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Originally Posted by Bob Don
A friend presently has a '70 Torino WAGON, green with woodgrain sides with a 429 auto. I'm not sure if it is CJ or SCJ (I'm not really a Ford guy) but he's got all kinds of original documentation substantiating the car and motor.
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Bob, there were actually 3 different 429 4 barrel engines for the 70 Torinos and Cyclones. The 5th diget in the VIN tag will tell what is was when new. A "N" engine code is the basic 360HP 429 "Thunderjet" which was also used in T Birds, as well as full size Ford & Mercury cars. The 429 Cobra Jet has engine code "C", and had the D0OE-R "CJ" cylinder heads with big valves and ports, and a Rochester Quadrajet (seriously!). The Super Cobra Jet had engine code "J", and had the same CJ heads, but with a solid lifter cam, and a 780 Holley carb. Supposedly, in 70, the SCJ had 4 bolt mains, with 2 bolt on the CJ, in 71, both the CJ7SCJ were 4 bolt main. The Torino woody wagon my buddy owned, had the 4 bolt block.