the first year ford made mustangs was 1970.
the first year ford made mustangs was 1970.
what was the first year ford made mustangs?
1970
the engine was designed as a successor to the ford y-block engine. production began in 1961 for installation in the 1962 model year ford fairlane and mercury meteor. originally produced with a displacement of , it eventually increased to a maximum displacement of , but was most commonly sold with a displacement of 302 cu in/ 5.0 l , with engines of that displacement offered from 1968 until 2000. from the mid-1970s through the 1990s, the ford small block engine was also marinized for use in smaller recreational boats.
ford small block engine
in 1931, ford began working for other studios, starting with "arrowsmith" for samuel goldwyn. in 1934, he began a lengthy association with producer merian c. cooper at rko radio pictures. the following year he directed "the informer", which brought him his first academy award for best director and the best actor award for its star, victor mclaglen. in 1939, ford began to make a series of outstanding films starting with "stagecoach", which made john wayne a major star and brought an academy award for best supporting actor to thomas mitchell. it was also the first time ford filmed in monument valley. that same year ford made "young mr. lincoln" and "drums along the mohawk", both with henry fonda. the latter was ford's first film shot in technicolor. in 1940 ford made "the grapes of wrath" with fonda and "the long voyage home" with wayne and mitchell. for the former film ford received his second academy award for best director and the best supporting actress for jane darwell. he followed these films in 1941 with "how green was my valley", which won the academy award for best picture, brought ford his third academy award for best director and the best supporting actor award to donald crisp.
john ford filmography