Only Ford wold know for sure but the name 500 was used by Ford in the 50s & 60s on the Fairlane 500 and Galaxy 500. I guess Ford just decided to use it on the car that replaced the Taurus.
1968 Ford Galaxy 500
It was a club made for ford dedicated to the 500 best car sellers of the country
Car, no. Truck, yes. Ford did make a car with the XL moniker but not XL 100. There was the XL, Galaxie 500 XL, & XL GT.
In Magnum Force, Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan's personal car is a blue 1972 Ford LTD convertible. He is also seen often in an olive green 1972 Ford Galaxie 500.
A ford mustang
Good car.
One can buy a Ford Shelby GT 500 when one goes to any Ford dealer. One can check out the specs of the car online at websites like Auto Trader and do a price comparison.
A 1917 Ford Model T sold for $500 new.
Ford doesn't make the Cobalt, Chevy does!
its a "REALLY" rare car... in 67' there were only 500 made in the whole U.S.A. it comes from "Ford" car company... reaching speeds around 1300 to 156 miles per hour..
The most popular car in 1933 was the Ford Model B. Approximately 300,000 were sold at a price of around $500.