1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
Jan 17, 2015 The aero war between FoMoCo and Chrysler was the beginning of the end for real racing in NASCAR. Through the early '60s, NASCAR was a battle between the Big Three, each trying to put.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega An 870 hp NASCAR StreetLegal Racer
The Ford Torino Talladega was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company during 1969 only. Named after the Talladega Superspeedway racetrack in Alabama, it was a special racing version of the Ford Torino produced specifically to make Ford competitive in NASCAR racing, and was sold to the public only because homologation rules required a certain number of sales to the public. 754 cars were built.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
Rare Rides: The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega By Rob Finkelman March 27, 2023 Participation in a competitive auto racing series is an immensely important endeavor for auto manufacturers the world over.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
Blake Z. Rong 30 August 2017 Share The Ford Torino Talladega and its namesake Alabama racetrack were both born in 1969. It was the height of NASCAR excitement, and the Big Three sunk untold amounts of time, energy, and cash into a fierce rivalry dedicated to kicking each other's asses.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Auburn Fall 2018 RM Auctions
The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega was one of the early NASCAR aero cars, designed to be as aerodynamic for sustained high-speed racing. The car was named for the then-new Talladega Superspeedway which had opened the same year in Alabama. 736 street-legal homologation cars were built, including the one you see here.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
1969 Torino Talladega This Talladega is one of the Holy Grail of Ford racing vehicles. The production was about 750 vehicles when new. It is a two-owner vehicle with matching numbers. We have 12 pictures showing and several others available. It is a 428 Cobra Jet with automatic transmission, power steering and front power disc brakes.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Fort Lauderdale 2013 RM Auctions
Torino was already a popular nameplate, part of the Fairlane line, and one that came in a blizzard of varieties. But the Talladega Special, intended to be an undisputed king of the track, was marked for special treatment from the moment it hit the production line.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega TwoDoor SportsRoof Stephen Becker
The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega was designed for one purpose; to destroy the competition and take first place in the NASCAR cup car championship. It may seem a little strange to hear that the car.
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Ford Torino Talladega: Brawn supremacy Ford's Torino Talladega became a late '60s NASCAR legend, while it's road-going version was the Lou Ferrigno of muscle cars. Simon de Burton checks a street-legal, track-ready rarity
Rare Rides The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega
157 Photos. Ironically, the 1969 Ford Torino Talladega did not win the 1969 Talladega 500โthat was won by Richard Brickhouse in the newly introduced Dodge Daytona. The Talladega did win 26 races.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
The Ford Torino Talladega is a muscle car that was produced by Ford only during the first few weeks of 1969. It was named for the Talladega Superspeedway, which opened the same year.
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Whether in race or street-legal homologation special guise, the 1969 Ford Torino Talladega was one of the first American-built performance cars developed with a keen focus on aerodynamics rather.
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The Talladega won the 1969 NASCAR Manufacturers Championship and David Pearson won the Driver's Championship while driving the Talladega with Richard Petty taking second that year also driving a Talladega in his year driving for Ford. Included in the impressive lineup of factory standard features is a 428-cid, 335-hp Cobra Jet engine (non-Ram.
NASCAR Champ The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega
This 1969 Ford Torino Talladega is one of approximately 750 homologation examples produced in January and February of 1969 to meet NASCAR requirements. The cars featured bodywork modified to make them more aerodynamic than other Torino Cobra SportsRoof models.
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We take a bumper to bumper tour of FoMoCo's legendary NASCAR Areo rocket. And this one just happens to be the very first one off the assembly line.*MERCHAND.
1969 Ford Torino Talladega Nights (and Days) Car in My Life
Ford's biggest gun in that battle was the 1969 Torino Talladega, specially constructed on the platform of the Fairlane Torino Sportsroof, which had already been favored by NASCAR racers for its wind-cheating capabilities, mostly due to the fastback profile.