When it was first launched 50 years ago, the Ford Mustang was a huge success. Right now, it still is. Ford basically invented the concept of a “muscle car” with the Mustang and today, five decades later, despite intensifying competition, it’s still perceived by many as the leader in its class. It’s common knowledge that(…)
Ford reaffirms the undisputed heavy-duty towing leadership of the 2015 Ford F-450 Super Duty Class 3 pickup at 31,200 pounds after testing using the Society of Automotive Engineers J2807 standard. SAE J2807 establishes tow vehicle performance requirements against certain performance criteria to determine a truck’s maximum trailer tow rating. Ford is a founding member of(…)
Dismantlers and shredders process more than 94% of all salvaged vehicles. They collect parts and materials for reuse, remanufacturing and recycling. Usually, 75% of an automobile’s content is recycled – including steel, iron, aluminum, copper and other non-ferrous metals. The Ford Escape and Focus exceed the norm, being more than 80% recyclable.
The world famous Ford GT40 was designed with one purpose: To beat Ferrari – and it did! Ford’s most famous racing car, the GT40, won the Le Mans 24-hour race four times during the 1960s. The GT40 was the result of Henry Ford II’s failed attempts to purchase Ferrari. After Enzo Ferrari backed out of(…)
Some of the most popular posts have concerned “Famous Fords” – vehicles seen on the screen. In the first two Mad Max movies, the original Big Foot, the first monster truck, was a modified 1974 F-250. Mel Gibson’s first police Interceptor in Mad Max was a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan, also slightly modified, though(…)
According to Ruth Beach’s recent article in Mental Floss, one man John Brink, had an incredible simple – and ingenious – plan to revolutionize road maps. Prior to 1917, the only thing more difficult than drawing a road map was reading one. Throughout the county, most roads weren’t marked with signs, and they rarely had(…)
Ford Motor Co. was thinking “green” long before it became important. The Ford Dagenham plant in the United Kingdom was powered in part by burning London’s waste to the tune of 2,000 metric tons per week until 1939. The plant originally opened in 1931 and, in total, produced around 1,050,000 engines. In 2008, the factory(…)
Though worlds apart, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared a vision of a future in which agricultural products would be put to new uses to create products and industries. One idea both men worked on more than 70 years ago — biofuels — is again in vogue as America seeks to reduce its dependence(…)
A one-off short-wheelbase Ford Mustang may not be the most desirable collectors’ item in the world, but for Bill Snyder of Hudson, Ohio, it’s been his pride and joy for the last 46 years. The “shorty” Mustang, as it is often called, was designed by Vince Gardner and built in 1964 for a traveling custom(…)
A recent article in the Michigan Chronicle showcased renowned Artist, writer and poet Kobina Wright and her recently completed artwork that pays homage to very first orders of automobiles placed with the Ford Motor Company on July 15, 1903. The work, titled “Early Autos,” is a mixed media collage using images of early automobiles from that(…)