Constitutional Convention. Beginning on May 25, 1787, the convention recommended by the Annapolis Convention was held in Philadelphia. All of the states except Rhode Island sent delegates, and George Washington served as president of the convention. The convention lasted 16 weeks, and on September 17, 1787, produced the present Constitution of the United States, which was drafted largely by James Madison.
Cars & Motorcycles. The last year Ford used the 5.0L V8 Windsor engine in the Mustang was 1995. Ford replaced it with a 4.6L V8 engine capable of producing 215 hp. In December 2009, Ford announced that a new 5.0L Mustang, using the V8 Coyote Engine, would appear as the 2011 Ford Mustang GT. The new 5.0L four-valve Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing V8 engine, nicknamed the âCoyote,â produced 412 horsepower and 390 ft.-lb.
1969 Pontiac Firebird History. History for the 1968 Pontiac Firebird. Pontiac introduced the Firebird February 23, 1967, to compete with the Chevrolet Camaro (introduced September 29, 1966) and the Ford Mustang (introduced April 1964).