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Mail From: Paul Negyesi <(email redacted)>

Hello all,
As most of you probably know I have lotsa car pix (some of 'em are
featured on my site). Anyway, Ford USA sent me hist 1995 press package.
They enclosed 2 CD-ROMS. One of 'em contains the whole 1995 line-up
(images and text) the other have the stock: old cars, specialty cars, pix
about the management and such.
So I'm trying to create viewable formats as a 1MB JPG or a 8MG TIFF ain't
so easy to handle.
Contglex.jpg is the first of the series, and a.b.p.m will feature it (I hope)
Check out the press release, enclosed!
Any comments are welcome and any ftp site which'd like to get either the
originals or these "light" versions!
Bye
Paul Negyesi
(email redacted)

1995 FORD CONTOUR


The Ford Contour is an all-new five-passenger sedan whose
aerodynamic styling and exceptional power and performance
reflect its global origins.

Positioned between Ford Escort and Ford Taurus, the
front-wheel-drive Contour is designed to attract singles,
young couples and young families with children still at
home.

Contour's primary customers are expected to be between the
ages of 25 and 40.

"This new, four-door mid-size car is exactly what these
buyers have been telling us they want," says Ross
Roberts, Ford Motor Company vice president and Ford
Division general manager. "It provides excellent
performance and a tremendous array of technical and
serviceability features."

Contour will be offered in three series -- the GL, the
upscale LX and the sporty SE.

Among Contour's technological strong points is its Duratec
V-6 System, which is standard on the SE series and
optional on other Contour models. It features Ford's
all-new all-aluminum low-maintenance 2.5-liter 24-valve
DOHC V-6 engine and four-wheel disc brakes.
Platinum-tipped spark plugs enable the 170-horsepower
Duratec engine to hit 100,000 miles before its first
scheduled tune-up.

The base Contour engine is also technologically advanced.
The 2.0-liter 16-valve DOHC in-line four-cylinder Zetec
engine has an all-aluminum cylinder head and delivers 125
h.p.

Contour also offers many safety features: a standard dual
air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS);
"anti-submarine" seat design to help keep occupants from
slipping forward in a sudden stop or impact; "Safety
Cell" unitized body with high-strength boron steel
side-impact beams which meet 1997 federal safety
standards; optional anti-lock braking system (ABS); and
the optional All-Speed Traction Control System that helps
the driver maintain control and steerability on slippery
surfaces at high and low speeds.

Inside the passenger compartment, the MicronAir
Filtration System removes virtually all dust and pollen
particles and other particulates from incoming air, which
is particularly beneficial to hay fever and asthma
sufferers. Although such a system is usually found only
on luxury vehicles, it is standard on Contour.

Contour is one of three vehicles developed under a global
umbrella. The first, the Ford Mondeo, was introduced in
Europe in March 1993 and has recorded outstanding sales.
The other global car is the 1995 Mercury Mystique. Ford
employees at facilities in Europe and North America
cooperated in their development.

"These cars have a higher product content and more
features to satisfy customers than we could have provided
if we had designed a car for only one market," Ford
Division's Roberts says. Ford Motor Company plans to
market the cars around the world.

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