Notable former Indians broadcasters include Tom Manning, Jack Graney ( the first ex-baseball player to become a play-by-play announcer ), Jack Corrigan ( now with the Colorado Rockies ), Jimmy Dudley who received the Ford Frick Award in 1997, Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione, Van Patrick, Joe Tait, Bruce Drennan, Jim " Mudcat " Grant, Harry Jones, Rocky Colavito and Herb Score, who called Indians ' baseball for 34 seasons.

Dupont and British Petroleum left in 1997, Shell Oil ( US ) in 1998, Ford in 1999, and DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, and Texaco in 2000.

Further financial difficulties at Mazda during the 1990s ( partly caused by losses related to the 1997 Asian financial crisis ) caused Ford to increase its stake to a 33. 4-percent controlling interest in May 1996.

Wallace was succeeded by James Miller in November 1997, followed in December 1999 by Ford executive Mark Fields, who has been credited with expanding Mazda's new product lineup and leading the turnaround during the early 2000s.

In 1997, Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empire " The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time " list.

The 1990s brought Ford the role of Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's Patriot Games ( 1992 ) and Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ), as well as leading roles in Alan Pakula's Presumed Innocent ( 1990 ) and The Devil's Own ( 1997 ), Andrew Davis ' The Fugitive ( 1993 ), Sydney Pollack's remake of Sabrina ( 1995 ), and Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One ( 1997 ).

In Australia, some cars continued to use carburetors well into the 1990s ; these included the Honda Civic until 1993, Daihatsu Charade until 1997, the Suzuki Swift until its end in 1999, as well as the Ford Laser ( 1994 ), Mazda 323 sedan ( 1996 ), and Mitsubishi Magna sedan ( 1996 ).

Ford Motor Company had the Lorain Assembly Plant in the city, mostly known for assembling the Ford Econoline ( E-series ) van, Ford Torino and Mercury Montego, and beginning in 1975 the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar ( through 1997 ); the plant ceased all production on December 14, 2005 because the UAW and Ford management were unable to come to terms on a new contract.

Gene Palmer, Randle Walker ; 1971, Mike Buchanan, Lindsey Roberts ; 1972, Rueben Bussey, Bobby Price, Avery Downing ; 1973, Maurice Jones ; 1974, Coach Ben Pannel, Roy Green, Bobby Hunt, Stanley Lawrence ; 1975, James Brack, Bobby Mowrey, Jerry Malone ; 1976, Pres Young, Rex Scroggins, Dick Ford ; 1977, Robert Knight ; 1979, Jackie Walker, Gregg McNeal ; 1980, Windy Haggard, Syd Keasler, Zell Roberts, Wilber Ingram ; 1981, Kenny Rowe, Martin Luther King Jr, Danny Malone ; 1982, Jimmy Killion, Gene Grammer ; 1983, David Powell, Jerry Bunt ; 1984, Doug Floyd, Ken Jones ; 1985, Mike Trice, Scooter Taylor ; 1986, Brian Koechel, Bryon Lawrence ; 1987, Donald Taylor ; 1988, Jimmie Tallant ; 1989, Tommy Roberts ; 1990, Chris Shafer, Larry Gideon ; 1991, Randy Clark, Clifford Shaw ; 1992, Jimmy Lynn Grimes, Ricky Lawrence ; 1993, Linty Ingram ; 1995, Jeff Brownlee, Ron Gideon ; 1996, John Martin ; 1997, Rob Floyd ; 1998, Steve Green, Patrick Gill ; 1999, J. B. Rodgers ; 2000, Les Langley ; 2001, Rodney Flake ; 2002, Donnie Muckleroy

:* Ford Thunderbird: 1987 – 1997

1996 – 1997 Ford Taurus sedan

The Stewart Grand Prix team effectively became the Ford works team, and used Cosworth CR-1 engines from its first season in 1997.

Ford's agency J. Walter Thompson USA in Detroit, in 1997, worked out with Jackson a multimillion-dollar, multi-year contract for his sole endorsement of Ford trucks.

Wright's later film appearances included a major role in Somewhere in Time ( 1980 ), the role of the grandmother in The Good Mother ( 1988 ) with Diane Keaton, and the role of Miss Birdie in John Grisham's The Rainmaker ( 1997 ), directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Between 1988 and 1993 Ford marketed the imported Festiva subcompact hatchback that was later restyled and renamed the Aspire for the 1994 through 1997 model years.

However, during the Asian financial crisis, Kia declared bankruptcy in 1997 ; in 1998 Hyundai Motor Company acquired 51 % of the company outbidding Ford Motor Company which had owned an interest in Kia Motors since 1986.

* Waylon Ford – bass ( 1996 – 1997 )

His efforts, however, did not go unnoticed ; director Francis Ford Coppola was so impressed by Damon's dedication to method acting that he offered him the leading role in The Rainmaker ( 1997 ).

Two new ' Cobra ' style cars were launched in 1997, the ' Superblower ', an aluminium bodied car with a supercharged 4, 942cc Ford V8 providing 320 bhp and the cheaper ' Carbon Road Series ' ( CRS ) with a carbonfibre body and a 225 bhp version of the Ford V8 engine.

The Forester was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show November 1995 as the Streega concept, and made available for sale February 1997 in Japan, and to the US market in 1998.

The village borders on Dulwich Park, where the Dulwich Horse and Motor Show is held every year ( it was here that the new Toyota Corolla made its first UK appearance at a motor show in 1997 ).

On 22 December 1997, forces of Dagestani militants and Chechnya-based Arab warlord Ibn al-Khattab raided the base of the 136th Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Army in Buynaksk, Dagestan, inflicting severe losses on the men and equipment of the unit.

In 1997, it was purchased by the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum and was on display for while, but is no longer there having been sold.

Despite playing in the 1996 Rose Bowl, 1997 Citrus Bowl, 2000 Alamo Bowl, 2003 Motor City Bowl, 2005 Sun Bowl, 2009 Alamo Bowl, 2010 Outback Bowl, 2011 TicketCity Bowl, and 2011 Texas Bowl, the last bowl game Northwestern won was the 1949 Rose Bowl.

: The World Motor Sport Council homologated the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15 October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada ( USA ).

The Caravan itself won Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year 1996 and appeared on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997.

The Prius family reached global cumulative sales of 2. 87 million units through April 2012, representing 71. 8 % of Toyota Motor Company hybrid sales of 4 million Lexus and Toyota units sold worldwide since 1997.

1997 J100 Daewoo Nubira In Europe, Daewoo Motor started selling the Espero and Cielo-based Nexia in early 1995.

On 26 February 1997, on the evening of the Geneva Motor Show, Nuccio Bertone died, leaving the world to grieve " one of the greatest coachbuilders of the century, and international Maestro of Italian style " in the touching words of Fulvio Cinti, motoring journalist and car historian.

The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl ( known as the Motor City Bowl until 2009 ) is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997.

Halfway through the 1997 season, Kankkunen joined the Ford Motor Company factory team to replace a disappointing Armin Schwarz.

They are derived from the Benz Maybach concept car presented at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show.

The Cirrus was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1995 and on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997.

He holds the track record at Atlanta Motor Speedway from his polesitting run after the track was repaved in 1997, with a speed of over 197 mph.

Based on the Audi Al < sub > 2 </ sub > concept car first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997, the A2 was notable for being constructed from aluminium, which in combination with its efficient engines, made it an extremely economical car on fuel.

The car was unveiled at the 1997 Geneva Motor Show.

A refreshed B5 A4 range appeared at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show, with sales beginning in Europe in early 1998.

From Aug 1997 to Jan 2000, Mr. Booth served as Group Managing Director of the South Africa Motor Corporation ( SAMCOR ).

The Silverdome hosted the Detroit Lions of the NFL ( 1975 – 2001 ), the Detroit Pistons of the NBA ( 1978 – 1988 ), the Michigan Panthers of the USFL ( 1983 – 1984 ), the Cherry Bowl, from 1984 – 1985, the Motor City Bowl, from 1997 – 2001, the MHSAA football state finals, from 1976 – 2004 and four first-round games during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

After competing at various Winston Racing tracks in the 90's, he moved up to the Slim Jim All Pro Series in 1997, grabbing a win at Bristol Motor Speedway in the # 15 Austin Foods Chevy.

The Alfa Romeo 156 ( Type 932 ) is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155.