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Inkara1
Senior Member Joined: 17-November-2021 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Status: Offline Points: 286 |
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Posted: 18-November-2021 at 7:22PM |
Good evening -- I live in Ridgecrest, Calif., and recently picked up a light blue 1972 Gran Torino wagon. It has a 351C-2V that a prior owner upgraded to a 4V intake and carb (I put a new Holley 600CFM on it). The basic Marti report said it came with a C4, but the L-shaped transmission pan says it has a C6 on it now. Car had quite a bit of patina, but I'm finding that the Rust-Oleum "peaceful blue" is a close enough match. The idea is to use it to tow the 1962 Fairlane to shows since I'm getting too old now, I live in a very hot area, and if I drive the Fairlane for 6 hours to Fairlane Club of America shows out here, my back is drenched with sweat (no A/C). The Gran Torino is a factory AC car. Gran Torinos up to 1976 are also covered in that club, so I could enter both cars into the show. We'll see if this ever comes to fruition, though. I have a picture of the car when I first got it home, but I need to get a more recent shot to post here. Thanks for having me around.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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72 RS 351
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Welcome, good to have you here.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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legend onirot
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Welcome
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malcolm 1973 gran torino sport (formal)... "Stacy Lynn" 1972 gran torino (formal)... "Mackenzie" 1973 gran torino sport (sportroof)... "Leela" |
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Wayner315
Senior Member Joined: 19-October-2021 Location: Alberta Status: Offline Points: 216 |
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Welcome, any pictures of your wagon?
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72 Gran Torino formal roof Brougham
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Inkara1
Senior Member Joined: 17-November-2021 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Status: Offline Points: 286 |
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Hopefully soon, once I get approved as a new member instead of brand new member.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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72FordGTS
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Welcome! Sorry for the delay. I have upgraded you to a full member so you have full forum privileges and will be able to post pics. Let's see the wagon and the Fairlane. That would be a really cool combo going down the road.
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Vince
1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
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californiajohnny
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welcome! yes pics....
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Inkara1
Senior Member Joined: 17-November-2021 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Status: Offline Points: 286 |
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Here's what the car looked like when I got it home.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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Inkara1
Senior Member Joined: 17-November-2021 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Status: Offline Points: 286 |
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Here it is as of today.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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Inkara1
Senior Member Joined: 17-November-2021 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Status: Offline Points: 286 |
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Here's the '62 Fairlane during the Fairlane Club of America's national meet this past June.
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1972 Gran Torino station wagon, light blue, 351C 2V, prior owner upgraded to 4V (2V heads), originally had a C4 but prior owner changed to C6 for some reason.
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72FordGTS
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Very nice cars! Nice work cleaning up the wagon.
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Vince
1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
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AUS GTS
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Hi, cool car! i was a member of the FCA... recently sold my beautiful 63.5 K-code SC. Am getting old too & had to go for something more back & sciatica friendly....
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Al
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