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Why Fords are just better..........

6.2K views 53 replies 30 participants last post by  willowbilly3  
#1 ·
Well, by the time you finish reading this, you'll be closer to being enlightened.......

Ford----F.O.R.D.----"First On Race Day", "Found On Road Dominating" :thumbup:

1. Ford vs. Chevy first....

A. There are more Chevys than Fords: It takes more time to build quality.... Therefore, there are less of the better quality things in life.

B. Chevys are cheaper to build: Well, there are also more cheap, Taiwan made tools in Lowes and Home Depot than there are top quality tools. In life, we get what we pay for! The best stuff costs the most unfortunately, and the lesser quality stuff in life is cheaper...... :mwink:

2. Ford Vs. Mopar: Comparisons should be fair, and just like its not fair to compare an NFL team to a middle school football team, its not fair to compare Ford to Mopar..... Therefore Mopar should be put in the AMC category for comparison. :D

Actually, most of the factory sponsored racing back in the good old days was between Ford and Mopar, because for some reason, GM got out of factory racing and left(some say they couldnt handle the pressure or competition!), so that left it up to Ford to teach Mopar how to race(Some say that Richard Petty covertly installed a Ford engine into his Mopar back in the day! Thats how he won.....) ;)

But many of you will probably disagree with this, however thats understandable, because just like it takes religious monks a long time to reach full enlightenment, it some times takes a while for people to see the "Ford" light! But don't fret, it WILL happen! :D


***Just kidding, by the way!
 
#7 ·
Actually, most of the factory sponsored racing back in the good old days was between Ford and Mopar, because for some reason, GM got out of factory racing and left(some say they couldnt handle the pressure or competition!), so that left it up to Ford to teach Mopar how to race(Some say that Richard Petty covertly installed a Ford engine into his Mopar back in the day! Thats how he won.....)
Actually RP started racing w/an Olds and also drove a Ford in '69 to a second place points finish for the season IIRC- as a retaliation for being denied the better aero body of the Dodges (his was a Plymouth deal). But a Ford engine in a MOPAR body/chassis, raced in NASCAR? No way, José.

As for factory participation while denying it the whole time- GM certainly did it, as did Ford, Chrysler and other GM marques as early as the '57 American Manufacturers Association ban. This whole thing was repeated w/some differences when Ford pulled up their pants and went home in '66 because of the ban on the SOHC engine. Actually, Chevrolet was the only one who more-or-less abided by the AMA ban- and it hurt their results on the track until the rules were changed in the 60's allowing small block engines to be competitive.
 
#8 ·
lil red s10 said:
Lmao. Sometimes u gotta check under the hood!! Correct me if I'm wrong... but the old skool fords ran the distributor in front. Unlike chevy that mainly had theirs in the rear.

Yep, the distributor was in the front(convenient), and the starter solenoid was on the side firewall under the hood, separate from the starter, so you could cross the poles on the solenoid with a screwdriver and turn it over from under the hood if you didnt have anyone to turn it over for you when you were "improving it".
 
#9 ·
lil red s10 said:
Lmao. Sometimes u gotta check under the hood!! Correct me if I'm wrong... but the old skool fords ran the distributor in front. Unlike chevy that mainly had theirs in the rear.
Yep, front distributor, equal spaced exhaust ports usually not Chevy small block.


cal1320 said:
FORD F'n Old Rebuilt Dodge
CHEVROLET Cracked Heads Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time
GMC Garage Mechanics Companion or God Made em Cheap

Dont know one for Dodge except this saying "Buy a Dodge, buy the best. Ride one mile then walk the rest.
DODGE Dirty Old Doggy Gear Eater
 
#11 · (Edited)
CHEVROLET
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Car Has Extensive Rattle On Long Trips
Can Hear Every Valve Rattle Over Loud Engine Tapping
Crappy Hot-Running Engines, Very Rusted Out, Lose Every Time
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques
Crap Heap Enormously Vunerable Runs On Luck Every Time

CHEVY
Charged HEaVilY
Cheapest Heap Ever Visioned Yet
Cruddy Hick Engine Very Yucky
Crap Heap Enormously Vunerable Yearly

This is one is quotting a buddy of mine: Cheap Heap in Every Vato's Yard


DODGE
Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter
Drips Oil, Drops Grease, Everywhere
Dem Old Dudes Go Everywhere
Dangerous On Days Gears Engage
Death Overcomes Driver's Generous Ego
Driven Only During Grey Evenings
Dead On Delivery, Go Easy
Dead On Delivery, Guarantee Expired
Department Of Defense's Grossest Error
Don't Over Drive Gutless Engine
Damn Old Dirty Gas Eater
Dear Old Dad's Garage Experiment



And now... (drum roll)


FORD
F**ked over rebuilt Dodge
Flip over read directions
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Rockville Dump
Fails On Rainy Days
Fastest On Race Day
Fastest On Road Daily
First On Race Day (proven false)
Fourth On Race Day (of the "Big Three", fourth is pretty bad!)
First On Recall Day
First On Road to Dump
First On Rust and Deterioration
Found On Road Dead
Found On Rubbish Dump
Four Old Rusty Doors
Fool Only Runs Downhill (expletive replaced)
Driver Returns On Foot (backwards)
Fault Of R&D
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Features O.J. and Ron's DNA
F'in's Owner's Really Dumb
Fatally Obese ******* Driver
Freaky Obsolete Racing Device
Fireball On Rear Denting
Fork Over Repair Dough
Frequent Opinion: Really Disappointed
Fumes and Odors Readily Detectable
Forward Only, Reverse Defective
Forced On Reluctant Drivers


Want more? Check out "Automobile Manufacturer's Acronyms", courtesy of Muscle Car Club. Do check out all four categories of their "Humor" section while you are at it. :thumbup:
 
#12 ·
I'm not brand loyal at all.
2 ElCaminos
1 Dodge D150-------+ a dead one for parts scavenging
1 Chev c-10-------------sold the other one about 2 weeks ago
1 Ranger
1 Windstar
1 65 Falcon Ranchero
2 73 Malibu coupes.

These cars have no idea what name is stamped on the valve covers.


<<<<This is one is quotting a buddy of mine: Cheap Heap in Every Vato's Yard>>>

Always been my excuse for leaving the Mopar group and moving to Chevrolet.
All I gotta do to find a part is to peek in someone's back yard :D

I have a friend (recently passed away), had over 30 Chev c-10 pickups from 73-87 in his back yard.
 
#15 ·
Ford put distributors in the front because you gotta play with all the time. Chevy put them in the back where you set them once and forget 'em. Remember when Fords had the distributors so far in the front, you had to take them off and set them on a machine and re install? And those distributors sure love all that water down there in the front. Only took Ford 16 years to get them up on top in the dry and be able to set them on the vehicle. Solenoid on the fire wall/inner fender for what reason. Just another needless part to break and replace. Oh yes, there were those wonderful mechanical brakes because Henry did not want to pay Bendix for his hydraulic brake invention and had to wait for his patten to expire before he could change over . That took 30 years of true 'Unsafe at any speed" because of the wonderfully unpredictable stopping power. I have two Fords: one for 51 years and one for 36 years because their bodies and frames are truly "Ford Tough". Both are "Improved Fords".

Trees
 
#17 ·
Bryan59EC said:
These cars have no idea what name is stamped on the valve covers.
Just as well. My valve covers say Edlebrock. :D


Bryan59EC said:
<<<<This is one is quotting a buddy of mine: Cheap Heap in Every Vato's Yard>>>

Always been my excuse for leaving the Mopar group and moving to Chevrolet.
All I gotta do to find a part is to peek in someone's back yard :D
Lol!


Bryan59EC said:
I have a friend (recently passed away), had over 30 Chev c-10 pickups from 73-87 in his back yard.
Good Lord! Sounds more like a back parking lot. What did he do with all of them?
 
#21 ·
lt1silverhawk said:
CHEVROLET
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Car Has Extensive Rattle On Long Trips
Can Hear Every Valve Rattle Over Loud Engine Tapping
Crappy Hot-Running Engines, Very Rusted Out, Lose Every Time
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques
Crap Heap Enormously Vunerable Runs On Luck Every Time

CHEVY
Charged HEaVilY
Cheapest Heap Ever Visioned Yet
Cruddy Hick Engine Very Yucky
Crap Heap Enormously Vunerable Yearly

This is one is quotting a buddy of mine: Cheap Heap in Every Vato's Yard


DODGE
Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter
Drips Oil, Drops Grease, Everywhere
Dem Old Dudes Go Everywhere
Dangerous On Days Gears Engage
Death Overcomes Driver's Generous Ego
Driven Only During Grey Evenings
Dead On Delivery, Go Easy
Dead On Delivery, Guarantee Expired
Department Of Defense's Grossest Error
Don't Over Drive Gutless Engine
Damn Old Dirty Gas Eater
Dear Old Dad's Garage Experiment



And now... (drum roll)


FORD
F**ked over rebuilt Dodge
Flip over read directions
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Rockville Dump
Fails On Rainy Days
Fastest On Race Day
Fastest On Road Daily
First On Race Day (proven false)
Fourth On Race Day (of the "Big Three", fourth is pretty bad!)
First On Recall Day
First On Road to Dump
First On Rust and Deterioration
Found On Road Dead
Found On Rubbish Dump
Four Old Rusty Doors
Fool Only Runs Downhill (expletive replaced)
Driver Returns On Foot (backwards)
Fault Of R&D
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Features O.J. and Ron's DNA
F'in's Owner's Really Dumb
Fatally Obese ******* Driver
Freaky Obsolete Racing Device
Fireball On Rear Denting
Fork Over Repair Dough
Frequent Opinion: Really Disappointed
Fumes and Odors Readily Detectable
Forward Only, Reverse Defective
Forced On Reluctant Drivers


Want more? Check out "Automobile Manufacturer's Acronyms", courtesy of Muscle Car Club. Do check out all four categories of their "Humor" section while you are at it. :thumbup:
FORD: F*cked Onna Real Deal
 
#22 ·
wretched ratchet said:
Once upon a time a Canadian Rancher was talking to a Texas Rancher and, not wanting to be out-boasted, he proudly said the the Texan.

It takes me 2 days to drive completely around my Ranch in my Ford truck!"


The Texas Rancher shook his head a said,

"Yup, I know what ya mean. I had a truck like that once !"
Lol! Sure hope Bob doesn't see this before you go pick up your new toy! :evil:
 
#26 ·
CometCyclone said:
separate from the starter, so you could cross the poles on the solenoid with a screwdriver and turn it over from under the hood if you didnt have anyone to turn it over for you when you were "improving it".
That is right cause they would not start LMAO some ford folks are like the oboma coo-lade drinkers, never saw a bad ford LMAO more!
However after the take over of gm by the feds I would not buy chevy post 2010 .

They are all done in my book, what they did to the stock holders was nothing short of thief and the useless union dorks were payed off with others honest hard working investors money, wrong everyday all day ... nope no more gm for me! I think others agree because old gm not doing all that well, on the other hand Ford is. You can tell that by the way the gm adds are run, yanking on the good old days chain when they were an honest company. TS gm you reap what you sow . LMAO even more.