Henry Ford made ambitious plans to develop a battery-powered version of his Model T and produce electric flivvers by the millions, but the scheme quickly fell apart. Continue reading
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Ford’s Biggest V8: The Mighty 1100 Cubic-Inch GAA
The Ford Motor Company has built nearly every kind of V8 engine we can imagine over the past century, but the biggest was the 1100 CID GAA tank engine of World War II. Continue reading
Video: A New Kind of Ford for ’57
Ford chose posh Beverly Hills, California for this introduction to the 1957 Ford, which the Dearborn automaker pitched as “a new kind of Ford.” Continue reading
Customizers’ Favorite: 1949-51 Mercury
The 1949-51 Mercury played a key role in rebuilding the Ford Motor Company, and then it carved out its own special place in American car lore. Continue reading
The Most Beautiful Thing That Ever Happened to Horsepower: 1958 Edsel
Meet the two big new V8s for the 1958 Edsel in this original Ford Motor Company television spot. Continue reading
Video: The Streets of Detroit in 1921
See the Motor City as it was exploding with growth in this digitally enhanced and colorized film from 1921. Continue reading
Video: Take a Quiet Break in the 1970 Ford
Join us in the Ford Motor Company’s anechoic chamber in Dearborn as we check out the full-sized Fords for 1970. Continue reading