Thanks for this post. It's a trip down memory lane for me. This was my favorite car that my dad owned and he had quite a few, being a car wholesaler. Ours was a triple green '69. It was an early model with low back seats and the leather felt like steerhide. What I most remember is the insane torque of the 460 c.i. motor. I had to look it up - 485 lbs. ft. I do remember the 365 horsepower rating because it was written on a plate under the hood. This all added up to the ability to (literally) burn the all the rubber off the poor 15 inch tires at will.
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Even longer hood on the Mark IV, but the III was classier and restrained.
Ford had awful steering in the 70's. I drove a couple, and I couldn't tell how the wheels were turned from the steering wheel.
Thanks for this post. It's a trip down memory lane for me. This was my favorite car that my dad owned and he had quite a few, being a car wholesaler. Ours was a triple green '69. It was an early model with low back seats and the leather felt like steerhide. What I most remember is the insane torque of the 460 c.i. motor. I had to look it up - 485 lbs. ft. I do remember the 365 horsepower rating because it was written on a plate under the hood. This all added up to the ability to (literally) burn the all the rubber off the poor 15 inch tires at will.
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