Stored in a garage since 1987, this 1969 Ford Torino 428 Super Cobra Jet SportsRoof with a 4-speed is a car that most of us dream about finding someday. This super dream car, or, dream supercar can be found listed here on eBay with a current bid price of just under $10,000 and there is no reserve. Wait, $10,000 and no reserve?! It’s located in the beautiful capital city of South Carolina: Columbia.
Dang, this car really looks great to me. Please check out all of the photos and you’ll see how solid this beauty really is, it’s amazing for being 50 years old now. A Candy Apple Red monster engine car with a 4-speed that looks solid? Yes, please.
I’m assuming that this is the garage where the car was stored since 1987. I don’t see really any rust at all and the seller only mentions a small rust hole in the driver’s floor pan but the detail photos show what looks like a rock-solid example of a super (no pun intended) car. The Super Cobra Jet upped the ante a bit over the Cobra Jet and according to the VIN this is a Q-code model so it isn’t a Ram Air SCJ.
Oh boy, that 4-speed! This is one sweet box-checker and it keeps getting better. You can see that there is work to do but it doesn’t look overwhelming compared to the rust bucket project cars that some of us have taken on and regretted. Start with the most solid example that you can find and you’ll be light years ahead of the game. The back seat looks great and even though the seller mentions a rust hole on the driver’s side floor plan, the floors look solid from the photos.
To quote an old Campbell’s Soup commercial, “Mmm mmm good.” There it is, the 428 cubic-inch V8 with what Ford wink-wink/nudge-nudge referred to as having 335 hp. It actually would have had a bit over 360 hp, not to mention 450 lb-ft of torque. A real Super Cobra Jet will have a factory oil cooler which this one has. The seller doesn’t know the condition of the drivetrain but they say that the engine turns over. An engine has no clue how long it’s been sitting so there is a good chance that the next owner will have it firing and idling in no time. Are there any Torino SCJ fans out there?
Sweet B.B. project ‘
I luv old four speed Torino’s
I didn’t see many of these even back in the day..thank god for barn finds and you tube..these wonderful cars of the 60s & 1970 are rembered
Stored inside since ’87? Something tells me this will go for a lot more than 10K!
$10k to buy, OK but it don’t say how much will it cost to restore it and make it run.
Probably $30k more.
They shoud at least had wash it and clean the interior prior taking pics.
At least that much, Bruno. This would be an aggressive project.
I restored my Talladega, which was rustier than this Torino and I know it’s not cheap.
Mike
No undersides but posting the oil cooler helps to validate it as a scj
So does the Marti report, which was featured in the ad.
Steve R
I’m not a ford guy but that is a very clean Ford with a 4-speed and it looks like it was stored well. The price is right.
I am not a Ford guy either but these cars have really grown on me over time. As the differences between new cars becomes smaller, I’ve started to appreciate the bolder designs of cars from this era more than I did when they were new.
People need to stop supporting these flippers.
I’m not a flipper, but as a former antiques dealer I can identify…nothing ethically wrong with buying and reselling stuff, especially nowadays when a seller can get on the internet and with a little homework know what his item is worth in a few minutes. If a car seller gets taken, it’s not the flipper’s fault.
Some flippers unearth cars that would otherwise never see the light of day. Like any seller, some are honest, some aren’t. This one appears to be on the ethical side, he took good pictures, provides documentation and listed the car with a no reserve auction. That’s more than can be said for many longtime owners. I don’t care if a seller is a flipper, I’m only interested in getting my money’s worth out of a purchase.
Steve R
Watch TV lately? Flipping houses flipping cars it goes on and on. But it is the very basic premise our system of business is based on.
That is one nice project.
In the late 80’s I went on a road trip with a friend of mine who bought one in Northern Alberta for $600. Took a day to get it out of the barn and dig out the snow banks to get close enough to hook it up. I didn’t realize at the time how amazing these cars are with the factory drag pack…
I’m not an enthusiast but the car has beautiful lines and they really go. Somebody jump on this; the car has a strong upside in value.
The anti-flipper guys make me laugh…mostly because they wouldn’t be able to afford to buy what the flipper just bought and they’re just jelli of the flipper. You guys need to turn that around and applaud someone who has the wherewithal and willingness to do the groundwork and legwork it takes to find these relics in the first place
That aside, this is one of my absolute top 10 cars. Even the color is perfect for it. I would love to pilot this beast down the road…a lonnnng road.
Damn… not good timing for me or I would be all over this one…
Why they even offered grandma’s steerin wheel with horn ring on this variant, as well as the charger, superbird, ’68 shelby mustang, etc. is beyond me.
30 A COUPE… a Ford guy is a Ford guy. Your hate for mustangs is not deserved. I love the Torino/Fairlane Cobra platform. I would own one all day. I also love mustangs. And a CJ mustang is smaller and lighter. It is faster. Sorry. That is important to some people. I would take either. My father had a NEW 1968 428CJ Torino GT. I rode shotgun at 6 years old picking races in Minneapolis. (and no seat belts worn)
I love these cars.
Turbo Coupe, “Especially if there are some Mustangs there”
Have you ever been to a car show where there were no Mustangs?
I have had well over 100 collector cars and the closest I got to a vintage Mustang was a 1967 Cougar. I only bought that because you could buy everything from a catalog. It was tiring trying to find parts for a car where they only made 700 of. This of course was before the internet was in use.
I purposely didn’t buy them because everybody and their mother had them.
Today the only reason to buy one is if it is priced right and you can make money on it.
There are so many other cars I want to spend my money on that people have not seen hundreds of.
I looked at this car. It’s a true numbers matching scj. BUT it’s super rusty. Torque boxes are gone. Quarter panel is loaded with mud. Floors are worse than one hole. It’s a complete resto but worth saving.
I was 18 and drove one in 73. Confused the speedo with the tach. Poor salesman. I told him I wasn’t in 4th at 35 mph. Oops
The difference between a cobra jet and a super cobra jet is not minor. The SCJ is basically a race engine for a street car. Few parts are interchangeable with the plain CJ. A SCJ car is always more desireable than a CJ. For example a restored SCJ Mustang will command at least $10K more than an otherwise identical CJ car.
all the parts r interchangable
I’m behind you. I felt the comments were vulgar also.
This steering wheel is incorrect, out of a 68.
The steering wheel is correct, for what the car is. A 69 Fairlane, which is the base model for a Cobra. This car is not a Torino. The badging on the fender is Cobra. I didn’t see the word Torino, anywhere on the car.
You are sadly mistaken that is a stock 69 wheele
Either cancel your internet cause the digital world is a really scary place at times. Or you can sit down with your kid and tell her about what the real world is like and what to avoid and why. Relying on society to raise your kid to your standards and get upset about it is just silly. Sounds like a you problem to me. Nice car btw.
In August 1968, I was in Provo, Utah, going through 90 days of training to be a missionary for the Mormon church(still use that old name), assigned to São Paulo, Brasil. One of the instructors, a guy recently returned from Brasil showed up to the first day of our classes driving one of these, I don’t know all of the details but I know I had read about the new Cobra Jet in Motor Trend magazine. His was red and black trim IIRC and since he was the main instructor for my group of about 8 people, I tried to get friendly with him and see if he would give me a ride, which would have been against the rules. Although he did love to talk about it. His dad bought the car for him after he got home. He was from Seattle and had driven it to Provo for the start of school and being a trainer. I kind of gave up on getting a ride. A few weeks later, in November, we had been in some classes a few blocks away from our dormitory, and it was raining like crazy. We were prepared for a long, wet, walk but waiting for us outside was this guy in his Ford and another guy driving a Plymouth wagon. I called dibs on the Ford and it was worth waiting for. Very cool car, only had a 10 minute ride and the last I saw of it.
Yes sir,Torino fans in the family! My brother has a 1970 Cobra 429 “J-code” loaded with options and we have a friend that just finished a 1969 Mercury Cycone GT sportsroof in sea-mist green.Always been a fan of big-block Fords! This is a great price and a great car in good condition,I would love to own it!
Looks like most of the smog system is still intact, that’s a savings for the restorer of anywhere from $750 to $3,000. Did these get rev limiters like the Boss 302?
TURBO COUPE: “They were neck and neck with Chrysler in Nascar at the time that this Cobra was built.” I’d say they were doing better than that, to lure Petty away from Plymouth!
I would say the seller needs to atleast get the motor running so a buyer can see it run. The whole reason this car is desirable is the drive train. If the motor has spun a bearing or something serious like that you are looking at 3 grand minimum at the machine shop even if you pull the motor and deliver it. I wouldn’t spend what they are asking if i can’t hear it run, don’t need to drive it but at minimum it’s got to run. What do you all think about buying this with out knowing about the motor ?
I’m more worried about the car not having a title than anything.
Bill of sale only from South Carolina… Better check that vin with law enforcement prior to bidding.
And hey let’s talk about the car, not your personal history or hang ups about language, though I agree, this site is about the cars presented nothing else.
The shifter boot is missing. Now, what good is it without the shifter boot??? :)
This needs to be a full resto. I hope it goes to a good home. It has the making of a beautiful car (like it used to be)..
Looks like a Great project car. As mentioned above, I hope it does not get past around and not get completed.
I lived in a rural PA county and graduated high school in 1978. One of the local farmer boys (a lot of them had muscle cars) and also a school football player had one of these in black. Pretty sure his was a 390 4-speed with a red interior. I was a Mopar guy (still am) but that 69 fastback was a great looking car. One day I noticed it was missing from the school parking lot and I started asking around. Seems he was zipping around the back roads a little too enthusiastically and that lovely car ended up on its roof. Too bad.
My 66 427 dual quad bench seat 4 speed in 1974.
Love ’66 Galaxies, got a 289 for driving, and a 428 for playing (someday). Yours has both of them beat. Any idea where your car is now?
@David, is that a genuine factory ’66 427 Fairlane? One of 58, now that is a rare Ford!
what a find hope seller makes some good change cause he will never find another one in his life time cool find
But Mustang guys will always hold the Boss 429 over the Torino boys….glad it’s moving on hopefully back to the street !
I just called my son and said if it does not bring 15,000 we will go get it, well I missed it. it sold for 16,200. Got to be worth that,
I mean clean it up, get it running ,start sourcing the few parts it needs an enjoy it a while. May not even want to restore it at this point
If had the money it would be sitting in my garage and engine & trans pulled and sent off for rebuild then to paint shop for a refreshing up of the body
I’d take this Torino over so many Mustangs!
I like the 66 427
only one way to shut up a mustang person tell them to show u were a Shelby has the word mustang printed on it ne were. they can’t and it kills them a Shelby is not a mustang and I c it wrote out everyday on barn finds. love the car and it won a lot of NASCAR events bak in the day. I’d give my right n… to have one.
I bought a 66 GT 350 one time. I took it to the DMV here in Arizona to transfer the title. The bimbo that came out to inspect the VIN asked me what kind of car it was. I said it was a Mustang. She saw the VIN that said it was a Shelby. I figured why argue and said oh ya, guess it is. My AZ title said 1966 Shelby. I thought that was pretty cool
Haven’t thrown my 2 cents in lately but I will today. Any of these, what I’ll call fastback Torinos, bring fond memories of my mother. No she never had one. They could have easily afforded a new one albeit they wouldn’t have chosen one with this much engine (I sure as heck would have!!!) but she never pulled the trigger on getting one because my stepdad wasn’t a fan of 2 door cars. About the Mustang elitist people. I currently own 2 Ford’s, one of which is a built 90 Foxbody. I have owned several Fords and a few were Mustangs. Where I’m going with this is this, if you can’t appreciate other models in your preferred brand or any other brand for that matter, you have the mindset of a not very intelligent teenager. Not even all teenagers are that childish and narrow minded. Grow up.
This is a Cobra, not a Torino. Even the Marti spells this out.
😲i have a 👍70 scj engine 😎