1972 Ford Ranchero Gt 5.8l on 2040-cars
Stockton, California, United States
Body Type:U/K
Engine:5.8L 351Cu. In. V8 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Salvage
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Ford
Model: Ranchero
Trim: GT
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Options: CD Player
Sub Model: GT
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: Gray
Mileage: 140,000
VERY GOOD CONDITION 72 RANCHERO GT. RUNS SUPERBLY. STARTS ON ONE CRANK AND HAS NO HESITATION AT ALL FROM COLD. ORIGINAL 351 CLEVELAND MOTOR, ORIGINAL CARB RECENTLY REBUILT. RECIEPTS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. BRAND NEW VINAL INTERIOR AND $800 DUAL EXHAUST WITH X CROSSOVER TUBES AND FLOWMASTERS. NEW BED COVER AND BED SPRAY. PAINT IS ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD AND HAS A FEW PEELING SPOTS BUT CAR LOOKS GREAT, VERY STRAIGHT BODY. HAS ALARM WITH 2 REMOTES. ENKE ALUMINUM RIMS, TIRES ARE FAIR. SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. CAR HAS A SALVAGE TITLE WHICH I DO NOT KNOW WHY, BUT I DOUBT IT HAS EVER BEEN DAMAGED AS IT HANDLES AND DRIVES REALLY NICE AT ALL SPEEDS. CAR IS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS A REALLY NICE LOOKING AND GREAT RUNNING 72 "FISH MOUTH GT". NEEDS NOTHING EXCEPT SPEEDOMER FIXED, HAS TAGS PAID THRU NOV 2013.
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Inside Ford's high-tech climate chamber
Sat, Dec 27 2014There are two ways an automaker can test its vehicles in extreme climates: it can send said vehicle around the world – from Death Valley to the Arctic Circle – in search of the harshest weather, or it can recreate those conditions in an enclosed environment. We're sure that many automakers undertake some combination of both, but in this latest video clip, Ford shows us around inside it's state-of-the-art climate chamber. At its Driveability Test Facility in Allen Park, MI – inaugurated in 2010 just across the street from the Roush Technology Center – Ford can simulate all sorts of extreme conditions. It can drop the temperature down to -40 degrees Fahrenheit or raise it up to 130, and take it up to a simulated 12,000 feet above sea level or drop it down to 280 feet below. blast it with 150-mile-per-hour winds. It can control the level of humidity, approximate the intensity of the sun and even blast the test vehicle with artificial snow, just like your favorite ski resort. The facility strikes us as an engineering feat as impressive as some of the vehicles it's used to test, but don't take our word for it – scope it out for yourself in this brief two-minute video clip, which even includes some helpful tips for winter driving this holiday season and beyond. News Source: Ford via YouTube Plants/Manufacturing Ford Videos Michigan winter
Toyota, Ford decide to end hybrid collaboration before it starts
Tue, 23 Jul 2013Not all so-called Memorandum of Understanding pacts end in actual collaborations. For instance, after a two-year "feasibility study," Toyota and Ford have just announced that they will not be developing hybrid systems for use in light trucks and SUVs as previously planned, and the two automakers will instead continue to develop their own hybrid technology independently.
The would-be collaboration was first announced in August of 2011, and would have seen a rear-wheel-drive hybrid platform that would "improve the efficiency of trucks and SUVs while still allowing them to be driven in the way customers expect," according to our initial post on the topic.
Keep in mind that this announcement isn't to say we shouldn't expect hybrid pickups and SUVs from the two automakers, but that they probably aren't coming very soon - Ford says it will have a system "before the end of this decade" and we haven't heard much from Toyota on the hybrid truck front since the 2008 A-BAT Concept (pictured above) - and that they will not share any components between them (and they never have, for what it's worth).
Ford pulls official support from top-level NHRA teams
Sun, 11 Aug 2013As the smallest team in the sport, it wasn't really a surprise when Dodge decided to pull out of NASCAR, but Autoweek is reporting that Ford is looking to pull the plug on its professional-level NHRA sponsorships following the 2014 season. With attendance and television ratings down, the article reports that Ford is just backing out of the top series but will remain active in the Sportsman classes of racing, which are geared more toward the grassroots and semi-professional racers.
This means that one of drag racing's biggest names, John Force, will be left looking for new sponsorship after next season. Force, 64, has been with Ford for 17 years, winning 15 championships in that time and winning almost half of all Funny Car events in his Mustang since he started working with Ford in 1997, but after 2014, there could be some big shakeups at John Force Racing.
According to the report, Force would consider is moving over to the Top Fuel dragster series, although he could also move to another manufacturer to remain in the Funny Car series. With Ford on the way out, this leaves just Toyota and Dodge as the remaining active automakers in the highest levels of drag racing.