Ford’s 101-horsepower six and three-speed manual shift hung on as the base power-prepare, with the bigger 116-horse six accessible for vehicles with the 2-velocity automated. With the 221-cubic-inch V-eight dropped from the options list, the Challenger 260 grew to become Fairlane’s entry-stage V-8. Its former role as the step-up V-8 was taken by a brand new 195-horsepower 289 with a two-pot carb and 9.0:1 compression. The stable-lifter 271-horse model of this engine remained the highest choice.
The lineup was simplified, with offerings limited to select-Up, Roadster, and Station Wagon. The “Jeepster” title was dropped because the autos have been known as merely “Jeep Commando.” The collection was now the C-104 in reference to its longer wheelbase. After three years of sinking gross sales, output of the restyled Commandos elevated 35 percent, aided by a swelling four-wheel-drive market.
Doors were lower into the roof to ease entry/exit, foreshadowing both the Tucker and the much more distant 1963 Corvette Sting Ray coupe. The excessive roofline made for towering head room despite chair-high seats, while the rangy external dimensions gave loads of maneuvering room for the shoulders, elbows, and legs of six adults.
Additional proof of this V-8’s prowess was provided by sportsman Briggs Cunningham, who entered a near-inventory 1950 Cadillac in that year’s Le Mans 24-Hour race in France. Driven by Sam and Miles Collier, it finished 10th general, an achievement unmatched by another luxurious automobile. It tore down the observe’s Mulsanne Straight part at around a hundred and twenty mph and averaged 81.5 mph for the race.
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