Up for auction is my 1978 Ford Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee. This car was ordered from Ford by a Ford exec for his retirement. He drove it for several years and put very few miles on it. On his passing his family sold it to a dealership where it went back into the showroom and sat as a museum piece for more than 15 years. During that time it was used in a book by Alan H. Tast titled "Thunderbird, 50 Years" detailing the history of the Ford Thunderbird. There is a picture of the centerfold of this car in it and the book has been autographed by the photographer and author in 2004. It changed hands a couple of times since then in its mostly original condition. When I purchased it in 2008 I had to change out the original shocks and plug wires, spark plugs. The PO had put dual exhaust and glass packs on this beauty and that was unacceptable. I left the duals on but put a quiet muffler on it and shortened the tail pipe so that they weren't protruding beyond the bumper. They now turn down just before the bumper and are largely out of sight. The paint is very nice but cannot attest to original paint. the interior has one very minor puncture blemish on the driver seat possibly by a pen. The factory am/fm plays as it should and the rear speakers were replaced with a nice pair of Infinities that mount in the same location, no speaker grilles added to the package shelf. All options are operable, power windows, power seat, power door locks, remote mirror, cruise control, power antenna, power trunk release and seat release locks. Headlight doors remain closed even after long period of not driving, nothing that came with the car is inoperable. The tires were replaced and have very little wear. In the 5 + years I have owned this car it has probably seen less than 1000 miles per year. She drives out extremely well, looks like new and runs smooth and quiet. The doors open and close as they did from the factory with no sagging or wear on the hinges. There are no rattles or squeaks when driving down the road in this car. The AC was converted to 134 and blows cold. The trunk looks like new and has several of the factory manual that will be included as well as the Ford Diamond Jubilee 75th anniversary Recipe Collection cook book. Just some interesting kitch to be passed along with this car. This car is immaculate and beautiful as well as reliable and extremely road worthy. Please email with questions and I will send you my phone for any extra dialogue that you may require. Where this is an exceptional vehicle it is 35 + years old and should be considered as such. If you would like pictures of anything in particular let me know and I will email them to you.

Good luck and happy bidding.

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Ford F-150 Tremor to pace NASCAR Truck Series this weekend

Wed, 14 Aug 2013

Ford's bro-tastic F-150 Tremor will be pacing this weekend's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Michigan International Speedway. The Tremor fills a gap in the Ford F-Series lineup that we imagine the NASCAR set have clamored for - a hot-rod pickup truck.
Where the F-150 Raptor is designed to go quick on anything, the Tremor and its 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 are designed to tackle the road. The 365-horsepower and 420-pound-foot EcoBoost is unchanged from the rest of the F-150 line, but it combines the shortest drive ratio with the lightest two-door body, making it a bit of hot rod.
Ford will be offering hot laps with Michigan native Brad Keselowski behind the wheel of the Tremor for fans that arrive in the Irish Hills on August 14. The main showing for the new pickup will be the August 17 race, though, when it'll lead the field at the start of the race and through cautions.

Ford, Chrysler and Mazda expand scope of Takata airbag recalls

Fri, Dec 5 2014

The scope of the Takata airbag inflator recall is ballooning once again across the United States. Where Honda has elected to take its driver-side airbag campaign nationwide, Chrysler Group and Ford have now announced expanded regional actions to cover some passenger-side airbag inflators. Mazda is adding more regions, as well. For Chrysler Group, the campaign covers the inflators on 149,150 examples of the 2003-model-year Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups. The recall is limited to vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. The company will begin notifying affected customers on January 19. According to Chrysler's announcement of the action, the passenger side inflators in these trucks "are of a type that is not used in any of the other vehicles affected by Chrysler Group's regional field action." The automaker says that it's not aware of any actual failures or accidents in these pickups and even claims there are no "observed failures in laboratory testing of its airbag modules." The company is continuing to study the problem, though. Ford is taking a similar step by issuing a recall of inflators for 38,500 examples of the 2004-2005 Ranger and 2005-2006 Ford GT. The campaign only affects vehicles originally sold or ever registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Certain zip codes of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa are also covered. There's already precedent for passenger-side airbags to be covered under the Takata inflator recall. When many automakers announced campaigns in June, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota all included that side in some of their repairs. Subaru subsequently did, as well. In addition, Mazda is expanding the scope of its recall to add Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Saipan, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to the affected areas. The company estimates that it has a total of 86,773 vehicles in need of repair. Mazda is also teaming with Toyota to begin independent testing of the Takata inflators. Scroll down to read all of the automakers' announcements of these newly expanded recalls. Statement: Air-Bag Inflators December 3, 2014 , Auburn Hills, Mich.

Ford recalls 1.9m cars and crossovers for defective airbags

Wed, Jun 1 2016

The Basics: Ford is recalling a total of 1,898,728 vehicles to replace defective Takata front passenger-side airbags. This includes the 2007-2010 Ford Edge, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, 2005-2011 Ford Mustang, 2007-2011 Ford Ranger, 2007-2010 Lincoln MKX and 2006-2011 Lincoln MKZ, Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles built in North America. The Problem: The defective airbags have been linked to ruptures that can send metal fragments at the passenger, due to deteriorating propellant. Injuries/Deaths: Ford claims it's not aware of any injuries due to the problem, but rupturing Takata airbags have been linked to a series of serious injuries and deaths. The Fix: Dealers will replace the passenger-side frontal airbag at no charge to the customer. If you own one: Look out for a letter from the manufacturer to arrange service at your local dealer. If you'd like to check if your vehicle is affected, click on the safety recalls link on Ford.com and enter your VIN. Related Video:

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