1970 Torino Cobra—Real Deal 429 Super Cobra Jet!

We check out genuine '70 Super Cobra Jet Torino Cobra, then take it for a spin.

[tommyboy]

I worked in a tune up shop in 1978 to 1980, that motor was the most powerful ever on the dyno of all the cars that came thru the shop.

[barrylippard]

What a beautiful Torino! Looks fast sitting still!

[mechanknuckle]

This Cobra is AMAZING! When I was 17 years old in the 80's-- THIS was exactly what I wanted my `70 Torino GT to look like. The '70 in black is the pinnacle of bad-ass colors for that body. I've owned 7 `70-`71 Torinos/Cobras and a couple of `68-69 Cyclones with my current Torino with a 460. The looks of Torinos seem to be very love/hate polarizing. I wish I would have kept all of mine. as they would certainly be worth some bucks today. This SCJ is just spectacular.

[ricksidenstricker]

Stellar Torino Cobra. My favorite body style. When I was in grade school our neighbors bought a new 70 Torino GT in bright orange with the laser stripes. I became friends with their son Scott, his dad would regularly drive us to school in it. His dad was a leadfoot and would pass the school bus on the stretch of highway between our houses and the school...lol....nobody ever got "hung" about it....the 60's and 70's were a great time to be alive.

[Loulovesspeed]

A college acquaintance of mine had a beautiful yellow w/black interior 70 Torino Cobra 429 SCJ with a 4 spd., drag pack and a 4:30 diff. His father owned a Ford dealership in Albany NY and he was given a new Ford of his choice each year! With its chrome steel wheels and shaker scoop, this car was stunning to see coming down the road and was a real hoot to drive. I had just enough knowledge of cars then to be dangerous. While on the highway I was doing around 70mph and my friend said "punch it." Not realizing the effect of the 4:30 rear end, I dropped it down to 3rd and nailed it, lighting up the rears instantly in doing so - scared the crap out of me, but gave me a big thrill at the same time! He had no problem wasting 440 Mopars and 396 Chevelles and I loved riding with him searching for some lead foot that thought he had a fast car. Great memories!

[robertdavis]

I'm basically a Chevy guy, but I give credit where it's due. This is my favorite Torino body style, and this particular one is mouth watering. Beautiful ride, and beautiful workmanship.

[kimmergonzales]

I'm also an old school Chevy guy, but the 429 Corbra Jet, was no

[victorharder]

I had a 70 SCJ in 70, ordered from the factory; no power steering, no power brakes. But did have buckets and consul. Had 3:91 gears and 4-spd. Shaker and was Orange in color. Soon as warranty was off cut the belt off that ran the smog junk, was told it sucked up about 7hp, don't know if that was true, but why take the chance, lol!
Same old story sold it to get married, still have the same wife, so turned out great. The 375hp was very under rated by Ford! It was well into the 400+hp range. Upset a lot of chevy and mopar fans street racing.

[robertstewart]

Back in 75 my friend Kenny Reeves had a yellow 71 J code Cobra Torino with the most Wickedest shifting C6 I've ever seen ! One day he gave me I ride that I would NEVER forget ! His Torino was a bench seat column shift car. The only after market bolt ons were a sun super tach, and a set of Anson ground grabber traction bars and a set of L-60-14"s on the stock rims. Still sporting the stock Quadra jet and stock CJ exhaust. It was Me and Kenny and his sister Cindy sitting in the front seat as they were giving me a ride home that day. I couldn't help but noticed we were sitting at a stop sign way to long with no traffic. Then all of a sudden Kenny punches it. The car pitches sideways and takes off. The back tires let out a loud belch shifting into second and before I know it were coming up on 115 mph. Then the C6 shifted into 3rd and the 120 speedometer was pegged. That was at 5200 rpm. The tach rolled on down to 7200 rpm ! Telephone poles looked like a picket fence ! That 429 CJ pulled HARD to 7200 rpm and did NOT fall off the Cam ! When we came back out of hyper space I asked Kenny, How FREAKING FAST WAS THAT? He simply replied, "Do The Math" 3:54 gears 27.5 in tall tires at 7200 rpm. That was every bit of 160 MPH ! On Bear Valley rd with bias ply Road hugger tires ! To this day, Very Impressive !

[bryanhast]

I’ve got a real 1970 SCJ. Probably the most pure and untouched this world has ever seen.

[c-moneycantrell]

I got a 70 gt and it’s my dream to get mine that nice . These 70-71 torinos are my ultimate favorite muscle car yet they are hardly recognized in the classic muscle car world. That too is why I love them so much. Knowing that there’s a very small chance someone else at a car meet will have another yet never fails to get tons of attention . It’s like the best kept ford secret

[GTX]

I'm a Chevy guy but Ford really did well here. Bumper to bumper this is a TRUE muscle car. I absolutely LOVE this specific grill. Mustang GT's are cool too, but this specific Torino year has that same "it factor" that Mopar's Roadrunner and Cuda has in looks and with what's under the hood. It also looks great in different colors.

[lonnieswafford]

These are special. They look different, sound good and are like hens teeth. I rebuilt a 429 pi for an uncle who put it in his 72' Ranchero and he was leaving rubber on more streets than he wasnt.. Love a big block, throaty Ford. I also love a screaming small block chevy😂 daddy was a ford man all his life and you always follow your hero's. (Daddy did have a 58 Chevy that rocked too) V-8's just stir something in most grounded men....

[jimmeyer]

I TOO AM A CHEVY GUY ... BUT MUST ADMIT THIS CAR CAN DO IT ALL !!!! IT LOOKS GREAT FROM ANY ANGLE AND THE DRAG PACK IS THE PERFECT FINAL TOUCH .... THESE CARS WITH HIDEAWAY HEADLIGHTS IS UNBELIEVABLE Y
BEAUTIFUL .... CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THOSE GREAT LOOKING SEATS
I HOPE WHEN YOU PUT IT AWAY IN ITS GARAGE IT'S GOT A REAL NICE CAR COVER

[fordguy]

Your Cobra is BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 1970 429 SCJ Torino Cobra in 1979 for $600.00! It had the Ram Air hood, top loader 4 speed, and 4:11 N rear. The previous owner had it in boxes! Everything was stripped out of it. Parts were in boxes and engine was completely disassembled. It took 9 months of constant work to put it back together and get it on the road. Original paint was shot so I stripped it down to bare metal (lots of body work as well) and applied a 1980 Olds red...Autumn Maple Firemist Metallic (B8217LM). Color really popped against chrome Cragar SST wheels. Rebuilt the engine back to factory specs except added some small goodies like Cloyes double roller timing chain, Manely valves, etc. I had it on the road 10 years and unfortunately sold it in 1990 when my son was born and we were moving to a new house. Still miss it. Glad to see they're still out there. I'm helping my son with his 68 Mustang Fast back ground up restoration so that's taking some of the sting out of selling the Cobra.

[KensGarage]

That is a really beautiful car. Great job on the restoration!

[marcuscross]

As a muscle-car-loving kid in the late '60s-early '70's, I was all-in with the 'day-glo' colors of the time. It would have never occurred to me that anything non-Neon could be a hot color combo. But here we are, and that gloss black paint with the satin-black hood (and louvers) just knocks me off my feet! Of course, the Torino body style and the hot set-up just completes the magic spell, and makes me yearn for that era all over again!

[bruceayers]

Beautiful Torino. I am currently trying to track down my Father's 68 Torino GT 428, 4 spd fastback from my childhood.

[karlx-]

What a gorgeous Cobra. Very very well restored. I want (need) that PS delete bracket setup!!

[goldysgarage]

It (a 429 cj Torino) was the fastest car in my high school, many moons ago, but it was orange - and looked great!