Archive for the ‘Ford Racing’ Category
Portland Auto Dealer: One Car Fan Makes His 1932 Ford Hot Rod Dream Come True
For any true car enthusiast, tearing up some pavement in a 1932 Ford Roadster would be a dream come true.
This was the motivation for Ken Gross to build his own Roadster from the ground up. As Automobile Magazine reports in their feature on the hot rod, Gross began dreaming about his ideal roadster in 1956 while still a high school student.
Gross made many modern adjustments to make his vehicle street-worthy and used parts that are meant to last. For example, he swapped the traditional 59A engine block for a military 59Z version which is made of stronger iron. The car also features alloy wheels, hidden electronics and a manual spark advance for the engine. The result is a strong, immaculate-looking hot rod that anyone would be proud of!
It took four decades before Gross acquired all the pieces needed to achieve his dream roadster, but he did it.
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Portland Car Dealer: 2012 Ford Focus Touring Car Prepares to Take on the World
After recent wins in Sweden during the World Rally Championships with the Fiesta, Ford rolled out its newest racing hopeful – the 2012 Ford Focus Touring Car at the Geneva Auto Show. As Motor Trend reports, Ford announced last winter its interest in using the new global 2012 Focus as platform for touring car races around the world, including the British Touring Car Championship.
Developed in partnership with BTCC veterans Arena Motorsport, the Focus Touring has a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, which has been slightly modified to meet the FIA’s S2000 class regulations. It is also equipped with a roll cage built to meet FIA standards.
This new BTCC Focus is the first result of a collaborative effort between Ford and race teams around the world that have already built and raced successful Focus race cars. – Jost Capito, Ford’s director of global performance vehicles
While other modification details were unavailable during the show, the Focus body sported flared fenders, slammed ride height, and wild rear wing. We can’t wait to see it in action.
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Portland Car Dealer: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Takes Charge of the Road
Not only is the Ford Mustang Boss 302 a hot-looking sports car, it can tear up some serious pavement. Edmunds Inside Line took the new Mustang for a spin on the famous Laguna Seca raceway and found the vehicle to be unrivaled in its performance.
The original Boss 302 was introduced in 1969 as a road racing car for the street. The 2012 version is more powerful, louder, quicker and offers better handling than any previous models. It is offered with two levels of equipment: the standard Boss 302 and the limited-edition Boss 302 Laguna Seca package. Both come with 5.0-liter engine that cranks out 444 horsepower.
Check out the test drive in this video:
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Portland Car Dealer: Ford Wins Sweden in World Rally Championship Race
The Ford Fiesta wins the Sweden track in the 2011 World Rally Championship Race despite deep snow and below freezing temperatures. Check out this video documenting the team journey to first place. Brrrrr…
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Portland Auto Dealer: Ford Reveals Paint Scheme for Fiesta RS WRC Rally Car
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Ford has revealed the finalized paint scheme for its latest rally weapon, the new Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Championship car. The vehicle debuted at the Paris Motor Show back in September, but the exterior color theme has been hush hush until now.
Although similar to the paint scheme of the Focus WRC cars from last year, there are a few differences. Mainly, the bright green of former sponsor BP has been removed and the base color is white instead of blue. The overall point was to make the Fiesta look aggressive and clean, reports Motor Trend Magazine.
Hopefully, people appreciate it when it’s on the stages, that it will be eye-catching, and create an iconic image people will remember in the future. – Gerard Quinn, Motorsports Director for Ford Europe
The Fiesta RS WRC car is based on the Fiesta S2000 rally car, which has proven successful in global rally competition. Power comes from a turbocharged 1.6-liter I-4 based off Ford’s new EcoBoost 1.6-liter, and is channeled through an all-wheel-drive system. The Fiesta RS WRC will debut at Rally Sweden on February 10.
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Portland Auto Dealer: Could Ford Be Building Another GT Supercar?
Who could forget the super hot Ford GT, the mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 550-hp supercar that the company built from 2005 to 2006? Well, there may be another incarnation, or so rumored and reported by Automobile Magazine.
When asked about the possibility of a successor to the GT at an intimate media dinner, Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally chose to neither confirm nor deny. Instead, after a thoughtful pause by head of global product development Derrick Kuzak, Mulally jokingly pleaded ignorance.
All I know is, if the ground is wet, they don’t let me drive it. – Alan Mulally Ford President and CEO
All joking aside, the skillful skirting of the issue was enough to give journalists hope for a GT supercar future, which will surely spreads to fans of the Ford vehicle as well.
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New Ford Trucks: The Award-Winning 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords reports that the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor which has garnered over 10 awards since its debut last year, has now received the Pickup Truck of the Year honors bestowed by Four Wheeler magazine. Judging took place during a rigorous 1,000-mile competition in diverse environments such as the mountain trails, desert sand dunes, stream crossings and interstates of Southern California.
Every four-wheel-drive enthusiast’s dream of what a factory pickup truck should be… the Raptor 6.2 is a joy to drive, and a very deserving winner of our Pickup Truck of the Year competition. – Douglas McColloch, Four Wheeler editor.
The 2011 Ford F-150 SVT includes all manner of premium performance parts designed for extreme off-pavement adventures – rock crawling, mud bogging or desert racing.
While this truck is versatile enough to handle the daily commute, the 6.2-liter V8 produces 411 horsepower and 434 lb.-ft. of torque, with a 36-gallon fuel tank purposefully designed for off-road adventures. Upgrades to the interior include a 4.2-inch LCD productivity screen and SelectShift Automatic™ transmission. More than 2,700 orders have been placed for Raptor with the SuperCrew option.
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New Ford Cars: Drive Off in a New 2011 Ford Mustang
Browse our great selection of new 2011 Ford Mustangs available at Damerow Ford!
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New Ford Cars: A Preview of the 2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet
The Mustang has been a favorite Ford vehicle since its first appeared on the road. Recent years have seen upgrades including new engines and modifications inside and out. Honoring this tradition, Ford’s racing division has released it’s own versions of racing Mustangs. Read more about it in a recent article by Motor Authority.
The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is an exhilarating redesign ready for drag strips. Almost a turnkey drag car, the Cobra Jet is built specifically to race in the NHRA Stock and Super Stock racing classes.
Upgraded with full race-prepared automatic or manual transmissions, drag race-specific shocks and springs, manual steering and brakes, and a fully certified roll cage, a 5.4-liter supercharged engine has Manley H-beam rods, and will be accompanied by black anodized wheels from Weld Racing.
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Damerow Ford: 2011 Heavy Duty Ford F-150 in Baja 1000 Race
The Inside Line confirms that Ford has entered the new 2011 Ford F150 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 Truck into a grueling world endurance race: the Baja 1000. This event will mark the EcoBoost’s world racing debut, says Ford.
Ford wants you to see the EcoBoost engine as tough and ready for anything. — Laura Sky Brown, Inside Line Correspondent
In addition to entering the F-150 in this race, Ford has made a splash with “Torture Testing” it’s new V-6 EcoBoost engine in some of the most remote and unforgiving road terrains in the world.
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