1970 Ford Torino Squire

351 V8.

Needs better pics but sounds promising.

http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/4224533045.html

 

Looks like a nice car insofar as what we can see. I'd want to have the rust issue checked out thoroughly before buying. I'm not sure if these mid-size Fords had the same frame problems with rust-out that the full-size Fords did.

 

Seems like you see 68-76 Ford wagons in Squires more.

 

I don't recall seeing many Torino Squires when they were new. My guess is that for the price of a top-of-the-line, mid-sized Torino Squire, it probably wouldn't have been much of a stretch price-wise to move up to a full-sized Country Sedan. Bigger was usually preferred, back before there were concerns about fuel economy.

 

I remember checking this exact thing back then, just to satisfy my curiosity. Priced a commonly-equipped Torino Squire against a similarly-equipped Country Sedan. I believe the Country Sedan was still more expensive, but it wasn't by much - maybe $200 at most.

 

The 70 Torino would not have the frame issues of the full sized cars. The mid-sized Fords through 71 were uni-body.

 

I had a '69 Squire parts car an from what I recall, it didn't feel a whole lot smaller inside or out than my Commuter. Not saying they were the same, just they didn't seem a whole lot different.

 

hey, hey, hey, what?

Better pics would have been a definite plus... This one looks better than the dark green 72. Woodie makes it all the better.

 

You have X-ray eyes?? ...the green one shows pics of what the car looks like! How can you tell anything really with the horrible pics this seller is showing?

 

I used to have a '71 Torino Squire and a '71 Country Squire. The Torino was fairly roomy for a mid-sized car, especially by today's standards, but, by comparison, the CS was cavernous. Of course, the Torino -- at least to me at the time -- handled like a sports car, accelerated like a muscle car (mine had a 351C 2V -- excellent for the street, maybe not so much for the track), and sipped gas like an economy car (well, kind of -- 19mpg highway at slightly extra-legal speeds with over 100k miles and in not the best state of tune). The '71 CS was very comfortable, accelerated well if not spectacularly, and was well suited to a more mature -- but not necessarily stodgy -- driving style.