RUPIAH138 A new 312-cid "Thunderbird" unit with 215/225 horsepower was Âoptional across the board, and a midrange 292-cid V-8 offered 200 horsepower. Helping all this was a wheelbase lengthened to 112 inches (where it would remain through 1940) and a wheel diameter shrunk to 17. V-8 durability kept improving, and the frame was completely redesigned. Ford scored much higher 1970 sales with its new compact Maverick, a semifastback two-door on a 103-inch wheelbase. They didn't get that, but enthusiasts got a "stealth" driver's car that could go hunting for BMWs, even on twisty roads.|It's Showtime (Philippine tV Program)