15 world records with Ford at Guinness 2016
1 - The first circumnavigation of an amphibious car
... and the only one so far! It took Ben Carlin more than ten years to complete the journey of about 80, 500 kilometers by land and sea in a modified Ford GPA amphibious car - which he named Half-Safe. Ben returned to Montreal, Canada on May 8, 1958, after visiting 38 countries.
2 - Mustang's biggest parade
On April 12, 2014, the Mount Hood Mustang and Fords Club gathered 766 Ford Mustang at the Woodburn Dragstrip in Oregon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this world icon.
3 - The highest speed reached in a mile leaving with the car stopped
Aboard a Ford GT 2006 supercar modified to produce more than 1, 700 horsepower, Johnny Bohmer reached 455 km / h starting in the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, on October 16, 2012.
4 - The tallest, widest and heaviest monster truck in the world
On 3-meter-high army tires, Bob Chandler's Ford F-Series pickup-based monster truck measured 4.7 meters in total and weighed over 17 tons. Chandler from St. Louis, United States, built the truck in 1986
5 - The fastest four-wheel changeover of a street car without power tools
Four mechanics from the German company kfzteile24 changed the wheels of a Ford Focus in just 59.62 seconds on May 31, 2015. The previous record was 1 minute and 23.85 seconds. For those who are not part of a Formula 1 team, it's quite impressive, isn't it?
6 - The Biggest Hot Wheels Loop
Ford coach Matt West created the world's largest Hot Wheels loop, measuring
3.81 m mounted inside Ford's Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Michigan, USA on May 5, 2015. His son Blade inspired him by building larger and larger loops for a Hot Wheels Mustang model.
7 - Fastest coffee-powered vehicle
Engineer and environmentalist Martin Bacon drove his "Bean Machine" - a Ford P100 pickup truck adapted to produce gas from coffee - at an average of 105 km / h at Woodford Airfield, Stockport, UK, on February 19, 2013.
8 - The most produced car in the world
The F-Series mark has appeared in more vehicles than any other - over 29.3 million F-Series pickups. The first of the series, the F-1, was launched in 1948.
9 - The fastest jet fire truck
The fastest fire truck in the world was powered by two Viper Rolls Royce Bristol jet engines generating over 6, 000 horses each and 5, 443 kg of thrust. The Hawaiian Eagle is a 1940 Ford of Shannen Seydel of Navarre, Florida, United States, and reached 655 km / h in Ontario, Canada on July 11, 1998.
10 - First industrial mobile assembly line
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, delivered the pioneering assembly line at the Highland Park, Michigan, plant in 1913. This reduced the assembly time of a Ford Model T from more than 12 hours to about 90 hours. minutes Thus, it was possible to produce cars in series, offering something hitherto unique - the vehicle - for the entire population.
11 - Longer time sponsoring a sports team
Ford Doenges dealership in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States, sponsored American Legion Baseball for 66 years from 1941.
12 - The most influential car of the twentieth century
The Ford Model T - which sold 15 million units between 1908 and 1927 - was in 1999 voted the most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
13 - Fastest Reverse Driving in 500 Miles
Canadian Rob Gibney drove 501.69 miles (807 km) at an average speed of 66 km / h on a Ford Crown Victoria at Race City Motorsports Park in Calgary, Canada on August 22, 2004.
14 - The largest living roof
The roof of Ford's Rouge Center in Dearborn, United States, is covered with 42, 180 square meters of undergrowth called sedum, being the largest "living roof" in the world. Planted in a 7.6 cm thick carpet-like material, the vegetation isolates the roof, helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, maximizes the use of natural light and ventilation, saving many costs and damages the environment. In addition, it is a diverse ecosystem that creates a habitat for birds and butterflies.
15 - The biggest simultaneous TV ad debut
On November 1, 1999, Ford released its Global Anthem announcement in 190 countries around the world. The announcement, featuring singer Charlotte Church, 13 at the time, aired first in New Zealand and then worldwide, at 9 pm local time. By the end of the day, it was seen by about one billion people - 80% of the world's audience. See the advertisement.
And finally a record that was broken ...
Bonus - More consecutive turns standing on a car roof
In a stunt-free display, world record multiple Terry Grant completed ten turns on his 1937 Ford Sedan at the Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire, UK, on October 3, 2007. The record stayed with him for five years.
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