Ford Torino

The Ford Torino is an intermediate caur produced bi the Ford Motor Company for the North American mercat atween 1968 an 1976, named efter the ceety o Turin (Torino, in Italian), which is considered the Detroit o Italy. It wis initially an upscale version o the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane, which Ford produced atween 1962 an 1970. Efter 1968, the Fairlane name wis retained for the base models wi lawer levels o trim than those models which wore the Torino name. During this time, the Torino wis considered a subseries tae the Fairlane. Bi 1970 Torino haed acome the primary name for Ford's intermediate, an the Fairlane wis nou a subseries o the Torino. In 1971 the Fairlane name wis dropped aathegither an aw Ford intermediates wur cawed Torino. This name wis ane o several oreeginally proposed for the Mustang while in development. The Torino wis essentially a twin tae the Mercury Montego line.

Maist Torinos wur conventional caurs, an generally the maist popular models wur the 4-door sedans an 4-door hardtops.   Housomeivver, Ford produced some hie performance versions o the Torino bi fittin them wi lairge pouerful ingines, sic as the  an  "Cobra-Jet" ingines. Thir caurs ar clessifee'd as muscle caurs. Ford an aa chose the Torino as the base for its NASCAR entrants, an it haes a hichtlie successfu racin heritage.

Torino
Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles
Category:Muscle caurs
Category:Vehicles introduced in 1968
Category:Motor vehicles manufactured in the Unitit States
Category:1960s automobiles
Category:1970s automobiles