Description
Lot #1280 - Powered by a 429ci Super Cobra Jet V8 engine mated to a close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission with 4.30. This Torino is one of 241 SCJ GTs built in 1970. Fully restored to factory condition with all original body panels using original or NOS parts. Finished in the factory Calypso Coral paint, this Torino was ordered from the factory with the following options: 429 SCJ Drag Pack, Visibility Light Group, center console, power front disc brakes and power steering, AM radio with dual rear speakers, hideaway headlamps, tinted glass, deluxe seat belts with warning lamp, ribbon tachometer body side stripe and Magnum 500 wheels wrapped in the NOS size F60x15 belted tires with raised-white-letters. This car is concours-correct in every way with the most rare and difficult parts to find, including the power steering pulley, Torino Drag Pack 4.30 gears, speedometer drive gear reducer and starter heat shield for the 429's exhaust manifold. Featured in MotorTrend magazine as a fully optioned 1970 Torino with 90 photos of this car. Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals Muscle Car of the year finalist. Featured in the April 2017 issue of Muscle Car Review magazine. This car has two Build Sheets with a Deluxe Marti Report showing this car is the only 1970 SCJ Torino GT 4:30 Drag Pack that came from the factory in Calypso Coral paint.