PT Fords? ? ?

[SuppleReptiles]

I am considering building a PT Ford. I wanted some suggestions... I absolutly don't want to build a mustang. Other than that I am open to any Ford/Mercury from the 30's to the early 70's. I am leaning toward a '67 or so Fairlane, but would like to get some other ideas. Any one have a an idea for a Ford PT Beast???

[David Sloan]

I vote for a 62 falcon!!
It would be differant an cool to see some fat tires on all four corners,a stroked small block ford in it. maybe do a full frame, roll cage, custom gauges.

Maybe i can build one some day! LOL

[Steve Chryssos]

70 Torino for sure. With hide-a-way headlights.

[David Sloan]

Yes! I like them too!
70 Torino would be good! dont see many of them any more!!!

[JamesJ]

I am not sure on the model but its 62 1/2 or 63 1/2 there also was an option for a 427 or some big motor. It was one of the cars that i thought about doing a custom with.

[parsonsj]

One of my after high school cars was a 67 Fairlane. 390, 4 sp with gate shifter.

Why oh why did I sell it?

jp

[Scott Parkhurst]

Torino GT 500 Fastback with the hide-aways. Love the one-piece tailight housing with the honeycomb look. Definitely a car that needs to be built.


SP~

[chet]

1962 THUNDERBIRD. Saw one for sale a while ago and it screamed pro touring. or a '67 short box pick up!

[phonedude_mln]

I am considering building a PT Ford. I wanted some suggestions... I absolutly don't want to build a mustang. Other than that I am open to any Ford/Mercury from the 30's to the early 70's. I am leaning toward a '67 or so Fairlane, but would like to get some other ideas. Any one have a an idea for a Ford PT Beast???

I'm currently transforming a 1966 Fairlane (427so, toploader, "N"
4.30:1 rear, etc.) with an SUV ride height to a PT car.

http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/fairlane/delivery/IMG_0247.JPG

my list:

- 17" Billet Specialities (225/50, 255/45)
- Baer 13"/12" discs
- Global West UCA
- 1 1/8" front sway bar, 7/8" rear bar
- rearched rear springs (2" drop)
- Cal-tracs traction bars
- 2" drop front coils
- sub frame connectors

I'm very excited about the project, but I can say that although
most parts swap from a Mustang -- its still not a mustang.
For example, the rear leaf spacing was just different enough
that the parking brake hits the rear leafs. We're having new
mounting brackets made to compensate.

I love mustangs, but having something different is great fun.
But when it comes to parts + fitment, I sure do envy how
easy the mustang (and camaro) guys have it...

I'd also suggest a Falcon or Mercury Cougar -- they're both
mustangs underneath. I've had 2 68 cougars in the past
and they were great fun.

If you really want to roll in style, step up to a Galaxie ;-)

http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/galaxie/2003-10-05/110_1055.jpg

[Steve1968LS2]

A Cougar or Torino would be way cool.. I am surprised you don't see very many PT Cougars..

[USAZR1]

A 66-67 Fairlane or 65-66 Comet Cyclone would be a good basis for a PT car.

[DarkBuddha]

As the owner of '70 Mach, I understand not wanting to do a Mustang. I do think a '67 Fairlane is an excellent choice... for example, here is one that I think was featured in PHR this past year. Totally amazing!!! Charlie Libby's Fairlane (https://www.pro-touring.com/featured_cars/Charlie_Libby_66%20Ford_Fairlane/charlie_libby_66_ford_fairlane.htm) . Or consider a Ranchero as a cool alternative.

Here are my other alternatives in order of preference:

1. '72 Torino Sport (closest thing to a US version of Mad Max's Australian XBGT Falcon)

2. '71-'74 Cougar (just don't do a convertible)

3. '68-'69 Torino fastback (especially if you can get a Talladega nose for it) or Cyclone (with the Spoiler nose)

4. '70-'71 Torino Cobra (definitely gotta have the hideaways...) or Cyclone or maybe even a Montego.

5. '67-'70 Cougar (I'd probably prefer a '67-'68 personally)

6. Pinto (who the heck else is gonna PT a Pinto???) If you could pull this off, it'd be one to remember!

Otherwise, I've seen quite a few Mavericks, early Fairlanes & Falcons, and Mustangs getting plenty of attention lately. I'd like to see more of the bigger intermediates. Once you step up to the bigger bodies (Galaxies, T-birds, Continentals), you're stepping into tougher territory, but that might make it worthwhile to try... :naughty:

Hope this helps...

[MangeMD]

Festiva?

[MangeMD]

Oh wait, that was 80's... :p

[socalfandabodys]

My neighbor is building a 70 2 door montego. It has 17 inch wheels 295 45's and 255'40 in front. 4 wheel wildwood brakes,global west suspension and He's building a stroked 460 for it. Should be good for about 600 horsepower. He's mating that up to a 6 speed and painting it silver with red interior

[SuppleReptiles]

Thanks for the awesome response! The ultimate goal is a car that will pull 1 lateral g or more. . . if that isn't enough... the goal is to run 10's on pump gas and 9's with some juice. I have seen some chevy's that can do it... but no fords come to mind?

What do you guys think? Can it happen?

[DarkBuddha]

My neighbor is building a 70 2 door montego. It has 17 inch wheels 295 45's and 255'40 in front. 4 wheel wildwood brakes,global west suspension and He's building a stroked 460 for it. Should be good for about 600 horsepower. He's mating that up to a 6 speed and painting it silver with red interior :pics2:

[Protour_Pinto]

Im doing a Pinto right now. Anything is possible If you start from scratch. Just have to keep an open mind I guess.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=579&page=1

[GT350Clone]

I'd do a 69/70 Cougar - think "Eliminator", with an attitude. Maybe a nice Procharged 514, 6-speed, 285's & 315's, Billet Magnums, etc... :worship:
Make it look like a stock Eliminator on the outside except change the side stripe to read "Terminator". :1st:

[bnoon]

Im doing a Pinto right now. Anything is possible If you start from scratch. Just have to keep an open mind I guess.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=579&page=1


Wow man, that is everything I have envisioned a Pinto could ever be. I, however, have been trying to go down the forgotten Chevy sub-compact path... I've been trying to get a 36,000 mile '79 Chevy Chevette from it's original owner for the past 4 years... Most of those miles were from behind a motorhome too. Thing looks brand new... Thinking of only a 4.3V6 and a six speed in it though. Dang... Caddy 5hun :worship:

[phonedude_mln]

My neighbor is building a 70 2 door montego. It has 17 inch wheels 295 45's and 255'40 in front. 4 wheel wildwood brakes,global west suspension and He's building a stroked 460 for it. Should be good for about 600 horsepower. He's mating that up to a 6 speed and painting it silver with red interior

please grab a pic of this car and share... 70 montego / cyclones
are pretty cool...

[phonedude_mln]

I'd do a 69/70 Cougar - think "Eliminator", with an attitude. Maybe a nice Procharged 514, 6-speed, 285's & 315's, Billet Magnums, etc... :worship:
Make it look like a stock Eliminator on the outside except change the side stripe to read "Terminator". :1st:

this is a great idea... Eliminators are great looking, and cougars
can still be had for a reasonable price.

re: DB's mention of Charlie Libby's Fairlane above... that
car is *excellent* -- I absolutely love it. But the "problem", so
to speak, is that it is so custom that it is nearly as unattainable to
me as a Troy or Chip car... but I'm hoping it will free Fairlanes
from their roll of "drag-only"....

[bnickel]

i used to have a 70 cougar and i always wanted to PT that car. one day i will et another one and PT it.

[DarkBuddha]

I still think a nice '72 Torino Sport/GT would be cool... Like this one I photochopped: lowered over a set of 17" & 18" slots or saltflats.

[Mean 69]

64 Mercury Comet. Crisper lines and cooler trim than the Falcon cohort. Hard to argue with the Torino, but man they are heavy. If you want it to fly, go as light as possible, makes EVERYTHING easier.

Have a blast with it!
Mark

[Tiger]

what about a 1955 Thunderbird?

André

[FoxGranadaChuck]

I am considering building a PT Ford. I wanted some suggestions... I absolutly don't want to build a mustang. Other than that I am open to any Ford/Mercury from the 30's to the early 70's. I am leaning toward a '67 or so Fairlane, but would like to get some other ideas. Any one have a an idea for a Ford PT Beast???

May I suggest a route that I am taking now. I suggest an '81-82 Ford Granada/Mercury Cougar (sedan, NOT XR-7, although one could make a case for the coolness of that project as well). If you can't obtain one of these, then I would suggest a Fox-Body LTD/Marquis. In my opinion for what it's worth, you can't go wrong with either one of these!
These cars share essential mechanicals with the 5.0 Mustang. Most any hot hop-up that would fit a Mustang will also fit a Granada.
Just one example of a hot, hopped-up Granada:

Vinnie's Granada (http://www.geocities.com/quickltd/vinniesgranada.htm)

Merely thinking outside of the box!

[rancherlee]

68 Torino GT COUPE (I personally think the Fast-backs are ugly, cars too big to be a fast back) Plus there are ALOT less GT coupes than there are GT fastbacks (3-1 ratio fastbacks-coupes). After the 70 malibu is done for my wife I'm hunting for a 67-68 Cougar or a 61-64 Falcon.

[PeteRR]

'63 Galaxie 500 is my vote.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

As a follow-up to my last posting under this thread, versions of the original Fox-Body (i.e., the Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr) Fords would also make excellent candidates for a Ford PT beast. The only reason why I was hesitant to mention these at the onset was because the early model Fairmonts/Zephyrs had really funky mechanicals, especially as it related to the fuel delivery system. If anyone wants to build a Ford PT beast based on an early Fairmont/Zephyr, they have to keep this in mind, especially if they swap to EFI.
However, like to Fox-Body Granada, what will fit a Mustang will fit a Fairmont with but a few exceptions.

[DarkBuddha]

I was gonna keep this one to myself, but I think it might be too cool to keep... If you wanna do something really unusual, consider a '67 german Ford Osi. My dad owns one of these, and I've always wanted to do something cool with it like this (another photochop):

[bnickel]

that's a pretty cool car, but i think it reminds me more of a ferarri fighter than a PT car, but i could see the PT there as well.

[DarkBuddha]

that's a pretty cool car, but i think it reminds me more of a ferarri fighter than a PT car, but i could see the PT there as well.
In stock form, it's a pretty classic '60 European sportscar. I tried to photochop the PT into it... the big TTIIs, tangerine-strawberry paint, front spoiler, lowered, tinted windows, blacked out trim, shaved handles, etc... here is the original pic:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[Restomod]

Hey Dark never seen one of those,whats in that???? Where would you ever find parts for it?????

[DarkBuddha]

Hey Dark never seen one of those,whats in that???? Where would you ever find parts for it?????
It's a German made Ford called an OSI (oh es eye, or ohsee) built in '67 & '68. The OSI company did the body design, Ford built 'em using German Capri bits (motor, some suspension stuff, etc.). Most parts are very difficult to locate since the car wasn't built in huge numbers. My father bought one while we were stationed in Germany in the early '80s for approximately $1800 US. It now sits in a barn in NC with an early Alfa Giulia, '65 GS convertible, '69 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe, and a nice '74 F100 shortbed pickup. They're all in need of restoration and the barn is a dirt floored, barely standing, shack that hasn't been opened in a good 5 years. :banghead: One day they will be mine! :evil:

[bnickel]

hey DB tell pops i want that shotbed>>>

[DarkBuddha]

hey DB tell pops i want that shotbed>>>
Technically it's my shortbed since my coin paid for it... I think it was $500... I can't quite remember. I think about it occasionally, especially since it's got my Mach's original 351W (future 408???) sitting in the bed.

[bnickel]

hmmm, a trip from Fla. to seattle by way of west texas is what i'm thinking about now :drive:

[Bryce]

65 falcon like me

[fantasygoat]

I've almost got my '69 Torino GT Fastback (sorry Rancherlee, I disagree on which one is more attractive) driveable. Plans are to lower it a bit more, get some discs out back and go corner carving. It already has swaybars, edelbrock shocks and 2" lowering springs that need to settle a bit.

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[Bad Bird]

1972-78 Aussie Falcon!

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[Bryce]

almost a torino?

those are awesome wheels, anybody no what kind? there are almost the v48's??

[bigvegan]

Maybe I'm nuts, but I've always thought a Lincoln Mark III would make a sweet PT car. (Cheap, 460 V8, easily found for less than $5k).

If only they didn't weight 2.5 tons.

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[pimtina]

those are awesome wheels, anybody no what kind? there are almost the v48's??[/QUOTE]

Superlites, perhaps?
My vote for unusual Ford pt car is the Cortina, built in England. We got them here from '63-'69. Someday I'll post pics of mine!

[Dee T]

I like the Cougars. I've put some work in it since I've aquired it but I have more to go.

[Bryce]

cool cougar, that is good ford choice!

[wiedemab]

Festiva - Hah. I drove one of those through college. What a classic. You couldn't kill that car - I tried.

I've always wanted to build a Maverick. You can pick them up very cheap too. Just a thought.

If I were to build something a little newer, I'd go with a late 70's early 80's Fairmont all decked out with Fox Body suspension goodies from Maximum Motorsports.

Peace out!

[Twentyover]

Mercury (ne Ford) Capri circa 1969-1977 US, 1969-1986 in Yurp (pardon the Sach Carlson spelling).

I'm working on a pan 76 w/ 4.0 V6, may build a higher effort Mk 1 (69-74) w/ a 331 down in the barn

[SVTforme]

My vote goes to a 1968/69 Torino Fastback for obvious reasons..

[406 Q-ship]

I vote for 1964 or 65 Fairlane, kinda a thunderbolt that cuts corners. Next would be the 1969 Cougar (and mustang parts make it cheaper) in a Trans am styling. Then comes the 1966 or 67 Fairlane or any of the Torinos from 1968 to 1970. How about a 1970 Falcon.......way cool. If you wanted to go way off the choosen path and still do a Mustang........Mustang II, that makes the Pinto mainstream.

I tip my hat to anyone doing a off model of the bigger manufactures, you can tell this cause I'm doing the pro-touring thing to a Monte Carlo.

[CptKlutz]

My vote on a 69-70 Maverick. Work with its advantages and keep the weight very low, aluminum 8.2" smallblock, not too big wheels, fortified T5, race style interior with lots of riveted bare aluminum sheet (hide sound deadener behind it!), fuel cell, roll bar........
Damn, now I want one myself!
:idea:

[oorange67]

I say go with a cougar or torino, I have a 71 cougar conv. with a FI 5.0 and AOD, lowered with staggerd 18's and future plans call for better brakes and suspension mods but it's a cool pro cruiser with air tilt and a/c and you never see another modded one. Got 26mpg on power tour last year......

[Bryce]

i would still vote maverick or falcon 63 or 65

[fantasygoat]

In terms of parts availability and pricing, a Cougar is the best "b-list" model to do because pretty much all the Mustang parts fit on it.

I still kinda miss my '66 Galaxie though - 429, with 4-link rear end and decent suspension up front too, making it go around corners wasn't too bad. But it's a one-year-only design and it's extremely unpopular for some reason.

[Freddiecougar]

Here is the plan for my Cougar....someday

Sorry, can't make the picture come out correctly...

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[stage2ROUSH]

how about a 4 door 66 fairlane ?? my dad's got one in his back yard with the 289,and it NEEDS to go!! well at least my mother thinks so...

[PT Sportwagon]

My father in law had a 73 Montego 2 door with three in the tree. My Dad had a 68 Torino GT That would be a killer PT car.

Tim

[MZ 500]

70 71 Torino:)

[bsclark]

Anything but a Cougar, those things are ugly and they smell.

Also I don't want too many of them out there when I finish mine!

[No one]

72 Gran Torino: http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/torino/1000106540
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Or to be different how about a Ford Elite?
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[70boss302clone]

I honestly don't think you could go wrong with any of these car thats been recomended except for maybe the pinto but my pick would be a 63 galaxy or a 63,64,66, or 67 fairlaine I've always really like these old cars looked and I've never seen very many fixed up nicely.

[DarkBuddha]

An old thread, but I noticed my list was missing some other options I once seriously considered...

'69-'70 Mercury Marauder (another photochop):

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'74 Ford van (photochop):

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img120.imageshack.us/i/earlyvan2noflamescn3.jpg/)


A '72 Cougar I chopped:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img391.imageshack.us/i/cougar2copy7vn.jpg/)


And while this one is from the '80s, it's my other current project... '89 Merkur XR4TI:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/testhdr6small.jpg/)

[skooli]

62-67 Falcon. Relatively small and light, and most of the first gen mustang aftermarket parts will work as well.

[YancyJohns]

The Fastlane Fairlane will soon be a pro-touring car.
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