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by Philip Powell on June 29, 2007
It was the Mustang that traditional "Stang" enthusiasts hated. Dubbed Mustang II this was Ford's attempt at reviving its pony car following the Arab oil embargo in 1973. Ford called it...
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by Philip Powell on April 28, 2007
Karl Ludvigsen has an interesting article in Winding Road on the past and future of Mercury. The brand is one of several being kicked around by the motoring press, along with Pontiac, Buick and...
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by Philip Powell on February 07, 2007
After posting yesterday's blog about the Lotus Cortina I found myself in a flashback to 1970 when, as creative director of the Ford of Europe account for the J. Walter Thompson ad agency, my...
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Because the Canadian market is smaller than the US there was a time when some American brands were re-badged to fill certain gaps in the dealer line-ups. The meteor, for example, was actually a Ford...
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Were the Detroit cars of the late 50's and early 60's big? Does a fish have fins? Admittedly our photo of Ted Forbe's (see two previous blogs) 1958 Mercury Montclair convertible...
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It's not every day that a ready-to-compete vintage racer comes up for auction, especially one with a story like the Brown Brothers' Mustang GT350 R. It will be up for grabs at RM's Arizona Biltmore...
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2007 marks the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, a landmark vehicle in the history of the Ford Motor Company. Its famous "flathead" V8 engine was first in the low-price field and the car's graceful...
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by Philip Powell on July 27, 2006
India, land of mysticism and wonder, never fails to surprise me for the vastness of its car collections. Once again this was brought to my attention by Srinivas Krishnan of Business Standard Motoring,...
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by Philip Powell on June 28, 2006
Although "Bold Moves: The Future of Ford" is not a documentary about automotive history, it contains many fascinating film clips of Ford's early days, including henry ford, the first factories, and...
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by Philip Powell on June 14, 2006
Imagine, if you will, 1000 restored and running Model A Fords in the same place at the same time. It sort of boggles the old imagination, doesn't it? But that is the number of "A's" expected for what...
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by Philip Powell on April 19, 2006
It's spring again and the sun is due to Shine almost any day. Perhaps every day for us light-starved northerners. Which gave Ford an opportunity to remind me that sunny weather and the American road...
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