1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth Hot Wheels 1:64

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra that was built by Ford Europe from 1986 to 1992. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.

The project was defined by Stuart Turner in the spring of 1983. He had recently been appointed head of Ford Motorsport in Europe, and he realised right away that Ford was no longer competitive in this area.

Turner got in touch with Walter Hayes, at the time the vice-president of public relations at Ford, to get support for the project. Hayes had earlier been the driving force behind the development of the Ford GT40 that won Le Mans in 1966, and the Cosworth DFV engine that brought Ford 154 victories and 12 world championships in Formula One during the 1960s and 1970s. Hayes found the project very appealing and promised his full support.

Turner then invited Ken Kohrs, vice-president of development, to visit Ford's longtime partner, the automotive engineering company Cosworth, where they were presented a project developed on Cosworth's own initiative, the YAA engine. This was a twin cam, 16-valve engine based on Ford's own T88 engine block, better known as the Pinto. This prototype proved an almost ideal basis for the engine Turner needed to power his Group A winner.

Therefore, an official request for a turbocharged version (designated Cosworth YBB) capable of 180 HP on the street and 300 HP in race trim, was placed. Cosworth answered positively, but they put up two conditions: the engine would produce not less than 150 kW (204 HP) in the street version, and Ford had to accept no fewer than 15,000 engines. Turner's project would only need about 5,000 engines, but Ford nevertheless accepted the conditions. The extra 10,000 engines would later become one of the reasons Ford also chose to develop a four-door, second generation, Sierra RS Cosworth.

1964 Ford Econoline Van Maisto 1:64

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Ford Econoline Van

Debut Series Fresh Metal and Adventure Force.

Produced 2019-present

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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.

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.

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.