Tag: Ford

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 46 – Station Wagons

Where The Way-Back Seat Meets The Road! A Tribute To Station Wagons & Their Kid-Magnet Way Back Seat A Tribute To Those Great-American Station Wagons of Yesteryear Working backward in the evolution of “family” cars, you have today’s SUV, preceded by the minivan, and before that, the iconic station wagon. (We’re sure there are more […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 32 – Jurassic Joy Ride

The 1992 Ford Explorer XLT Debuted In Jurassic Park Legendary. Not for its engine, but for its paint job! To be honest, the Ford Explorer was a pretty boring vehicle in the early 90s. It replaced the station wagon but waned with the emergence of the minivan. Yet, if you slapped a jungle-themed bright green […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 29 – Thelma & Louise

Starring two chicks and a 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible “It’s not about the journey, it’s about the destination…” (at least in this movie) Thelma & Louise was controversial when it was released on Memorial Day weekend in 1991. Starring two female actors whose weekend road trip getaway goes horribly sideways, as they blossom into feminist […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 28 – The Cannonball Run

The Real Outlawed Car Race That Inspired A Real Tribute Movie America’s secret illegal grand prix turned into a hit film Best friends set off on a cross-country race from New York to California in an ambulance. Sounds pretty made-up, right? Most people would so; that the Cannonball Run was a humorous take on a […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 31 – The Tucker Torpedo

The Dream Machine That Never Was: The 1948 Tucker Sedan Tucker: The Man and His Dream – An incredible tribute film Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, stars Jeff Bridges. The film recounts the challenges of Preston Tucker, as he fought scandals and accusations of stock fraud in his quest […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 21 – Mad Max’s V8 Interceptor

Known as the Pursuit Special, This Iconic Car Led Them All The 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351 was already a mean machine Introducing The Last of the V8 Interceptors The Mad Max Pursuit Special refers to Max’s famous V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, a 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351. In the story, it is […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 18 – The Original Batmobile

Part One of a Three-Part Series Batteries to Power! Turbine to Speed! The original 1966 television series Batman, and the signature Batmobile are still amazeballs! Only Adam West will ever truly be regarded as Batman, and his Batmobile will forever be the “original”. In this multi-part series, we will explore (almost) all of the Batmobile […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 15 Wagon Queen Family Truckster

Meet the unlikely star of National Lampoon’s 1983 movie Vacation. “You think you hate it now, but wait until you drive it.” – Ruben, the car salesman Nothing screams Forced Family Fun like the Griswold’s 1983 Ford Wagon Queen Family Truckster. Drawing a blank? It’s another unsung hero actor, and the awful cross-country transportation for […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 7 – THE 1976 GRAND TORINO

Starsky & Hutch’s Ford Grand Torino – Zeebra Three is comin’ atcha! From 1974 to 1979 America couldn’t get enough of bright red car with the vector white stripe Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth Hutchinson raced across ABC’s airways every week in the hit television show Starsky & Hutch. Filmed on the fictional streets of […]

FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 2 – Steve McQueen’s 1968 “Bullitt” Car Sells for $3.74 Million

1968 Ford Mustang GT ENGINE SPECS for the “Bullitt” Car:1968 Ford Mustang GT6.4 Liter RB V8 EngineBorg-Warner T-10 Heavy-Duty TransmissionEstimated Brake-Horsepower Rating of 320 The engine was modified with race equipment prior to filming Why Is This Car Special? The star of one of the most infamous car chase scenes in cinematic history is none […]