1969 Ford Talladega cobra jet Fastback 428
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** THIS CAR IS NO LONGER FOR SALE**
"PRESIDENTIAL BLUE"
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69 FORD TALLADEGA
"MUSEUM CAR"!!
This car is a real collectors special as it has a lot of great history & a mile of paperwork to back it all up!Firstly this car is one of the low production Presidential Blue models of which there was only 199 of the 748 total build painted in this colour(the other colours were Wimbledon White & Royal Maroon Red).This particular car spent approx.2 years at the Petersens Auto Museum in LA & there is the paperwork that details this.The car was also used as the basis for the 1:18th scale model released by Maisto about ten years ago & there are many photos & letters between the owner & Maisto detailing this process.There are many pics & documents from previous owners & the car is listed in the Torino/Talladega registry.There is also the original Build Sheet & Window Sticker + a Deluxe Marti Report & many other original documents.
The car itself has had a driver quality resto. at some stage & is not show quality but could easily be a show winner with not much work as it is all there & drives great + most importantly has no rust (except one little area at the bottom of the left rear quarter)& is super solid & clean throughout,the engine original 428 CJ engine runs great with good power & the box shifts fine & the rear end is the original 3.25 9" 31 spline unit.
The interior is very neat & the gauges all work fine,the dash top has a few wobbles in it but is quite useable.The underside & trunk area are super clean,original & solid.
I am sure if you are interested in this car you already know how rare these cars really are & compared to other real Muscle Cars what great value these Holman & Moody built NASCAR Specials represent & keep in mind that the 40th Anniversary of these cars is coming up in Feb 09.
SOME HISTORY ABOUT THE TALLADEGA
It may not have been the muscle car a purest would have conjured up, but the 1969 Ford Talledga was on its own special mission.
Ford spent a lot of the 1960s and early 1970s watching the taillights of quicker Mopar and GM muscle rivals. But in NASCAR, the forces from Dearborn were consistent front-runners. For '69, their new machine was so hot that even superstar Richard Petty defected from Plymouth to drive it. It was called the Talladega, after NASCAR's newest superspeedway. This was Ford's answer to Dodge's wind-tunnel wonder, the Charger 500, and as required of Dodge, Ford built street versions to qualify it for racing.
The Talladega was based on the 1969 Fairlane Cobra SportsRoof, but with some vital aerodynamic differences. The nose was tapered and stretched by five inches, and a flush-mounted grille replaced the recessed production one. The front bumper was actually a Fairlane rear bumper narrowed to fit. And the rocker panels were raised one inch so the race cars could be lowered correspondingly without violating NASCAR's ride-height requirements.
NASCAR versions ran Ford's 427-cid V-8, then switched to the Boss 429. Street Talladegas used the 335-bhp 428 Cobra Jet with a columnshift automatic. None had ram air, but all got a Drag Pack oil cooler. Cobra-issue bench-seat interiors were used.
Mercury quickly copied the formula, producing the Cyclone Spoiler II. With unique striping and a rear spoiler, street versions were flashier than Talladegas, though Mercury made the 290-bhp 351 V-8 standard and the 428 CJ an option.
Ford's aero warriors trounced the Charger 500, winning 30 races, including eight by Petty, and bringing Ford the '69 NASCAR title. When the King Cobra version of the redesigned '70 Torino disappointed in testing, the '69 Talladegas and Spoiler IIs were retained for NASCAR's 1970 season. Petty had been lured back to Plymouth by its radical Superbird, and the title returned to Chrysler. But Ford had produced a real winner, and by happy necessity, unique members of the muscle fraternity.
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| Car Location: |
NSW - Sydney |
| Mileage:
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68500 |
| Transmission: |
3spd Auto |
| Cylinders: |
8cyl |
| Engine Size: |
428 ci |
| VIN/Rego: |
TALUDGA |
| Road Worthy: |
Yes |
Features
 Power Steering
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mick |
| Address: |
sydney, NSW |
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0418486473 |
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