Comments by "John D" (@johnd8892) on "Donut" channel.

  1.  @nicolasferreira2703  just the very first Mustang mid engined two seater prototype from 1962 or so. Did not get into production.
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  2.  @nicolasferreira2703  https://youtu.be/l7mtDRNtCpQ
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  3. Also ..The V4 was a mass market motor for Ford, but in Europe and mainly Germany. In the 1962 Ford Taunus then Consul. transit van, and Capri. Later used in the Saab 95,96 and 97 when Saab first moved away from two stroke engines and to the four stroke Ford V4. Possibly at Ford's demonstrated suggestion to sell motors. Was also used in the first Ford Mustang, the mid engined prototype. Was intended for mass sale in the US as the Ford Cardinal with a V4 but Ford eventually went with the Falcon and Cardinal design evolved into the Cortina and Taunus. Sizes from 1.2 to 1.7 litres for all these. UK use in the Ford Corsair and Zephyr mk 4 from the sixties as well as the Transit Van. Lots of Lancias from even the 1920s used a V4. So not just the rare cars shown. Lots of mass market cars. So even the US nearly had lots of Ford V4 Mustangs and Cardinals.
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  4. From about 1950 with the Rover and Fiat experimental cars. Some vids on YouTube.
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  5. Lots of Australian assembled US nameplates made up of lots of Canadian parts until around 62. From the 25 model T until the early Falcons. Pontiac Parisian sold here sounds more Canadian than US. Maple Leaf GM trucks sold here as well as Fargo.
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  6. Global car sales at 8:26 a dodgy number. Does NOT include UTES. Australian car sales had been over a million for several years when utes and suvs are included as is normal and significant in Aus. There is a problem there. A drop in 2018 but still 1,153,111 new vehicles. https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/australian-new-car-sales-drop-in-2018-116332/
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  7. No Toranas, Monaros or XA,XB,XC coupes nor the Australian Hemi six chargers. No turbo Barra. Eg 2200hp out of a turbo Barra Falcon on the dyno at Summernats.
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