The Crown Vic may be headed to the great scrapheap in the sky, but Ford has an ace up their sleeve to replace it for law enforcement use. Based on the 2010 Ford Taurus, the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor is not your dad’s FWD police car.

First it was Toyota, offering 0% financing for many of its cars and trucks. Next came GM, also offering 0% financing on most trucks and selected cars. Apparently Ford doesn’t want to be left behind, because they’re offering 0% financing with terms as long as 72 months on select 2010 models. This includes the 2010 Mustang GT (with the 4.6 liter, 315 horsepower V8), so if you’re in the market for a bargain pony car and can live without the extra 97 horsepower of the 2011 model, get down to your local Ford dealer.

The Falcon gets a bad rap. Ford’s ’60s entry-level ride has been called frumpy, plain, and just plain ugly. I love it. It’s classic, sleek, and simple and looks better than many later designs, even the venerable Mustang. This bright-yellow beast has a 260 ci. V-8 and three-speed column-shifted manual. It’s riding on new, lowered suspension, and has spanking-new paint inside and out. The stance on this one is just perfect and I’d love to add it to my stable and maybe even use it as a daily driver. Alas, it’s not meant for me, but perhaps you can be the proud new owner of this beauty.

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God bless the Ford Motor Company. We’ve dealt with a lot of automotive garbage over the last year at the hands of U.S. auto manufactures. They’ve laid off thousands of workers, closed assembly plants and taken government bailout money.

Need proof? How about some in car and on course video of Ken and navigator Alex Gelsomino shaking down their Monster Energy Ford Fiesta in preparation for this weekend’s 100 Acre Wood Rally in Missouri.

I love speed as much as the next guy (probably more), but four wheel drifting a car at triple digit speeds on a muddy farm road, a few feet away from tree line isn’t exactly my idea of fun. Mad props to Ken and the other Rally America and WRC drivers and navigators. I’ll take a stab at driving any race car on pavement, but I’ll yield the driver’s seat when it comes time to haul ass through the woods.

It looks like Ford did the right thing by bumping the horsepower in the 2011 Mustang GT to 412 and bumping the horsepower of the base V6 to 305; pre-orders of the pony car have approached 11,000 units in the first month. That’s three times the number of pre-orders that the “refreshed” 2010 Mustang received.

The base V6 pre-orders are up by 19%, and now account for 50% of all Mustang pre-orders. That’s not surprising when you consider that the base model is now within 10 horsepower of last year’s GT, yet delivers 30 mpg fuel economy. Think about that: the new V6 is putting out 95 more horsepower than last year, yet still getting 25% better fuel economy. Those are some mighty impressive numbers.

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What happens when you drop a 511 cubic inch Ford FE motor in an old F250 4wd pickup that has the bed and hood removed to save weight? Well, for starters you turn 6.9s in the 1/8 mile, at 99.7 miles per hour. At a Wyoming drag strip that sits 6,600 feet above sea level. Damn.

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As campaigned by Patrick Bedard in 1974

In 1974, Car and Driver magazine sponsored the construction of a Pinto race car for IMSA road racing competition. After studying every automotive option, the Pinto was chosen for its weight, handling, displacement and affordability. Pics after the jump.

Mazda 6, Flat Rock's unloved offspring

Faced with declining sales of the 2009 Mustang and Mazda 6, Ford has announced their intention to lay off 900 workers from their Flat Rock, MI assembly plant. Displaced workers will be given the option of relocating to another facility, such as Ford’s Chicago plant, which is ramping up to build the new Explorer.

Always park behind The Opium Den...

In 1999, Ford began showing a concept car loosely based on the original Thunderbird two seat roadster, but with modernized styling. Public response at auto shows was overwhelming, so Ford gave the project a green light and began development. By utilizing an existing platform, shared with the Lincoln LS and the Jaguar S-Type, and an existing V8 from Jaguar, Ford was able to bring the car to market in just three years.