Used 1969 Ford Torino Cobra Fastback for sale in Salinas, CA

* Asking $42,500 price just reduced to $38,000 - If this post is up, vehicle is still available *

Very Rare and Desirable 1969 Ford Torino Cobra 428 Cobra Jet with Ram Air (functional hood scoop), SportsRoof (fastback).

One of 249 with this paint and trim code.

The original door tag confirms that this car is an original R-code 3 Speed, SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic , (it’s a manual and automatic transmission) equipped with a C6 Transmission.

A Deluxe Marti Report confirms all options and indicates this car was born with a 428-4V Cobra Jet V8 engine, it is still equipped with the Numbers Matching original Cobra Jet engine. The car is equipped with a 3.0 Traction-Lok differential, Power Front Disc Brakes, and a Tachometer. The vehicle has hood pins, I just need to reinstall them.

The car is currently registered and it comes with a Clean California Title. The car is Smog Exempt, therefore no smog is ever required . It has 95,XXX original miles.

The car will come in it’s original rare color Lime-Gold. The interior consists of Black Cloth and Vinyl bench seat with black interior.

The car is stored inside a garage, I drive it once a week to keep the fluids running. Runs great and it is super fast!

Recent service includes:
Replaced oil pan, gaskets, installed a Holley Performance Fuel Pump, replaced spark plugs, spark plug wires, rear main seal, oil pan gaskets, valve cover gaskets, oil pump housing gasket, water pump, water pump gaskets, new radiator hoses/ vacuum hoses, fan clutch and pinion seal gaskets.

I will include Marti Report, sales pamphlet, owners manual, magazine promotional ad, Ford Torino Performance portfolio book, Encyclopedia of original part numbers and codes, large canvas portrait of the car and a Richard Petty autographed Ford Torino photograph.

If you would like to see videos of the car please visit the following link:
This car was featured in the book, “American Performance V-8 Specs: 1963-1974.”

More information about the car/ performance:

Magazine excerpt:

“1969- Year of the Snake. Torino Cobras started it. Driven by racing’s top pros, these specifically modified SportsRoofs punched the ticket 1, 2, 3 in the Riverside 500. After that the wins came fast: The ARCA 300, the fabulous NASCAR win at the Daytona 500 and the Carolina 500 at Rockingham. And that’s only the beginning! Torino was the Big Crunch las year too, winning the championship in all three major racing circuits: NASCAR, USAC and ARCA. That oughta tell you something about the automobile!

For those of you who’d rather drive performance cars than eat… we’ve built Cobra. It’s the street version of the racing Torino Cobra. And because we know the good guys aren’t always rich guys, we make it all basic muscle. Dig the standard specs. The Big Vee Cube - 428 CID 4-Barrel, 335- Horsepower; fully synchronized 4-on-the-floor, competition suspension with staggered rear shocks; 6-inch rims, belted wide F70 x 145, hood lock pins and more.

For a few dollars extra, go full house - option the 4V Cobra Jet Ram-Air V-8 and bring home all the trophies!

Catch the hissin’
Honker soon in your Ford Dealers Performance Corner, Cobra- the Bargain Bomb!”
Engine Specs:
“Displacement… 428 Cubic Inches
Horsepower… 335 @ 5200
Torque… 440 lbs/ft @ 3400
Carb…4V 735 cu. ft./min.
Bore & Stroke… 4.13” x 3.98”
Comp. Ratio…10.6 to 1
Exhaust… Dual
Valves… 2.06” dia. intake
1.625” dia. exhaust
30 degree valve seat
Cam… Long duration, high lift
Lifters… Hydraulic
Fuel… Premium”

From an article online:
“Firstly, “Cobra Jet” is the coolest engine name ever. The Cobra Jet was a high-performance version of Ford’s 428 big-block and it was so laughably underrated that even the NHRA ignored Ford’s numbers. The engine was rated by Ford at 335 horsepower, but the NHRA gave it a 390-horsepower rating. Most experts including autojournalist Roger Huntington acknowledge that the true output is about 410 horsepower.”

Magazine excerpt:
“Ford Torino
It came up the hard way, easy.

A pack of rough, tough supercars
is hard to beat. Specially
modified Torinos make it
look easy. Won all 3 U.S.
stock-car championships:
NASCAR, ARCA, USAC.
22 major trophies so far.

Easy to get excited about,
Another nonstop winner:
Torino Cobra Sportsroof
With new 428 Cobra Jet V-8
option. See Torino ‘69.
Moving out fast.

On tracks
On highways
Off showroom floors.”