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Released in June 1948, the 1949 Ford was the first major "postwar" American car line, beating Chevrolet to market by six months and Plymouth by nine. [4] In response to its design, the model line would become called the "Shoebox Ford", denoting its slab-sided "ponton" design. While the design theme had been in use since the late 1920s to ...
Wayne Sullivan crashed his 1949 Ford sedan in a Linton cornfield a long time ago. Six decades later, he's more cautious in his 1950 Ford.
The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords.This time, curved one-piece windshield glass joined a new "Mileage Maker" straight-6 engine with 101 hp. [3] The 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head straight-6 was replaced by an overhead valve 215 CID (3.5 L) Mileage Maker with 101 hp (75 kW), while the old 239 CID (3.9 L) Flathead V8 remained with 110 ...
Airbags deploy at speeds up to 320 km/h (200 mph; 89 m/s) and in some cases exert tremendous force on the windshield. Occupants can impact the airbag just 50 ms after initial deployment. [9] Depending on vehicle design, airbag deployment and/or occupant impact into the airbag may increase forces on the windshield, dramatically in some cases.
The Ford Mainline is an automobile which was produced by Ford in the United States in the models years 1952 to 1956. [1] It was introduced as the base trim level of the 1952 Ford range below the Customline and Crestline models. [ 2 ]
As the holidays approach, many people get curious about reindeer.Have you ever wondered how fast they can run? Well, they may not be able to pull a sleigh around the world in a single night, but ...
In early promotional Ford sales literature for Europe, the feature was referred to simply as "Rapid Windscreen De-ice", but the "Quickclear" name began to appear from around 1989 onwards. The system can now be found as either standard equipment or an optional extra on most vehicles produced by Ford or its subsidiaries around the world, but in ...
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.