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LOT #1280 - 1970 TORINO GT 429 SCJ - NO RESERVE
STRIKING

POWER

THIS 429 SUPER COBRA JET 1970
TORINO GT PACKS A BIG PUNCH

Ford’s Total Performance mindset was on full display as
a new decade dawned in 1970. In the Mustang lineup
alone, a stroll through a Ford dealer’s lot would have
speed-minded buyers choosing from among Boss 302,
Boss 429, Mach 1, GT or Shelby Mustangs. For those in
need of a larger car and wanting fresh, utterly distinct
styling, a savvy salesman would have guided customers comfort and sporty features. The GT SportsRoof was set
to Ford’s intermediate Torino line, where multiple apart with a honeycomb taillight applique, black decklid
performance choices awaited. If a buyer was really lucky, appliques, color-keyed racing mirrors, GT identification,
the dealership would have had a car on the lot like this rocker moldings and a tinted glass backlite. Even in an
Calypso Coral 1970 Torino GT 429 SCJ (Lot #1280) era known for eye-grabbing muscle car graphics, the
that will be offered with No Reserve at Barrett-Jackson’s Torino GT’s optional Laser Stripe, with its reflective tape
Scottsdale Auction January 22-30. and graduated color, stood out from the crowd.

The Torino was completely restyled for 1970, with sleeker Ford built large numbers of Torino GTs, but most were
lines and revised engine choices underhood. The 385-series powered by smaller V8s with 2-barrel carburetors. Only
big-block 429 V8 was a new addition to the Torino lineup, 241 GTs were equipped with the top-of-the-line 429 SCJ,
replacing the FE-series 390 and 428 cubic-inch V8s used like the car featured here. To get the Super Cobra Jet, the
in 1969. The 429 was available in three states of tune, with car had to be optioned with the Drag Pack, either with
the 375hp Super Cobra Jet at the top of the hierarchy. 3.91 Traction-Lok rear end or 4.30 Detroit Locker no-
The GT model was the ideal home for one of the spin differential. That option triggered installation of the
bruising 429 engines thanks to its combination of 429 SCJ, which was strengthened with four-bolt main

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