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A 1948 Ford Deluxe convertible was the base car that was transformed into "Greased Lightnin'" in the movie Grease. [4] [better source needed] In the 1984 film The Karate Kid, Mr Miyagi gives Daniel Larusso a cream-colored 1947 Ford Super DeLuxe convertible [5] as a birthday gift.
With Ford in financial chaos during this period, sales fell well behind Chevrolet—Ford output for 1948 was 430,198 vehicles, only about 62% of Chevrolet's output, and Plymouth came close to knocking Ford from second place with an output of 412,540 vehicles. The car used in the 1978 film Grease is a 1948 Ford DeLuxe. [10]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Car model Motor vehicle Ford Anglia 1960 Ford Anglia 105E DeLuxe Overview Manufacturer Ford UK Production 1939–1967 Assembly Dagenham, England Halewood, England (from 1963) Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Body and chassis Class Small family car (C) Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel ...
The Mercury Eight is an automobile that was produced by the American manufacturer Ford Motor Company under their now defunct division Mercury between 1939 and 1951. The debut model line of the Mercury division, Ford positioned the full-size Mercury Eight between the Ford Deluxe (later Custom) model lines and the Lincoln.
For 1939, the Mercury was launched at a starting price of US$916 ($20,064 in 2023 dollars [10]); over 65,800 vehicles were sold in the inaugural model year. [11] In response to the popularity of the model line, Ford revised its branding structure after 1940; De Luxe Ford was discontinued as a sub-marque (returning to its previous use as a Ford trim line), and all Lincolns became derived from ...
For 1949, the Ford car line was redesigned from the ground up; only the powertrain and 114-inch wheelbase were retained from the 1941-1948 generation. The Ford adopted a drop-center ladder frame; to further modernize its design, the transverse-leaf front and rear suspension (a feature in use since the Model T) was retired, replaced by a coil ...
A 1942 Super Deluxe Coupe A 1946 Ford V8 pickup truck, the next-to-last year before Ford trucks were built on a dedicated platform. For 1941, Ford introduced an all-new generation of cars and trucks. These were the final generation of cars produced in the lifetimes of both Edsel Ford and Henry Ford.
The initial 1949 Meteor was introduced on June 25, 1948, at the same time the Ford Deluxe and Custom series were introduced across North America, and shared the new postwar full-sized Ford bodies, chassis, and powertrains but with unique trim.