Awesome Custom 60 F250 Bio Diesel Shop Truck Patina Pick Up Hot Rod Trade ? on 2040-cars
Beverly Hills, California, United States
This
is a really cool, unique, F250 DIESEL shop truck hot/rat rod. Original clean California Pick Up
with a Mercedes turbo diesel and 3 speed Auto Trans. This little rod was converted by a professional mechanic and used as his personal daily driver for the past several months. It has complete Mercedes drivetrain including legendary 6 cyl turbo diesel, automatic, and independent rear end and suspension. It works amazingly well in this truck... Plenty
powerful, reliable, easy driver with great fuel economy... This bad boy will run excellent on diesel, bio diesel, or vegetable oil!! This classic is in great condition all around.
Looks awesome with matte black sitting on 22's... runs fantastic. I have built and owned many diesel conversions (customdiesels .com)... I had a grand plan for this one but have some time/space issues so I'm going to offer this for sale one time... this is an opportunity... its a high teens-low $20K truck with a little work... Cool vintage diesel hot/rat rod truck
would be
awesome weekend cruiser, daily driver, or addition to any
collection... The body is pretty darn straight and 99.5 % rust free... the only real rust is on the bottom front edges of rear fenders... theres a trim piece available to cover that or easily addressed... the rest of the truck and the underside is super solid... nice and clean.Flat black repaint looks cool and a patina shop job would be awesome and easy. Bed was shortened a few inches... no tail gate... easily had or made. It has a cool stance with 22 inch rims... It has the entire Mercedes Rear sub frame including independent coil suspension... I was going to lower the front to match and ad power steering/brakes... it looks and works fine as is... Get's looks and compliments everywhere we roll... The interior is great. Dash and gauges are nice and most work properly. Seat is comfortable. Electronics and lights all work properly. Diesel motor starts idles and runs fantastic... GREAT power and sounds cool... runs excellent on diesel, bio diesel, or vegetable oil!! 3 speed auto shifts smooth and strong through the gears... Heavy duty Mercedes rear end. Gear ratios are great around town and cruises nice on the freeway as well. Has disk brakes in the rear and original drums up front... The ride is surprisingly good and stops straight and sure. Strong and reliable... ready to roll. Overall this is a really cool American Classic Hot/Rat Rod DIESEL pick up in great condition all around. Awesome potential and/or weekend cruiser, daily driver, or whatever you like. Great for any enthusiast, collector, or anyone looking for a cool and unique Vintage Classic at a great price. The car is located in Beverly Hills... Inspections are welcome and encouraged... serious buyers can call me at 310 850 8980 but no tire kickers please. I'm open to interesting trades (within ebay guidelines) but no projects or junk please. IMPORTANT: I have tried to describe this vehicle as accurately and honestly as possible but please remember it is a used vehicle. As with any vehicle, (new or used) there may be issues that I have overlooked or am unaware of. If you are not familiar with purchasing used vehicles and or specialty vehicles or you have not purchased a vehicle using the Internet, PLEASE do your research, ask questions, make sure you are comfortable with me as a seller, the vehicle, and the process. Unless stated otherwise, I am not offering a warranty so if you want one, let's discuss it and document it before the purchase is final. Otherwise there is no warranty expressed or implied. THANKS! Need 500 deposit within 48 hours of auction end and balance COD within 7 days. Shipping is buyers responsibility. Thanks! |
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2014 Ford Mustang GT
Fri, 17 May 2013I was more than a year removed from my last experience with the Mustang GT and its delicious 5.0 V8 when this new 2014 example rolled up to my driveway recently. Good weather and a planned road trip across the state meant that I would get plenty of seat time in this conservatively specified example, too. In total, I logged about 400 miles in a week of driving - not a lot for some of you super commuters out there, but quite a lot for this work-from-home journalist.
The basic formula of the 5.0 has stayed the same for 2014. The 2013 model year saw a number of updates to keep the Mustang fresh until it's replaced with an all-new generation for 2015. So, for its bon voyage tour, the fifth-generation Pony Car has seen only a few modifications: a couple of new paint colors (Oxford White and Ruby Read Metallic), trim and wheel revisions and, sadly, the deletion of the Boss 302 from the Ford lineup. However, while the limited-edition Boss is likely to reappear sometime after the gen-six Mustang makes its debut in 2015, the GT Track Package cars like the one I tested provide at least a partial solution for those looking for hot laps.
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Ford partnering with MIT, Stanford on autonomous vehicle research
Fri, 24 Jan 2014Ask any car engineer what's the biggest variable in achieving fuel economy targets, and he'll tell you "the driver." If one human can't understand human driving behavior enough to be certain about an innocuous number like miles per gallon, how is an autonomous car supposed to figure out what hundreds of other drivers are going to do in the course of a day? Ford has enlisted the help of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find out.
Starting with the automated Fusion Hybrid introduced in December, MIT will be developing algorithms that driverless cars can use to "predict actions of other vehicles and pedestrians" and objects within the three-dimensional map provided by its four LIDAR sensors.
The Stanford team will research how to extend the 'vision' of that LIDAR array beyond obstructions while driving, analogous to the way a driver uses the entire width of a lane to see what's ahead of a larger vehicle in front. Ford says it wants to "provide the vehicle with common sense" as part of its Blueprint for Mobility, preparing for an autonomous world from 2025 and beyond.
UK's Loughborough University improving Ford's 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine
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