1976 Ford Elite sold for scrap

This is a cool ride, would be nice to see this one running down the road again. I believe this was built on the Ford Torino platform but with more luxuries.

[g]

Growing up, when I was in the Big Brothers program, my big brother rep had one just like this...same color as this one...i've always wanted one, also😎

[TheJeffShadowShow]

At Southwest Leasing I had to park a 1976 Elite that came off lease. The carburetor caught fire as I parked it in the storage lot. I just opened the hood and extinguished the flames with a Pendleton shirt! I miss that shirt, and both were made in the U.S.A.

[drippinglass]

Converters started in ‘75. Competition was Monte Carlo.

[theawakening]

Definitely something worth starting a rebuild on. What would it take to get that out of the yard?

[sadie]

Nice, not sought after, but needs to be saved. Ford and the Chrysler Cordoba were chasing the Chevy Monte Carlo.

[badvinyl]

Same as Mercury cougar xr7 from same year..

[AMT]

Car is a DSO (District sales office) 22 which is Charlotte. Assembly was Chicago 4/76 this car is about 6 mo older than me LOL!

[markbrookes]

That car is 100% restorable! It was on the Grand Torino body styling and had same tail lights.

[billymcmanus]

It has a tilt steering wheel also. Push turn signal stalk towards the gauges

[rayinpau.s.a.]

These were the replacement of the Ford Gran Torino . My Dad bought this exact car in 76 . Had a 351 Cleveland in it !

[Thegt]

You know how rare it is to see a center console shifter & bucket seats for this car? My father ordered a brand new elite in 76 red with black interior with a floor shifter. One that same color interior exterior with the floor shift ever only my dad’s.

[michaelcoffman]

I drove one, red, white vinyl top. Full gauge cluster. 351 Windsor. Miss that car. Split bench seat

[resetsetmefree]

6:42 no uncles just ants

(Lol first comment....still not bad for something found in the woods....)

[mattlauer]

I had one of these in high school in 78

[ernielaw]

When the Elite came out in 1974 it bore the name Gran Torino Elite. For '75 & '76 the Elite became a stand alone name.

[ML-fdih]

Tom Selleck was the guy in the commercial for this model

[davidlindsey]

Not just the torino also the thundbird plus the LTD

[googleusergp]

No, these competed more than likely with GM A body cars more than anything, but they were a failure of sorts as GM kept those cars going and the Elite died after only a few years. Yes, similar to the Ford Torino.

We got the VIN, we win: 6 for 1976 model year, G for Chicago, IL assembly, 21 for Ford Elite, S for 400 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Chicago, IL plant still operates today. The 400 V8 was an emission engine and was a sloppy runner. The Motorcraft two barrel used was awful and many were tossed out in favor of aftermarket replacements. The 400 V8 was always a two barrel in these iterations.

We got the tag, we can brag: 65H for Ford Elite, 46 for Dark Jade exterior paint, GR for Full Odense (G) Jade (R) vinyl top, F2A for Green and white bucket seat interior trim, U for C-6 automatic transmission, 2 for 2.75:1 rear axle ratio, non-locking, and 22 for Charlotte, NC sales district.

These era Fords were sloppy all around: They ran sloppy, handled sloppy, had sloppy quality control, shifted sloppy and were overall a sign of everything wrong with the American automotive industry in the 1970s. Not that the other Big 3 were stellar, but Ford was among the worst with Chrysler and AMC leading up the rear.

[nickfortunato]

Very cool options... unfortunately the roof is probably like swiss cheese 😪

[gustavogomez]

How we can get in contact ?
i want to buy you some parts