Throughout Ford’s Total Performance campaign of the 1960s, the FE big-block V8 did the bulk of the company’s heavy lifting in NASCAR, drag racing, and at Le Mans. Continue reading
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Henry Ford’s Hot Rod: the Six-Cylinder 1906-08 Model K
Before Henry Ford built his car for the masses, the Model T, he produced a machine for the sporting crowd with his six-cylinder, 40-horsepower Model K. Continue reading
The Rouge: A 1962 Ford Motor Company Film
Courtesy of the Ford Motor Company, here’s a 1962 visit to the mighty Rouge plant, one of the industrial wonders of the world. Continue reading
1953 Ford: The End of the Flathead V8 Era
After 21 years, the flathead V8 era came to an end for the Dearbon automaker in 1953. Continue reading
Into the Sixties with Ford: A 1960 Film
Here’s everything happening at Ford’s expansive Dearborn operations for 1960, as recorded in a beautiful color film. Continue reading
The Ford Falcon Death Cars of Argentina
The Ford Falcon was once the most beloved car in Argentina, but ultimately it became a national symbol of death and terror. Continue reading
The Death of the Edsel
T.S. Eliot predicted that the world might end “Not with a bang but a whimper.” That’s a fair description of how the Edsel finished up its unfortunate three-year career. Continue reading