1961 Ford Falcon Deluxe 4dr 170/auto on 2040-cars
South Elgin, Illinois, United States
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I needed a truck. Bought one. Now I need to sell my car. This has been my daily for the last 2 1/2 years. The car has been maintained to a high standard and as proven to be extremely reliable. The undercarriage is quite rust-free, the rear quarters being the only area of rust-through. I removed the entire front end and painted/coated the entire area when I bought the car. I also replaced the entire brake system, radiator, heater core and repaired any item that was not functioning to factory standard. All fluids were changed within a week of purchase.
Factory options include the 170 cid Six, Ford-O-Matic, heater, electric wipers with washers and Deluxe package. The interior remains largely as bought, and is complete, with the addition of carpet, sound deadening, and a modern stereo (hidden in the glovebox) with 4 speakers. No original panels were cut. The front seat is covered, due to deterioration. The rear seat has a rip on the upper bolster, left side. The headliner came part at the rear, and is therefore 1/3 missing. The trunk is solid, still retains the original mat, though it is not perfect, and quite hard, actually, yet it IS there. The spare tire and tools are present and properly restrained. There are 8 tires with the car, 4 highway tires and four snow tires. only five rims, however. The car is still in use, and I use it for the long-distance runs I make to Princeton occasionally (200 miles round trip). It runs perfectly, stops straight and true, is in alignment, and has remained very, very reliable. The 170 is quite peppy, the automatic no handicap, and highway speeds are no problem (I do stay near the speed limit [65 or 70], don't need tickets). To sum up, I believe this is a very drivable car, with the usual cosmetic issues of an older car. However, this particular one has fair low miles (67,xxx) and has been cared-for it's entire existence. I would rate the car 'good', yet my "good" may not be your 'good'. It is recommended that you inspect the car prior to purchase. If you are wondering if the car is capable of long-distance travel, the answer is Yes. I will not, however, deliver the car. Payment is expected at the close of auction, or very near after. Storage for any longer than a week may prove problematical, as they are preparing to tear-up my street. Thank you. |
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Ford partnering with MIT, Stanford on autonomous vehicle research
Fri, 24 Jan 2014Ask any car engineer what's the biggest variable in achieving fuel economy targets, and he'll tell you "the driver." If one human can't understand human driving behavior enough to be certain about an innocuous number like miles per gallon, how is an autonomous car supposed to figure out what hundreds of other drivers are going to do in the course of a day? Ford has enlisted the help of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find out.
Starting with the automated Fusion Hybrid introduced in December, MIT will be developing algorithms that driverless cars can use to "predict actions of other vehicles and pedestrians" and objects within the three-dimensional map provided by its four LIDAR sensors.
The Stanford team will research how to extend the 'vision' of that LIDAR array beyond obstructions while driving, analogous to the way a driver uses the entire width of a lane to see what's ahead of a larger vehicle in front. Ford says it wants to "provide the vehicle with common sense" as part of its Blueprint for Mobility, preparing for an autonomous world from 2025 and beyond.
Ford starting up 2.0L EcoBoost engine production in Ohio
Fri, 22 Feb 2013Joe Hinrichs, Ford's President of The Americas (pictured above), announced today that in late 2014, the automaker will be building the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder at its Cleveland Engine Plant, a move requiring a $200-million investment and the hiring of 450 new employees. European-built Ford products will continue to source this engine from the Valencia, Spain plant where all of these EcoBoost four-cylinder engines are currently built, and the new Cleveland engines will be used for all North American-made models.
Ford is planning to build its popular EcoBoost engines regionally to maximize production capacity and meet customer demand. Last year, Ford sold 334,364 vehicles with EcoBoost engines in the US alone, and that number is expected to swell to more than 500,000 by the end of this year, with global sales expected to total 1.6 million. By 2015, Ford says that 95 percent of its nameplates will offer an EcoBoost engine.
One such vehicle that could be adding an EcoBoost engine, according to Automotive News, is none other than the 2015 Ford Mustang. The report says that Ford could use either the 2.0-liter EcoBoost or an upcoming 2.3-liter EcoBoost in the sixth-generation pony car.
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The diminutive Fiesta-based EcoSport was developed for emerging markets like Brazil and, more recently, China, but it apparently may have a future in the States, where it would form a new entry-level rung below the Escape in Ford's already robust crossover stable. Ford has big plans for its tiny CUV - Farley tells Automotive News that the EcoSport is only available in 10 countries right now, but by 2017, its distribution will have mushroomed to 62 countries. At the time the second-generation model launched at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show as a 2013 model, Ford said the EcoSport would eventually be sold in nearly 100 markets worldwide.
The Brazilian- and Indian-assembled EcoSport is available with a variety of gasoline-powered engines, but the 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost giving 118 horsepower and 125 pound-feet of torque would seem to be the powertrain of choice for America, as it was recently confirmed for the stateside 2014 Fiesta.