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Every Ford Torino Twister Special left the assembly line with the new-for-1970 429 Cobra Jet big-block V8, a shaker hood, a Vermillion red paint job, black interior, and steel wheels. This particular Twister Special Torino is one of less than 30 made with a four-speed manual transmission. With 370 horsepower, this Torino was a quarter-mile.

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1970 Ford Torino Cobra "Twister Special." Photo courtesy Peach Auction Sales. Ford Total Performance enthusiasts in the South will have an opportunity to vie for a piece of Blue Oval rarity when Peach Auction Sales offers a 1970 Ford Torino Cobra "Twister Special" this weekend.

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In Detroit, Ford's Special Promotion Division was approached by the President of American Raceway's, Inc. (ARI), a close personal friend of "Bunkie" Knudsen, Ford's president. He requested pace cars for use at five of his existing or planned race tracks. Ten 1970 Mustangs were built. Five Mach 1's and five convertibles.

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The Ford Torino Twister Special is an exceedingly rare car, just 90 were ever built and only 29 are now accounted for in the Torino Twister Registry.

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This rare 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special sold for $110,000 at the 2023 Mecum Kissimmee auction.. Evaluation: Represented as one of 90 Torino Twister Specials built for 1970, and one of 30 4-speeds. Almost totally original other than one muffler, some seals, the trunk mat, the fuel tank, and the master cylinder..

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Editor's note: Mike Herman wrote us on August 10, 2016 to inform us that the drag car pictured above is his car. This was in the September 1984 issue of 'Ford Enthusiast' magazine. The above image was Terry Fritts' 1970 Mach 1 Twister Special when it was on the cover in 1985.he has since sold it to a collector in Florida. Picture Credit.

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1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429 Cobra Jet 4-Speed. $85,970. SOLD. · Mar 24, 2023 · Bring a Trailer. 27,000 mi · Manual · LHD · Original & Highly Original. Guadalupe County, TX, USA.

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Bottom Line: This Torino is more obscure than the Kansas City-themed Mustang that sold one lot later, but it's a very rare and fast piece of Ford muscle made more interesting by its Twister Special graphics. And like the Mustang, it brought a similarly massive price at no reserve that should leave the seller thrilled. by Andrew Newton

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The Blue Oval created the 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special as a special thank you to its Kansas City area dealerships for buying some specialty Mustangs. As the story goes, the automaker asked local dealers to consider picking up 100 units of Mach 1 Mustangs ordered by a racing company headed for bankruptcy.

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The Torino Cobra was the top sport-level trim, slotting in above the Torino GT. It was available as a two-door Sportsroof fastback only. The dealers in Ford's Kansas City sales district were selling a limited edition Twister Special of the Mustang for 1970. Only 96 were ordered. Alongside those, the dealers opted to outfit 90 Torinos with a.

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Rare 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special Is a Mustang Brother From the Same Mother Published: 28 Dec 2020, 14:41 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu People living in Kansas in the late 1960s were treated to a.

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This Torino Twister Special is a car that is going to require some homework by potential buyers in a bid to confirm the owner's claims regarding surviving examples.

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The genesis of the Torino Twister Special can be traced back to 1969, when Ford approached its Kansas City Sales District dealerships to promote the 100 examples of the Mustang Mach 1 ordered by.

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The Mustang and Torino Twister Special cars debuted for the Total Performance Day at the Kansas City, MO district sales office on November 7, 1969. View Photos 2018 - A photo submitted to us by Craig Prouty shows the cars from a different angle. Professional touchups by reddit's /u/marked_blue.

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Home Vehicles Ford 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special PHOTO CREDIT: Mecum 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special VIN: Status SOLD · $236,500 · Jan 15, 2021 Location Kissimmee, FL, USA Odometer Total Mileage Unknown Driver Side Left Hand Drive Sold for $236,500 This 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special sold 2 years ago.

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