1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million
After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that...

1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million
After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that...

1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million
After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that...

Aussie Ford Falcon prototypes spotted in U.S.
Ford has confirmed development of its future RWD program will be spearheaded by an American design team in Detroit and not by its Australian division as earlier suspected. That doesn’t mean the Aussies won’t have an influential role in the gestation of America’s future RWD fleet as evidenced by the pair of FG Ford Falcon prototypes spotted testing in the Detroit area. The sighting of the Falcon test-mules in the U.S. backs recent reports that Ford’s new RWD architecture will borrow...

Ford boosting power and efficiency of 2009 Fusion sedan
With growing consumer awareness about carbon emissions and fuel economy, Ford is updating the engine on its midsize Fusion sedan to have both increased fuel economy as well as more power for its 2009 model year debut. The hike in both power and mileage will be achieved using variable valve timing technology combined with a new six speed automatic gearbox. Ford revealed to Las Vegas dealers last week that it hopes the new engine will help the Fusion achieve best-in-class fuel economy this year. While...

Ford bringing Kuga, C-Max to the U.S. after Focus
Already Ford has announced its plans to bring the global Fiesta small hatch to the U.S., and the Focus is now also slated to join its littler sibling. Alongside those two, due in 2010 and 2011 respectively, will come the Kuga and C-Max, Ford’s global crossover SUV and MPV - the third and fourth of Ford’s global cars to come stateside. It turns out our speculation from a year ago turned out to be right on the money, and both of the European global cars will be headed to America in the near...

Ford builds 9 millionth Mustang
Ford announced today it had built its 9 millionth Mustang, a GT convertible that will be delivered to a dealership in Iowa. The announcement comes less than a week after the Pony Car celebrated its 45th anniversary and at a time when the Mustang is one of the top selling sports cars in the world. The car is also Ford’s longest-running nameplate, having been introduced on April 17 at the 1964 New York World Fair, and today one out of every two sports cars sold in the U.S. is a Ford Mustang. Sales...

Ford confirms Mexican-built Fiesta hatch and sedan for North America
Ford announced today that its next-generation Ford Fiesta will be manufactured at the Blue Oval’s Cuautitlan plant, near Mexico City. Production for the small car will begin in early 2010, and Ford has also confirmed that the Fiesta will come in sedan form as well as the sporty Euro hatchback model in North America. Expect to see both the three and five-door Fiesta hatchbacks plus the sedan go on sale in North America by the middle of 2010. The Cuautitlan plant is being converted from its current...

Ford expected to sell 100,000 Flex crossovers annually
Since the unveiling of the Flex crossover concept nearly a year ago and the subsequent reveal of the production model just one month later, Ford has been relatively quiet on production details about the new model. Speaking at a press event held in Las Vegas, Ford has finally revealed its new Flex crossover will go on sale in the middle of the year and up to 100,000 units are expected to be sold in its first year. The 100,000 threshold “absolutely” is possible for the 2009 Flex, Ford group vice...

Ford extends warranty for engines and transmissions
Ford is adding an extra 25,000 miles to its warranty coverage on both its new and refurbished petrol powertrains and transmissions as part of sweeping reforms to its service structure in North America. The warranty coverage now lasts for three years or up to 100,000 miles where previously it was only three years or 75,000 miles. The new warranty covers any petrol engine or transmission sold after the first of April and applies when the sale is made by a Ford dealership or factory-authorized distributor...