Ford C series

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Ford C-Series Fire Department 1990
Ford C-Series Fire Department 1990
C series
Manufacturer: ford
Sales designation: C series
Production period: 1957-1990
Previous model: C-600
Successor: Ford Cargo
Technical specifications
Designs: Flatbed , fire department
Engines: Petrol engines : V8 4.9 liters and 5.4 liters
Diesel engine : 7.4 liters

The Ford C-Series was a distribution truck that the Ford Motor Company produced from 1957 to 1990. Although it was also marketed as a long-distance truck by Ford, it was mainly used in regional transport and especially as a fire engine , sometimes only as a chassis with a windshield. The first models to be offered as the C-series were models of the first Ford F-series . As early as 1980, the model series was partially replaced by the imported Ford Cargo . The range was also sold by Mercury in Canada as the Mercury M-Series Truck .

C-series COE (1948–1956)

Long-hooded 1955 Ford C-600

As with other automobile manufacturers , trucks were built with long-hood cabs before the 1960s , as was the case with the early Ford C-series trucks, as successors to the Ford Six and Eight . This had shared components of the Ford F-series pickup and was built between 1948 and 1952 as the F-5, F-6, F-7 and F-8 and renamed the C-series from 1953. This was a modified F-series and consisted of the C-500, C-600, C-700, C-750, C-800, C-850 and C-900. Vehicles with a diesel engine received an additional zero in the model designation (e.g. C-8000 or C-9000).

Model story

When Ford began to modernize its vehicles in the 1950s, a forward control cab was built on the chassis of its predecessor in 1957 . It had a small grille over the front bumper, with a four-star badge on each end. FORD was written in large letters below the windshield and a cog and lightning bolt emblem was inserted between the headlights. Variations of this emblem were applied to many other Ford trucks during the 1950s and 1960s. The C series wore this logo the longest. From 1954 to the 1962 model year, the Ford C-Series had the Lincoln Y- V8 petrol engine on board in a 4.9 liter version with 196 hp (146 kW) and as a 5.4 liter version with 212 hp (146 kW). After the introduction of the diesel engine, it was available as an option for a few years. The 1961 HD series with 7430 cc 220 hp Cummins Engine engines were the first Ford diesel engine trucks in North America. In addition to a manual transmission, an automatic transmission was also optionally available for the series.

Design updates

Ford C-800 model year from 1961

In a similar way to the Checker Marathon or the VW Beetle , very few changes were made to the C-Series trucks during production. If anything, these changes only affected the front of the vehicle and the emblems. Between 1958 and 1960, the C-series used square headlights. This was particularly helpful for the fire brigades, who used the additional headlight covers for the hazard warning lights. When the headlight arrangement was changed in the series, this remained an option that was only offered for fire brigades and other emergency vehicles. In 1961 a Super Duty version was added to the range and a further option was a long-distance transport variant with sleeping facilities.

Falcon

Another new model was introduced when Ford entered the American 8 cab-over class. To do this, Ford raised the C-series cab with a larger grille similar to the T-series and upcoming N-series trucks, and the front axle was moved further forward. This model was commonly known as the Falcon. It was Ford's first model in the heavy-duty COE market and was replaced by the W-Series in 1966.

Years of construction 1963–1990

In 1963, the front of the C-Series was updated with the same insignia as the other medium and heavy trucks. The emblem now had the word FORD on a trapezoid and the model number designation. This badge was used until 1967.

In 1968 government regulations required side indicators, reflectors or lights, which Ford took from the F-series, where they had been installed on the bonnet since 1967, and added to the doors of the C-series. In contrast to the F-series, where they disappeared from 1973, they were retained in the C-series until production ended in 1990. In 1972 the Canadian Mercury version of the M-Series Truck was discontinued and henceforth offered as Ford.

1986 Ford C-800 Diesel

1974 was the last for the COG and Blitz crest that graced the C-Series from the beginning and other Ford trucks since the 1950s. However, the C-series did not receive the Ford plum until 1984.

In 1981 Ford introduced the Ford Cargo , initially imported from Europe , which made the C-Series cab look like an ancient design. From then on, the C series was mostly only sold as an emergency vehicle, while the commercial sector relied on the cargo. In 1990 production of the C series was finally stopped.

Use by other manufacturers

The driver's cab was supplied by the Budd Company to the Ford Motor Company. Other truck manufacturers required Ford approval to use them. The exception was Mack , who were involved in the development and received most of the body parts from Budd, but put these on their own floor pan from their own development. At least four truck manufacturers used the Ford C-series tipper cab. The best known was the Mack model "N" which was produced between 1958 and 1962. The all-wheel drive manufacturer Auto Company used Ford C-series cabs for its large airport trucks. In Canada, the fire truck manufacturer Thibault from Pierreville, Québec also used C-series parts for their individual non-commercially used chassis trucks.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1962 Ford Trucks accessed = 2010 -03-09
  2. ↑ / App_pictures / Fire_32 / F32_new_lg.jpg Ford 1964 C-1000 / Wesco Fire Engine (SPAAMFAA: Pacific Northwest Chapter)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.pnwspaamfaa.com  
  3. ^ Ford Model History Falcon
  4. ↑ 1960–1966 Ford Trucks . Online at auto.howstuffworks.com, accessed March 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ [American Truck & Bus Spotter Manual: 1.920-1.985 by Tad Burness]

literature

  • American Truck & Bus Spotter's Guide: 1920–1985, by Tad Burness.
  • Ford Trucks Since 1905, by James K. Wagner.
  • Ford Heavy Duty Trucks 1948–1998, by Paul G. McLaughlin.
  • Ford Truck Chronicle, by the Auto Editors of the Consumer Guide, with Paul G. McLaughlin.
  • Enjine! -Enjine! 2001-2: "Let's Hear it for the Tilt-Cab Ford". Walter McCall

Web links

Commons : Ford C-Series  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files