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Ford announced to its dealers in January 1974 that new Gran Torino Elite, Ford's entry in the mid-sized luxury car market, would be available for sale as of the week of February 18, 1974. [26] The Elite was Ford's response to Chevrolet's popular low-priced luxury coupe the Monte Carlo .
The Ford LTD II is an automobile produced and marketed by Ford Motor Company between 1977 and 1979 in the United States and Canada. Deriving its name from the full-sized Ford LTD model line, the intermediate LTD II consolidated the Ford Torino and Gran Torino model lines, with the Ford Elite replaced by the Ford Thunderbird.
Ford 1903 To 1984. Publications International, LTD. ISBN 0-88176-151-6. Flamming, James M. (2000). Cars Of The Sensational '70s. Publications International, LTD. ISBN 0-7853-2980-3. The Ford Torino Page. Ford Elite. Retrieved on April 24, 2005. Ford Motor Company. 1975 Ford Elite advertising Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
English: 1976 Ford Gran Torino Station Wagon (6-seater) displayed at a Cars & Coffee in Bridgehampton, NY. Assembled in Lorain, OH, and fitted with the base 351-2V V8 engine with 154hp. Assembled in Lorain, OH, and fitted with the base 351-2V V8 engine with 154hp.
The Ford Country Squire is a series of full-size station wagons that were assembled by American automaker Ford. Positioned as the top-level station wagon of the Ford division, the Country Squire was distinguished by woodgrain bodyside trim. From 1950 through the 1991 model years, eight generations of the Country Squire were produced.
For 1980, for its fifth generation, Mercury shifted the Cougar from the intermediate Ford Torino chassis to the mid-size Ford Fox chassis, paring the model line solely down to the Cougar XR7 coupe. Marketed alongside the 1980 Ford Thunderbird, the downsizing was poorly received in the marketplace; sales of the 1980 Cougar collapsed (falling ...
The Talladega was a special, more aerodynamic version of the Torino / Fairlane produced specifically to make Ford even more competitive in NASCAR racing, and it was sold to the public only because homologation rules required a certain minimum number of cars (500 in 1969) be produced and made available.
The Ford Ranchero is a coupe utility that was produced by Ford between 1957 and 1979. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.