Tag: Ford
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1972 Ford Sprint Three-Fer: Mustang, Maverick and Pinto!
Mustang fans are generally aware of the 1972 Sprint edition; but not everyone realizes the Maverick and Pinto offered similar Olympic tributes at the time. Yes, someone collected the whole set and, yes, they’re for sale! These all would have had similar paint with flag decals; but the Mustang has been repainted plain white. Obviously,…
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Advertising Prop: Surf City Belly Up Van
Needless to say, advertising is all about getting attention. Sometimes, that yields genuinely odd vehicles, like this Ford van body mounted upside down on a Ford Ranger pickup. The base vehicle here is a 195K miles, four cylinder-powered Ranger with 5-speed manual trans – probably a pretty basic model. The ad proudly lists a new…
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“Hot Rod” Made from 1993 Crown Victoria
This was the “Special Construction” class winner in the 2011 One Lap of America! Of course, we don’t know whether it had any competition in the class… The seller proudly points out that this is an all-steel custom, with no fiberglass used. As a result, it also has no curves whatsoever. Supposedly, the engine was…
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Save this Falcon Ranchero Project!
Falcon Rancheros are just plain cool! Although the Mustang was based on an updated 1964 Falcon, many parts still fit, which means you can do just about anything with one of these little trucklets. These didn’t come with a V8 until 1963, but they easily accept one. The owner of this one has done some…
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PT Cruiser Body on Tube Frame
If you’ve been really close to buying a PT Cruiser but were held back due to cylinder count and FWD, this is the car for you! While the exterior says PT Cruiser here, it’s actually a tube frame with Mustang II front end (a common hot rod trick), a Ford Ranger rear end and a…
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Mercury-Branded Pinto Cruising Wagon with Manual Trans
If you know oddball cars, then the Pinto Cruising Wagon needs no introduction. No other vehicle brought quite as much 70s van culture into a compact size. What could be better? A Mercury version! Let’s make one thing clear in order to avoid claims of false advertising: This is a Pinto with a Mercury front…
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Dually Rat Rod with or without Engine
Ah yes, the “Rat Rod” concept. It seems it can be used to describe just about anything rusty and incomplete, but we’ll venture to say that this is pretty close to the original intent. This is based on a 1926 Model T and a 1958 Dodge dual-axle truck. It looks like the basic structure is…
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Recent Oddimobile Sightings – January 10, 2016
What with holidays and CES, Oddimotive (almost a one-man show) has been slow. Fear not, however, as we’re back on a schedule! Also, slow on posts doesn’t mean slow on sightings… Let’s get started… Let’s start with a lovely, almost Grabber Blue Festiva spotted at Malibu Creek State Park. Surely this fits right in driving…
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Björn Stunner:1984 Thunderbird Fila Edition
This car will make you want to put on your fresh Filas. The 70s brought us a great many ‘designer’ edition luxury cars, but this 80s personal luxury coupe comes with a tie-in to the then-hot, European sportswear company. Perhaps this car was good enough for Björn Borg, who pitched Fila back in the day. We…
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1978 Mustang II Sleeper
The poor, pinto-based Mustang II is the butt of many jokes inside and outside the Mustang community, given its radical departure from the late 60s/early 70s muscle Mustang formula, but it was right for its time, which is to say the Mustang was a victim of the Malaise Era. Interest in a few of the…