1968 Ford Cobra Jet Torino

All three of the big Detroit car makers were into the muscle car game big-time. Ford and Chrysler had official racing efforts while Chevrolet and Pontiac had their back-door racing programs. The Ford Torino was considered a “mid-size” car, on par with GM’s Chevelle (SS-396), Tempest (GTO), and Skylark (GS-400). They took the 428 Cobra jet engine package from their near Super Stock Cobra Jet Mustang and dropped it into the mid-size Torino. What’a package.

The Torino may not have been as stylish as the GM cars, but the 428 Cobra Jet engine made many a GM mid-size car look at the Torino’s tail lights.