Ford Falcon 2-door Station Wagon on 2040-cars
Camarillo, California, United States
Built as a reliable driver. When I worked closer to home I used to commute this classic to work a couple days a week. And it has been on a couple 600-mile road trips without a problem. The details: Drivetrain 302 from a late-80s to 90-ish Mustang Very mild CompCam essentially a Cobra replacement Aluminum heads Headman shorty headers Dual 2 1/2 ” Exhaust with X-Pipe AOD tranny with proper tranny mount (Dark Horse), shifter and pick-down cable (Lokar)
Additional tranny cooler in line with radiator tranny cooler…Like you’re supposed to. Aluminum drive shaft Electric fuel pump…so if you don’t drive it for a week it will still start immediately Brakes 71 Cougar Front (disk) Dual reservoir master cylinder Suspension All new everything in the front New shocks in rear RRS rack and Pinion (power steering) Interior Ididit Steering column Grant wood steering wheel White face gauges Custom upholstery (cloth) Power seats Center Console Custom Autosound “Falcon” Am/Fm digital deck with cassette and MP3 player hook-ups Cowl repair kit installed – no leaks Body Rewired using a Painless kit. Professionally installed. Almost all connections soldered, very few crimp connectors. Restored grill headlight trim rings, and taillight buckets Taillights have reverse light option All locks keyed alike (1 key for everything) New windshield All new rubber for glass/doors Front floor pans replaced New heater core and plenum New seals in heater box Rechromed bumpers Tinted windows Custom trailer hitch Color: Go Mango from 2007 Hemi Charger The car was completed about 5 years ago and it still looks/drives like new. The car has about 20K miles on it since restoration. It gets just over 20 MPG if you keep your foot out of it. Registration just paid – Clean title. Very well taken care of. |
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Ford board OK with Mulally stepping down earlier
Fri, 06 Sep 2013Ford's board is open to CEO Alan Mulally stepping down before his planned departure in 2014, inside sources are telling Reuters. Ford's plan of succession, aside from who would be his actual successor, has been something approaching common knowledge - the 68-year-old former Boeing exec had plans to stay through 2014. This was recently confirmed by Mulally himself on Bloomberg Television and in Automotive News.
Motivation for the about-face comes from what Reuters calls a "growing confidence" in the current crop of Ford execs, led by Mark Fields. Fields, Ford's current chief operating officer, has been tipped as Mulally's ultimate successor, although he's far from the only person with eyes on Ford's top job. Normally, Ford's board saying they're open to an executive, that's done very well for the company, stepping down early would be nearly unremarkable. It's the timing of this announcement, though, that makes this a big piece of news.
Recently, Mulally has been the subject of rumors that he's interested in taking the CEO position at tech giant Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington-based company's CEO, Steve Ballmer, told the media in August that he'd be retiring in a year's time. The fires were stoked when tech website AllThingsD speculated that Mulally would take the top spot, despite denials from the man himself. Could Ford's current boss become the new top dog at Microsoft? Will Mark Fields replace him? Could recently departed Renault exec Carlos Tavares land at Ford in some capacity? Let us know what you think below in Comments.
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According to The Detroit News, the company is aware of a total of 30 wheel separation incidents, one of which occurred on the front of the vehicle. Even so, no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect.
The problem apparently stems from the fact that the mounting pads on the vehicles' steel wheels may have been faulty from the factory. In addition, the wheel mounting face on rear disc brakes may not have been installed properly. Ford will inspect the rear disc face and replace them as necessary. In addition, the company will replace all of the vehicle's wheel studs free of charge. Head to the NHTSA website for more information, and click past the jump to view the full recall notice.
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