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Ford F-Series (seventh Generation)
The seventh generation of the Ford F-Series is a range of trucks that was produced by Ford from the 1980 to 1986 model years. The first complete redesign of the F-Series since the 1965 model year, the seventh generation received a completely new chassis and body, distinguished by flatter body panels and a squarer grille, earning the nickname "bullnose" from enthusiasts. This generation marked several firsts for the model line, including the introduction of the Ford Blue Oval grille emblem, the introduction of a diesel engine to the model line, and a dashboard with a full set of instruments (optional). Conversely, this generation marked the end of the long-running F-100, the Ranger trim, and sealed-beam headlamps. Serving as the basis for the eighth and ninth-generation F-Series, the 1980 F-Series architecture lasted through the 1998 model year, also underpinning the Ford Bronco from 1980 to 1996. Though sharing almost no body parts, the model line again shared mechanical commonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational corporation, multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the List of Ford vehicles, Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter ticker symbol F and is controlled by the Ford family (Michigan), Ford family. They have minority ownership but a plurality of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. By 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford's former British subsidiaries Jaguar Cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuautitlán Assembly
The Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant (CSAP) is a Ford Motor Company manufacturing facility located in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. The site opened in 1964 and currently manufactures the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Mustang Mach-E. The facility previously manufactured the Ford Fiesta, Fiesta. Construction of the plant began in 1962 and plant was inaugurated on 4 November 1964. Full vehicular assembly operations began operation in 1970, and since production began, the plant has manufactured over 2.2 million vehicles . After extensive modification, the plant began manufacture of the model year 2011 Ford Fiesta, Fiesta subcompact for the North American market. Modifications included an expansion of 25,800 m2, construction of five new lines of high-productivity presses, incorporation of 270 robots and in-line measuring systems, as well as incorporation of adjustable ergonomic platforms in the upholstery area and new paint facilities. The plant effectively includes all major suba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford 385 Engine
The Ford 385 engine family is a series of “V8_engine#Size,_layout,_and_classification, big block" overhead valve (OHV) V8 engine, V8 engines designed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The family derives its 385 name from the stroke (engine), stroke of the 460 cubic-inch V8 introduced in 1968. A version was also introduced the same year, with a variant appearing in 1977. Produced until 1998, the 385 engines replaced the Ford MEL engine, MEL engine entirely, along with multiple engines of the medium-block Ford FE engine, FE engine family. The engines saw use by all three Ford divisions in full-size cars, intermediates, personal luxury cars, pony cars, and muscle cars. In trucks, the engine family succeeded the much larger Ford Super Duty engine, Super Duty family, and was used in full-size trucks and vans, along with medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks. Produced in Lima, Ohio at the Lima Engine, Lima engine plant, the engine family was the final big-block V8 designed and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford 335 Engine
The Ford 335 engine was a family of engines built by the Ford Motor Company between 1969 and 1982. The "335" designation reflected Ford management's decision during its development to produce a engine with room for expansion. This engine family began production in late 1969 with a 351 cu in (5.8 L) engine, commonly called the 351C. It later expanded to include a 400 cu in (6.6 L) engine which used a taller version of the engine block, commonly referred to as a tall deck engine block, a 351 cu in (5.8 L) tall deck variant, called the 351M, and a 302 cu in (4.9 L) engine which was exclusive to Australia. The 351C, introduced in 1969 for the 1970 model year, is commonly referred to as the 351 Cleveland after the Brook Park, Ohio, Cleveland Engine plant in which most of these engines were manufactured. This plant complex included a gray iron foundry (Cleveland Casting Plant), and two engine assembly plants (Engine plant 1 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Windsor Engine
The Ford small-block is a series of 90° overhead valve small-block V8 automobile engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from July 1961 to December 2000. Designed as a successor to the Ford Y-block engine, it was first installed in the 1962 model year Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor. Originally produced with a displacement of , it eventually increased to with a taller deck height, but was most commonly sold (from 1968–2000) with a displacement of 302 cubic inches (later marketed as the 5.0 L). The small-block was installed in several of Ford's product lines, including the Ford Mustang, Mercury Cougar, Ford Torino, Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch, Ford LTD, Mercury Marquis, Ford Maverick, and Ford F-150 truck. For the 1991 model year, Ford began phasing in the Modular V8 engine to replace the small-block, beginning in late 1990 with the Lincoln Town Car and continuing through the decade. The 2001 Ford Explorer SUV was the last North American installatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Straight-6 Engine
The Ford Motor Company produced straight-six engines from 1906 until 1908 and from 1941 until 2016. In 1906, the first Ford straight-six was introduced in the Ford Model K, Model K. The next was introduced in the 1941 Ford. Ford continued producing straight-six engines for use in its North American vehicles until 1996, when they were discontinued in favor of more compact V6 engine, V6 designs. Ford Australia also manufactured straight-six engines in Australia for the Ford Falcon (Australia), Falcon and Ford Territory (Australia), Territory models until 2016, when both vehicle lines were discontinued. Following the closure of the Australian engine plant, Ford no longer produces a straight-six gasoline engine. First generation The first-generation Ford six-cylinder engines were all flathead engine, flatheads. They were the G- and H-series engines of used in cars and trucks and the M-series of used in larger Ford trucks and for industrial applications. 226 Introduced for the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Y-block Engine
The Y-block engine is a family of small block overhead valve V8 automobile engines produced by Ford Motor Company. The engine is well known and named for its deep skirting, which causes the engine block to resemble a Y. It was introduced in 1954 as a more modern replacement for the outdated side-valved Ford Flathead V8 and was used in a variety of Ford vehicles through 1964. Development By 1948, the famous Ford Flathead V8 had been developed about as far as it could go, Better source needed: this is a blog.and it was antiquated by the early 1950s. Ford was the most conservative of the major automakers, holding onto older designs longer than GM or Chrysler, but market forces pushed Ford to develop new designs in the 1950s. Management at Ford instructed its engineers to develop a new engine for the future. By 1952 Ford had new, OHV 6-cylinder engine and Lincoln had a OHV V8. The company had designed the Y-block for a 1953 introduction, but a shortage of nickel due to the Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Small Block Engine
The Ford small-block is a series of 90° overhead valve engine block, small-block V8 automobile engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from July 1961 to December 2000. Designed as a successor to the Ford Y-block engine, it was first installed in the 1962 model year Ford Fairlane (Americas), Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor. Originally produced with a displacement of , it eventually increased to with a taller deck height, but was most commonly sold (from 1968–2000) with a displacement of #302, 302 cubic inches (later marketed as the 5.0 L). The small-block was installed in several of Ford's product lines, including the Ford Mustang, Mercury Cougar, Ford Torino, Ford Granada (North America), Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch, Ford LTD (Americas), Ford LTD, Mercury Marquis, Ford Maverick (1970–1977), Ford Maverick, and Ford F-150 truck. For the 1991 model year, Ford began phasing in the Ford Modular engine, Modular V8 engine to replace the small-block, beginning in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Essex V6 Engine (Canadian)
The Essex V6 is a 90° V6 engine family built by the Ford Motor Company at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This engine is unrelated to Ford's British Essex V6. Introduced in 1982, versions of the Essex V6 engine family were used in subcompact through to large cars, vans, minivans, and some pickup trucks. The Essex V6 was last used in the 2008 regular-cab F-150, after which it was succeeded by a version of the Ford Cyclone engine. An industrial version of the engine was available until 2015. Design and early production The Essex V6 is an overhead valve (OHV) V6 engine with a 90° angle between cylinder banks, a single cam-in-block, and two valves per cylinder operated by pushrods and rocker arms. Split crankshaft pins permit even firing intervals. Versions of the engine used in front-engine, front-wheel-drive layouts (FWD) have a different bellhousing pattern than those use in front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layouts (RWD). In 1977 Ford foresaw the need to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Straight-6 Engine
The Ford Motor Company produced straight-six engines from 1906 until 1908 and from 1941 until 2016. In 1906, the first Ford straight-six was introduced in the Ford Model K, Model K. The next was introduced in the 1941 Ford. Ford continued producing straight-six engines for use in its North American vehicles until 1996, when they were discontinued in favor of more compact V6 engine, V6 designs. Ford Australia also manufactured straight-six engines in Australia for the Ford Falcon (Australia), Falcon and Ford Territory (Australia), Territory models until 2016, when both vehicle lines were discontinued. Following the closure of the Australian engine plant, Ford no longer produces a straight-six gasoline engine. First generation The first-generation Ford six-cylinder engines were all flathead engine, flatheads. They were the G- and H-series engines of used in cars and trucks and the M-series of used in larger Ford trucks and for industrial applications. 226 Introduced for the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas Engine
A gas engine is an internal combustion engine that runs on a fuel gas (a gaseous fuel), such as coal gas, producer gas, biogas, landfill gas, natural gas or hydrogen. In the United Kingdom and British English-speaking countries, the term is unambiguous. In the United States, due to the widespread use of "gas" as an abbreviation for gasoline (petrol), such an engine is sometimes called by a clarifying term, such as ''gaseous-fueled engine'' or ''natural gas engine''. Generally in modern usage, the term ''gas engine'' refers to a heavy-duty industrial engine capable of running continuously at full load for periods approaching a high fraction of 8,760 hours per year, unlike a gasoline automobile engine, which is lightweight, high-revving and typically runs for no more than 4,000 hours in its entire life. Typical power ranges from to . History Lenoir There were many experiments with gas engines in the 19th century, but the first practical gas-fuelled internal combustion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickup Truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a Truck_classification#Table_of_US_GVWR_classifications, light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin (truck), cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a wikt: tailgate, tailgate and removable covering). In Australia and New Zealand, both pickups and coupé utility, coupé utilities are called ute (vehicle), utes, short for utility vehicle. In South Africa, people of all language groups use the term ''bakkie''; a diminutive of , meaning ''bowl'' or ''container''. Once a work or farming tool with few creature comforts, in the 1950s, American consumers began purchasing pickups for lifestyle reasons, and by the 1990s, less than 15 percent of owners reported use in work as the pickup truck's primary purpose. In North America, the pickup is mostly used as a Car, passenger car and accounts for about 18% of total vehicles sold in the United States. Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
