Engine Swapped Ford Gran Torino hasn't been driven in 20 years: Will It Run?

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It may be winter in Northern Michigan, but that won't stop Davin and Jeff from trying to resuscitate this 1972 Ford Gran Torino with a 429 Cobra Jet. It's been sitting for years and has definitely seen better days, but that's just the way we like to find them. The only question left is, will it run?
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@nathangrabotin1028 Год назад

You guys should do an episode 2 on this one and make it a driver again!

@joefergerson5243 Год назад

I concur! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

@droppedf100 Год назад

For sure. It’s too cool to sit

@bradbalderson8172 Год назад

I had a 75 and I think there should be another episode on this, I love Gran Torinos.

@robertornelas3786 Год назад

I would love to own that beautiful green machine and make it a good daily driver. 😅

@rogervcp Год назад

We hope that episode

@asp1072 Год назад

Worth to be saved and restored back to life

@monkeybarmonkeyman Год назад

Whats the odds it'll rot into the ground?

@exothermal.sprocket Год назад

I'd say the odds are 100% if it gets neglected.

@shawndickmann8215 Год назад

That car is screaming for some loving. The interior looks mint, rust free!

@clydepodvin5026 Год назад

Would definitely like to see more on this one, a really good candidate for a restoration.

@FordTorino72 Год назад

Fantastic “will it run” video. Thank you for this great content with magnificent cars. This Gran Torino definitely needs to be brought back indoor ASAP.

@CellShotGames Год назад

Hey guys, my grandmother was real appreciative that y’all came out. Hope you guys had fun doing it.

@phukfone8428 Год назад

My very first car was a 71 Gran Torino, 351 Cleveland,, 4 Barrel, 4-speed, dual exhaust. Triple green just like this one. Bring back great memories

@Moosecop32 9 месяцев назад

I've been in love with the 72 Torino since I was 8 years old. I've been looking for just the right one for a few years now. As soon as I get my hands on it, it's never leaving.

@WyoCutlass71 Год назад

Hagerty has become the best source of automotive content on RU-vid

@IvoPoblete Год назад

More of this series and now! Please

@franktyred9195 Год назад

Love this series! You two work really well together, trouble shooting by bouncing ideas off of each other, well done.

@JessicaVanHusen Год назад

I agree!

@georgekozak12 Год назад

Fantastic fun video and great personal backstory. My godfather's son (who I saw infrequently) had a '71 Torino with a 351C and a Hurst 4-speed. I was 13, he was probably 26. He gave me a ride in it, tires smoking and sideways as he made a left hand turn/merge onto a 55 mile an hour road. Made me a car fan for life! By the way, I could feel the cold watching y'all work.

@johnheckler4185 Год назад

I had one like that....Gran Torino Sport, 302 2V Automatic. This brought back memories. Thanks guys!

@lovetocrank Год назад

I did too!

@tanyareckow7205 Год назад

I do love the concept of "Will it run"... one of my favorite series' Davin has been in... I may be biased. Also, .the chemistry between Davin and Jeff is pretty cool... the back and forth that happens naturally.

@JessicaVanHusen Год назад

I’m with you totally. They compliment each other nicely! The laughs are also appreciated 😂

@paulleggett9735 Год назад

Makes me feel cold just watching this

@theglitch99 Год назад

It's spring 80° and yall are making me feel cold!!

@martyi398 Год назад

Thanks for sharing, My cousin had one of these with the 351 Cleveland motor, we used to ride around town on Friday and Saturday nights we actually was pulled over by the police for drag racing with this car, my uncle was pissed to say the least! my cousin was grounded from driving the car after court and $500 in fines for about 6 months, we wasn't laughing then although makes for a good laugh now at family get togethers!

@JessicaVanHusen Год назад

The expertise + the humor + the comradery with Jeff & Davin is PERFECTION! 🥶

@GeekGinger Год назад

That looks exactly like my first car! Right down to the color and vinyl top. Of course I could only dream of a 429. Mine featured a worn out 351W.

@BlackAria1974 Год назад

You guys must please do a series about restoring her. I'm sure her owner who's upstairs would be smiling the whole time.

@NarwahlGaming Год назад

I sold mine in 2015 after I got sick and couldn't do anything with it, anymore. Same color, same(ish) shape. I owned it for 25 years and I miss it, sometimes but, I know it went to a good home.

@joshuagibson2520 Год назад

Got sick?

@NarwahlGaming Год назад

@@joshuagibson2520 genetic chronic illness that requires constant medical attention and frequent surgeries to patch holes and remove necrotic tissue as it develops. As you can imagine, I no longer have the ability to squat, crawl, lever, lift, heave and/or ho.

@michaelreynolds1904 Год назад

What a cool memory for you being a 16 year old in that car!

@MJTbreww Год назад

Just watched the movie Gran Torino not long ago, then this video pops up!

@snoopy5736 Год назад

Awesome movie 🎥

@leedarrow2121 Год назад

It was a miserable day. Fun video. Thanks Davin and Jeff.

@salchristiano6606 Год назад

Even more special when it’s someone you know and love.

@fm9572 Год назад

I had a 1973 LTD 2 DOOR, with a FACTORY 429. I got it for $400 because the person selling it didn't adjust the points properly. My cousin set the points for me, and I laid a single strip about 1/2 block before it finally caught. Loved that car.

@stephenjones1833 Год назад

Good one, again, chaps!

@mrb.5610 Год назад

Boy, just watching you two is making me feel cold !

@davidaustin1875 Год назад

Such memories...winter in Michigan, Wyoming and montana. sitting up under my town wagon after I shoveled the snow .

@ZeGermanHam Год назад

Thank you for reminding me why I left Michigan in 2006. 🙂

@GlenVanHusen-ge5vz Год назад

Davin and Jeff are turning out great episodes on Hagerty’s Will it run. Wish the episodes would continue.

@Lynchfan88 Год назад

The rare find of a '72 Gran Torino with a 429 Cobra Jet! Hope you make a part II and maybe a part III so we can see what if anything you fellas do if you get her running.

@edbrown1080 Год назад

Its not a CJ, they used small plugs and had aluminum valve covers and a Rochester carb

@79tazman Год назад

It would of been easier to fill the vent tubes then to take the top of the carb sometimes with the bowl filled through the tubes will loosen the float up and get the needle valve working again too I have had that happen a bunch of times just by filling the vents

@jamesstaggs4160 Год назад

I can feel the chill in the air and smell the gas on the wind. Been under many a hood during winter doing basically the same thing.

@harold306 Год назад

I was just able to get my 39 buick special on the road. I was pleasently surprised when i got my insurance it is with Hagerty. Pretty cool. Love the videos

@terryeustice5399 Год назад

Nice start men. Enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing! 💯

@ronniebraine9692 Год назад

Great job guys!!

@danielwillliams9669 Год назад

I hope this isn't the end. I want to see more of this particular classic!

@emergingit Год назад

Enjoyed this..! Well done guys. Went as I expected.

@jameslovitt994 Год назад

One of the best looking cars Ford ever built

@dgiorgi1725 Год назад

Will it Run? Of course it will, cause you guy's always make em run. Gas, Combustion and Spark... and a little Snow too. I heard the wind kicking up and I thought wow I don't miss this weather at all. My Fingers felt cold just watching. GREAT JOB and Video Guy's.

@retiredafce3373 Год назад

I would LOVE to have that car!!!

@theguythatcouldfly Год назад

Great stuff guys. Thanks for sharing! It would be satisfying to see the Will it Run episodes end with a short drive, even if it means a longer episode.

@RadioguyJ Год назад

I’m trying to find one of these for my father-in-law. He owned one back in the late 70’s and I know it’s on his bucket list to own another one. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@ctapmgriley Год назад

In 1972 my neighborhood friend's mom drove us to kindergarten in a green '72 Gran Torino with white interior. 302 - 2 barrel.

@waynemccuen8213 Год назад

I had a 73 Gran Torino 4 door. 1st car. 302. Like the 72s much more. Love this vid. Thanks to all of you......

@brentmcmillan646 Год назад

KUDOS to you for that one!!! I’m too cold blooded, I would’ve waited until spring or pushed it inside somewhere. Always happy to see something come back to life!!!

@cheharrison7107 Год назад

Man that needs a loving home, favourite episode so far, least favourite temperature 😅 that made me freeze my ass off just watching. Love the editing too, no dramatic music or cuts, great job guys 🤘

@bobbycuesroadhouse2204 Год назад

Looks like the green Torino in the movie grande Torino with Clint Eastwood?

@gy9969 Год назад

Excellent job guys. It was nice watching you guys get it running again. Although it still needs a lot of work to be road worthy, your job here was to see if it still runs. Am I correct?

@jeremymayer2454 Год назад

We all have that one car that ignited our love for all things with tires and gasoline, some of us have archived it when we moved on to our own rides. Thanks for bringing it back to recollection, and the inevitable smile we can't wipe off our face.

@mraycgz Год назад

My dad had one of these. It was white 1976. He drug it around from place to place as we moved growing up and eventually gave it away to a buddy just to see someone drive it. I was 11 or 12. I’d love to have it now.

@MrGardman Год назад

Had a friend of mine that bought one of these new. I was never a Ford man, but they had great lines and easy to work on.

@carolnelson9269 Год назад

Plugs look like 18 mm plugs. Not a CJ/SCJ. CJ heads had big valves which required 14 mm plugs. If it is a 429 powered car it is still a rare find.

@jomatthews8776 Год назад

Tim would be so happy, nice job guys!

@dennisd4452 Год назад

My favorite year of the only year of this body style. Gorgeous !

@shawnbroyles8274 Год назад

I had a 1968 Thunderbird with 429 thunderjet owner's manual stated 100 octane minimum great engine lots of torque!

@ralphhudson6988 6 месяцев назад

Owned a 72 Gran Torino in high school late 70s. I loved that car original 351. Had to replace the water pump. Went to chevys after that experience.

@bigc6310 Год назад

Very cool car, '72s are unique!

@roaddog7542 Год назад

Dad bought a dark blue Torino new in 72'. Drove it for my high school prom in 76'. Michigan winters finally destroyed it. 🙁

@anarchyordie756 Год назад

Love wrenching in that weather

@chrisrye9128 Год назад

Great episode!

@mwhitelaw8569 Год назад

Just happy it'll get some help She's a keeper fellas

@danziger69 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful car! I had a regular 1972 Torino back in the day.

@TheKeymaster316 Год назад

We need an update of this car. Someone needs to get his jewel back on the road!

@garlandhenry6792 Год назад

Another great video - - - love to watch yal’s adventures

@user-bs8cd3um3u 5 месяцев назад

The 72 Torino was a one year body style. It is one of the coolest most overlooked muscle cars.

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur Год назад

Those cars are such an outragious design. Glorious. Glad to see one back on the road. The station wagons of that year are the most outragious cars I have ever seen.

@ravenrage9541 Год назад

My favorite Ford. I owned a ‘72 sport when I was 17. The sport model had high back bucket seats.

@ercost60 7 месяцев назад

Davin IS Hagerty. Rock on!

@clementducrot8404 Год назад

Nice work ! Could you bring back the engine rebuild series with the cars you brought back to life? That would be awesome truly !

@wm8728 Год назад

I rebuilt that exact carb last summer on a 1970 Gran Torino with the 351 Cleveland! I could do it again, I love rebuilding old carbs.

@wm8728 Год назад

BTW, its a Motorcraft 1200 carb.

@Mg427212 Год назад

Fantastic video and keep up the will it run video's

@adventureswithedna Год назад

We're in the south. South Carolina in fact. All our videos are fairly local to both SC and NC

@joel1964. 9 месяцев назад

Can't wait for part 2.

@ujmrider 22 дня назад

When pouring fuel from a bottle directly into the carb, you gotta say - That's waaay too much. Perfect!

@pacifiedherbicide Год назад

Damn, Jeff's eyes really lit up when it fired off. Great to see.

@gdworkshop Год назад

Great job fellas. Be nice to get that car in the workshop. I like the quality of your work.

@BillyBob-uc9zp Год назад

She's a keeper! ❤️

@davidvincent2nd757 7 месяцев назад

My grandmother took me to high school many times in one that looked like this . After this she got a Gran Torino Elite I felt like we were in luxury. All that room and leather.

@MrMrdlegend Год назад

I had a red 72 sport fastback with 351C 2bbl. I also was given a 72 4dr with the same 351C in green that sat for quite a few years as well. Got it running and drove it to college. I had one of those foam air cleaners that I soon ditched after it the foam melted and almost caused a fire

@johnwarren2420 Год назад

I had a new 1973 Grand Toronto Sport white with blue vinyl roof 351 Cleveland cost $4400 from Ed Martin Ford on Shadeland Av in Indianapolis by dad worked for Ford so my have got employee cost so long ago I don't remember I was 16 and it was a great car had it till 1979 when I got a new 1979 LTD2 same basic interior as the 1973 lol

@poolfixerdude Год назад

Damn I'd love to have that car. I'm a 1972 model myself, Fords are my thing and that green just seals the deal.

@sinisasavic8881 Год назад

You are great, greetings from Serbia 😊

@Axr24have Год назад

Beautiful car boys.

@mandiharjala1161 Год назад

My husband is from Houghton, actually Chassell, actually Tapiola.... That was great!

@reckowracing3342 Год назад

I went to school in Houghton, Lived in Chassel and had a few Beast Lights from Karviakko's with my buddy Gary in Tapiola!!!

@thomasalexander8420 Год назад

Hey I'm in southwest GA love that Torino

@bishopofrustyiron3101 Год назад

That was cool, would love to see you try to see if it can move too hehe.

@scottjones1497 7 месяцев назад

Out of all the cars out there, that’s the one I want. Friend has a 72 GT Torino with a 4V Cleveland 56000 actual miles rotting in his back yard

@johnhayes9437 Год назад

We had one as a family car when I was young, but dang things are possessed the fuel pedals used to go to the floor by themselves

@JOHNKESSLER88 Год назад

NOT a 429 cobra jet,the CJ and SCJ have finned aluminum valve covers and D00E-R heads.The intake in the CJ is a spread bore with a GM carb while the SCJ is a square bore with a Holley carb. That appears to be a regular 429 with a Ford 4300 (junk) they run much better with an earlier 4100 or even a 2100 like the 1970 429 2V. The 429 "Thunderjet" is the basic 429 that was in the thunderbirds from 68-71 with the high compression heads.

@erictate8986 Год назад

I like to see a follow up on this car like a part 2 guys 😃😃🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪👍👍👍👍

@petebellanca4589 Год назад

I have a cyclone spoiler with a 429gj that is not a cj, if it was it would have a quadrajet carb

@scottimusgarrett15 Год назад

Geez, Davin and Jeff, I hope y'all got misery pay for having to work on that frozen lump! I always hated working on engines in the cold...It makes a good knuckle rap even worse! Thanks, guys, for breathing new life into an old dog! ✌️❤️🇨🇦🙂

@dougjones9493 Год назад

Use an gas oil mixture down carb for first start to help lube cylinders

@trevorensrud8317 Год назад

Sweet cougar in backround!!

@brickhead_07 Год назад

Second episode of the 58 Ford pls! I wanna see it driving!

@danjohnston3422 Год назад

So goes all flesh. Life is a constant battle against entropy, and having been neglected, this once mighty thing has begun it's journey back to randomness. Thanks for putting some effort in. Hopefully she finds a loving home again and the inevitable decline can be put off again for another fifty years.