1960 Ford Ranchero - Mild Custom on 2040-cars
Severn, Maryland, United States
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What it is: 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero. Not too many of them made in 1960, and even fewer of them still around. I haven't seen another one of them of this year in Maryland at all, and I doubt that you'll see another one of this year any time soon.
Runs great, stops as it should, drives straight. 144ci original engine, original C3 transmission with manual 3 speed on the column. Newly replaced carpet, new custom made door panels, new kick panels. Interior firewall, floor, and cab rear has been completely sound deadened. Rear end has air adjustable shocks (in case you actually want to put anything in the bed of the truck (car). Bed has been sanded down and mildly coated. Gaps between the cab and bed have been coated, and all those pesky little hidden drain holes have been located and flushed so that water doesn't just sit inside the frame rails (common complaint with Falcon wagon / ranchero owners). Engine bay has been gone through cleaned up, and sealed up. All new fluids (oil, brake, radiator), new plugs, new wires, new coil. The engine runs pretty strong for a 144, but could use a timing job. Not absolutely necessary, but it's a straight 6, and if you don't like the "lope", you'll have to re-time it. This is a driver...not a pristine show car. Everything on the car works as it should, but not everything looks immaculate. It's an honest little runner that gets a lot of looks wherever it goes. It presents well in it's current color scheme, with the custom pin striping on the rear, blacked out front...hood...roof...bed...tail gate...bumpers...and gets quite a few second glances, but it could use some polishing compound or a good once over with a talented wet sander if you want that color to stand out. As with every other car that's over 50 years old and is still actually on the road, if you want to make this into an absolute show car, it's going to need some tweaks here or there, but it's a fun little car (truck) to tool around in, and you'll love owning it. No major rot to be concerned with, and won't need any serious body, frame, or replacement panel work. Comes with some new parts as well. New front turn signal lenses, replacement signal buckets, turn signal switch, signal switch stalk, lots of vinyl material (same that was used to cover the kick panels and door panels), NOS fan blade, and whatever else I can find laying around that was ordered or picked up for the car. The Buy It Now price is pretty reasonable, but of course if you would like to take a chance with the auction, you're more than welcome. This vehicle is for sale locally as well, and I reserve the right to end the auction early if a local sale is completed. |
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Ford partnering with MIT, Stanford on autonomous vehicle research
Fri, 24 Jan 2014Ask any car engineer what's the biggest variable in achieving fuel economy targets, and he'll tell you "the driver." If one human can't understand human driving behavior enough to be certain about an innocuous number like miles per gallon, how is an autonomous car supposed to figure out what hundreds of other drivers are going to do in the course of a day? Ford has enlisted the help of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find out.
Starting with the automated Fusion Hybrid introduced in December, MIT will be developing algorithms that driverless cars can use to "predict actions of other vehicles and pedestrians" and objects within the three-dimensional map provided by its four LIDAR sensors.
The Stanford team will research how to extend the 'vision' of that LIDAR array beyond obstructions while driving, analogous to the way a driver uses the entire width of a lane to see what's ahead of a larger vehicle in front. Ford says it wants to "provide the vehicle with common sense" as part of its Blueprint for Mobility, preparing for an autonomous world from 2025 and beyond.
MotorWeek relives '80s coupes with Dodge Daytona, Ford Escort EXP
Thu, Aug 6 2015Get ready for a wave of nostalgia and the rapid realization of the huge progress in performance cars over the last 30 years. For its latest Retro Review, MotorWeek takes a look back at two, front-wheel drive coupes from the '80s that seem to have entirely vanished from the roads today. Both the 1986 Dodge Daytona CS and the 1986.5 Ford Escort EXP were considered affordable, sporty options in their day, but the passage of time hasn't been kind to either of their specs. The Daytona certainly looks the part of a performance machine with a body that's reminiscent of other '80s coupes, like the third-gen Chevrolet Camaro. However with 146 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque from a 2.2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, acceleration wasn't exactly a strong suit. MotorWeek complained about copious torque steer, as well. The optional CS suspension upgrade package on this Daytona was apparently a nod to Carroll Shelby who was working with Dodge at the time. If anything, the Escort EXP withstands the test of time even worse. As a two-seat coupe, you might have expected Ford's engineers to really turn up the performance to fit the sporty image that the exterior conveyed. That didn't really happen, and depending on which model buyers ordered, they got either 86 horsepower with a 1.9-liter engine or the "high-output" version of that mill with 108 hp.
Ford EcoSport Storm concept swallows a Raptor in Sao Paulo
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The Storm isn't the only specially prepared Ecosport on show, however, joined as it is by another pair called Beauty and the Beast. Beauty is decked out in matte copper with a black roof, LED fog lamps, 18-inch wheels with low-profile tires and an interior complete with four individual bucket seats, leather upholstery and a full multimedia suite. The Beast, meanwhile, takes a sportier approach with a white pearl finish, blue and orange trim and three-bar grille. It also wears 18-inch wheels and LED fog lamps, but its interior swaps out its rear seats for a bike rack.
Joining the EcoSport show cars was an Edge crossover equipped with all the latest technologies and done up in bright red with three-bar grille, bulging hood, and an interior featuring 10-inch touchscreens and leather upholstery. Feel free to read more in the press release below.







