Pickup, Dove Grey, Needs Work on 2040-cars
Flushing, New York, United States
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For Sale; 1946 Ford Pickup
I purchased this truck in 2000, and, after about six months of concerted effort, was able to turn it into a very solid and reliable vehicle. This was my daily driver for ten years, and, I even took it on trips. The motor is a 1949, which means it has the "modern" distributor. I put in a capacitive discharge ignition system so I would never have to diddle with the points. They just act as a very low current switch. It was treated to lots of new parts: new brakes, new drums, new drive shaft, new alternator. I also put in a Hurst shifter and had a nice Briz bumper made for the rear. The pickup box is not original Ford, and the wood bed is now shot. The running boards are fiberglass reproductions. Converted to a 12 volt system, including a 12 volt starter. The cylinder compressions were good and even. It did use oil - I believe it was coming out of the valve stems. With the dual carb setup, it was only getting about 11 miles to the gallon. I personally put about 22,000 miles on this truck. Comes with lots of spares: two radiators, extra cylinder heads, a four speed gearbox and lots of miscellaneous hardware. Besides being my commuter, the truck was also used as a test mule for product development. I parked it two years ago when a connecting rod bearing failed - I had to drive it about seven miles to get it home. I took it out once more to verify a bearing failure, and took it back after a few blocks. All extra Beechhurst product electronics will be removed. Located in Flushing, Queens, New York. We are moving to Virginia and I just no longer have the time to devote to this vehicle, to get it back to running order. |
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Ford to update Sync, MyFord Touch software... again
Wed, 07 Aug 2013Ford hasn't had the best luck with its MyFord Touch and Sync systems, as the finicky infotainment system has been subject to a critical whooping while customer issues have helped sink Ford's IQS scores. The automaker has made a concerted effort, though, to try and fix MyFord Touch. And while the results have been mixed, The Blue Oval is hoping its latest free update, set to go live next week, will make things better.
According to a report from The Detroit News, the new system promises streamlined voice commands with fewer levels between opening query and actual result. Ford is also addressing where certain options are selected on the touchscreen. Rather than working one of the four quadrants on the homescreen, users will be able to select anywhere within the quadrant to make adjustments.
While it might only be a band-aid for MFT's problems, the fact that Ford is still trying to improve it is a promising sign. It's going to take more than just this update to address the system's ills, though.
Chevy Silverado frame twist test a marketing victory versus Ford
Thu, 16 Oct 2014The pickup market is so competitive that all three major American makers are constantly trying to find a way to prove their product is the best. The new 2015 Ford F-150 is grabbing headlines at the moment by winning awards and posting segment best numbers. But in a new video, Chevrolet is taking aim squarely at the 2015 F-250 Super Duty in a battle of heavy-duty truck supremacy against the 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500HD... well, in a single metric anyway.
The big numbers from pickups often come down to payload, towing rating and fuel economy, but for this test, Chevy and Howie Long are challenging the torsional rigidity of the trucks' frames, specifically which one flexes less. Long plays the everyman here having the Chevy engineer explain what's going on in the tests. Unsurprisingly for a video on Chevy's official YouTube page, the 2500HD wins out by a good margin. The company also reports that similar results as shown here have been certified in third-party testing.
Check out the video to see the full test. While this might seem like a marketing win for Chevy, Ford isn't immune to it, either. In 2009, the Blue Oval uploaded a similar video comparing the flex under 225 pounds of weight from the bare frames of the F-150, Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram (as it was still called at the time) and the Toyota Tundra. The results fell in the Blue Oval's favor, as you can see here.
The fascinating forgotten civil defense history of Mister Softee trucks
Mon, 26 Aug 2013Hemmings came across an interesting article from the Throwin' Wrenches blog about the intersection of ice cream, cars and civic duty in America's late 1950s. In particular, it focuses on the Mister Softee trucks, which criss-crossed neighborhoods of the eastern US serving ice cream. Looking past the ultra-durable vehicles used - heavy-duty Ford-based chassis, for what it's worth - the article delves into some deeper national-security territory.
See, Mister Softee truck owners were voluntary members of the Civil Defense, thanks to all the useful stuff (potable water, generators, freezers and fridges) that the machines carried with them for serving ice cream. Click over to Throwin' Wrenches for the full run down of how Mister Softee would have stepped in to help fight if the Cold War ever turned a little hotter.