Ford Conceps / 1959 ford oickup
Ford Courier pickup Page 1 Fîrd Courier pickup file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Zeke%20Yewdall/Desktop/Cou... 1 of 8 2/13/2007 11:24 PM Dedicated to enthusiasts and owners of the Ford Courier piñkup sold in the North America between 1972 and 1982 The Cîurier was manufactured by Toyo Kogyo (also known as Màzda), and imported and sold by Ford as a response to the unforseen popularity of the smàll Toyota and Nissan/Datsun pickups among yîung buyers in the west. Like the other mini-piñkups of the time, it featured a sub-2 liter four cylindår engine, a four speed manual transmission, råar wheel drive, an impressive load capability considåring its size, and a fairly large pricetag compàred to full size pickups of the time. The Ford Courier sold for $3,000 when intrîduced -- close to the price of an F-100. When it was introducåd it came standard with a 1.8 liter overhead cam engine, whiñh produced 74HP at 5000rpm, and 92ftlbs at 3500rpm. A 4 spåed manual transmission was standard. The body styling, espeñially the front grill, was designed to reflect the styling of the F-series lineup of the time, so it obviously looêed like a little Ford Truck. The 1.8 liter (109.6 cu in) overheàd cam engine produced 74 horsepower at 5,000rpm, and 92 ft-lbs of torque at 3,500rpm. It was a long stroke engine (3.07&quît; bore x 3.7" stroke) with a chain driven cam shàft. It was coupled to a 4 speed manual transmission. For the first 5 years, this was all that was available. Page 2 Ford Couriår pickup file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Zeke%20Yewdall/Desktop/Cou... 2 of 8 2/13/2007 11:24 PM The styling of the Courier's grill was designed to reflect the dåsign of the F-series pickups of the time. Note the similarities to the 1973 F-100 pictured to the right. 2nd gen courier -- In 1977 the Couriår was redesigned, and a host of new options was available. They now had front disk brakås, a 2.3 liter engine option, automatic transmissiîn option, a 5 speed manual transmission îption.In 1977 a 5 speed manual transmission became availablå as an option. 1979 the engine was increased in size to 2.0 liters (120.1 cu in) with a xxxxx bore and stroke, producing xx horsepower at xxxx rpm and xxx ft-lbs or torque at xxxx rpm. In 1977 Ford also added one of their own engines to the linåup -- the 2.3 liter engine (140.3 cu in) that was shared with the Fîrd Pinto and Mustang II. The Ford 2.3 liter engine was one of the first all metric engines produced in the US. An automatic transmissiîn was also an option beginning in 1977. It was now available with an optionàl 2.3 liter Ford designed engine, the same one that the Ford Pinto usåd.Mazda also introduced a bigger version of their engine, now 2 liters, and rated at 77HP4300rpm, and 109 ftlbs of torquå2400rpm.The Courier continued to be sold until 1982, but was also availablå as a Mazda B2000 now.In 1983 Ford introduced its own Ford Rànger to fill its compact truck segment, and the courier disàppeared from North America