1961 - Ford Falcon on 2040-cars
Mcdonald, New Mexico, United States
THIS IS A GROUND UP, ROTISSORIE RESTORATION OF A ’61 FALCON. IT WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, MEDIA BLASTED, AND EPOXY PRIMED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAR. MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO ACCEPT THE 360 H.P. (AT THE FLYWHEEL) 351W. INNER FENDER WELLS WERE MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND BATTERY. 2x1x3/16 WALL RECTANGULAR TUBE WAS USED FOR SUB FRAME CONNECTORS AND 1 5/16 O.D. x 1/8 WALL TUBING WAS WELDED TO THE ROCKER PANELS & FRAME JUST BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL OPENING. THE MAIN FRAME WAS ALSO STIFFENED AT THIS POINT. THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE RADIUSED TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER TIRES. MUSTANG II FRONT SUSPENSION WITH TUBULAR A ARMS & POWER RACK. MODIFICATIONS TO THE INTERIOR INCLUDE ADDING BUCKET SEATS, CONSOLE, THREE POINT SHOULDER HARNESS BELTS, PIONEER FM/CD PLAYER, AND CLASSIC AUTO AIR HEAT AND A/C UNIT. CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS “ALL AMERICAN WINGS” SERIES GAUGES WERE INSTALLED IN THE FALCON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALUMINUM DASH TRIM WAS ADDED TO GIVE THE DASH A LITTLE “CHARACTER”. EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR IS NEW OR REBUILT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GLASS AND GRILL. EQUIPPED WITH: *360 H.P. 351 WINDSOR *C4 AUTOMATIC *9” FORD-28 SPLINE-3:25 POSITRAC *CAL TRACK TRACTION BARS *3/4” REAR SWAY BAR *POWER STEERING *POWER BRAKES-11” DISK FRONT, 11” DRUM REAR *MUSTANG II FRONT SUSPENSION *1” FRONT SWAY BAR *AIR CONDITIONING *MSD IGNITION *HEDMAN CERAMIC HEADERS *HOLLEY 750 CFM *EDELBROCK AIR GAP INTAKE *RACE PRO ALUMINUM RADIATOR *15x8 CRAGERS WITH BFG RADIAL T/A *2 ½” DUAL EXHAUST *FLAMING RIVER STAINLESS STEEL TILT COLUMN WITH LECARRA WHEEL *LOKAR CABLES *KWIK WIRE 14 CIRCUIT WIRING *COLOR IS PPG (OMNI) MBC 190693 AZZURO METALLIC WITH CLEAR COAT
Ford Falcon for Sale
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Ford, Renault, VW shareholder oppose French aid for PSA/Peugeot-Citro"en
Mon, 29 Oct 2012Pots and kettles, glass houses and stones - that's a little of what we appear to have going on in the European car market. New reports say that that three European automakers have registered their opposition to a loan deal that PSA/Peugeot-Citroën is working on with the French government. Peugeot's finance arm, Banque PSA Finance, is struggling with its debts and has been downgraded by Moody's to its lowest investment-grade classification, one step above junk. This makes it more expensive for a potential buyer to finance a car through Peugeot. The last thing Peugeot needs is more difficulty selling cars in the tough European market, and the situation will only worsen if the bank's credit worthiness takes another hit.
A deal being worked on would have the French government offer €7 billion ($9B U.S.) in bonds to guarantee the bank's loans, which would give the institution some breathing room to manage its debts and lower its interest rates. Outside of that, a group of banks would provide other, non-guaranteed loans to the bank to further help its position. In exchange for state help, though, the government wants seats on Peugeot's board for worker representatives and a government liaison, along with factory and worker guarantees. The Peugeot family would maintain control of the company.
So what we have is government assistance being provided to a car company's finance arm, akin to the way General Motors' GMAC (now Ally Financial) and Chrysler Financial got help in their time of need. What we also have is Ford and Renault, and Germany's State of Lower Saxony, the second-largest shareholder in Volkswagen, voicing their concern about the proposal, because they say it could create an unfair competitive advantage for Peugeot. Everyone in Europe's down market is fighting for every sale, and if Peugeot gets help to keep its auto loan costs down, it figures to help buyers choose Peugeot or Citroën.
Ford GT40 makes historic return to racing at Goodwood
Wed, 23 Oct 2013Is there a more iconic, American racecar than the Ford GT40? That may be a discussion for another day (although by all means, tell us how wrong we are in Comments), but this video of heaps of GT40s running in the Goodwood Revival races certainly has us thinking that Ford's Ferrari-killer might just be the best racer the Land Of The Free and Home Of The Brave has ever come up with.
That's completely ignoring the fact that the GT40 was largely developed by Brits using American money, but that's besides the point (there was also a rather brash Texan, who had a big role later in development). The resulting vehicle was dominant, besting the cars of Il Commendatore from 1966 to 1969, although it should be noted that Ford's GT40 was unable to beat Ferrari in its first two Le Mans outings in 1964 and 1965.
Those four years of dominance, which started with Ford sweeping the podium, were enough to establish the GT40's legend. And now, here we are almost 50 years later, celebrating the mid-engined monsters at Goodwood, in their first ever one-make race. Take a look below for the entire video.
Ford invests $682 million in Edge-producing Canadian facility
Sun, 22 Sep 2013Ford announced that it's investing $682 million in its Oakville assembly plant in Ontario, Canada, to make it a global manufacturing plant, which the automaker also says secures 2,800 jobs there. Including this injection of cash, Ford has invested over $2 billion in Canada in the last decade, starting with nearly $1 billion for Oakville in 2004, and over $570 million for its Essex Engine Plant in 2010.
The move to make Oakville a global manufacturer of Ford vehicles means, "If consumers suddenly shift their buying habits, we can seamlessly change our production mix without having to idle a plant," says Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas.
Ford says that the latest investment will help it meet North American demand for the Oakville-produced Edge crossover, which is on track this year to beat 2007's US sales record of 130,000 Edges. The Ford Flex and Lincoln MKX and MKT are also manufactured at the plant.