Ranchero 1972 advice needed
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Topic: Ranchero 1972 advice needed
Posted By: DanielDE
Subject: Ranchero 1972 advice needed
Date Posted: 15-June-2014 at 10:29AM
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Hi everybody, I am completely new with classic cars and new at this forum.  I am currently looking to buy a 1972 Ranchero. They are so hard very hard to find as I live in Germany. So I would appreciate your advice. Could you give me some advice and your opinion about this 1972 460 cui Ranchero: http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/ford-andere-ranchero-gt-big-block-460-7-5l-v8-amsterdam/193671776.html?lang=de&pageNumber=1&__lp=2&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=ranchero&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&negativeFeatures=EXPORT" rel="nofollow - http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/ford-andere-ranchero-gt-big-block-460-7-5l-v8-amsterdam/193671776.html?lang=de&pageNumber=1&__lp=2&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=ranchero&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&negativeFeatures=EXPORT Anything that I should look in detail when I take a look at the car? How about this engine and the transmission? Is that a good choice? Thanks, Daniel |
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 16-June-2014 at 5:48PM
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check the usual areas for any rust or poor quality repair of rusted spots, like floor pans, around the wheel wells, cowl inside below the windshield, lower corners of the doors, lower parts of the fenders, nice looking car in the pics! good luck! ------------- 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 |
Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 16-June-2014 at 6:40PM
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If it truely has a 460 in it, the engine's not stock. ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
Posted By: DanielDE
Date Posted: 17-June-2014 at 1:04AM
Thanks for your help. As the engine is not stock, I might get some trouble with the registration in Germany. Won't be a problem if I just like to drive it. But I like to register it as a classic car. It would even need matching numbers for the transmassion, axles, body and so on (if they have numbers)  So how about this one: http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/ford-andere-ranchero-gran-torino-schnautze-v8-kein-el-camino-wagh%C3%A4usel/193226325.html?lang=de&pageNumber=2&__lp=2&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=ranchero&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&negativeFeatures=EXPORT" rel="nofollow - http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/ford-andere-ranchero-gran-torino-schnautze-v8-kein-el-camino-wagh%C3%A4usel/193226325.html?lang=de&pageNumber=2&__lp=2&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=ranchero&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&negativeFeatures=EXPORT It is a 5.8. How much power does it have? What muffler is this? Actually I don't like the rims... Thanks, Daniel |
Posted By: bdaugette
Date Posted: 17-June-2014 at 1:36AM
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The 5.8 is a 351, probably a Cleveland. Get the Vin number and go to this link: http://grantorinosport.org/resourcesvin.htm According to the add, the car was recently rebuilt with lots of new parts, including intake and carburetor. Good Luck. ------------- Bill Daugette 72 GTS 351C 4V |
Posted By: newmexguy
Date Posted: 01-September-2014 at 1:36PM
| theres more of those over there then one might think!! |