Ford Diesel Truck - Ford's First Diesels
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Ford Diesel Truck - Ford's First Diesels
Ford Diesel Truck - Ford's First Diesels
How The International-Powered Fords Came To BeSimplicity is something most of us seek out in life, but we often take for granted how complicated the new vehicles we drive to work really are. However, there was a time when the complex, electronically controlled trucks we drive today didn't exist. In 1978, International Harvester-a leader in the commercial trucking industry-began developing a diesel engine that would power another industry leader's light-duty pickups, Ford Motor Company's 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks. In the early 1980s, full production of the 420ci 6.9L engine began at International's Indianapolis plant for the purpose of not only powering Ford trucks and vans, but International's bus fleets as well. This correlated relationship sparked what is now a 25-year success story in which International-powered Ford trucks still consistently outsell the competition.
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How The International-Powered Fords Came To BeSimplicity is something most of us seek out in life, but we often take for granted how complicated the new vehicles we drive to work really are. However, there was a time when the complex, electronically controlled trucks we drive today didn't exist. In 1978, International Harvester-a leader in the commercial trucking industry-began developing a diesel engine that would power another industry leader's light-duty pickups, Ford Motor Company's 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks. In the early 1980s, full production of the 420ci 6.9L engine began at International's Indianapolis plant for the purpose of not only powering Ford trucks and vans, but International's bus fleets as well. This correlated relationship sparked what is now a 25-year success story in which International-powered Ford trucks still consistently outsell the competition.
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