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... kit' cars, necessitating that the customer complete assembly works on their own. And, like so many English cars, the Mk 6 used many parts sourced from other manufacturers, in this case Ford supplying the back axle and cable-operated Girling brakes, while the Consul derived 1.5 litre engine underwent modification at the factory to ensure a more sporting tune. Lotus Switch From Ford To ... chassis by twin trailing arms and a diagonal member. For the first time a Lotus had brakes on all four wheels, although they were still only drums, and was powered courtesy of a Ford 100E side-valve 1172cc engine mated to a three-speed gearbox. The shape of the Seven was very much like that of the 6, with square rig lines, and separate front wings, ...

... Henry Ford Henry Ford Born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, Henry Ford became a machinist's apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16. From 1888 to 1899 he was a mechanical engineer, and later chief engineer, with the Edison Illuminating Company. In 1893 he completed the construction of his first automobile, and in 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford had always favoured the smaller engine, his Model K had used a six-cylinder engine, but when production ceased around 1908, a six-cylinder engine would not be used again by Ford until 1941. The Model K had not been a sales success. While Ford had wanted to produce small and inexpensive vehicles, his board of directors had persuaded him to produce ...

... Ford Mustang History The origins of the original 1964 1/2, 101 horsepower Mustang were the humble Ford Falcon. Officially, the car was released in April 1964 and called a 1965 model. The true 1965 Mustang was equipped with a 200 cubic inch, 120 horsepower 6 cylinder engine but perhaps what made the Mustang so unique was the ability of an owner to have the car built and equipped exactly as they requested. Because the components were inexpensive off-the-shelf Ford Falcon parts, the original Mustang sold for only $2368 US. Options included air-conditioning at $283, three choices of V-8 engines ranging from about $100 to $328 and performance buffs one could order the famous Shelby GT 350 for about $4547 and a full race version for ...

... at the time. CHEVROLET, Louis (1878- 1941) Swiss racing driver who arrived in the USA in 1900 to sell a wine pump he had invented. He became a team driver for Buick and, with Etienne Planche, designed the first Chevrolet Six in 1911. He left Chevrolet to found the Frontenac Motor Company, building racing cars and 'go-faster' equipment for Model T Fords. CHRISTIE, John Walter (1886- 1944) Pioneered front-wheel drive in the USA, even competing in the French Grand Prix with huge, if not particularly reliable, FWD racers. He also produced FWD tractor units for fire appliances and built an advanced tank in the 1930s. CHRYSLER, Walter Percy (1875- 1940) A locomotive engineer who joined Buick in 1911, rising ...

... and aspirations. Ghia Operations of Turin is typical of the styling houses. This famous design shop's skills have, for the past century, been directed mainly towards an elite market. Nowadays, the Ghia stylists and craftsmen concentrate most of their efforts on products which most of us more ordinary mortals can afford. This change of emphasis has happened four decades ago when Ghia became part of the Ford organisation, and there were many other Turin 'motoring-fashion houses' with close relationships with such big manufacturers. The House of Ghia 'The House of Ghia' began back in 1915 when Giacinto Ghia founded a small coachbuilding workshop in Turin, catering for an elite and exclusive clientele. Those first customers wanted big de luxe cars with daring lines, or refined sports cars. Then Ghia ...