Ford was also on the hook for 7500 Z.F. 5 speed trans-axles transmissions @ $1200.00 ea, yes, the transmission in your car was and is worth 3 times what your stock engine is and was worth. These also were never paid for by DeTomaso $9,000,000.00. The additional Transmissions ( 1500 ) were purchased for the Ford standard 1-year or 12,000 miles warranty, Ford subsequently ended up destroying 1450 transmissions at the termination of the program @ $1,740,000.00 Yes, pallets of Z.F.s fork lifted into dumpsters by Ford. Z.F. Friedrichshafen is the largest transmission manufacture in the world, due in no small part to it's involvement with Ford.
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