Ford - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community

1995 Ford GT90 concept supercar with amazing looks up for auction

Harshpaul — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:11:30 +0000

Ford unveiled the GT90 concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 1995, and the supercar with amazing looks has now shown up again, and this time it is on the auction block. The impressive concept has a body made of carbon fiber and it gets power from...

Eco Tech: Ford’s Genk plant gets powered by wind energy

Anupam — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:56:51 +0000

Eco Factor: Ford installs wind turbines for renewable energy generation. In an effort to green its manufacturing lines in Belgium, Ford has installed two gigantic 150m tall wind turbines that collectively will be able to generate about 4MW...

Iconic 1964 Ford Mustang is up for the grabs on eBay

Pankaj — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:13:16 +0000

The car that changed it all for Ford was the 1964 Ford Mustang convertible (also referred to as the 64.5). Introduced at the New York World’s Fair, it became an instant hit and an icon, giving rise to the new genre in American automotive...

Vintage Ford 1934 3-Window Coupe gets 400-hp EcoBoost motor

Desh — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:52:12 +0000

At this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, the Driving Green initiative will welcome a strange entry, i.e. Ford’s 1934 3-Window Coupe puffed up by Detroit Street Rods with a twin-turbo V6. Dubbed as EcoBoost, the...

Adpunch’s list of creative car commercials

Sijo Joseph — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:49:40 +0000

As I have promised earlier, I am giving you a list of car commercials that have been analyzed by us. Forget the headline. Analyze them for yourself and decide whether they are really creative. -Watch how this Audi commercial speaks us through...

Ford shows new system for PHEV - electric grid communication

Harshpaul — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:30:50 +0000

Ford announced that it has created a new “intelligent” system that will allow plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to communicate directly with the grid. The system can communicate wirelessly with smart meters provided by utility companies,...

A 1949 Ford Woodie USB Drive for all die-cast collectors

Bharat — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:53:54 +0000

While we were bringing together the 11 USB creations modded in woody exteriors, we thought we had seen it all. It was only when this rare 1:64 scale collectible die-cast 1949 Ford Woodie Hot Rod 2GB USB Drive popped out of nowhere, that we...

Ford trucks keep track of your tools

Harshpaul — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:21:11 +0000

Ford trucks equipped with DeWalt can now keep a track of the tools that a person has in the vehicle. That’s all done by Tool Link, which uses RFID tags to keep a tab on the tools that go out of the vehicle, and those that return. The...

Ford’s one-off Mustang AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” sold for a noble cause

Rahul Bhandari — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:30:40 +0000

Ford’s one-off Mustang AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” has been sold for whopping $250,000 at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh show. The Mustang AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll” was a tribute to aviation that was specially...

Ford officially unveils the one-off Mustang AV-X10 ‘Dearborn Doll’

Rahul Bhandari — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:30:34 +0000

Ford has officially unveiled the Mustang AV-X10 “Dearborn Doll.” Ford’s one-off Mustang is tribute to aviation will be auctioned for charity at the Experimental Aircraft Associaton’s Gathering of Eagles. The Dearborn Doll is powered...