How do you tarnish the launch of a great car? There are plenty of ways to unintentionally accomplish this task, and Ford utilized a couple of them with the introduction of a new sports coupe in 1988.
Introduced in 1988 ahead of the 1989 model year, the Ford Probe is a liftback coupe that was built with fuel economy in mind. Initially conceived as a Mazda-powered replacement for the Ford Mustang, ...
Ford came closer than most people realize to killing the Mustang’s identity in the late 1980s, replacing its rear-wheel-drive, V8 character with a front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder platform ...
A genuine Ford Probe IV concept, long believed lost, has appeared on Facebook Marketplace in Texas. The display-only, engine-less prototype is one of only two built and helped shape Ford’s aerodynamic ...
The story of the Ford Probe sport compact liftback coupe is a very interesting one, indeed. Produced in Flat Rock, Michigan, it was also made by AAI (AutoAlliance International) and was based on a ...
Supposedly lost for years, the 1983 Ford Probe IV concept car resurfaced in a place where we would least expect it. It is for sale on Facebook Marketplace, showing off its teatrop-shaped ...
In the late 1970s, Ford worked with Ghia to design a handful of Probe concepts. The cars had striking, futuristic bodywork and enough ’80s tech to make E.T. jealous. The Ford Probe I’s owner recently ...
Fire destroyed a 45-year-old, one-of-a-kind Ford concept car a day after it was on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Monterey, Calif. The 1979 Ford Probe I, made by Italian ...
Ford’s 1979 Probe I Ghia concept car, displayed at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as part of the Wedge Shaped Concept Cars & Prototypes class, burned in its trailer while leaving the ...