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1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster

Ben Branch February 12, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Hot Rods

The 1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster was developed by Henry Ford’s son and President of Ford – Edsel B. Ford. Whereas Henry…

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1932 Ford 5-Window Hot Rod

Ben Branch February 6, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Hot Rods

The 1932 Ford is by far the most common base for hot rodding in the United States, the model is often referred to as…

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1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback

Ben Branch January 1, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Shelby

1967 was the first year of production for the iconic Shelby GT500, the smaller-engined GT350 had been in production since 1965 and it had…

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Never Start Something You Can’t Stop

Ben Branch December 13, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Films
  • Ford
  • Le Mans
  • Racing

Never Start Something You Can’t Stop is a documentary by Ferodo about the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s actually a pretty remarkable 30…

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1986 Ford RS200

Ben Branch November 3, 2015
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Rare

The Ford RS200 rose from the ashes of the ill-fated Escort RS 1700T project – after a successful rally programme based around the earlier…

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The 1939 New York World’s Fair Ford Cutaway Chassis

Ben Branch October 31, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ford
  • Vintage

This Ford cutaway chassis was created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, it was intended as a showcase of Ford’s famous Flathead V8…

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1962 Ford Mustang I Concept Promotional Film

Ben Branch September 27, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Films
  • Ford

The first Mustang was shown to the general public in 1962, it looked vastly different from the car that would actually go into production…

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1934 Ford Hot Rod Hill Climber

Ben Branch September 26, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Racing
  • Vintage

There aren’t many vehicles more thoroughly American than the ’34 Ford Hot Rod. This one is perhaps slightly more iconic than most, it was…

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Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister

Ben Branch September 24, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Rare

The 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister was a special edition car offered only to dealers in the Kansas City area, 96 were made…

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1982 Ford Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupe

Ben Branch September 5, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Retro

In 1982 Ford built three Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupes to promote the IMSA racing Mustangs that were competing in major North American endurance…

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Ford Bronco by Keith Ogren

Ben Branch September 4, 2015
  • American
  • Art
  • Ford

Keith Ogren is a painter, digital media artist, furniture designer and builder from Olympia, Washington. He began his art career at the age of five…

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1967 Shelby Mustang GT500

Ben Branch June 17, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Shelby

The Shelby Mustang GT500 is considered by many to be one of the peaks of early muscle car development – from the golden age…

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