"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
08/10/2015 at 22:34 • Filed to: Rest In Peace, Nascar, Torino
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"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
08/10/2015 at 22:34 • Filed to: Rest In Peace, Nascar, Torino | 6
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This guy won the Daytona 500 in 1974, Ford Driver, Charger Daytona Driver, 4 time Talladega winner. Dead at 74.
RIP
Blondude
> Cherry_man1
08/10/2015 at 22:52 |
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From the FP post:
lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
08/10/2015 at 23:03 |
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And by all the accounts I’ve read a really nice man.
Your picture real hits me in the feels since my first car was a ‘72 Gran Torino. That picture has me wondering if maybe I could find another one.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
08/10/2015 at 23:07 |
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I own a 1973 Gran Torino Sport Q-Code and another Guy on here The Paxtonmobile just got one as well. There is a site, GranTorinoSport.org is where you should look for one we have a few for sale!
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
08/10/2015 at 23:15 |
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This time it would definitely be a Sport with the fastback and no vinyl roof. I’d also skip the puke green exterior and dark green interior. The one I had as a kid was born with a 351W which was dead when it was given to me and I put a 400M out of a later station wagon in it. It was good enough for a 16 year old kid but now I’d be wanting to put a full bore 429 in that big engine bay.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
08/10/2015 at 23:31 |
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I would Personally go with a 351C CJ because it just fits right no cutting. Also makes a good amount of HP. Have you seen mine and my buddys 1973s?
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
08/10/2015 at 23:40 |
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I have! They are very sharp looking. I’m not sure why the cutting would be necessary since the 429 was an option? You’re right though that sticking with the Cleveland is a lot less work if the car was a small block car to start with. The weirdest thing about my car was that though it was ordered new with the 2-barrel 351W it had a C6 automatic in it. That transmission would have lasted forever behind that motor.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
08/10/2015 at 23:44 |
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Maybe there were plans for the motor? Also there is a bit of modifying if you don't get a og 429 car like battery and other things like motor mounts and such cause just about all of those cars were small block cars but dang were they peppy
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
08/10/2015 at 23:50 |
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True enough. Even a smogged out torque motor like the 400 was peppy enough when all of the emission stuff (no cats in ‘72!) was removed and an intake, carb and headers put on it.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
08/11/2015 at 00:01 |
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Ya, my 1973 doesn’t have much real smog stuff, open chambered heads, 3 degree 428CJ retarded cam(Yes it has a factory CJ cam), and a 780CFM 4bbl Spread bore intake good for 266hp!