1936 Ford Standard 5-Window Coupe
For 1936, Ford put their cars through a mild facelift, since the 1935 lineup featured all-new styling. Gone was the bright grillework, replaced by a wraparound-style grille and a new rear fender shape. Mechanically, the cars were virtually unchanged from 1935 in all areas... Read More |
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1959
Ford Skyliner
Starting with the flamboyantly attractive Fairline 500-series cars
in 1957, the Skyliner was an instant hit among enthusiasts throughout
America. Here was all the top-down fun of a full convertible and the
practicality of a hardtop. The first year sales for this model were
20,766... Read More |
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2003
Ford Mustang Mach 1
Almost exactly 39 years ago, the Ford Mustang debuted at the New York
World's Fair. No one knew it at the time, but a record 417,000 units
would sell that first 12 months. People just went nuts for the new
Mustang pony car. In 2003, the Mustang has driven all its competitors
out of business, and remains the best-selling convertible in America.
By 1969, the Mustang was growing... Read
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2002 Ford Thunderbird
In this world of sensible sedans, oversized sport utility vehicles,
and high-tech sports cars with alphanumeric names, sometimes a car
comes along that evokes earlier times. Certainly the name Thunderbird
cuts through the commonplace with a familiar knife. After a four-year
hiatus, the T-Bird returns to its roots in its configuration and style...
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1955 Ford Crown Victoria
From a styling viewpoint the 1955 Ford was an all-new car, right from
the plain-Jane Mainline Tudors up through the spiffy new Thunderbird.
Even the top of the line model name was new, with Fairlane replacing
the previously used Crestline. (Fairlane, incidentally, was the name
of Henry Ford... Read More |
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"Thundering Through
Time - New Jersey '99!"
As most great ideas go, The Classic Thunderbird Club International's
was born out of pure love and passion. Vic Take, of Clayton Missouri,
began the idea of an international club for classic T-Bird owners
by running an ad in what we now know as Car and Driver magazine...
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1964 1/2 - 1966 Ford Mustang
6-Cylinder
When it comes to the nation's most successful selling ponycar of the
1960s and '70s, one might wonder why we chose to highlight the base
six-cylinder model. After all, it isn't the most collectible Mustang
of the lot. It lacks the panache and attention that its small- and
big-block V-8 stablemates... Read
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1946 Ford Oakland Police
Car
When peace finally broke out at the end of WWII it was time for the
auto manufactures to re-tool from the swords of military production
to the plowshares of personal transportation. Ford, like most of the
other car builders at the time, dusted off the existing 1942 tooling,
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1931 Model A Ford Roadsters
The ubiquitous Model A, first introduced in 1928, remains a popular
automobile on the collector market. As the car that put Ford back
at the top of the Big Three in the late 1920s, it represents a significant
piece of the Ford Motor Company's history. Though not as long-lived
as its predecessor... Read More |
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Fly The Coupe
Chuck Edwall calls it “the best seat in the house.” That’s
how he describes the feeling of lining up his ’38 Ford coupe
at the San Diego Antique Drags. The nostalgia drags are held twice
a year at Carlsbad Raceway near San Diego. His classic hot rod Ford
put a smile on his face to the tune... Read
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Mustang Memories
I was a car crazy sixteen-year-old, growing up in the San Francisco
suburb of Menlo Park, when Ford introduced the Mustang in the summer
of 1964. I read all of the car magazines, built AMT 3-in-1 models
kits of my favorite rides, and even pumped gas and worked the lube
rack at the corner Shell station... Read
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1963 Ford Falcon Restoration
The story begins in October of 1999 at the Evansville Autofest Nationals,
October 1st through the 3rd. The Autofest Nationals was a showcase
for feature cars that were presented on TV during the year of 1999.
I was involved in that particular TV series with a 1958 Chrysler 300-D,
which I restored... Read More |
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1938 Woodie Station Wagon
Woodie" is a Southern California Surfing term from the Sixties
that made its way into mainstream vocabulary after being introduced
to pop culture through records and radio by groups like The Beach
Boys and Jan & Dean. These wood bodied station wagons were originally
expensive... Read More |
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For The Love of a Truck
How did we come to be a nation of truck drivers? It seems everyone
is tossing aside their automobile keys and climbing into the cab of
a truck. We love the go-anywhere, do-anything benefits that only a
truck (or its cousin the sport utility vehicle) offers. And in our
you-are-what-you-drive culture... Read
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Mustang - The Second Series
The success story of the original Ford Mustangs, introduced mid-year
in 1964, is legend in corporate automotive marketing folklore. A casebook
study of vision, it is based on careful analysis, combined with the
ability to cut through the auto industry's standard long lead times...
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The Speed of Sound
In 1969 there was no Stealth Bomber. There was no landspeed record
that eclipsed the speed of sound. But there was the equivalent of
a sonic boom that caused heads to turn in the direction of Ford dealerships
where the new Mach 1 Mustang was waiting. With the startling presence...
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Bringing Back the Battlebird
One-of-a-kind" is an overused phrase that isn't often true. But
every once in awhile, you run across something truly unique. Few cars
are really "one-of-a-kind" models, but, last summer, we
taped a feature for My Classic Car on one classic that stands alone...
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Ford GT40
1966 brought one of the most controversial finishes in the history
of Le Mans. Ken Miles appeared to be on his way to becoming the first
driver in history to win at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans in the same
year. But with Miles seemingly on his way to victory in the late stages
at Le Mans... Read More |
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1942 - 1943 Ford GPA
The technological and tactical advancements in the manner of waging
war from the First to the Second World Wars required innovative thinking
and imaginative design application. Having moved from mass battles
of opposing armies spread across vast tracts of land to more localized
conflicts... Read More |
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