Ford’s first big hit was the Model T, thanks in large part to the four-stroke, four-cylinder engine that powered it. In the century-plus since that industry icon went out of production, Ford has also brought us the long-lived Mustang, the absolutely gorgeous late-’50s Thunderbird, and the immensely popular F-series pickup truck. By the early ’80s, Mustang sales were dropping, a slump Ford misguidedly pinned on the model’s old-school solid rear axle and pushrod V8. Ford began developing a replacement for
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