1989 Other Makes LaForza 5.0

SUV

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

zbwvf50f2kp000300

Gasoline

1989 LaForza SUV. Italian 4 wheel drive SUV. Vehicle is in good condition. Vehicle has standard Ford 5.0 Electronic Fuel injected Engine. Mileage - 84,000 miles. New interstate battery. New RadiatorNew Transmission cooler lines Recent brakes. Price - $2950 Firm Needs Door handle replaced. Rip in passenger seat at seam With just over 84.000 miles, the LaForza runs and drives very well. It starts up immediately and runs very strong. The LaForza does not smoke, have any engine noise or leak excessive fluids. The brakes are excellent, and stop the vehicle straight and sure. The emergency brake is fully functional. Laforza was an American automobile manufacturer. The company sold an Italian-built military and police body and chassis designed by Tom Tjaarda, fitted with Italian leather interior and a fuel injected Ford Windsor engine. It was marketed as a "luxury 4x4", competing with the Range Rover. 0000This vehicle was based on an Iveco military 4x4 VM90 (40-10 frame) that was shortened and lowered. The front and rear differentials, suspension, and brakes were carried over from the Iveco truck.The body shell added additional strength to the chassis through a construction technique developed by Rayton Fissore called “UNIVIS”. The body consisted of a square tubular structure bolted to the “C” frame with 10 rubber mounts (silent block).The vehicle uses the 302 cu in (4.9 L) Ford V8 (more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter) EFI engine and the AOD transmission, coupled with a "2wd high, 4wd high, 4wd low" Newprocess 229 transfer case (select-track). The LaForza was designed, as an all-purpose, very high-end vehicle similar is some respect to the Range Rover. The result is a rolling chassis-body that Pinninfarina assembles in Turin, Italy, paints and trims and ships to Brighton, Michigan where the Detroit power train is installed. Ford's Power Products Division builds the engine itself. It is a 5.0-liter, V8 engine that is specifically designed for use with the LaForza. It includes a high profile, multi-port fuel injection system, not the low low-lying unit from the Mustang. This accounts for the bulge in the hood. The transmission is Ford, 4 speed automatic. THE LAFORZA - SPECIFICATIONS & EQUIPMENT For those of you that are unfamiliar with the LaForza, the vehicle has an impressive list of standard features that include: POWERTRAIN * Electronically fuel-injected 5.0 liter Ford V8 * Four-speed automatic transmission * Shift on the fly, selectable four-wheel drive with smooth viscous coupling * Five separate cooling systems with independent ducting and radiators for engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and air conditioning unit STEERING & BRAKES * Power assisted front disc brakes * Power assisted rack & pinion steering CHASSIS & SUSPENSION * Box-ladder constructed steel frame * Heavy-duty independent front suspension, with double wishbone, torsion bar design. Full floating axle rear suspension, with proportional leaf springs. * High-pressure gas-charged shock absorbers * One-piece aluminum sport wheels with radial tires POWER ASSISTS * Six way power front seats * Power windows * Power sliding & tilting moon roof * Dual power operated & heated side view mirrors COMFORT * Leather featured interior including seats, dashboard, console and door panels * Tilt steering column * Cruise control * Fully reclining front seats CONVENIENCE * Intermittent windshield wipers * Rear window defogger * Rear window wiper / washer * Pouches on front doors and front seat backs LAFORZA DIMENSIONS * Overall length: 179.9" * Wheelbase: 106.0" * Track - Front & Rear: 67.8" * Overall height: 72.6" * Ground clearance: 6.75" * Front headroom: 38" * Front legroom: 48.0" * Rear headroom: 37.0" * Rear leg room: 44.0" * Cargo space - seat up: 40.53" * Cargo space - seat folded: 81.58" * Vehicle weight: 5520 lbs. * Fuel capacity: 27.5 gal As LaForza literature indicates, "The LaForza has been designed and developed to be used - to be a serious and drivable vehicle - a go anywhere, do-anything vehicle. ENGINE COMPARTMENT The engine bay is all original and has not been altered. The engine is in its stock configuration