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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Ford Torino page on 8 November 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Ford Torino is an automobile that was produced by Ford for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. It was a competitor in the intermediate market segment. The car was named after the city of Turin (Torino, in Italian), considered "the Italian Detroit". The Torino was initially an upscale variation of the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane, which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. After 1968, the Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower levels of trim than those models which wore the Torino name. During this time, the Torino was considered a subseries to the Fairlane. By 1970 Torino had become the primary name for Ford's intermediate, and the Fairlane was now a subseries of the Torino. In 1971 the Fairlane name was dropped altogether, and all Ford intermediates were called Torino. This name was one of several originally proposed for the Mustang while in development. The Torino was essentially a twin to the Mercury Montego line.
Most Torinos were conventional cars, and generally the most popular models were the 4-door sedans and 2-door hardtops. However, Ford produced some high-performance versions of the Torino by fitting them with large powerful engines, such as the 428 cu in (7.0 L) and 429 cu in (7.0 L) "Cobra-Jet" engines. These cars are classified as muscle cars. Ford also chose the Torino as the base for its NASCAR entrants, and it has a successful racing heritage.
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| 21 March 1974 | NHTSA Recall 74V048000 1974 Ford Torino Seat Belts:Rear National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Recall Page - 1 page |
| March 1979 | Development of a Test Methodology for Evaluating Crash Compatibility and Aggressiveness Test Report 2: 1975 Ford Torino-to-NHTSA Test Device National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 8.5MB - 228 pages |
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| Model Kit - AMT T383-225 | El Toro Torino Funny Car | 1:25 scale |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 24 January 2004 | Show Me State Publisher Fills The Gaps For Ford Owners | PAH Publishing |
| 8 March 2011 | Ford Fairlane Spin-off - The Ford Torino | William Jason |
