The Last Classic-Era Ford Muscle Car | 351 Cleveland Cobra Jet, 4-Speed 

351C 4v is an absolute beast of an engine. This car is frickin cool.

I started working at Ford Motor Company Atlanta assembly plant in 73..they were in the middle of model change..i saw the last of the 72's go down the line..retired in 06..33 years

Had a 1973 Mach 1 351 Cobja jet. No postraction. Air Shocks with G-60. Ran a 14.01 at the drag strip just spinning one tire. Automatic CAR. This was back in the 70s

A friend recently had a 1972 Torino with the 351CJ and a 4 speed. Had 34k original miles. Car was perfect. I believe he sold it in the mid $30k range.

My Dad bought a '71 Gran Torino Sport with a 351 Cleveland new that he used to flat tow his Super Stock Mustang from 1971 to 1973. It was a really nice car, but by '74 it was so rotted out from the Pennsylvania winters it would not pass inspection. So he bought a new F-150 pickup with a 300-6 and three on the tree, then built a car trailer to haul his then new Super Stock car, a '66 Comet with.

I had a 79 step side ford, put 351c 4vheads c6 trans. Painted it jewel green , lime green wheels and hood scoop. Redid interior, Green tweed seat and door panels. 17 speaker jl stero and 12" sub. Need big stero to help hear music over exhaust. Had 3" pipe 40 series Flowmaster that sounded great. Motor was 30 over and a rv cam. 3000 stall converter in c6. Daily driver in pa. For 10 plus years. When I sold it , it needed a refresh. Guy that bought it blew it up and has been leaving it sit . Loved that truck. Like to find another 1 and redo it. Videos are great keep them coming.

In 1983 my best friend got his drivers license and inherited his Moms station wagon. A 1974 Galaxie 500 Country Squire w/a tow package. It was rare in that it had a 352 FE block , 300hp 4V , engine in it. It was ridiculously fun to pile into and raise hell. We mowed lawns for gas money and if we spotted some used tires sitting around a 'clients' house we would try and get them as part of the payment so we could mount them up in 'Auto Tech" class and fry them til they popped. Reagan was President and gas was a buck a gallon. Good times.

Love the Gran Torino Sport! I had a 72 with the 351 CJ with a C-6. That car hauled ass! I would love to get another one.

People always laugh when they ask me what my dream car would be, and I answer This very year and car right here. I have always loved these cars, they had a great ride, very fast, can handle decent, and you can actually get 4 adults in it comfortably. The beautiful lines are timeless.

He's got a lot of rare Ford's . Thanks Evan , remembering my youth 😎

Man I love to see the 73 GTS getting some love, I've got a 73 GTS Q-Code and I've been trying to help make them shine again

"I've got a 73 Gran Torino Sport 351 Cleveland 4v 4 speed...Are you feeling lucky today Chevy punk" Signed you know who🤠

My '73 is a Montego GT, 429 with A/C, cruise, power windows, buckets/console. The dogginess of the 429 is easily fixable, so I think I'd rather have the bigger engine, given a choice. But I love this Torino. I have a '72 Gran Sport, also with a 429.

My father was crazy about his I do believe 77 Ford Gran Torino station wagon 460 4 barrel. something about that car was very special to him and he misses it to this day.

I had a ‘72 & it was a great car!

I'm a huge Mustang guy, but I'd say the Torino is top 5. Nice example of hidden gem.

I had a 73 GTS and it was repainted black and looked just like this one on the outside. Just not quite this nice. 351C 2v auto. Still loved it and miss it. Sold it to fund a 65 Galaxie build me and Pops have.

I have seen this car at NPD's Silver Springs All-Ford show several times. It is absolutely stunning!!

My very first car Gran Torino Sport 351 Cleveland white blue vinyl top blue interior love that Magnum 500 I went a tad bit wider with some Keystone classics thanks to my dad he gave me two acres of tobacco so I could Buy my first car he was a great tobacco farmer this is dedicated to the memory of Willis Thomas Perkins

Love the early 70's Gran Torinos. On your walk through of the NPD Warehouse with Uncle Tony,I saw a 57 Fairlane that I would love to see you do a feature on.I own a 57 Fairlane (312 cubic inch V8 3 speed on the column)my grandfather bought in 1959 that I hope to get back on the road in the future,it has a factory 2x4 set up that is pretty rare from what research I've done.

Just a beautiful beautiful Trino!!!!

Nice GTS. I had a 76 Ranchero 351m in eighties, very similar body style, think they were was based on the Torino weren't they? Wish I would've kept it. Not a big fan of the m but that could have been fixed. Also had a 66 Galaxie 500 two door hardtop. It had a pooped out 352 in it, so I found a 390 hipo out of a wrecked fairlane gt and put in it. We had a blast with that car! Wish I could find another one.

My dad has a 73 rancho with the same drivetrain all og mint condition... Even fact tires Will look great. Setting next to that one Rick

I purchased a used Mint 73 Torino with the 2-barrel Cleveland in 1982 for $1800. It had 36,000 original miles. Got it from an older guy that bought it new. I was 21 years old. I started working full time and needed something better on gas. I traded it in in near me in 1987 and got $2000 for it and got a 79 Regal with a 301 engine. All black red interior. I kept seeing the Torino at a bar not far from me in the parking lot. I looked at it and it was mine I traded in. I went in the bar and it was the bar owner who bought it. He got it from the dealer I took it to. I asked him how much he paid for it and he said "I got a good deal on it for $6900". I had no idea it was already considered a "Classic Car" !!! I got screwed big time !

That’s a sweet ride!!! Ford did not use “big block” terms for their engine designations. They used series instead for classifying their engine families such as 355 series for one.

351 FAVORITE ENGINE AND A BLACK TORINO LOOKS GREAT IN BLACK

Some of the best stuff on the Tube right here!!

Very rare and cool 73 , love this.

That Torino Sport was built in Canada. Note the bright strip under the rear bumper. I drove a 1972 Torino 351C with 4 speed. Fun Car!

Very nice!👍

Often overlooked 1973 model in a very workmanlike black inside and out.

I'm in 💘!! Beautiful car!!!

How about that 73 Cougar XR7 Convertible. That's a 351C, for sure. Light Blue Catalog cover car!! Nice!!

Clint Eastwood I think in that movie it was a 72 GTS unique cars for sure

I remember when the 73 models came out with those huge bumpers and low compression engines it was definitely the end of the muscle car era.246 horsepower LOL four-cylinder Mustang now has over 300 hp

Nice...we had a Torino Wagon back in the day. Rearward facing fold down seats NHTSA approved no doubt.

That’s a cool 😎 looking car 👌🏼🏁 Good’Ol 351C 🏁

70' T-Bird looks mint.

That’s a cool Torino with a 351 CobraJet engine 👏💪

I have a 72 Mercury Montego GT 351 CJ automatic

In 06 I found a Q code 72 4speed, dark navy, black interior,wanted 4grand for it,it was in crystal springs , Mississippi

Thanks for sharing - fabulous collection

Hey Even thanks for showing us aussie guys some cars we never knew existed,especially with a clevo,we love the clevo

The 73 GTS was beautiful but was an oddball cross between the 72 fastback and the more formal 74. While the CJ name was gone, the 351 CJ engine remained unchanged through 74 but was just called 351 4V before taking a hit to the compression. My brother had one in his 74 GTS and to this day he regrets not keeping it.

Very cool Torino!

Gotta love that it was last registered in NC.

Great video, awesome car, thanks guys!

I love this!

I got a 73 torino coupe, it’s got the small 302, but in 2021 it’s sleeper year for a 429 4 speed swap jiiijaa

Have a 73 351C, 4spd Gran Torino also special order black with factory air, console and bucket seats. Only difference is that it is a formal roof with vinyl top

Love the car

Awesome!!

In the 80's us engine builders were buying the cars cheap jurking the engine and junking the cars. We never thought the car would be worth anything. But we were thankful Ford put those engines in those cars.

Oh heck yea!!

I’d argue 72 was the last of fords muscle cars it’s more aesthetically pleasing

4 speed hell yeah

Magnificent car. I have room for another black ford vehicle if he’s lookin to thin the herd a bit. I’ll take good care of it. I can tell he’s not ready to sell but he did give a pretty good sales speech. Wondering what a car like that is worth?

Torino is the coolest car ever I had a 72 in high school I kicked everybody's ass in

i have 1968 428scj Torino GT just dont dee many Torino's these days at all even at car shows

I’ve only seen one Torino with a 351C 4 speed car. Coincidentally it was a 73. And that was back in the 80s. The owner was some jerk who was just trashing it. I was in college with no money to make an offer. And ironically the Torinos only got more scarce

Spooky, beautiful dark Torino. I wonder the quarter miles with the 351 CJ (mid 14s maybe?) 429 a dog? Wasn't a 429 CJ available in that model?

Wow!!!!

When can I take delivery?

i had a '72 torino hardtop with a 400-2v & cruise-o-matic....i loved that car...hi-back buckets with no console...much cooler front end than the '73

Too bad that by then the insurance and government gelded the Torino and the Cleveland. Those big bumpers weighed a ton, and the Cleveland had its compression ratio stolen and the beginning of exhaust emission tuning already added....

Hey I have some dooe-r heads in Canada if anyone is interested. I’d like to see them go to a period correct car.

73 Cougar??

I have 72 mach 1 factory q code 351 cj with c6 auto

More cars, less you

Where the scoop ?

A 1970 or 71 3514v Cleveland or the boss Cleveland will be the best. I wish Ford would have left cobra jet name name off of the last of the 4v Clevelands.but they did have 4 bolt mains. But sluggish compared to the 70,71.

Gorgeous car, but not a CJ......better Cleveland 4V.

The 1973 front end car looked ugly! The 1972 looked much better! The government made if not all 1973's look very bad. The rest of the car, like other 1972's looked fine.