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The Ford Elite is an automobile which was produced by Ford for the North American market from 1974 to 1976. The Elite was based on the Ford Torino, and was a two-door coupe intended to be, in the words of Ford's advertising, a "mid-size car in the Thunderbird tradition"—a more affordable personal luxury car than the Thunderbird, intended to compete with such cars as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the Chrysler Cordoba. It was essentially the concurrent Mercury Cougar XR-7 with a mild front end restyle. In the 1974 model year, the Elite was considered a sub-model of the Torino; although advertised separately, the side script said "Gran Torino Elite" and the car would be titled and registered as a Gran Torino. In 1975 and 1976 (with "Elite" side script), the Elite was fully its own model. In all three years, the car sold well. The Elite name was dropped after 1976 because the Ford range was being restructured and downsized. The Thunderbird was dramatically reduced in size and price for 1977, moving to the LTD II platform that replaced the Torino. In effect, the Elite continued under the more-recognized Thunderbird name, with the larger car being discontinued. == Standard equipment == As standard, the Elite came with: * 351W 351M V8 engine of 351 CID (5.8 L) * 3-speed automatic transmission * Power brakes (front disc brakes, rear drum brakes). * Power steering * Cloth bench seats * Vinyl roof with twin opera windows, Landau (partial) vinyl top for 1976 model year. * Protective padded body side moldings 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford Elite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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