1969 Ford Fairlane Fastback, V-8, Automatic, Solid Barn Find! on 2040-cars
Troutman, North Carolina, United States
1969 Ford Fairlane Fastback Solid unmolested barn find. Car is 99% all there. 289 2bbl. Automatic Car starts great...runs, moves , steers and stops. Transmission seems to go into gear firmly. Little smoke at first start up. Probably could stand tune up, fresh fuel, and oil change. interior is all there...rip in drivers bottom cushion...tear in top of rear seat...headliner seem is coming apart...kick panels are missing...carpet torn by drivers seat.... Sheet metal is very good on car as far as rust issues...needs small patch on both rear quarters behind rear tires...dings and dents here and there...biggest being in right front fender and left rear quarter...all are repairable... Bumpers are straight but are pitted. I have 5 out of the 6 body side moldings, but most of the plastic clips that hold them on are missing. All the glass looks pretty good. The tires have decent tread but, don't know how old they are...so I wouldn't drive it far..., but they hold air and will load ok on any transport. Torque Boxes and frame rails are solid...as are the inner fenders....shock towers...trunk pan...and rockers...there is a small hole in the floorpan right under drivers foot...about 2" around....rest of floor pan as solid. Had a new gas tank put in about 3 years ago according to paperwork. Had a new intermediate pipe on the exhaust installed about same time. This car needs to be restored, but is a very solid start! Have NC title in hand. NO RESERVE!!! Highest bidder wins it!...so bid to win! And PLEASE read and more importantly UNDERSTAND my payment terms!!!!! If you bid please have the funds together to pay!!!! Ask questions BEFORE you bid if you have any.
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Fri, 10 Jan 2014Ford marketing head honcho Jim Farley made waves at CES this week by telling show attendees, "We know everyone who breaks the law, we know when you're doing it." according to a report by Business Insider. Farley continued by saying, "We have GPS in your car, so we know what you're doing. By the way, we don't supply that data to anyone."
Farley has since amended his statement, saying that Ford dose not, in fact, track its customers in their cars "without their approval or consent."
Apparently carried away with a hypothetical notion, Farley was attempting to describe how Ford might be able to employee aggregated user data for things like accurate traffic reporting and pattern spotting. A Ford spokesperson confirmed with Business Insider that its GPS units are not sharing the whereabouts of drivers, though there are a few on-board services that might do so. After opting in to the services (and presumably being made aware of any/all tracking and data collection), Ford's Sync Services Directions and Crew Chief software do, in fact, allow data collection as a means of improving both systems. Farley added that the opt-in data is not shared, even when being tracked.
The big dune jump and the damage done
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Mike Higgins is no stranger to the area. His heavily modified Ford trophy truck has gone flying through the sky on more than one occasion, but he recently bit off more than he could chew. After hitting a particularly lofty dune, Higgins went airborne for a ridiculous 180 feet before becoming intimately familiar with the finer points of gravity.
While Higgins nailed the jump, his landing fell short of wowing the judges. The impact very nearly broke his truck in two. Despite the mechanical mayhem, the driver walked away without a scratch, proving that occasionally miracles really do happen. You can check out the jump and the subsequent destruction below for yourself. Be warned: there's a fair bit of foul language.
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Smith has led Ford of Europe design for the past 10 years, and he was partially responsible for the brand's Kinetic Design language with a large grille and swept-back headlights found on the Focus, Fiesta and C-Max, as well as several other vehicles abroad. After stepping down on July 1 until his retirement at the end of 2014, Smith will work on a project to decide the future direction of the company's look with Moray Callum, its vice president of design.
Piaskowski already has some impressive credentials in terms of automotive design as well. He joined Ford in 2010 as director of exterior design and led the teams responsible for the 2015 Ford Mustang and next-generation F-150. He was also previously design director at Ford Asia Pacific. Before working at the Blue Oval, Piaskowski held positions at Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and General Motors. Scroll down to read the complete announcement of this changing of the guard.