Ford Vedette

Ford Vedette was designed entirely in Detroit, but featured the Poissy-made 2158 cc Aquillon sidevalve V8 engine of Ford’s Flathead engine family, the same as in pre-war Matford cars. Due to the fact that the Poissy factory could not resume complete automobile production immediately after the war, many vital components had still to be made [...]

Ford Five Hundred

The Ford Five Hundred (code name D258) was a full-size sedan. The 2007 Ford Five Hundred remained basically unchanged. There were no substantial styling changes and no new powertrain options, but the SE model was discontinued. There is a new Chrome Package available, which includes 18-inch eight-spoke chrome wheels and a chrome mesh grille. Also [...]

Ford Zephyr MK II

In 1956 the Consul, Ford Zephyr MK II, and Zodiac were all restyled to a new family look. The 6-cylinder cars had a their engines enlarged to 2553 cc, withpower output correspondingly raised to 86 bhp (64 kW). The wheelbase was increased by 3 inches (76 mm) to 107 inches (2,700 mm) and the width [...]

Ford Escape

At the 2008 Washington Auto Show, Ford Motor Company introduced new changes to the Escape for the 2009 model year. Ford’s new 6-speed 6F automatic will replace the previous four-speed automatic on both the I4 and V6 models. The 2.3 L Duratec 23 will be replaced by a new 2.5 L Duratec 25 , which [...]

Ford Edge

The Ford Edge is a mid-size crossover SUV under the Ford marque. The Edge is based on the Ford CD3 platform. The Edge and MKX are among the first vehicles to use Ford’s new 3.5 L Duratec 35 V6 engine. This new engine produces 265 hp (196 kW) and 250 ft·lbf (339 N·m) and is [...]

Ford Meteor

Dating from 1981 Ford Meteor was the name given to the sedan version of the Ford Laser in some markets. The Meteor grille differed slightly and was available on one other model: a home-market Mazda Familia sedan. Replacing the Laser’s amber indicators were white ones, and the grille had more of an “egg-crate” pattern than [...]

Ford Marauder

From 2003 to 2004, Ford produced the Marauder as a high-performance version of the Mercury Grand Marquis sedan, comparable in execution to the 1994-96 Chevrolet Impala SS. The Mercury Marauder was based on a reinforced version of the Ford Panther platform. The Marauder had a naturally aspirated 4.6 L DOHC Modular V8 producing 302 hp [...]

Ford LTD Crown Victoria

The Ford LTD Crown Victoria was a full-size rear-wheel drive sedan. When introduced in 1983, two model ranges were available: the base model and a lower-priced S version. Both ranges came standard with the CFI V-8 engine, an AOD automatic transmission with overdrive, power steering, power front disc brakes, full carpeting, full wheel covers, full [...]

Ford LTD II

The Ford LTD II was a mid-size car built by the Ford Motor Company between 1977 and 1979 for the North American market. It was based on the Ford Torino, which it replaced, and used the same platform as the concurrent Ford Thunderbird, which was downsized and dramatically reduced in price for 1977 to occupy [...]

Ford Torino

The Ford Torino was an intermediate car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. It was initially an upscale version of the intermediate sized Ford Fairlane, which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970. After 1968 the Fairlane name was retained for the base models with lower levels [...]