This book details the evolution of Ford's family car through the golden era of Detroit. It tells how Henry took the no-frills Fairlane, added more zing to create the Torino, and satisfied America's luxury desires with the LTD II; and follows the evolution of Ford’s midsize muscle cars, to the creation of the first car-based pickup – the Ranchero.
This book details the evolution of Ford's family car through the golden era of Detroit.
See how Henry took the no-frills Fairlane, added more zing to create the Torino, and then satisfied America's luxury desires with the LTD II.
Relive the showroom and racetrack battles fought in the evolution of Ford's midsize muscle cars, and witness the creation of the first car-based pickup – the Ranchero.
Above all, this book is an account of Ford being ahead of the game.
Through formal study of the postwar American car market, Marc Cranswick brings valuable insight to the topic of muscle cars. His other books include Pontiac Firebird – The Auto-Biography, MOPAR Muscle - Barracuda, Dart & Valiant, and Ford Mustang II & Pinto.
200 never published before pictures, plus original art!
A continuous timeline from 1950 to 1980
Ford Super Index
The first book to cover the Ranchero pickup
Full Ford powertrain analysis
Ford muscle car evolution detailed
Ford in racing – drag strip and NASCAR
Featuring the Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino
The business of Ford: success and challenges at Dearborn
