Craig Gorris sent this over and it’s glorious… Essentially, it’s a 1954 film produced by Ford in an effort to show off Ford’s ability to create both jobs and great products.
Late V8
Ford Vs. Rolls…
Posted on July 21st, 2011 by Ryan
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Filed under: Late V8
This video might be a little late for us here at the Ford Barn, but I fell in love with it and had to post it. Essentially, it’s a one-minute spot produced by Ford that shows consumers just how quiet the 1965 Ford is relative to high-dollar Rolls Royce. Brilliant.
Edsel Confidential
Posted on February 7th, 2011 by Ryan
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Filed under: Late V8
In 1957, Ford released what became one of their largest and most public failures – the Edsel. It was a risky venture. In fact, Ford invested over 250 million 1950’s era bones on the project – at that time, the most expensive development program they had ever taken on. History tells us the car failed for a number of reasons – marketing, manufacturing, timing, etc… To this day, folks argue and debate the reasons. I’m not in that game.
Vintage Wreckers
The thing about early Fords is that they are just so damned utilitarian. They were built with a purpose and that functionality gives them their beauty. Make one even more specialized and they just get all the more special… As an example, enjoy this small gallery (after the break) of vintage wreckers.
1962 Ford Cougar
Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Ryan
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Filed under: Late V8
Here’s an interesting concept car… In 1955, Ford used a Thunderbird chassis as a test bed for many different innovations including fuel injection and disc brakes. By 1962 or so, they were done with their tests and handed over the chassis to Dean Jeffries. Jeffries then turned the car into the “Cougar 406 Concept.”
