The Torino Cobra was the Ford muscle car during the peak moment of the horsepower wars in 1970; this example is a time capsule in bright red and black ...

The prize for the rarest muscle car to come out of Ford's doors during the 1970s goes to a car right from the start of the decade. The Ford Torino King Cobra was a vehicle built specifically to take ...

Ford sold 7,675 Cobras in 1970, which is only 3.3% of the total production. It's the second-rarest 1970 Torino, superseded only by the GT Convertible, made in 3,939 examples.

Watch as a 1966 Pontiac GTO takes a run down the quarter mile against a rare 1970 Ford Torino Super Cobra Jet. One weighs less, but the other has more power.

Torino Cobra was Ford’s range-topping high-performance mid-size coupe for 1970. It was all driveline, with few frills: With its base Thunder Jet mill, packing cylinder heads with canted 2.09/1. ...

It tips the scales at a surprisingly high 3,696 pounds driver included. The Ford Torino Super Cobra Jet, by comparison, produces just 375 horsepower from its 429 cubic inch V8.

44 years later (as of 7/7/2014), the Torino King Cobra prototype resurfaced to regain its glory as a near-mint, classic collectible with an intriguing story attached to its name.

For his 1970 Ford Cobra Arnie Starks opted for a 429ci Cobra Jet and C6 automatic, and with it's 370hp the engine was powerful but easy to drive.