Vintage Fords, Lincolns, and Mercurys!!
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grillebilly
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Been to quite few shows and never seen one either. The only engine ever banned from NASCAR even though it met the rules at the time.
650+ Hp @ 7500 rpm, 575 lb ft of torque @4200 rpm
MannyE
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Whatever happened to those old cars?
Old Ears too
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Poultrygeist
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The 1955 Crown Victoria with a continental kit was one sexy automobile.
'35 Woody...my wife loves these.
MaxxVolume
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This one was sold several years back, it`s a beautiful `56 Crown Vic, with a 312 and 3 on-the-tree. Cars certainly had style back then, eh ?
soundmotor
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I dated a girl that drove one of these. No, it's not a Plymouth Horizon but a Merc -
grillebilly
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Hemi Ford powered and injected.
Poultrygeist
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How many of you remember this classic? First American car with rack and pinion steering. The last two model years ( 79 and 80 ) had the V-6 as an option.
Got a lot of negative press due to some gas tank explosions but IMO it was better than the Vega which leaked oil like a sieve and routinely blew head gaskets.
Got a lot of negative press due to some gas tank explosions but IMO it was better than the Vega which leaked oil like a sieve and routinely blew head gaskets.
I dated a girl that drove one of these. No, it's not a Plymouth Horizon but a Merc -
'88 Ford EXP was our first new car. Of course it was my wife's car, not mine. Pretty sure it's the same beast. FWD 2-seater. It was actually a good car.
How many of you remember this classic? First American car with rack and pinion steering. The last two model years ( 79 and 80 ) had the V-6 as an option.
Got a lot of negative press due to some gas tank explosions but IMO it was better than the Vega which leaked oil like a sieve and routinely blew head gaskets.
Had one of these, too. Older model 2.3L -speed. It didn't have an all-glass hatch. I beat the ever lovin' snot out of it and it never broke anything serious.
soundmotor
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Yes sir. Mercury LN7, Ford EXP, same car....slightly different body panels.
The two rarest Lincolns on the field at the Carlisle Ford Nationals this year: a 1984 Continental turbo diesel and a 1956 Continental Mark II. The Mark II was original and unrestored, dude drove it down from Connecticut. The diesel is also mostly original as far as I can tell but I don't exactly have history on the thing. I know what I've done to it, and beyond maintenance type stuff it looks factory. Reports vary on how many were made, but best guess is about 1500.
That's a big show, we made the trek over there in 2016.
Any idea what engine Ford used for that diesel? One of their own, or borrowed from another maker?
BMW M21. Its a 2.4L inline six turbodiesel. Its actually not as awful as you'd expect it to be for 115 hp. I made the trip out and back at highway speeds with the AC on, no issues. It is happier under 70 though. I don't believe Ford ever made their own diesel until the last decade or so. Their other 80s cars with diesel engines were mostly Mazda-sourced, but I was told the Ranger could be had with either a Mazda or a Mitsubishi diesel. At one point they were selling Tempos and Escorts with a diesel. I'm pretty sure I had the only non-truck diesel vehicle there.
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