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Ask Finley Ledbetter, the man who owns one. Well, not just an ordinary one, a Ranchero GT with a Super Cobra Jet 429, a matching-numbers survivor. Ford sold 21,640 Rancheros during the 1970 model ...
But what about car-truck hybrids like Chevrolet's Chevelle-based El Camino or ... for Cobra Jet Rancheros until one day when he heard of a sale of a 1970 Ranchero GT, equipped with the 429 Cobra ...
Four years had passed. Rick Parker hadn't forgotten about the big-block Ford, but visions of that particular 429 Cobra Jet were pretty far in the back of his mind. He told us, "It was a Friday ...
Although it needs a fair bit of tender loving care to get back to its former glory, this 1970 model year Ford Ranchero GT 429 Cobra Jet is certainly worth one’s consideration. With seven days of ...
A V8 range remained as did the Cobra Jet ... Ranchero on the Thunderbird's platform. Yes, it was quite the land yacht but that's how the story of the Ford Ranchero ended. This particular 1972 ...
It seems someone in 1970 took these intentions to heart and ordered our Potential Purchase of the Week: a 1970 Ford Ranchero GT with a 429 Cobra Jet and four-speed manual. In 1957, Ford introduced ...
See All 41 Photos The 1968 Ranchero GT marked the first ... Available in either Thunder Jet or Cobra Jet configuration, the Cobra Jet could also be had with Ford’s Ram-Air induction, creating ...
The story of Ford's ... with the 429 Cobra Jet, with the possibility they were built with the Drag Pack. By 2009, Fritts' original registry website showed there were four Ranchero GT Twister ...
The Ford Ranchero GT is one of the most unique vehicles of its time, and combines a classic muscle car look with a practical truck design. One of the rarest vehicles to house a 429 ci Cobra Jet V8 ...
High-performance pickups would appear to be having a moment on the auction site Bring a Trailer, with two tempting examples up for auction right now: a 1971 Ford Ranchero GT and a 1991 GMC Syclone.
I’m a lifelong Ford ... 1972 to 1976 full-size Rancheros, and fourth generation 1968 and 1969 intermediate Rancheros, especially my all-time favorite, the 1969 Ranchero GT Cobra Jet 428.
But I feel you will be 100-percent fair when I ask if you feel the Ford ... generation 1972 to 1976 full-size Rancheros, and fourth generation 1968 and 1969 intermediate Rancheros, especially my ...