Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

2008 Shelby Snake Prudhomme Edition 1:24













La colaboración anunciada hace algunas semanas entre Carroll Shelby y Don “The Snake” Prudhomme ha dado como resultado este excesivamente radical Shelby Mustang GT500 Super Snake Prudhomme Edition, dejando claro que como pitoniso, no tengo ningún futuro.
Cuando se anunció comentaba que esperaba que fuese un Shelby Mustang GT500 con una decoración adaptada a los colores que llevaba Prudhomme en la década de los ‘60 cuando competía en la NHRA. Pues no, como se ve en las imágenes, es algo más que unas simples pegatinas.
Lo más sorprendente es que a pesar de su apariencia de coche de carreras genuinamente americano, está homologado para carretera. Sí, un coche como éste podrías encontrarlo aparcado en cualquier calle de Los Ángeles o de Chicago, junto a los demás coches. Y eso que llamarlo radical es quedarse corto.
Pero no será un modelo nuevo, sino que es un paquete de conversión oficial, disponible únicamente para los Shelby Mustang GT500 producidos entre el 2007 y el 2009. Eso sí, de barato nada, ya que sólo el kit de conversión costará 99.995 dólares. Si no dispones del coche, por 149.995 dólares te lo ponen ellos.
Aparte de las modificaciones estéticas, que son más que evidentes, el motor V8 5.4 se ha sobrealimentado sustituyendo el compresor de serie por un Kenne Bell que eleva su potencia hasta los 750 CV con gasolina convencional (93 octanos). Si se usa gasolina de competición (109 octanos), llega hasta los 800 CV. Brutal.
Pero claro, no sólo hay que cambiar el compresor para que esto funcione bien. Se modifican infinidad de cosas, como la admisión, los escapes, la barra de torretas, las estabilizadores, los frenos, las suspensiones y se eliminan los asientos traseros, entre otras tantas cosas.
La verdad, hubiese preferido algo mucho más sencillo pero mucho más bonito. Eso sí, por potencia bruta no será. A ver quien es el guapo que le planta cara a un bicho como este en un semáforo. No hace falta saber lo que lleva dentro para saber que será una bestia parda acelerando desde parado.

Monday, July 14, 2025

1925 Ford Model T-Bucket Hot Wheels 1:64











A T-bucket (or Bucket T) is a hot rod, based on a Ford Model T built from 1915 to 1927, but extensively modified. T-buckets were favorites for greasers.
Model Ts were hot-rodded and customized from the 1920s on, but the T-bucket was specifically created and named by Norm Grabowski in the 1950s. This car was named Lightning Bug, better known as the Kookie Kar, after being redesigned by Grabowski and appearing in the TV show 77 Sunset Strip, driven by character Gerald "Kookie" Kookson. The exposure it gained led to numerous copies being built.
A genuine T-bucket has the two-seater body of a Model T roadster (with or without the turtle deck or small pickup box), this "bucket"-shaped body shell giving the cars their name. A Model T-style radiator is usually fitted, and even these can sometimes be barely up to the task of cooling the large engines fitted. Windshields, when fitted, are vertical glass like the original Model T.
Today, T-buckets remain common. They generally feature an enormous engine for the size and weight of the car, generally a V8, along with tough drivetrains to handle the power and large rear tires to apply that power to the road. The front wheels are often much narrower than the rear wheels, and are often motorcycle wheels.

Friday, March 21, 2025

1956 Ford Thunderbird American Graffiti Motormax 1:24












he first generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a two-seat convertible that was produced by Ford for the 1955 to 1957 model years. The first 2-seat Ford since 1938, the Thunderbird was developed at nearly the same time as the Chevrolet Corvette. Rather than becoming a rival to the European sports cars imported into the United States, Ford created a completely new market segment around the Thunderbird, the personal luxury car. While a performance car in its own right, the Thunderbird focused more on comfort than speed.
Until the eleventh-generation Ford Thunderbird was unveiled in 2002, this was the only version of the Thunderbird to be produced as a two-seat convertible.
Ford unveiled the Thunderbird at the Detroit Auto Show on February 20, 1954. The first production car came off the line on September 9, 1954, and went on sale on October 22, 1954 as a 1955 model, and sold briskly; 3,500 orders were placed in the first ten days of sale. While only 10,000 were planned, 16,155 were sold in 1955.
As standard, the 1955 Ford Thunderbird included a removable fiberglass top; a fabric convertible top was an option, although commonly specified. The engine was a 292 Y-block V8, which got 18MPG. The car had fender skirts. The exhaust pipes exited through twin bumper guards, which are bolted to the rear bumper.
Created to act as a retort to the Chevrolet Corvette, it was also the first mass-produced edition of all the Ford Thunderbird models. A total of 53,166 units were produced for the three model years 1955-1957. It was produced with a Fordomatic automatic or manual overdrive transmissions, and featured four-way powered seats and push button interior door handles. Other unique features were a telescoping steering wheel  and a tachometer.
Equipped with a V8 engine, the Thunderbird could hit 110-120 mph. It was a smaller two-seat "personal luxury car", compared to many other much larger cars that were on the road in the 1950s. It was designed to be a brisk luxury tourer, and not a sports car.

Friday, March 14, 2025

1995 NASCAR Stock Car Thunderbird Valvoline #6 Mark Martin 1:24










Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is an American retired stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings five times, third in the NASCAR Cup Series standings four times, and has been described by ESPN as "The best driver to never win a championship." Martin also failed to win the Daytona 500 during his career. Martin has five IROC Championships, more than any other driver. Also, during the 2005 season, he took over the all-time record for IROC wins, with 13. Martin is the final driver born in the 1950s to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.
Martin was born in Batesville, Arkansas. He began his racing career as a young man on the dirt tracks of Arkansas. He moved on to asphalt racing and joined the ASA racing series. During his ASA career, Martin raced against Dick Trickle, Jim Sauter, Joe Shear, and Bobby Allison. He won 1977 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year. Martin won twenty-two ASA races and four championships, in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1986.

Friday, February 28, 2025

1932 Ford Woody Wagon Maisto 1:64











The term 1932 Ford may refer to three models of automobile produced by Ford Motors between 1932 and 1934: the Model B, the Model 18, and the Model 40. These succeeded the Model A. The Model B had an updated four-cylinder engine and was available from 1932 to 1934. The V8 was available in the Model 18 in 1932, and in the Model 40 in 1933 & 1934. The 18 was the first Ford fitted with the flathead V-8. The company also replaced the Model AA truck with the Model BB, available with either the four- or eight-cylinder engine.
The three car models were replaced by the streamlined Model 48 in 1935 which used the same chassis as its predecessor. The 1937 Ford would be the last to use the old 1932 chassis until 1940 when the car line of Ford was completely redesigned.
Rather than just updating the Model A, Ford launched a completely new vehicle for 1932. The V8 was marketed as the Model 18 in its initial year, but was commonly known as the Ford V‑8. It had the new flathead V8 engine. The Model 18 was the first low-priced, mass-marketed car to have a V8 engine, an important milestone in the American automotive industry. The 221 cu in (3.6 L) V8 was rated at 65 horsepower (48 kW; 66 PS), but power increased significantly with improvements to the carburetor and ignition in succeeding years. The V8 was more popular than the four-cylinder, which was essentially a variant of the Model A engine with improvements to balancing and lubrication.