The Ford Torino, originally a option for the Fairlane sedan, coupe & wagon, was first introduced as a stand alone model in 1970. Ford used the Fastback Torino as the base for their NASCAR entrants, although the actual racers shared little in common with production vehicles. For the 1970 NASCAR season Ford started building a Ford Torino King Cobra to homolgate a new aerodynamic front end - but abandoned the project when NASCAR changed their homogation rules. This
1970 Ford Torino for sale on ebay in Calvert, TX, currently bidding for $18,701 with a few hours to go, is claimed to have a few FoMoCo prototype parts and could be an actual King Cobra prototype.
The automotive restoration industry is a huge money making and money consuming industry depending on which side of the checkbook you sit. According to a 2013 SEMA report, the automotive restoration industry was pegged at around $1.3 billion USD per year. Where does that money go? Well, if I was a betting man, I'd say a big chunk went into turning this 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra from a sub $20k junker featured on Daily Turismo in 2012 to a rotisserie restored example here on eBay
bidding for $129,900 buy-it-now located in Plymouth, MI with 7 days to go.
