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1972 Ford Ranchero Gt 351c Cobrajet on 2040-cars

Year:1972 Mileage:86000
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Valencia, California, United States

Valencia, California, United States
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1972 Ranchero GT

351 CobraJet ('Q' Code car)

Frame-up Restoration

I really hate to sell this car.  If it wasn’t for the opportunity to buy a very special car from my brother, I wouldn’t be selling it.  I currently have six cars and I may need to sell two of them to get enough cash for the car I want to buy.

Selling this car means taking a loss.   I’ve got a lot of time (800+ hrs) and money ($30,000+) invested in the restoration of this car. I’ve kept all the receipts (see picture of paperwork folder). The car is mostly original other than the colors (inside and out) and a lot of powder coating underneath, including the frame.  I also had a very nice spray-in bed liner put in so I could occasionally use the car as a utility vehicle, like hauling a Christmas tree.

There’s hardly a nut or bolt on the car that wasn’t replaced or re-plated during the restoration.  I am very detail oriented and tried to deal with every little detail, every nut-n-bolt, all wiring connections,  all the rubber, etc.  I took nearly a hundred pictures during the whole project.  I’ve included a few pictures from the restoration to try to show the level of detail, such as the steering column taken COMPLETELY apart and every part restored.  I’ve restored several cars and I’m currently  restoring a ‘70s British sports car (a Jensen Healey).

The engine was rebuilt by a local speed shop called Hawaii Racing (they‘re on the web). I didn’t have them upgrade the engine for speed, since that usually means giving up some engine vacuum.  Lots of things on the car need that vacuum.  Instead, they put in a better cam.  I also had the engine (carburetor) dyno-tuned.  The carburetor is a Holley Street Avenger (670 cfm) and topped it off with a K&N air filter.  This is a some-what rare engine, the CobraJet version of the 351 Cleveland.  It has an aluminum intake manifold and a “four-bolt main“.  The C6 transmission was also rebuilt, as well as, the A/C compressor.

The car also has the factory tow package which consists of a rear sway bar, trailer wiring, and a trailer hitch.  I’ve replaced the bolt-on trailer hitch with a much nicer welded-on class III hitch (before I had the frame powder coated). In addition, I’ve put on adjustable air shocks in the rear to level the load.

I decided not to restore the car to be completely original since I already had another car that was completely original.  I get a lot of complements on this car every time I take it out.  

I restored the car to show quality and I have gotten a couple of trophies over the last several years.  I’ve only put 12,000 miles on the car since I finished the restoration in 2003.  As such, there are a few minor imperfections in the paint now thanks to a pebble or two on the highway.

The stereo is made by Custom Autosound and has a cassette player with a 6 CD changer under the drivers seat with two speakers in the doors and two behind the seats.

I also put in an alarm system that also controls the power door locks and I’ve tinted the windows.  The 16” rims are from Ultra Wheels.  They were also sold under the Edelbrock name for a few years.

The car came with air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, and power windows.  The air conditioning system has been converted to R-134.

I also now have a couple of Marti reports on the car which I can provide upon request (to serious bidders).

Regarding the terms of the sale; I will need a $500 deposit within two days of the purchase and the reminder via a wirer transfer before I will sign over the title.

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