1966 - Ford Mustang on 2040-cars
Good Hart, Michigan, United States
Serious buyers only please! Up for auction is my beautiful 1966 Mustang Fastback. I have owned the car for just over two years and have truly enjoyed every day. Even now I am reluctant to sell it, but I have a once in my lifetime chance at another dream car that I have decided to go after. The fastback has its original 289 2-barrel engine with 118k miles; 3 pumps on the gas pedal and it fires up every time, no smoke, no noise. To my knowledge the engine has never been apart. I added the COBRA valve covers and TRI-Y headers. It originally came with a 3 speed manual, but has been upgraded to a 1967 close-ratio Toploader 4 speed manual. It is a NON air condition car, manual steering and brakes. It has fresh brakes and brake lines; new fuel tank and lines installed by previous owner. The car had been in storage for many years, so for safety reasons these items were done. Tires are in excellent condition . One of my dream cars is a 1966 Shelby GT350 – since I don’t have 125K+ I opted for a tribute car. All of the Shelby parts added to this car were bought from Tony Branda and are as follows: GT350 White Side Stripes/Decals COBRA 71/2 Quart Aluminum Oil Pan Grille emblem GT350 Gas cap GT350 rear panel emblem Rotunda mirror ¼ plexi window kit Side scoops Fiberglass with steel support Hood Air cleaner COBRA Valve covers Hood pins Shelby serial plate GT350 Steering Wheel center Cobra Tachometer Shelby 10 Spoke wheels and center caps (bought elsewhere) AUTHENTIC RAY BROWN drivers side racing seat belt The car looks fantastic in pictures and from 10 feet away. The paint is showing its age, but I actually think it looks kinda neat with the “patina”… I highly recommend prospective buyers to see the car in person so there are no disappointments. The interior of the car is extremely nice … it still wears its original black standard interior. The headliner has a hole at the top passenger front, but is hidden by the passenger side visor when up – looks like a mouse had fun chewing it at some point while in storage…no odors or anything at all either. What the car will need at some point if you want to invest in it: Paint job, lower quarter panel repair (see pictures), and dent removal from top of passenger fender (see picture). This car has all original sheetmetal (except hood of course).
Ford Mustang for Sale
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Ford F-150 bumps Camry from top of Cars.com American Made Index
Tue, 25 Jun 2013With July 4th just around the corner, what better time could there be for Cars.com to announce that the Ford F-150 is the Most American car of 2013? This may be especially true since it was the Toyota Camry, a car produced by a company based in Japan, that had held the top spot from 2009 to 2012.
Cars.com compiles its Most American list by considering the amount of parts each vehicle uses that come from America, where it's final assembly takes place and how many units per year are sold. "While the assembly point and domestic parts content of the F-150 didn't change from 2012-2013, vehicle sales are responsible for bumping the F-150 to the top spot," according to Patrick Olsen, Editor-in-Chief of Cars.com.
As far as automakers go (as opposed to individual models), Toyota retains the top spot it held in 2012, with General Motors, Chrysler, Ford and Honda (in that order) rounding out the list. The motivation behind this list each year, according to Olsen, is "to help car shoppers understand that 'American-Made' extends beyond just the Detroit three" and because "a study we conducted in 2012 indicated that 25 percent of shoppers surveyed preferred to buy American."
Ford acquires Livio to bolster connectivity biz
Thu, 26 Sep 2013Ford Motor Company has announced the acquisition of Livio, a Ferndale, MI-based software development company best known for aftermarket in-car connectivity devices, but also as a supplier of technology for proprietary systems for automakers. Livio, co-founded by Sigal and Massimo Baldini, will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Global Technologies.
"With the additional expertise Livio provides us, Ford intends to continue to lead the next generation of in-car connectivity with technology advancements that give consumers more options to access their devices on the go," said Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation, in a statement.
Ford is clearly trying to beef up its in-house tech capability around telematics and device connectivity. While the Blue Oval has been a leader in these areas with SYNC and MyFord Touch in terms of getting the systems into as many cars as possible, the execution of the applications have been criticized for glitches.
NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"