1971 Ford Torino 500 Spring Edition Pro Touring 56,000 Original Miles 2nd Owner on 2040-cars
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Body Type:U/K
Engine:5.0L 302Cu. In. V8 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Tu-Tone Green
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Torino
Trim: 500
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 56,600
Sub Model: 500 Spring Edition
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Anti-Establish Mint Green
Rare Halo Roof car (Spring Promo model)
I bought this car in the fall of 2008 with the intention of having a classic that would make a suitable daily driver and would have no problem keeping up with traffic, running cool and being dead reliable and getting respectable fuel mileage. This car was the result, and served me well for almost 30,000 miles of daily use in the spring through fall for almost five years.
This particular car spent most of it's life in a garage and was one driven for short trips and in 42 years has never seen a snowflake. It is remarkably solid for a car that was notorious for rust! The torque boxes, floors, wheel houses and cowl area look perfect, and untouched. I went over the car before it was driven daily and replaced all the typical (and still original) wear items. Such upgrades:
power steering flushed
trans fluid and filter and B&M shift kit upgrade
both v-belts replaced
oil pressure sender
temp sender
reman carburetor
valve cover gaskets
HEI distributor upgrade
KYB shocks front and rear
PST front end kit (all ball joints, tie rods, control arms new)
spring perches
all poly-graphite bushings in suspension instead of original rubber
large Addaco front and rear sway bars
1970 Mach I Mustang disc brake kit (was originally manual drum brakes)
rotors, pads, bearings, races, seals
calipers
brake hoses
washer pump
master cylinder and booster upgrade using all OEM parts
power steering pump
all headlamp bulbs
headliner
door seals
trunk seal
quarter window seals
air cleaner
Motorsport wire set
Optima battery and cables
exhaust manifold gaskets
complete factory style exhaust w/Dynomax turbo mufflers
complete repaint January 2012 base coat/clear coat
vinyl top deleted
all chrome and bright work polished and reinstalled
all lenses and trim polished or painted and reinstalled
TST wax coated underside to repel moisture
American Racing 17x9.5 and 17x8 Magnum 500 wheels and Nitto high performance tires (less than 1000 miles on them)
Summit Racing gauge kit
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