1966 Ford Fairlane 500 Xl 2 Dr Hardtop on 2040-cars
Hinton, Iowa, United States
Body Type:2 dr hardtop
Engine:289
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: parachment
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Fairlane
Trim: 500 XL
Drive Type: rear wheel drive
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Mileage: 99,000
Exterior Color: emberglow
Number of Doors: 2
This is a numbers matching ultra rare factory AC 1966 Fairlane 500 XL 2 dr hardtop. Drive train has been completely rebuilt at 98,674 miles. The drive train was professionally rebuilt by L & S Service Center in Las Vegas on june 27, 1989. The older paint job on it and repainted back to its original color of emberglow. The interior is original and in good condition. The the motor and transmission is original to the car. It still has original engine tag. Paint is in excellent condition, but not perfect. There is virtually no rust on this car, other than a little bit on the front fender and 2 or 3 small hole on the drivers floor pan. The rear quarter are very nice. No rust on the under carriage unibody. The cars comes with it original owers manual the vin# and door tags info and ist buyers info The vin# is as follows 6H47C188125. The dor tag info is as follows 63C V 14F 17 1 6. The engine tag info is as follows 289 C 66 12 6F 236-T... This is a very nice driver. The current owner drove it back from Texas when he bought it in 2002. He fixed the radiator and put new tires on it in 2003 and kept garaged ever since. This would take a light freshening up.
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Is it time for American carmakers to give up on dual-clutch transmissions? [w/poll]
Mon, 22 Jul 2013Last week, in the midst of Detroit's first days seeking relief in Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code, Automotive News contributor Larry P. Vellequette penned an editorial suggesting that American car companies raise the white flag on dual clutch transmissions and give up on trying to persuade Americans to buy cars fitted with them. Why? Because, Vellequette says, like CVT transmissions, they "just don't sound right or feel right to American drivers." (Note: In the article, it's not clear if Vellequette is arguing against wet-clutch and dry-clutch DCTs or just dry-clutch DCTs, which is what Ford and Chrysler use.) The article goes on to state that Ford and Chrysler have experimented with DCTs and that both consumers and the automotive press haven't exactly given them glowing reviews, despite their quicker shifts and increased fuel efficiency potential compared to torque-converter automatic transmissions.
Autoblog staffers who weighed in on the relevance of DCTs in American cars generally disagreed with the blanket nature of Vellequette's statement that they don't sound or feel right, but admit that their lack of refinement compared to traditional automatics can be an issue for consumers. That's particularly true in workaday cars like the Ford Focus and Dodge Dart, both of which have come in for criticism in reviews and owner surveys. From where we sit, the higher-performance orientation of such transmissions doesn't always meld as well with the marching orders of everyday commuters (particularly if drivers haven't been educated as to the transmission's benefits and tradeoffs), and in models not fitted with paddle shifters, it's particularly hard for drivers to use a DCT to its best advantage.
Finally, we also note that DCT tuning is very much an evolving science. For instance, Autoblog editors who objected to dual-clutch tuning in the Dart have more recently found the technology agreeable in the Fiat 500L. Practice makes perfect - or at least more acceptable.
2015 Ford Mustang production to begin on July 14? Not quite, says Ford
Thu, 10 Jul 2014Mustang6g.com believes that it has unlocked start date for 2015 Ford Mustang production citing a Ford dealer communiqué. According to the report, job one on the 2015 hardtop will allegedly start in just a few days, on July 14, although units that are known as "OK to Buy" won't enter production until September 9. The cars built between those dates are most likely final pre-production cars for the executive test fleet, and will likely include the cars we'll be driving at the media launch.
Sun worshippers, meanwhile, would seem to have a longer wait. Job one on the droptop supposedly isn't slated to start until September 14, with production models starting on October 27. As is the case with the hardtop, these final pre-pros are for the execs and media to test, while actual dealer orders will come from vehicles made after the October date.
After speaking to Ford, though, we wouldn't put a great deal of stock in those dates as reported. We reached out to Said Deep, Ford's North American Product Communications Manager.
Ford Escort testing, may be bound for Europe
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The Escort's black robe and zebra paint make it hard to tell if anything specific has changed about the design, but the shape of the sedan looks close to what was shown in Shanghai. Under the disguise, you can still make out the hexagonal front grille from the concept. When Ford announced the model, the company said that the design wasn't supposed to be "arrogant or pretentious," and it certainly achieved that. The engine range is still a mystery, but it seems safe to expect small, economy-focused powertrains.
A report from last year indicated that Ford may be considering broadening the new Escort beyond Asia and possibly even selling it in Europe. The fact that the company brought it to Sweden for testing could bolster that argument. A release date hasn't been set yet, but the automaker has promised 15 new products for China by 2015. The basic sedan could be on the road soon.