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Matte black (by Dan. D.)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34c35327b81747200978b30115d97699/tumblr_mkoda42UkJ1qf7dj9o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://automotivated.tumblr.com/post/47458790957/matte-black-by-dan-d"&gt;automotivated&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Matte black (by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldano/5981204614/in/photostream"&gt;Dan. D.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/47461283435</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/47461283435</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:47:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>automotivated:

Ford Mustang (by mercedesf125)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed74e89ab0d808fc3af1571fe444a7c7/tumblr_mkk79xvQjE1qf7dj9o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://automotivated.tumblr.com/post/46823713000/ford-mustang-by-mercedesf125"&gt;automotivated&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ford Mustang (by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercedesf125/8604671596/in/photostream"&gt;mercedesf125&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/46853074259</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/46853074259</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:41:38 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>prova275:

GT 500… 1967 Shelby Mustang coupe
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3994c9b08cac54286eb464155cc3834/tumblr_mkcgtaqVlE1qcdxvpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://prova275.tumblr.com/post/46498182957/gt-500-1967-shelby-mustang-coupe"&gt;prova275&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GT 500… 1967 Shelby Mustang coupe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/46516666468</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/46516666468</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:20:48 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>yolandadiaz:

Going to Target in the husby’s 65’ mustang...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38d660e244fd875586452481a2c2f2b8/tumblr_mjzbv0e4E31qi21wvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yolandadiaz.tumblr.com/post/45863258054/going-to-target-in-the-husbys-65-mustang"&gt;yolandadiaz&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Going to Target in the husby’s 65’ mustang fastback. #vintage #mustang #fastback #red #mustangfastback (at Target)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45919040272</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45919040272</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:33:23 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d60869f367195ce6063fdaa590f2668/tumblr_mjxc7moFPw1repad8o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45844628637</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45844628637</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:37 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv8ln4bxm1qbcma7o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45676231961</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45676231961</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:36:02 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>theoldiebutgoodie:

1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350.
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fdd123af2dad25085f01c5c9e9bf6fec/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff4d0004855aa9beaed5c744f7af4290/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/667e7d2ea274a7b6009dd14709345270/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6424e2d05caaf62518e88b886d173d1/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2284e54bde35a89fb43280f4235072e5/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8365634eb0ecefe5aa1686273cebf88e/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03d0050941ddfc11f559fb996fc92ea7/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1931dfaf1114a47013310e3599230df1/tumblr_mjiufpni7D1qflydqo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theoldiebutgoodie.tumblr.com/post/45149555643/1966-ford-mustang-shelby-gt350"&gt;theoldiebutgoodie&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1966&lt;/strong&gt; Ford &lt;strong&gt;Mustang&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Shelby GT350.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45350958922</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/45350958922</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:57:11 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>brianmcclary:

Ford F-150 SVT Raptor for the Virgin Gaming +...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/506ea2802384c27a31f60425bc4d7afa/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84092bf0e95c25f3ff22eac3c65d6aa7/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72c07788e976f54e3af235986e21dce1/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eaa7e9084e32bcb4eb5b0b889128a102/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef765f8530893f8761b88fd94db22348/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e191c7b0b703602a46c74889391ff4d6/tumblr_mjaoagJZaQ1qeharmo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://brianmcclary.com/post/44783987819/ford-f-150-svt-raptor-for-the-virgin-gaming-halo"&gt;brianmcclary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ford F-150 SVT Raptor for the Virgin Gaming + Halo 4 Infinity Challenge. One of the coolest projects I’ve had the honor to work on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44789709930</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44789709930</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:47:22 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>neurosciencestuff:

Clever Battery Completes Stretchable...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bffface7282d3e93e250469e9d49c90/tumblr_mj4zmpypjg1rog5d1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com/post/44541193684/clever-battery-completes-stretchable-electronics"&gt;neurosciencestuff&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.gr/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CC0QFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northwestern.edu%2Fnewscenter%2Fstories%2F2013%2F02%2Fclever-battery-completes-stretchable-electronics-package.html&amp;ei=s5Y0UcO-CcbE0QXyy4DICA&amp;usg=AFQjCNGULYkpBk-k_GiuXIu533_108yvtQ&amp;bvm=bv.43148975,d.d2k"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery — a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No longer needing to be connected by a cord to an electrical outlet, the stretchable electronic devices now could be used anywhere, including inside the human body. The implantable electronics could monitor anything from brain waves to heart activity, succeeding where flat, rigid batteries would fail.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Huang and Rogers have demonstrated a battery that continues to work — powering a commercial light-emitting diode (LED) — even when stretched, folded, twisted and mounted on a human elbow. The battery can work for eight to nine hours before it needs recharging, which can be done wirelessly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The new battery enables true integration of electronics and power into a small, stretchable package. Details are published by the online journal &lt;a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n2/full/ncomms2553.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Communications&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We start with a lot of battery components side by side in a very small space, and we connect them with tightly packed, long wavy lines,” said Huang, a corresponding author of the paper. “These wires provide the flexibility. When we stretch the battery, the wavy interconnecting lines unfurl, much like yarn unspooling. And we can stretch the device a great deal and still have a working battery.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Huang led the portion of the research focused on theory, design and modeling. He is the Joseph Cummings Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The power and voltage of the stretchable battery are similar to a conventional lithium-ion battery of the same size, but the flexible battery can stretch up to 300 percent of its original size and still function.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44546597179</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44546597179</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:45:39 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4dae6341048605bd91cc09f04476a1e/tumblr_mj3iooLqje1qbsg6oo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545063980</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545063980</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:13:37 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>thegreatestevercars:

#FordMuscle
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38c2dbb926cb670f434f9400fbc83c07/tumblr_milxirj35c1qg6vu3o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thegreatestevercars.tumblr.com/post/44458335430/fordmuscle"&gt;thegreatestevercars&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;#FordMuscle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545039271</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545039271</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:13:04 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>fullthrottleauto:

Mach  (by samquattro)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af750a92ec004af63685e87c0ffcafa9/tumblr_miklxy5bBB1rqte1po1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fullthrottleauto.tumblr.com/post/43675216002/ford-mustang-mach"&gt;fullthrottleauto&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mach  (by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/samquattro/7173654323/sizes/o/in/photostream/"&gt;samquattro&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545029450</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/44545029450</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:12:51 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1696a2a7fbb5234208a417fc53c966fa/tumblr_midtnqrikT1rtu7hvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43662498695</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43662498695</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:13:55 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>crappycrispycrackers:

Ford Mustang Eleanor
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e6327caf8747652908ff19aee8fd2f2/tumblr_midwrxXA0J1rwsiy1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crappycrispycrackers.tumblr.com/post/43450322875/ford-mustang-eleanor"&gt;crappycrispycrackers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ford Mustang Eleanor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43493298657</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43493298657</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:08:37 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>automotivated:

Camaro (by This will do)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzn5z6tURV1qf7dj9o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://automotivated.tumblr.com/post/18136461271/camaro-by-this-will-do"&gt;automotivated&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Camaro (by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66024652@N04/6856312409/in/photostream"&gt;This will do&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43438610906</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43438610906</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:25:47 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>musclecarblog:

Ford Mustang Mach-1 ´73 by B&amp;B Kristinsson...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d284c07f1ce39217d501a04d0495283/tumblr_mi9f86M2Rm1qfsav4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://musclecarblog.tumblr.com/post/43142496776/ford-mustang-mach-1-73-by-b-b-kristinsson-on"&gt;musclecarblog&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb-kristinsson/8471408783/" title="Ford Mustang Mach-1 ´73"&gt;Ford Mustang Mach-1 ´73&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb-kristinsson/"&gt;B&amp;B Kristinsson&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43159276748</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/43159276748</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:14:34 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>carsdirect:

The 700 horsepower Camaro we all want!
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/163c9f83bcb35f2d53f7b7b5b942c442/tumblr_mi2gytveFl1ro3892o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://carsdirect.tumblr.com/post/42851587373/the-700-horsepower-camaro-we-all-want"&gt;carsdirect&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/14IstMb"&gt;The 700 horsepower Camaro we all want!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42852441884</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42852441884</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:52:26 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>fotoamore:

Our floating book shelf. #diy #books #camera...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c82fafc83ba6eb50c76b4be13e0f0208/tumblr_mhs01uKwO31r4wk9jo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fotoamore.tumblr.com/post/42397043080"&gt;fotoamore&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our floating book shelf. #diy #books #camera #magic!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42448498082</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42448498082</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:54:14 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>coolerthanbefore:

Fiat ‘Otto Vu’ Coupé by Vignale
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17ff37c8700587127b32c903259298ab/tumblr_mhpiksBQWq1qilaalo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://coolerthanbefore.tumblr.com/post/42303422539/fiat-otto-vu-coupe-by-vignale"&gt;coolerthanbefore&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fiat ‘Otto Vu’ Coupé by Vignale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42363380047</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42363380047</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:06:25 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title>evanknowsweirdthings:

How The Best Retro Ford Vehicle Was...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad704b54382ff11ca22ccc392008b838/tumblr_mhof5tmRKR1rl8n7jo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3481f02d3b40e6b164ca975be38ce077/tumblr_mhof5tmRKR1rl8n7jo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65640fbcd732d7edf9e4df107ef8cbf9/tumblr_mhof5tmRKR1rl8n7jo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac0a05e066874f7c03522cc8bc60f802/tumblr_mhof5tmRKR1rl8n7jo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8a484e338fb86106b7e3734c28d9ba5f/tumblr_mhof5tmRKR1rl8n7jo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://evanknowsweirdthings.tumblr.com/post/42275204482/how-the-best-retro-ford-vehicle-was-actually-built"&gt;evanknowsweirdthings&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How The Best Retro Ford Vehicle Was Actually Built By Fiat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;You’re used to Fiat building retro-styled vehicles. But you’re probably not used to Fiat building retro-styled vehicles that pay homage to Ford products.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Here’s the quick historical breakdown, for the non-tractor geeks. Ford started building ag equipment in 1907, but its famed 8N tractor, introduced in 1947, was one of its best-selling products. In 1986, Ford purchased New Holland equipment from Sperry-Rand, and merged it with its tractor operations. In 1991, Ford sold 80 percent of Ford New Holland to Fiat SpA; Fiat bought the remainder of the firm by 1994.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when Fiat’s New Holland brand chose to build a retro-themed tractor in 2010 — the Boomer 8N — guess what brand it ended up honoring?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Somewhere, the ghost of Henry Ford is laughing. And, we suspect, the ghost of Harry Ferguson is still pissed over royalties.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(Extra weird: in Europe, New Holland re-styled the 8N to look like a vintage FiatAgri tractor, &lt;a href="http://agriculture.newholland.com/italy/it/Products/Tractors/F480/Pages/products_overview.aspx?nhpid=F480"&gt;and called it the F480.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42300118805</link><guid>http://landmarkag.tumblr.com/post/42300118805</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:50:03 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
