1988 Turbo Coupe Project Car on 2040-cars
Woodstock, Georgia, United States
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Diamond in the rough. Just over 69K original miles. Engine runs great. Everything worked the last time that the car was driven except for the adjustable ride option. I got the car from the father of the original owner about 5 years after the owned passed away. It was sitting in the weather full of junk on 4 flat tires and would not run. Over the next couple of years the car received a new gas tank, fuel pump, radiator, cooling fan, brakes, complete exhaust system, belts and hoses, front and rear transmission seals and rear main seal, plugs and wires, rebuilt distributor...and the list goes on and on. Turbo works great and will go to 15lbs boost with no problem. Tires are like new Goodyears. Driver's seat has been reupholstered and the head liner replaced. Body is straight with no dents and no rust. Paint has some scratches on the trunk lid, most everything else should buff out OK. Wheels are the original 16" TC wheels. Car has been garaged since 2009 with transmission problems. I am on a fixed income and can not afford to continue the restoration on this great vehicle. Problem with the transmission is that it will not go into drive. Takes reverse just fine. It never slipped or hesitated just quit taking drive...matter of fact the shift was so positive at full throttle it would pretty much knock the fillings in your teeth loose. Talked to a transmission shop and their prognosis was that it is probably seals since the car sat up for so long before I got it...problem being they won't touch it without doing a complete rebuild because they have to warranty the work. This car was a real kick to drive and I hate to see it go...but better someone get it that will do something with it than see it rot in the garage. Car must be picked up with a trailer or dolly as it is not driveable. Transmission will not go into drive.
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Ford C-Max Solar Energi takes a recharging station wherever it goes
Wed, 08 Jan 2014Companies ranging in size from small startups to major automakers have been experimenting with solar-powered charging stations for EVs and plug-in hybrids. And, of course, people have been powering vehicles with onboard solar panels for quite some time, too. Still, Ford's new C-Max Solar Energi Concept shows the promise of a truly practical implementation of solar on a production vehicle, and it may not be as far off in the future as we had thought.
As we reported a few days ago, the Solar concept makes use of a "concentrator lens" that focuses sunlight onto the Ford's roof-mounted solar panels. The special lens follows the rays of the sun to maximize the amount of charge being fed to the batteries of the car, taking about a day to fully charge the 21-mile, all-electric range of the C-Max Energi. Ford data suggests that combination might be enough to power 75 percent of all trips made by a statistically average driver. In turn, using the sun to power a vehicle could reduce yearly C02 emissions by up to four metric tons when compared with the driver of an average gasoline-powered sedan.
We've got live images of the C-Max Solar Energi Concept, jauntily tilted on its display to best present it's signature solar panels, straight from the CES floor.
Ford nets $5.7B in 2012, $1.6B in fourth quarter
Tue, 29 Jan 2013Ford brought in $5.7 billion in net income during 2012, which is around $307 million less than one year prior. Even so, the automaker closed out 2012 with the highest pre-tax profit for a single quarter in nearly 10 years, earning $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter thanks largely to a higher-than-average truck mix in the US. That's a jump of $577 million over 2011. Likewise, that translated into fourth quarter income of $1.6 billion. All told, Ford set a full-year pre-tax profit record in 2012. But that doesn't necessarily mean everything is rosy in the land of the Blue Oval.
Like every other manufacturer, 2012 saw Ford get hammered in the European Union, where a deep economic recession continues to drive down consumer confidence. The automaker lost more than $700 million in Europe, and saw full revenue of $26.6 billion in 2012. That's a decline of $7.2 billion compared to last yea. Ford says the market for new vehicles in Europe has contracted to 13.5 million units, the lowest number in 17 years. You can read the full press release below for more information.
Wrap up some fun with Ford's commercial vehicle configurator
Tue, 27 Aug 2013Ford has combined multiple steps into one with its commercial vehicle configurator, which allows users to choose, design and place orders for the Transit, Transit Connect, E-Series vans and F-Series Super Duty trucks.
The most interesting part of the new configurator is a fairly robust design tool. Users are able to choose paint color and wrap the vehicle, and then create their own graphics. No materials are needed - Ford provides numerous background textures, text boxes, plenty of shapes and 20 categories of images including floral, construction, plumbing and skylines. Self-created designs or images can be uploaded to the system as well.
We played around with the design tool a bit and uploaded our own image to create the Autoblog Podcast Live van you see here. Feel free to check out the configurator and make your own design.