Ford 999

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#6699CC" TEXT="#080000" background="04cb85a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Ford 999</FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HotV8"><B>home</B></A><B>               </B>back to  <A HREF="fastest_cars_in_the_usa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fastest CARS In The USA"><B>Fastest CARS In The USA</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="sports_car_buyers_guide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sports Car Buyers Guide">Sports Car Buyers Guide</A>   |   <A HREF="auto_classifieds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Auto Classifieds">Auto Classifieds</A>   |   <A HREF="auto_news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Auto News">Auto News</A>   |   <A HREF="car_chat.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CAR Chat">CAR Chat</A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=250 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000" background="04efa043.gif"> <div> <A HREF="stoddard_dayton.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stoddard Dayton">Stoddard Dayton</A></div> <div> <B>Ford 999</B></div> <div> <A HREF="ford_gt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ford GT">Ford GT</A></div> <div> <A HREF="mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MercedesBenz SLR McLaren">Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren</A></div> <div> <A HREF="mercedes_benz_sls_amg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mercedes Benz SLS AMG E Cell">Mercedes Benz SLS AMG E Cell</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gt500_mustang.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GT500 Mustang">GT500 Mustang</A></div> <div> <A HREF="tesla_roadster.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tesla Roadster">Tesla Roadster</A></div> <div> <A HREF="dodge_charger_srt8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dodge Charger SRT8">Dodge Charger SRT8</A></div> <div> <A HREF="viper_srt10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Viper SRT10">Viper SRT10</A></div> <div> <A HREF="chrysler_crossfire.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chrysler Crossfire">Chrysler Crossfire</A></div> <div> <A HREF="corvette_z06.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corvette Z06">Corvette Z06</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Culled from:</div> <div> 1999-2007 <A HREF="http://www.Autoextremist.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.Autoextremist.com">Autoextremist.com</A>, Inc.</div> <div> ISSUE 408, AUGUST 15,2007 </div> <bR> <div> The Ford Motor Company marked a milestone in automotive history by becoming the world's first automaker to reach more than 161 mph in a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vehicle.</div> <bR> <div> The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 project (which was assisted by Ohio State University engineering students and faculty advisors) qualified to attempt a 200+ mph record later this week at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah.</div> <bR> <div> When we formed the Hydrogen Electric Racing Federation this past winter - with the stated goal of using racing and its culture of accelerated development to help bring this automotive technology of the future forward -</div> <bR> <div> little did we know that the Ford Motor Company would actually step-up and put all of the other interested companies - GM, Honda, Toyota and Nissan - in their rearview mirror.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> We applaud Ford for this effort, and for being . . .</div> <div> at this very moment, the most forward-thinking car company in the world.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="12926500.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="336" ALT="Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 front" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 will attempt to set a 200+ mph speed record later this week at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12a26490.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="329" ALT="Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 back" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12b26e40.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="228" ALT="Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 race" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12c266c0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="364" ALT="Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 set the world's land speed record" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>On Thursday, August 16th, the Ford Motor Company became the world's first automaker to set a land speed record for a production-based fuel cell-powered car, running 207.297 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999.</B></div> <bR> <div> The 999 is the world's first and only production vehicle-based fuel cell race car and is the result of a collaboration with Ballard, Roush and The Ohio State University.</div> <bR> <div> Ford researchers also are supporting student engineers from The Ohio State University on its Buckeye Bullet 2, a streamliner type fuel cell-powered racer attempting 300+ mph.</div> <bR> <div> "What we've accomplished is nothing short of an industry first," said Gerhard Schmidt, vice president, Research & Advanced Engineering for Ford Motor Company.</div> <bR> <div> "No other automaker in the world has come close. We are excited to have accomplished something never before done. We established this project to advance fuel cell powered vehicles and to do what has never been done before and we did it."</div> <bR> <div> Schmidt said that Ford's historic run at Bonneville will further expand Ford's technological horizons with fuel cell-powered vehicles, because hydrogen is a fuel that could someday play a key role in meeting the energy needs of the transportation sector.\</div> <bR> <div> The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 land speed record vehicle was designed by Ford engineers and built by Roush in Allen Park, Mich. Ford engineers leveraged the 2004 Buckeye Bullet's electric motor, while Ballard supplied the 400 kW hydrogen fuel cells.</div> <bR> <div> Ford retiree Rick Byrnes, a veteran Bonneville racer, piloted the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 on its record breaking run. Ohio State students have designed their streamliner, dubbed Buckeye Bullet 2, from the ground up.</div> <bR> <div> Ballard donated the hydrogen fuel cells for Ohio State's car, Roush its engineering services and Ford has provided overall project coordination and expertise in fuel cell drivetrains. (All photos by Sam VarnHagen/Ford)</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12d268b0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="651" ALT="Ford Deuce Coupes" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Some 600 Ford Deuce Coupes from around the country convened in Dearborn last Friday for Ford's 75th Anniversary celebration of the famous Deuce Coupe.</B></div> <bR> <div> The Deuce Coupe and the Ford Flathead V8 engine basically started the customized car craze and hot-rod culture in California in the 1940s, so it's only fitting to pay homage to the Deuce - especially this Dream Cruise week.</div> <bR> <div> Pictured are Don and Lizz Kalina of Dalton, PA, with their Deuce in front of Ford World Headquarters. (Keith Tolman/Ford)</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12e32b10.jpg" border=0 width="562" height="433" ALT="1964 chev vet sting ray" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"La vita e troppo corta per non guidare Italiano."</B></div> <div> (Life's too short not to drive Italian)</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12f262e0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="302" ALT="Road America sign" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>