Hello from CA/AZ border, Colorado River, 1972 Q code Churro

The 72 has always been my favorite ride. The one I own was a family friends who used to let me take hot laps around the block 20+ years ago before I was legal to drive. When the old man passed who owned/loved the car dearly, the family decided I should get first shot at purchasing my dream car. Low and behold I traded a Porsche 944 turbo for the Ranchy straight across, best trade I ever made. So glad to have found a Ranchero board online. Howdy All!



My old Torino I fixed up and sold

Survivor

Holley Sniper EFI is next!

 

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Learning how to link the photos, cheers

 

Is the Torino also yours? It looks like it had been wrecked quite a few years ago, then repaired.

 

Yeah, the 71 Brougham I bought fir 1200 and fixed er up. Owned it for about 10 years and sold. New owner is putting a super HP drive train under the ol grocery getter.

 

Welcome!,

Nice ride man! I have a 72 Q-code 351cj Ranchero Squire. It's awesome and I love it so I know how you feel. Every once and a while I decide to sell it but when I take it for one last ride I change my mind everytime!

Holley Sniper EFI is on my to-do list for next year. This year is air ride suspension. What kind of motor do you have.

-Mike

 

Welcome! Lots of good info and great people here!

Cheers,

Doc

 

Welcome and cool looking ride! Where abouts on the river are you? I used to do a lot of bass fishing down there launching from Fischer's Landing (next to Martinez).

 

nice ride. i too have a 72. i have often read of Q code cars but i don't know what its means.

 

I like the combo orange with silver stripes, welcome Hooning.

 

Welcome to the forum, Porsche for a Chero, not sure about that.

 

I dunno, I traded an '84 Cavalier convertible for my '74 Squire. A car for a car, no money changes hands, so who's to argue? And since the guy I traded the Cavalier to, my friend George, bought the Squire off of an ex-GF of his for $500, I put the Squire's worth at that, back then.

 

Awesome, I bass fish all the time here in Blythe, I will be going to Walter's Camp next week and doing a venture down river into Picacho, love this stretch of river. I sometimes fish the Parker Strip and Havasu.

 

The Porsche needed alot of work, leaked oil like an ol Harley and I would much rather turn wrenches on an American car personally, everything in them cars is far too cramped for my liking. That aside, I do admire the 50/50 weight distribution and how nimble they perform in the corners.

 

Now that's a trade! Love the Squire trim!

 

Welcome Hooning!Fishmouth for a fisherman,how fitting.Iam just north of Vegas,good to have ya aboard.

 

That will be pretty cool to have air ride on your ride, I put air ride on a 73 chero 20 years ago, I'd be interested to see how you integrate or fit the front shocks in with the bags since there is little room up front. As far as my engine goes, she's a pretty much stock 351C-4V Cobra Jet. I'm running an aluminum BeCool radiator and a two speed fan from a 94 Mustang. One wire high amperage alternator. I installed a Gear Vendors overdrive recently behind the C6 and that has made the car a long distance beast! So my transmission has a transmission. I have had the same dilemma at times, I get tired of watching her sit and kicked the idea of sale. Every time I get behind the wheel and float down an old dirt road shootin gravel or just putting down the highway my mind is made that I could never let this thing go, I know the feeling!

 

Thanks for all the warm welcome y'all, Cheers!