Pickup, Dove Grey, Needs Work on 2040-cars
Flushing, New York, United States
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For Sale; 1946 Ford Pickup
I purchased this truck in 2000, and, after about six months of concerted effort, was able to turn it into a very solid and reliable vehicle. This was my daily driver for ten years, and, I even took it on trips. The motor is a 1949, which means it has the "modern" distributor. I put in a capacitive discharge ignition system so I would never have to diddle with the points. They just act as a very low current switch. It was treated to lots of new parts: new brakes, new drums, new drive shaft, new alternator. I also put in a Hurst shifter and had a nice Briz bumper made for the rear. The pickup box is not original Ford, and the wood bed is now shot. The running boards are fiberglass reproductions. Converted to a 12 volt system, including a 12 volt starter. The cylinder compressions were good and even. It did use oil - I believe it was coming out of the valve stems. With the dual carb setup, it was only getting about 11 miles to the gallon. I personally put about 22,000 miles on this truck. Comes with lots of spares: two radiators, extra cylinder heads, a four speed gearbox and lots of miscellaneous hardware. Besides being my commuter, the truck was also used as a test mule for product development. I parked it two years ago when a connecting rod bearing failed - I had to drive it about seven miles to get it home. I took it out once more to verify a bearing failure, and took it back after a few blocks. All extra Beechhurst product electronics will be removed. Located in Flushing, Queens, New York. We are moving to Virginia and I just no longer have the time to devote to this vehicle, to get it back to running order. |
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Ford bringing 10 custom Transit Connects to SEMA
Tue, 29 Oct 2013With 57 vehicles planned for its SEMA display, it comes as little surprise that Ford has plenty of teasers for its show cars. After showing us what it has in store for the Mustang, Fiesta and Focus ST, now we're getting a look at some of the custom creations based on the redesigned 2014 Transit Connect van.
These nine Transit Connects are decked out to various degrees of customization, but our favorite might be the chopped and lowered Transit Connect from Mob Steel (shown above), which has a similar slammed stance that we see on some custom VW Buses. On the opposite extreme, LGE & CTS Motorsports has jacked up a Transit Connect to make a Cross Country cruiser that we wouldn't mind taking on a road trip.
There are seven other teasers from various companies, and you can check them all out in the gallery above or in the press release below. Ford is also promising a tenth Transit Connect for SEMA, so stay tuned for that as well.
Ford ST Octane Academy [w/video]
Wed, 04 Jun 2014
The ST school is about more than just handbrake turns, hot laps, and sliding into parking spaces.
I felt like such a rock star. On my second pass around the UrbanCross course (read: fancy autocross) at the Ford ST Octane Academy, I absolutely nailed the exit, sliding the bright-yellow Focus ST sideways into a box the size of a parking space, all four wheels in line.
Ford profits soar as problems mount
Mon, 19 Aug 2013Ford is doing well. It can't make enough examples of its new Fusion, it can barely make enough of the aging F-150, it's getting good brand rankings, people like its turnaround story, it's selling oodles of product and its quarterly profit numbers end in the word "billion." As other high-flying examples have demonstrated over the past few years, though, big numbers can come with problems that aren't exactly small.
Automotive News has published a good "nutshell" report of Ford's progress and problems. The Dearborn automaker's optimistic "general label rule" determination of gas mileage for the C-Max Hybrid has led to lawsuits, hybrid software updates, a downward revision of C-Max fuel economy and millions in rebates. AN notes the C-Max was the "worst-scoring model in this year's J.D. Power Initial Quality Study," but Ford will probably be happy that it managed not to be mentioned further in the study's results after last year's mediocre showing. Its MyTouch and SYNC systems, the bugbears sabotaging Ford's J.D. Power results, have also led to lawsuits, software updates, more software updates and a center console rethink. On top of that, the 1.6-liter EcoBoost in the 2013 Ford Escape that Ford called a "hero" was soon catching fire for three different reasons. And let's not even get into the troubled launch of the Lincoln MKZ.
The Automotive News piece notes that industry observers have been surprised at Ford's stumbles because everything has been looking so good. Nevertheless, there is still the issue of those billions in profits - the company is doing plenty of things, plural, right. Ford says it is tackling its problems, hiring engineers and instituting new quality control processes as part of its effort to find solutions. The test will be to see if in a year from now we begin the discussion of these issues with "Remember when Ford...", or "Problems continue at The Blue Oval."