Guess Today’s Muscle Car

1969 Ford Torino Talladega
Engine: 428 CID V8
Transmission: C-6 Automatic
Exterior Color: Wimbledon White
1 of only 754 produced.

The Talladega was named after the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama and was only manufactured in first few weeks of 1969.

The sole purpose of this production car was to make Ford even more competitive in NASCAR stock car racing and due to homologation rules had to have enough vehicles available for sale to the general public which was 500 in 1969. It is believed that a total of 754 Talladegas may have been built, although the Talladega/Spoiler Registry can only account for a maximum of 750 and only 264 were finished in Wimbeldon white. This number includes all prototypes, pilot cars, and production cars built, plus a special post-production car that was built for the president of Ford Motor Company, Semon Emil “Bunkie” Knudsen.

All of the production Talladegas came equipped with the 428 Ford Cobra Jet V8 that proved to be very strong and reliable and the only additional option was the AM radio at a retail cost of $61.40.