1968 Ford Ranchero Project Car Plus Additional 1968 Ford Ranchero Parts Car on 2040-cars
Nevada City, California, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:302
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Used
Exterior Color: Primer
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Ranchero
Trim: 500
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 200,000
1968 Ford Ranchero. This vehicle was in running condition, and complete including all chrome trim prior to the start of the restoration. This vehicle sat for a number of years. I had it running very well, it has a healthy 302 V8. Wanting to restore the car I stripped it down and pulled the glass (glass is still there) and had the entire car (minus, doors, hood fenders, these will need stripped of paint) professionally stripped of paint, rust, dirt, grim, ect. Then the car was sprayed with epoxy primmer. The stripping and primmer was done to the entire car, including underside. The car does have a good amount of rust in the floor pans as shown in the photos. The body is very straight with a little bit of bondo work started on the rear near the gas tank. The vehicle needs a little more body work then ready for paint interior and put back together. All parts are there, this car is complete.
I also have a second Ford 1968 Ranchero that was purchased as a parts car. The parts car is complete minus the motor. It was purchased because it had a "racing transmission" sorry I do not know what was done to the tranny but it does have a B&N floor shifter. It's body is also very straight and could very easily be a running car with a motor. I also have extra fenders, Hooker headers, alternators, starters, many extra parts some of which still in their boxes. Buyer responsible for transportation of car/cars. Please feel free to contact me with any questions 530-210-0676 |
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Volvo to shake off Ford ties with new platforms, engines
Sat, 23 Feb 2013
It would seem Volvo is finally getting around to throwing all of Ford's things out of the apartment. Automotive News reports the Swedish automaker is preparing to unleash a range of new engines as well as a fresh platform designed entirely in house. The powerplants include an all-new four-cylinder engine set to bow before the end of this year before arriving in the US by 2014. Shortly thereafter, the world should get its first glimpse at the next-generation XC60, which will the company's first model to make use of the Volvo scalable platform architecture (SPA). US buyers can expect to see that machine on their roads by early 2015.
The next V70 and S80 will also use the SPA, though those models will carry V90 and S90 designations when they hit dealer floors. But that doesn't mean Volvo has completely weened itself off of Ford technology. The V40 will continue to ride on Ford bones until the model's next chassis can be co-developed between Volvo and Geely.
NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"
The fascinating forgotten civil defense history of Mister Softee trucks
Mon, 26 Aug 2013Hemmings came across an interesting article from the Throwin' Wrenches blog about the intersection of ice cream, cars and civic duty in America's late 1950s. In particular, it focuses on the Mister Softee trucks, which criss-crossed neighborhoods of the eastern US serving ice cream. Looking past the ultra-durable vehicles used - heavy-duty Ford-based chassis, for what it's worth - the article delves into some deeper national-security territory.
See, Mister Softee truck owners were voluntary members of the Civil Defense, thanks to all the useful stuff (potable water, generators, freezers and fridges) that the machines carried with them for serving ice cream. Click over to Throwin' Wrenches for the full run down of how Mister Softee would have stepped in to help fight if the Cold War ever turned a little hotter.
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