She`s finally home!!!

Today was finally the day to go and get my new (to me) 72 Gran Torino!!! I took a few pics on my cell phone and if anyone would be willing to post them for me Ill send them off to you. Shes a pretty clean car (unless you include all the AZ dust), got almost all the origional trim on her and what isnt there I either already have replacements for or it doesnt really matter, like those pieces of trim that go across the rear valance (missing one of them so the other one will come off too). The interior is pretty chewed up but alot of that will be mix and match pieces and look pretty slick once its done as well. Im really happy about finding an actual "sport" formal roof car and am amazed at the difference in suspension components from my first 72 Torino (build date 10/71) amd this new one (build date 5/72). On top of that Ive got a new GF that gets why I love these cars, I think she may be a keeper too :p

Get a photobucket account and post away. I think there is a sticky. We demand pics !!

If you get the pictures on Photobucket post some pictures on here.

Later Mark.

I do have a photobucket I just dont have access to a real computer so getting the pics up is a little difficult, lol.

Congrats on the car!

Thanks again schmitty! It was a pretty "interesting" ride getting her home, every little bump in the road had that trailer bouncing all over the place! Now Ive gotta get that 72 Tbird home so I can pull the 429 out and part out the rest of it out. Also got a new job as a pharmacy tech (about time too) so Ill be able to step up the build rate on this project.

cool car. if we dont save them our government will make sure they get disposed of.

Ya I keep hoping to find some good "fish mouth" parts at the local yards but the usual "We crushed a coupole of those just the other day" story keeps poping up. I hate this chevy town I live in but at least I can pick up the good Ford stuff up on the cheap when I do manage to find it.

Hey thanks for the pictures,it looks pretty solid and the chrome looks like it will clean up nice.Did it come from the factory with the 429 if so it might be kind of rare.

Later Mark.

As much as I wish it were an origional "N" code car its only an "F" code 302/c4/9" car, but that doesnt matter since Im building it the way I want it, ie: beefed up 429/t56/3.50 gear 9".

I love those '72 Torino's!! I was looking for one but they are going for a big $$ now. Only one year too

Should be a nice ride!!

Bill

Ya theyre hard to find and about half the people that have one think theyre super valuable and the other half sell them for pennies to the dollar. I hope to eventually have a 72 sport roof, 72 4 door, 72 station wagon, 72 ranchero, and maby if Im lucky a 79 ranchero with a 72 Montiego GT front end swap.

Yeah i re read your post and seen the 429 was out of a T-Bird.Did those cars come with 8" or 9" rear ends when they came with 302's?

Thanks Mark.

the early 72s came with the 8" but mid production they changed it to 9" for all of them, even the "L" code I6. I have one of the early 72s out at my parents plave with the 8" and 3.25 trac-lok gears. Its top speed was 92 mph, but it hit that 92 mark in a hurry.

Cool car. I always liked that year front end.

torkair wrote:Ya I keep hoping to find some good "fish mouth" parts at the local yards but the usual "We crushed a coupole of those just the other day" story keeps poping up. I hate this chevy town I live in but at least I can pick up the good Ford stuff up on the cheap when I do manage to find it.

What parts are you looking for? I have a small incomplete collection of "driver quality" 72 parts I was going to replace on a 73 Ranchero... although I would like to see them all go away at once.

longroofracer wrote:

torkair wrote:Ya I keep hoping to find some good "fish mouth" parts at the local yards but the usual "We crushed a coupole of those just the other day" story keeps poping up. I hate this chevy town I live in but at least I can pick up the good Ford stuff up on the cheap when I do manage to find it.

What parts are you looking for? I have a small incomplete collection of "driver quality" 72 parts I was going to replace on a 73 Ranchero... although I would like to see them all go away at once.

just parts in general most of the local yards dont keep any old iron around and just crush away like its no big deal. I would be really happy to get my hands on the piece of chrome trim that goes around the grill that isnt all dented or otherwise messed up, also looking to get a trans tunnel hump but I think Ive got one nailed down already