Tag Archives: Ford

COOL PROJECT: GRAN TORINO GETS A NEW BOSS

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SBAdmin

‘Shotgun’ Ford Engine will Power Classic ’72 Sportsroof Enthusiast Tom Marcucci is spending the cold winter shoehorning a Boss 429 engine into his pristine ’72 Gran Torino. The car is a low-mile, original-paint virgin, while the engine is 429 engine … Continue reading →

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OFFICIAL FORD LICENSE PLATES — FOR AUSTRALIA

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SBAdmin

Limited-Edition Plates cost $695 AUD If you’re a resident of the Australia state of Victoria, a die-hard Ford fan and have $695 in your pocket (about $705 in American dollars), you can pony up for a limited-edition and government-issued “Ford … Continue reading →

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NEWS BRIEF: Ford Announces Increased Production

Posted on February 7, 2011 by SBAdmin

Dearborn’s Automaker ups First-Quarter Estimate by 13% At the National Auto Dealer Association convention in San Francisco, Ford announced plans to increase first-quarter production by about 13 percent — bringing the estimate to about 550,000 vehicles. The includes the possibility … Continue reading →

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QUICK PIC: Flip-Top Ford is Flopper-Style Fun

Posted on February 4, 2011 by SBAdmin

Spotted at a Seattle-area event, this Vintage Ford F-100 takes the pro-street thing to the next level, with a funny car-style flip-up body. You can do that sort of thing with the 1961-63 “unicab” trucks, which melded the bed and … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Soaring Raptor

Posted on February 2, 2011 by SBAdmin

Drifting Star Vaughn Gittin Jr. Trades Powerslides for Air Time in Ford’s Off Road-Ready Raptor Online drifting magazine Wrecked (wreckedmagazine.com) teamed up with drifting star Vaughn Gittin Jr. for a blast around a CORR off-road course, putting Ford’s off road-ready … Continue reading →

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Frozen Fords in Canada

Posted on February 2, 2011 by SBAdmin

Toronto Star‘s Slideshow of Blizzards Past Shows ’70s FoMoCo Greatness With much of the country — and eastern Canada — gripped by the “snowpocalypse,” the Torontoa Star newspaper’s online edition posted a photo slideshow this morning of images of blizzards … Continue reading →

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Camaro Extends Sales Lead Over Mustang

Posted on February 1, 2011 by SBAdmin

January Sales Lower for both Models; Challenger Up 50% In 2010, the Camaro outsold the Mustang for the first time since parachute pants and double-laced, yet untied, high-tops were the fashion range. The momentum is continuing in 2011, as the … Continue reading →

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CAR SPOTTING: Phoenix (with slideshow)

Posted on January 31, 2011 by SBAdmin

Vintage Sheet Metal Baking in the Desert Sun On a recent visit to Phoenix, we had some time to kill before a flight home, so we spent a couple of hourse crawling through the industrial neighborhoods neighborhoods near Sky Harbor … Continue reading →

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Shelby Dragonsnake Sells for $875,000

Posted on January 31, 2011 by SBAdmin

1-of-8 Cobra Drag Car Brings Big Bids at Mecum Kissimmee Auction Only eight Shelby Cobras were built with the drag-racing “Dragonsnake” package. The one that crossed the block on Jan. 29 at Mecum’s auction in Kissimmee, Fla., sold for $875,000. … Continue reading →

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