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Ford built the 1970 Torino King Cobra to fight Chrysler’s winged Superbird and Daytona on NASCAR ovals, then cancelled the project before it ever reached a dealership. Powered by the legendary Boss 429, this surviving prototype represents one of Ford’s great What If moments in muscle car history. Saabkyle04 walks through every detail of a car most enthusiasts have never seen in person.
This wing car belongs to one of the shortest-lived, most dominant classes NASCAR ever allowed on track. A towering rear wing and needle-nose front end were the product of an aerodynamics arms race between Dodge, Plymouth, and Ford that lasted barely two seasons. A single new rule about engine displacement is what finally grounded these cars for good – and made surviving examples legendary.