-60 mph (0-96 KM/H)
> 5.8 sec
> ENGINE TYPE
> V8
> DISPLACEMENT
> 428 ci (7,013 cc)
> TRANSMISSION
> 4-speed manual
> MAXIMUM POWER
> 335 bhp (250 kW) @ 5,200 rpm
> MAXIMUM TORQUE
> 440 lb ft (596 Nm) @ 3,400 rpm
> WEIGHT
> 3,5361 lb (1,607 kg)
> ECONOMY
> 14 mpg (4.96 km/l)
>
> ...................................
>
> George
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