Classic Ford Press Ads - Page 2

GTLEGEND · 07-02-2020, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

I remember my dad bringing these Ford News home from work. Kinda wish we'd have kept them now. They stopped doing them around the early 2000's from what I recall.

They are great read. These are all that I got to collect along the years, missing a few. Last one I have is April/May 2000, first May 1993.

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Adamz Ghia · 08-02-2020, 03:54 AM

I have one from when BA was released, and in it they accidentally leaked the Fairlane as a clay model before they revealed it to the public.

roKWiz · 08-02-2020, 08:04 AM

Bossxr8 · 08-02-2020, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

They are great read. These are all that I got to collect along the years, missing a few. Last one I have is April/May 2000, first May 1993.

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I remember quite a few of those. The Dicky Johnson one might still be floating around somewhere. From what I can recall ,my brother was in one of the pictures with DJ inside the plant when he did his retirement tour.

Ford17 · 08-02-2020, 03:02 PM

Magazine Ads - Early to Mid 1970's:

Bossxr8 · 08-02-2020, 03:12 PM

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

roKWiz · 08-02-2020, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

Seen something similar on a Jag, has a flat ish long black box running alongside of Webbers which is attached to the muffler type air intake from the non exhaust side.

Ford17 · 08-02-2020, 03:33 PM

Magazine Ads - Mid to Late 1970's:

roKWiz · 08-02-2020, 03:34 PM

Love the Sundowner adverts

**Rallye Sport** · 08-02-2020, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

Yes it connects to the webers. It was used on the Lotus twin cam engines, Cortina aswell. They were a tight fit against the inner wing so that was the solution to fit a filter I guess.
They were prone to cracking and often thrown away in favor of stacks. If you ever see one grab it, they're worth good money (thousands) nowadays.

Ford17 · 08-02-2020, 03:50 PM

Magazine Ads - extra

jstanovic · 08-02-2020, 08:04 PM

Great stuff, brings back some memories!

hayseed · 08-02-2020, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

Ha

Love the Ute ads, You'll Never Want to Get Out

There used to be an Ad for the falcon Ute back in the XD/E/F days. When a Falcon ute passes a Little Japper. & the line was;

"Hard Riding Little Buzz Box's just Don't appeal"

I've searched Youtube & Trove trying to Find It, But to no avail..

Anyone else remember It???

hayseed · 08-02-2020, 11:27 PM

Here's one for Rockwiz.

roKWiz · 09-02-2020, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by hayseed

Here's one for Rockwiz.

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Better add the Kentucky Hardrunner as well.

davship · 09-02-2020, 06:08 PM

davship · 09-02-2020, 06:09 PM

**Burnout** · 09-02-2020, 10:57 PM

Not an official ad. However I reckon it was a good one for the times:

**DJR-351** · 09-02-2020, 11:13 PM

**DJR-351** · 09-02-2020, 11:20 PM

jstanovic · 09-02-2020, 11:44 PM

GTLEGEND · 10-02-2020, 03:40 AM

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Love these ads!! Just looking at the yellow XB coupe crossing the water, trying to work out if its been "photo shopped" or what ever the equivalent was back in the day? If I look closely at the LHF wheel/tyre, it looks like there is an image of the real tyre going through the water in front of the tyre in the water that would be the tyre of the correct car going through the water that does not match up with the XB tyre? Or am I just seeing things?

kaniSS · 13-02-2020, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

Ha

Love the Ute ads, You'll Never Want to Get Out

Same here. You can see when political correctness took over. That chick in the yellow bikini would of been in a g-banger in the 90's ads..

MustangStevo63 · 13-02-2020, 11:07 AM

outstanding thread !

66FAIRLANE · 13-02-2020, 01:16 PM

Here's a few US ones.

roKWiz · 13-02-2020, 01:53 PM

**DJR-351** · 13-02-2020, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

Love these ads!! Just looking at the yellow XB coupe crossing the water, trying to work out if its been "photo shopped" or what ever the equivalent was back in the day? If I look closely at the LHF wheel/tyre, it looks like there is an image of the real tyre going through the water in front of the tyre in the water that would be the tyre of the correct car going through the water that does not match up with the XB tyre? Or am I just seeing things?

Dunno, they seemed to like taking the XB Coupes through creeks back in the day so could be genuine, towards the end of the video....

roKWiz · 13-02-2020, 02:13 PM

Seems back in the 70's, it was a prerequisite to film every car fording streams. I know the HX and HZ van and ute liked to be shown ploughing through water.

jphanna · 13-02-2020, 02:27 PM

There will be one model that as far as i know.....no advertising material was ever made.

EB SS

back in the early 90's when production car racing was on, Holden had the VN/VP commodore up against the EA/EB falcons.

Ford brought out an SS EB. It was never advertised. Holden protested and a cams official contacted Ford Public relations about the car. no one in that Dept knew about the car!!!

when questioned about it. ford replied with 'place an order and you will have the car delivered accordingly'

Tonz · 13-02-2020, 03:19 PM

used to have both the Escort panelvan, and the dressy Trannie... gawd what Id do to have them in the driveway again.