This 1980 Pinto would give way to the Ford Escort the following year. If the Cruising Wagon bowed out in 1979 as sources say, this one might be a dealer conversion. The seller refers to this as a California Edition, but we couldn’t find out much about that. Perhaps it refers to the...
and cargo-area access. Performance got better-than-expected marks, considering that many customers were coming to Pinto having previously experienced only V-8 or six-cylinderengines. After all, this was the first domestically produced Ford passenger car with a four-cylinder engine since...
The 3rd-gen Ford Ranger offers more choice than most in its class, with four- and six-cylinder engines, manual or automatic transmissions, a four-door body option, and even flex-fuel and EV derivatives. It's truly a truck for the people. The Ranger is a tough, durable truck that is ...
Though wheelbase and engines were unchanged from the 1946-48 models, the '49 was three inches lower, fractionally shorter, and usefully lighter. Even better, it had a modern ladder-type frame with Dearborn's first fully independent front suspension (via coil springs and upper and lower A-arms...
Ford cheaped out with the carbs, the head gaskets and a couple of other things I no longer remember any more. I was in love with the 1979 Mercury Capri RS Turbo I owned, but that POS implementation of a turbo motor ruined it for me. (I later bought another Capri or two, but...
One year later, in 1987, Ford would introduce AWD for the Tempo and Mercury Topaz, its sister car. That would be my choice just for the unusual factor. Ford made the first-generation Tempo from 1983 for the 1984 model year up until the 1987 model year. They started out with sealed-bea...
Ford’s subcompact Escort hit North American showrooms as a 1981 model under the guise of a “World Car,” since Ford developed it to replace both its European Escort and the North American Pinto. This model’s importance is hard to overestimate. Debuting at the hei...
The Ford Falcon was also offered as a two- or four-door wagon; this is a 1962 four-door version. The wagon is a very practical size and is arguably better looking than the sedan, although the six-cylinder engines’ limited muscle was easily over-matched even in the lighter sedans, much...
Buyers in 1972 could order their new Bronco with a choice of two engines, and this vehicle’s original owner went to the top of the class by selecting the 302ci V8. Backed by a three-speed manual transmission, it sent its power to the rear or all wheels via a dual-range transfer ca...
Even if the crispy cam belt snapped of old age it’s still a decent truck, ready to be pressed into run it into the ground gerdeners rig or some cheap, tight assed old man like me to grab it for $500 wax it up and dump another $1...