Anecdotal evidence suggests that Nixon had been assured of a pardon by then-Vice President Gerald Ford if he would resign.

As the name suggests, this engine was also available on the Ford Thunderbird and was a response to a demand for a more docile, tractable engine than the racing-built 427.

In the Roman era, Old Ford, as the name suggests, was the ancient, most downstream, crossing point of the River Lea.

David Nash Ford suggests that he succeeded to the realm of his cousin, King Mark.

Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula suggests that Renfield ( portrayed by Tom Waits ) was Harker's predecessor as Count Dracula's agent in London ; it is implied that this is the reason for his present madness.

A scene with Agents Ford and Doyle and the ending suggests Paul is CIA.

A popular conspiracy theory about the failure of mass production suggests that the American auto giants, who sold most of the foreign cars in Turkey back in the early 1960s ( even the Police cars were GM and Ford models, especially Chevrolet, until the late 1970s ) had approached the Turkish government to cancel the project, and it was decided to keep the relations smooth between the two close NATO allies.

Not only did this mean that Ford enjoyed much larger demand, but the resulting larger demand also allowed further economies of scale to be exploited, further depressing unit price, which tapped yet another portion of the demand curve.

Other singers, such as Arthur Brown, Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, Dave Terry aka Elmer Gantry, Vitamin Z's Geoff Barradale and Marmalade's Dean Ford, have recorded only once or twice with the Project.

The following year, at Childress ' suggestion, Earnhardt joined car owner Bud Moore for the 1982 and 1983 seasons driving the No. 15 Wrangler Jeans Ford Thunderbird ( Earnhardt's only full-time Ford ride in his career ).

Earnhardt's only win of the 1992 season came at Charlotte, in the Coca-Cola 600, ending a 13-race win streak by Ford teams.

" That same year, then-U. S. President Gerald Ford acknowledged the stature of the comic strip, telling the Radio and Television Correspondents ’ Association at their annual dinner, " There are only three major vehicles to keep us informed as to what is going on in Washington: the electronic media, the print media, and Doonesbury, not necessarily in that order.

One neutral survey of 1000 departing fairgoers awarded the General Motors exhibit 39. 4 points to only 8. 5 points for second place Ford as the most interesting exhibit.

With this car Ford became in 1966 the first and so far the only American constructor to win overall at Le Mans.

In addition to that, the Mk IV became in 1967 so far the only racecar built entirely in the United States to win overall at Le Mans, whilst in the previous year Ford won with a British-built chassis and only an engine came from America.

Ford reportedly spent several million dollars in an audit of Ferrari factory assets and in legal negotiations, only to have Ferrari unilaterally cut off talks at a late stage due to disputes about the ability to direct open wheel racing.

In 1960, Ford unveiled the new Falcon in Australia, only months after its introduction in the United States.

Mazda also helped Ford develop the 1991 Explorer, which Mazda sold as the 2-door only Mazda Navajo from 1991 through 1994.

The only British marques currently using a V12 configuration are Aston Martin — whose Cosworth-developed engine was authorized during the company's ownership by Ford Motor Company — and Rolls-Royce.

Ford and Rockefeller are the only two people to have served as Vice President without having been elected to the office, and Ford remains the only person to have served as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office.

In 1955 ( as a 1956 package ), Ford offered lap only seat belts in the rear seats as an option within the Lifeguard safety package.

In the early 1980s, model-year production topped one million units on several occasions, something only Chevrolet and Ford had achieved.

The 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona, and 24 Hours of Le Mans were once widely considered to be the trifecta of sports car racing ; driver Ken Miles would have been the only driver to win all three in the same year, but an error in the team orders of the Ford GT40 team at Le Mans in 1966 took the win from him, although he finished first.

Ford was the only design win, and they were offered a PowerPC design as a replacement, which they accepted.

The Council held few formal meetings, convening only 10 times, compared with 125 meetings during the 8 years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.

Because Ruth had amassed 60 home runs in a season with only 154 games, compared to Maris's 61 over 162 games, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced that Maris ' accomplishment would be recorded in the record books with an explanation ( often referred to as " an asterisk " in the retelling ).

The only parent-child pair to be nominated are Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola.

He became the fourth two-time recipient, joining Alf Sjöberg, Francis Ford Coppola and Bille August.

As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world.

In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company.

* Johnny Ford ( born August 1942 ), American political figure ; Democrat, later Republican ; became Alabama's first African-American mayor when elected by Tuskegee in 1972

Ironically, Mazda's version was unsuccessful, while the Ford ( available from the start as a 4-door or 2-door model ) instantly became the best selling sport-utility vehicle in the United States and kept that title for over a decade.

It also became apparent that manufacturers were willing to produce increasingly larger engines to remain competitive ( Ford had developed a 483 they hoped to race ).

In the end, Ford narrowly won the presidential nomination and Reagan's selection of Schweiker became moot.

Before any of the scandalous activity became widely known, Harding's popularity began to ebb, but he responded with determination to run for re-election, despite strong support emerging for the very popular Henry Ford for the Democrats.

* The Hybrid vehicles market, which became somewhat popular towards the middle of the decade, underwent major advances notably typified by such cars as the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, and the Honda Insight though by December 2010 they accounted for less than 0. 5 % of the world cars.

Ford, a self-described " late bloomer ," became fascinated with acting.

Not happy with the roles being offered to him, Ford became a self-taught professional carpenter to support his then-wife and two small sons.

Star Wars became one of the most successful movies of all time worldwide, and established Ford as a superstar.

In 1970, Ford added an antilock braking system called " Sure-track " to the rear wheels of Lincoln Continentals as an option ; it became standard in 1971.

Front disc brakes became standard equipment in 1965 on the Rambler Marlin ( the Bendix units were optional on all American Motors " senior " platform models ), the Ford Thunderbird, and the Lincoln Continental.

Gerald Ford became President on August 9, 1974, and served the final 29 months of Richard Nixon's unexpired term.

When Gerald Ford became President, the Vice Presidency became vacant.

On November 9, 1960, McNamara became the first president of Ford from outside the Ford family.

As he had a bad temper, slaves Noah Buley, Nelson Ford, George Ford, and Joshua Hammond became afraid, and fled to the farm of William Parker, a mulatto who lived in Christiana, Pennsylvania.

He is said to have fought a British king named Natanleod at Netley Marsh in Hampshire and killed him thirteen years later ( in 508 ) and to have fought at Cerdicesleag ( Charford, Cerdic's Ford ) in 519, after which he became first king of Wessex.

Ford City is home to the plate-glass industry, as John Ford created the company which later became Pittsburgh Plate Glass.