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Classic White With Red Interior 2-door 1962 M-code Ford Thunderbird on 2040-cars

Year:1962 Mileage:42987 Color: White /
 Red
Location:

Wells, Maine, United States

Wells, Maine, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:390 big block
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Vehicle Title:Clear
VIN: 2Y83M174975 Year: 1962
Interior Color: Red
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Thunderbird
Trim: White with Red
Power Options: Power Windows, Power Seats
Drive Type: Automatic
Mileage: 42,987
Sub Model: M- Code
Number of Doors: 2
Exterior Color: White
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

 An incredibly rare find!
This coupe is one of eleven left in existence, three are parts cars and eight are drivers. The under carriage is spotless. The tach is factory installed by Carlton Ford in '62. Car drives very nimble and crisp with the big block tri-power and has incredible pull. Just pulled out of heated dry storage. It has a freshly rebuilt original M-Code big block and fresh transmission, new gas tank, fuel line and fuel pump. It has a new radiator, all 4 wheel cylinders and brake shoes, new carpets and front seat covers. The rest of the interior is original.
I have the sales invoice from '62, the original owners manual, registrations, insurance documents and most of the original service records dating back to '62 as well as documented mileage- have all registrations from 1962 to present.

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Car companies used to cook up sales with recipe books

Fri, 08 Aug 2014

The evolution of automotive marketing has undergone a number of strange phases. Few, though, match the strangeness of the 1930s to 1950s, when automotive marketers turned to cookbooks as a means of promoting their vehicles. Yes, cookbooks. We can't make this stuff up, folks.
This bizarre trend led to General Motors distributing cookbooks under the guise of its then-subsidiary Frigidaire. Ford, meanwhile, offered a compilation of recipes from Ford Credit Employees (shown above). The cookbook-craze wasn't limited to domestic manufacturers, though. As The Detroit News discovered, both Rolls-Royce and Volkswagen got in on the trend, although not until the 1970s.
The News has the full story on this strange bit of marketing. Head over and take a look.

NHTSA investigating 725k Ford, Mercury vehicles for stalling issue

Mon, 25 Feb 2013

Owners of Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models, listen up. According to a report on Automotive News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into these four vehicles totaling an estimated 725,000 units. The investigation appears to center around a malfunctioning throttle body on non-hybrid models of the 2005-2012 Escape and 2011-2012 Fusion. With Mercury dying off after the 2011 model year, this probe will also apply to the 2005 through 2011 Mariner and the 2011 Milan. There has been some discussion around the Escape stalling issue for some time now, but this investigation appears to be larger in scope than before.
Though not a recall yet, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 123 complaints of stalling or surging vehicles, while Ford itself has logged 1,472 complaints. The investigation report, which is posted below, seems to indicate that a faulty circuit board for the throttle body could cause the vehicle to go into limp mode, which, according to NHTSA, could cause complaints of both stalling and surging.

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The issue revolves around the Ford F-150 - specifically those equipped with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine - of which some 360,000 were built in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years. After receiving an initial 95 complaints, NHTSA opened an investigation last May - almost a year ago - into the reported issue of reduced engine power under hard acceleration. The agency has since received a total of 525 such complaints, and Ford itself reported receiving over 4,000.
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