At one point Henry Ford planned to produce the 1933/34 Ford in two sizes, standard and petite. This is the story of the baby Ford that almost but never happened. Continue reading
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Pride of the V8 Class: 1939 Ford
Sharp-nosed styling by Bob Gregorie and V8 performance made Ford a popular choice for American car buyers in 1939, second only to Chevrolet. Continue reading
Secrets of the Ford Toploader 4-Speed, 1964-73
In the ’60s muscle car era, the job of putting Ford’s Total Performance to the pavement was assigned to the Toploader four-speed transmission. Continue reading
Henry’s Other ’32 Ford: The Four-Cylinder Model B
Henry Ford’s groundbreaking 1932 Ford V8 had a companion model, the Model B, and it proved to be a worthy successor to the popular Model A. Continue reading
One Year Only: The 1971 Mustang Boss 351
The 1971 Boss 351 was one of the quickest Mustangs produced in its day, but it remained in the lineup for only a single year. Continue reading
Tomorrow Meets Today: A 1951 Ford Film
See the state of the art in automotive design, engineering, and manufacturing in the early 1950s in this excellent Ford Motor Company film. Continue reading
1979: Ford Shrinks the LTD Down to Size
Downsizing was the big story in the Motor City in the late 1970s, and Ford gave the LTD the full treatment for 1979, lopping off 15 inches and 600 lbs. Continue reading