The Ford Torino Talladega was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company during 1969 only. Named after the Talladega Superspeedway racetrack in Alabama, it was a special racing version of the Ford Torino produced specifically to make Ford competitive in NASCAR racing, and was sold to the public only because homologation rules required a certain number of sales to the public. 754 cars were built, including prototypes; production examples were constructed during January and February of 1969 at Ford's Atlanta, Georgia plant. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... The Ford Motor Company (usually called Ford; sometimes called FoMoCo), (NYSE: F) is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 sq mi  135,775 km² 190 miles  306 km 330 miles  531 km 3. ... The Ford Torino was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologos (ομόλογος) for agree, which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority. ... Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach, A-Town, The ATL Official website: http://www. ...

The car was based on the Torino fastback 2-door hardtop. To make the car more aerodynamic at speed, a sleeker front section was added. Regular production Torinos had a then-fashionable inset grille and headlights, which fared poorly in the wind tunnel. The Torino Talladega replaced this nose with one extended by six inches, with a flush-mounted grille on a more rounded front end. The close-fitting bumper was actually a rear bumper cut and reshaped to fit the front end. The rocker panels were reshaped and rolled to allow Ford to run the racing cars closer to the ground within NASCAR rules. This classic Ford Mustang has a fastback body style. ...

Racing versions of the car were fitted with the Ford Boss 429 engine, the Ford 427 Cammer having been banned by NASCAR. Unusually, Ford homologated the engine separately from the car it was to race in; production Talladegas received the Ford 428 Cobra Jet, which while powerful was not intended as a racing engine, while the racing engines were installed in the limited-production Ford Mustang Boss 429. Boss 429 engine The Ford 385 engine family was the American Ford Motor Companys final big block V8 engine design, replacing the Ford MEL engine and gradually superseding the Ford FE engine family. ... The Ford FE engine was Fords big block V8 engine range sold in the North American market between 1958 and 1976. ... The Ford FE engine was Fords big block V8 engine range sold in the North American market between 1958 and 1976. ... The Ford Mustang is a popular American automobile. ...

The only option on the production vehicles was the color; choices were Wimbledon White (286 built), Royal Maroon (258 built) or Presidential Blue (199 built).

The Torino Talladega did exactly what Ford hoped on the racing circuit, winning 29 Grand National titles and the 1969 championship. Chrysler's initial competitor was the Dodge Charger 500, which proved inferior to the Talladega; the later Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird were more effective competition. After the 1970 season, NASCAR effectively banned the "aero cars" and the Talladega's competitive history was over. The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... There have been a number of vehicles bearing the Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range. ... Dodge, an American automobile brand, has produced three separate vehicles with the name, Dodge Daytona, two of which were modified Dodge Chargers. ... Plymouth Superbird The Plymouth Superbird was an automobile that existed for one reason only - to win at NASCAR, the U.S. stock car racing series. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

A largely equivalent vehicle was produced under the Mercury brand as the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II.-1...

Today, a Torino Talladega is a fairly collectible car, although for some reason their values have not risen nearly as high as the Mopar "aero cars". Mopar (short for [MO]tor [PAR]ts) is the automobile parts and service arm of all the DaimlerChrysler American brands that were formerly owned by the Chrysler Corporation. ...

See also

• List of Ford vehicles

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External links

• Talladega page at fordfairlane.com
• Aero Warriors site about the "aero cars"; concentrates on the Mopar cars, but includes much about the racing history of all the cars.