1969 Ford Torino Talladega 428 CI Cobra Jet Engine in Blue on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis WI on 2-23-23 at the World of Wheels car show.
We're looking at a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega in Blue Paint. The car is equipped with a 428 CI Cobra Jet V8 engine, with an automatic transmission.
The car's Owner is Lewis Poberezny. Lewis’s had this car since 2022. Lewis shares he’s a Ford Guy and saw this car at a car show and convinced the Owner he would like to buy the car and did. Well done buying a cool car like this one.
If you’re interested in attending a World Of Wheels Car Show, here is the link to see the dates and show schedule autorama.com
ENJOY!
I would love to have one of those. That's one of the most infamous cars in classic NASCAR, and they're rare.
Hi LITTLE, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of seeing this one today. My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
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Why do you call the Torino Talladega “infamous”? There was nothing about the car that made it exceptionally bad or disreputable.
@@sking2173 It may have been "infamous" to anyone who loved the Charger 500 earlier in the '69 model years. Dodge thought it would keep up with the Ford and Mercury aero cars, and they were sorely disappointed. But they can look at the bright side - this car and its Mercury brother are what drove Dodge (and Plymouth, with just a little persuasion from R. Petty) to grow _wings_ on their stock cars. It was the most fascinating couple of years in NASCAR's history.
@@easygoing2479 Ford "aero" cars were more successful than the MOPAR "aero" cars on and off the NASCAR tracks.
Very nice car, and I'm a Mopar guy from the 60s. I can appreciate all the muscle cars from that period.
Hi Craig, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Wow, Ford Blue or not, this 'Dega looks fantastic in that paint! Everything else looks fantastic, too on a car that is always a treat for the eyes when they are around. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this "Dega" :-) You're welcome. Glad you're along for the ride. Lou
Thank you for featuring this beautiful Ford.
You're welcome :-)
I like this 1969 Ford Torino Talladega 428. Why these cars were only equipped with automatic transmissions is a mystery. I could tell that the engine is a little bit cold natured on initial startup, but sounded healthy when warmed up. The instrument cluster looked great lit up. I actually like the color of this car better than the original Presidential Blue factory color it came out with. All those cars had such character back then. I'm so ready for spring to get here, because these indoor car shows are getting old! Great Job Lou!
Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy the sounds from a warm 428 Cobra Jet :-) Me too. Appreciate the encouraging words, Lou
The car probably came without a lot of options to simplify production. These cars were made to allow Ford to use the slippery body in Nascar. They were not really designed to be high production cars. This might be why you have the bench seat and the rather sparse dashboard instrumentation as well.
👋THANKS LOU,and LOUIS…I ALSO LOVE THE LED LIGHTS AND THE COLOR…2 of my friends owned them from new ( one was yellow with a 390 and the other was burgundy with a 351 Windsor and I also got one in 1975 …black with the C stripes 351 Windsor 🤗💚💚💚
Michael Gronemeyer, all public versions had C6 A/T and only three colors as options. Ford lost money on every car, thus, options were limited.
@@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461, Standard engine was 428 CJ with A/T and no other engine options. Only three-color options and yellow was NOT one of them. White, burgundy, and blue were the only options. There were a few that were special built custom versions for specific people. One built for Ford CEO Knudsen that was yellow. Three others had 4 speed manual transmissions and the drag-pack option with traction-lock rear differentials. All were postproduction prototype cars. No 1969 Torino Talladegas had any side stripes, either. 1969 was the only year of production. 754 were produced but only 750 were for the general public. A small few had dealership installed Cobra stripes but none came from the factory with stripes.
Great looking Torino! 👍👍🙂
NICE !
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Great car 🚙 thanks for showing
Hi Joe, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile love from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺 🌏
Beautiful Ford- just love it.
The details, including the interior LED lights are fantastic.
Thanks you so much Lou and Lewis!
Hi Jeff, Happy to read you "love it" :-) I agree, I was surprised how well the interior lit up with the led light improvement. Very nice. My pleasure sharing with you. Appreciate your support. Glad you're along for the ride. You're welcome, Lou
One of my classmates big brother bought a new Talladega in 1969. It was White with blacked out hood. Thanks for bringing it to us Lou.
Hi Jimmy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Classmates Big Brothers car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Lou
Nothing like seeing a classic that i never have seen before _ An outstanding presentation for such a sweet ride. . . :>/
Hi Dr Candor, Happy to share a car you have not seen before. Good news! Here is one more, Lou ua-cam.com/video/2gWdLTldabI/v-deo.html
Thanks Lou for showing us this seriously cool Torino, nice color too.
Hi Derek, My pleasure share this "seriously cool" car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Lou, I'm a stickler for originality however the deep impact blue just looks right, I just wish it had the right amount of pedals.Thanks for bringing us a rare piece of historic Ford muscle on a stormy California morning!
Brian, Happy to read you appreciate this car even if it's not the factory blue. I like factory too, however I'm just fine with this color on this car too. You're welcome, Lou
Brian Austin, Ford never produced a manual transmission Torino Talladega. All were A/T cars
I'm a Blue Oval fan and love this car. Love the sound of an Amerrican V8!
Hi 2098elk, Happy to read "love this car" :-) Lou
Was just watching the movie “Wild Card” with Jason Statham just a few days ago, where he has a 69’ Torino GT. The Talladega is obviously a step up, but to me the real Holy Grail of these cars is the King Cobra, of which I believe only 3 were ever made. Sister Car was the Mercury Cyclone and Spoiler II version
Hi Heinrich, Like this one? Lou ua-cam.com/video/twkvo8jQoss/v-deo.html
Here is the Sister car :-) ua-cam.com/video/UdVY2XrTEIo/v-deo.html
¡Pero qué bien luce éste Ford Torino Talladega 1969 en azúl! La parte de atrás, de estilo "fastback", me hizo recordar un poco a la del Mustang Boss. El interior, aunque sencillo, se nota amplio y acogedor. ¡Mención especial, para los llamativos diales iluminados en turquesa! Ah, y sin olvidar los interesantes manuales o folletos y, sobretodo, el modelo Maisto "Special Edition". ¡Bien hecho, Lou, y saludos cordiales!
Hi Jaime, Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car, the model, and the dash lights too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou
Awesome car and I believe an underrated muscle car . Love the color .
Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy this "Awesome car" :-) Lou
Beautiful piece of Ford History in a Great Color ! Thanks for posting Lou !
Hi Rudy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Чудове авто! Звук! Дякую!
You're welcome Сергій Шамін :-)
This is exactly why I love this channel! I first thought seems a bit ordinary, by the end of video I was, what a beautiful car! Sounds great too! Enjoyed watching!
Hi zeevon9, High praise for the Channel :-) Good news! Here is one more for you, Lou ua-cam.com/video/2gWdLTldabI/v-deo.html
The Talladega is beautiful looking car, and that colour realy looks great on it, and the 12 slot weels are also nice, great car Lou.
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Hi Philip, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Love the Cobra Jet cars. You do not see one of these very often. Thanks Lou.
Hi Greg, Happy to read you "Love the Cobra Jet cars" :-) Glad to read you appreciate the rarity of seeing one of these today. You're welcome. Good news! Here is one more for you to enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/2gWdLTldabI/v-deo.html
@@loucostabile thanks Lou.
HUGE Fan of this design. Never new to much about these. So THANK YOU LOU for some Information. Always loved those Dash Pods. We had a 1968 Ford and I remember that Dash Lighting at night. Loved the back lit color.
Hi gene978, Happy to read you're a "HUGH Fan" of this car :-) Glad to read it brings back memories of your car. Good news! Here is one more for you to enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/M9pwcrpxKFg/v-deo.html
Beautiful car....I owned a 68 fairlane 500 fastback w 428cj and c6 Trans with center console.... miss my car
Hi Vincent, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
A very cool looking muscle car and it’s a blue ☝️ Wonder why they never made a standard transmission for this car. It would have been a blast if it did.
Hi Advisorit, Not sure why no stick. Maybe because of the bench seat? Hoping a Viewer with knowledge can share, Lou
they did make these cars with a standard transmission. We owned one back in 1969.
Beautiful Talladega 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
I always loved these cars and the side view especially always caught my attention. Nice job guys and thanks for sharing.
Hi Bruce H., Happy to read you "always loved these cars" :-) You're welcome, Lou
I went to the Birmiham Alabama drag races back in 1970. The same Ford 428 ci went up against a Chevy Malibu. Malibu called "Johnny Rebel". The Ford named "Mr Pugnacious. The Malibu won the 1st race by a 1/2 second. 2nd round the Ford won by almost the same time. Both refused to have a rubber match. I still remember that just like yesterday.
Hi Wade, Happy to read this car brings back memories of that race you remember :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
I find it amusing that I mostly see older Retro and Classic Ford's and Mercury's. I also check Vangard motors sales. and I see the same stuff on Ford and Mecrury. Back in the 60's all I heard was Fix Or Repair daily. Find On Road Dead. FORD I'm a Ford man. Seems like Ford is the survivor still being sought after today. It took me a while to come back with a slang against Chevy. I came up with 2. 1.FORD means Fastest On Race Day=FORD. 2 Chevy. Can't Have Every Victory Yall. It's them damn Fords. I'm not going to mention "Leman's.😅🤣😂
If you are a Ford guy then next to the sound of that Cobra Jet or a solid lifter 289 there is nothing like it. Of course this is coming from am Old Geezer, but I'm sure there's others out there who agree! Thanks Lou!!
Hi Bo, Sounds great to me :-) You're welcome, Lou
Back in the early 70's a highschool pal's dad (WWII purple heart recipient. a real war hero) who was employed as a prop painter for Paramount Studios had his DL license suspended for a DUI and he'd peddle a studio provided bicycle back and forth to work. They lived only about 2 miles away. Anyhow, after a long while his license was reinstated and he showed up with one of these. it was white with a red interior and whoever he got it from had started on repairing the left rear 1/4 panel but never finished. Still, it was in remarkably good condition overall. Well, he didn't have it long as he 'fell off the wagon' he probably never got onto in first place and one Friday night while my buddy and I were at my place getting ready to go cruising Van Nuys Blvd, we got a call from my pals mother asking if we could get over to Whole Foods market that "Harvey got into somekind of wreck in the parking lot". She couldn't go as she, just like Harvey - tipped the bottle a lot. So, we head down to Whole Foods and there was Harvey sitting in the car all tanked up, dragging on a camel non-filter. First thing we did was looked him over and asked if he was okay. In his Foster Brook-ish, totally inebriated condition he looked at us, hick'd-up and sloshed out "Oh, I'm fine fella's I was just headed back home when this pole came out of nowhere and hit me". We laughed so hard and long I pee'd my shorts. Here was this HUGE parking lot less than probably a tenth full and he centerpunched one of the concrete light pole piers dead center with cars nose. About a week later some guy from Burbank showed up at my pals house wanting to see the car which was now listed for sale in the LA Recycler as a wrecked and possibly rebuildable "Talladega" for $200. He wrote down the vin, left a $50 deposit and said he'd be back. He returned with a flatbed handed over the rest of the cash to Harvey and was about ready to leave when my pal and I asked him what he's going to do with that thing being its so mangled. He said he discovered the car was originally delivered to Grace Kelly at the studios by Galpin Ford and he was going to restore it. That was the last time we saw it and nobody ever heard of anything afterward.
Hi BMEPdoc, GOOD STORY! Thank you for sharing, Lou
Spectacular side and rear styling 1:30
High praise :-)
Hey @Lou - what an amazing Taladega!!! - great interview and amazing video sir!!!
Hey @Peter - I agree, an amazing car :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. Appreciate the kind words on the video, Lou
Fabulous car, sounds even better! 11:17 Seriously cool car, thanks for sharing!
Hi Rick, Happy to read you enjoy this "Seriously cool" car :-) You're welcome, Lou
A small correction. The fastback mustang aka 2+2 was released at the beginning of the 1965 sales season. There was no 1964 1/2 fastback mustangs.
Hi Stephen, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou
That's funny I was there over the weekend
Nice !
Very nice automobile. Thanks Lou!
You're welcome Jon C :-)
Fantastic car!
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou
Good day Lou,
Back when cars had character & special had to be made to be homologated for racing.
We had the same here in Australia back in the days for Production Car Racing.
1971 Ford Falcon XY GT HO Phase III
Chrysler / Valiant VH Charger E49
Holden / GM Tirana XU1
All sold to the general public in limited numbers & now worth a fortune.
Talladega should have been available with a 429 Boss & 4 speed back in the day.
It is a real shame Ford didn’t offer it.
Otherwise stunning all round.
Cheers
Louis Kats your number 1 Fan in Australia.
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Good Day Louis, Happy to read this brings memories of the cars homologated in Australia for racing. The 429 with a 4 Speed would be a good idea with some bucket seats. Thank you for being my # 1 Fan in Australia; Cheers, Lou
Cool car! Hopefully there will be video on those background cars , especially that Henry J gasser and that 78 Dodge Magnum right behind the Talladega
Hi Chris, Happy to read you enjoy this "Cool car!" :-) There will be more from this show, unfortunately not those you mention, Lou
Very nice, beautiful !
Hi Fabien, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Nice ! Even in the wrong blue.
I agree.
Very cool. I just looked on ebay and they have alot of those 1-18 diecasts of this car, Same one he's got...$40...
Hi John, Happy to read you think this car is "Very cool" :-) Thank you for sharing your research results, Lou
Richard Petty was lured to Ford to drive one of these in 69. Yea,those gages look cool in turqoise! I wonder what aero benefits from the extended front?
Hi Richard, Here is some info on that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Torino_Talladega
Great car Lou, and what a sweet auto symphony from that 428! Nothing like a big block with the right exhaust.
Hi thelaststraw, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" :-) Glad to read you enjoyed the engine music too, Lou
thelaststraw, only engine option for a street version Ford Talladega.
Boy do I remember those bench seats, unaircondioned, no power windows, and those please steal me door locks next to the window. But the best is that large high horse power, big torgue, leaded gas guzzling engines. Just think those days will be gone for good in a few years when everything electric is shoved upon us. Nothing like those beautiful heavy irons going down the road.
Hi Tom, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Oh my my what a gorgeous car. I love the wheels that are specific to this model?
Hi Heinrich, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this "gorgeous car" :-) I believe these are the correct wheels for this car. If a Viewer has more info please feel free to share, Lou
@@loucostabile they are correct, I was just wondering if they came in any other model, I don’t believe so but not sure
@@loucostabile These are the original wheels
Those wheels are also available on the Mach 1 and Torino GT
Ford “Let’s extend and lower the front end for better aerodynamics” Plymouth “Hold my beak”.
Hi Boat Axe, NICE :-) Lou
im an ole musclue car dude..n never heard of this crazy car!!!lol
looks like a torino!!!
Hi Scott, Good news! Here is another one for you to enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/2gWdLTldabI/v-deo.html
Wow! $3,785,60 out the door! I can't get a good used car for that today°°°
Hi John, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Lou! Fantastic coverage here.
The Talladega came in 3 colors.
Wimbledon White, Maroon, and Presidential Blue which was unique for the Talladega. I don’t think this color was available on any other Ford model. Since less than 800 were built, it’s really difficult to know the actual shade after 50+ years. And you can’t rely on a 1/18 scale die cast model from China. 99.9999% of the world’s population has never seen a Talladega. I’d be willing to bet “Deep Impact Blue” is as close to Presidential Blue as possible.
By the way, there were no 1964 1/2 Mustang fastbacks. 🙂👍
Hi Cobra Charmer, Happy to read you enjoy the coverage. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Good news! Here is another one for you, Lou ua-cam.com/video/2gWdLTldabI/v-deo.html
Cobra Charmer, Vintage Burgandy, not Maroon. BTW, Ford Mustang 2+2 fastback came out in September 1964 as a 64.5 edition. 65 Mustang came out in October 1964
@@sergeantmasson3669; Not true. Mustang was released in April 1964 as a 1964 1/2. 2 body choices: hardtop and convertible. Fastbacks were shipped out to dealers in August 1964 as 1965 models. What’s odd is the hardtop outsold the fastbacks like 3 to1
Thanks for the proper name ‘Vintage Burgundy’ 😀👍
@@cobracharmer6178 All 1964.5 Mustangs were titled as 1965. The 2+2 Fastback came out in September of 1964, not August. Production began in March 1964, not April.
I wonder if he put a big enough cam back in it, can’t tell with all that shaking and hard pounding sounds coming out of its motor like a fire breathing Dragon !
Hi Fabien, Sounds just the way we like it :-) Lou
Hm🤔 A '69 Torino Talladega 428... The main enemy of Plymouth Superbird... Nice car😎
:-)
This car is so much nicer than a Superbird or a Daytona. Isn't that a killer exhaust sound Lou?
Hi Mike, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) I agree, after the high idle kicked down, that was a great sound :-) Lou
The sound of the engine,is interesting.....
Hi Iraq Kingdom, Happy to share the "interesting" engine sounds with you :-) Lou
those cars were available with a standard transmission.
That's what I understand they came with.
Very nice but I'll stick to my 68 charger RT with the 440 interceptor
Happy to read you have a nice car too :-)
Don't know why Ford didn't put a 4 speed in them back idk I perfer that but the car competed with Plymouth and Dodge with winged warriors back when Nascar you competed with what detroit gave you color is not correct but looks marvelous on that one
Hi Larry, Maybe it was the bench seat. Hoping a Viewer with knowledge can share. I agree the color looks good on this car, Lou
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Happy to see you enjoy this car :-)
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Hi Konrad, Happy to see you enjoy this car :-) Lou
@pubthumper1. ?
...Dang, I can smell the RICH fuel at idle...
:-)
mr louuu
mr chonnn
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Hi Carl, Happy to see you enjoy this car :-) Lou
They only came with automatic's ?
Why?
Not sure, however maybe because they were all bench seat cars? Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge.
@@loucostabile Maybe they were bare bones cars ? Just enough to make the front end legal for NASCAR? A four speed would mean bucket seats and a console... maybe a bench and column shift ended up costing less to produce, even with the automatic?
Reading about it not much is said about it other than it wasn't really a 1/4 mile muscle car. Built more for the high bank superspeedway capable of almost 200 mph.
Don’t you just love how they underrated the horse power at 335 the same rating as a 383 Plymouth engine 😂.
Hi Jimmy, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Lou
Car looks great , so this not presidential blue but Ford blue ?
Not sure of exact blue, but definitely blue.
@@loucostabile It is a beautiful blue , Thank you for showing all these great cars
Why dodge making the old cars come back an ford not keeping up in the future
Hi Rex, I think the Mustang is doing that, Lou
Absolutely beautiful car brother about as sweet as it gets for a ford man A + !
High praise Steve :-)
It says I'm HUNGRY!
Nice !