I was stunned to see Ford name it that.
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I was stunned to see Ford name it that.
Except it is from the 80's and will need a software update at which point it will respond "sorry Micheal, Kit is no longer compatible with the world". Now you got a cool lawn ornament.
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Had a 289 Hi Performance 64 Mustang before the Roadrunner. Today wish I had the Mustang. Drove home from Raleigh today and passed a new Mustang 5.0 on I-95. Did not/ could not tell what it was til beside it, barf……
I've also had several Mustangs, including my current '06 GT convertible with a 5-speed manual. I belong to a couple of Mustang forums, and not a single member agrees with the Mach-E being called a Mustang. Not one.
The Mach-E GT has 480 hp and will do 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. So there's some performance to be had -- but a Mustang it ain't.
Here's mine:
The Mach-E GT has 480 hp and will do 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. So there's some performance to be had -- but a Mustang it ain't.
Here's mine:
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not sure where to start... 1st the Mustang II Saved the mustang from being killed.. they sold VERY well... better than the previous 2 years... and who didn't like Farrah Faucett & her Corba II.. yah I wish they hadn't named the Mach E a mustang.. but according to a senior Ford Engineer, it was because Ford was making Mustang a line not just a car.. they weren't making cars anymore.. it was SUV, Truck & Mustang only from here on... I am blessed to have friends that have worked & do work at Ford.. designer that worked on Mondeo/Contour, Boss 302, Shelby GT350, Ford GT... including their race program that won LeMans 24hrs..
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Exactly. Their front ends make me think of pallets of bricks on wheels, with a few partial pallets stacked on top or underneath.
Yuk.
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I was at Ford Nationals in Carlisle this weekend, which is 85% Mustangs. No one seemed to want to trade their real Mustangs for a Mach E, or as I like to call it the "Mustang Mach er E". Many people I spoke with agreed that the biggest problem Ford has is that management has had their head up their a— for at least twenty years.
The Mustang II really wasn't a terrible car, and it provided street rodders with a wonderful independent front suspension for their projects. The reason you don't see many Mustang II's is that they were cannibalized for their IFS.
At least Ford still builds 5.0 Mustangs, they killed off my cars in 2011. I was among the Panther platform enthusiasts at Carlisle, and there are more of us every year. Carlisle has finally given us our own classes for Crown Vic's, Grand Marquis and Town Cars. Marauders have had their own class for a while. On Thursday I'm buying another Grand Marquis to add to my plethora of Panthers, a 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis. A car made the way God intended, a body on frame V-8. Being a 2011 it is not just the last of the Grand Marquis, it's also one of the very last Mercury's. At least we were spared the indignity of a "Mercury Grand Mach E".
The Mustang II really wasn't a terrible car, and it provided street rodders with a wonderful independent front suspension for their projects. The reason you don't see many Mustang II's is that they were cannibalized for their IFS.
At least Ford still builds 5.0 Mustangs, they killed off my cars in 2011. I was among the Panther platform enthusiasts at Carlisle, and there are more of us every year. Carlisle has finally given us our own classes for Crown Vic's, Grand Marquis and Town Cars. Marauders have had their own class for a while. On Thursday I'm buying another Grand Marquis to add to my plethora of Panthers, a 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis. A car made the way God intended, a body on frame V-8. Being a 2011 it is not just the last of the Grand Marquis, it's also one of the very last Mercury's. At least we were spared the indignity of a "Mercury Grand Mach E".
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My brother's neighbor had a Fiero. He came out one morning and both of his front fenders were gone. The Big Three auto makers have certainly had their share of boondoggles.
I somehow get the feeling that the people that head the Big Three, look into a mirror and ask it who in my group will make the dumbest decision today!
IMHO its a serious case of a ego over powering intelligence!-
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They were prophetic in naming the Fiero. They were known for catching on fire.
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Hmmm....rather Mach-Eavellian of them.
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Someone mentioned truck aerodynamics-or the lack thereof-earlier. The problem is space. Big trucks have anteater noses to help on air flow, but the driver sits higher. Doing something similar with a pickup would increase height & frontal area to push through the air. Probably a trade off, but it wouldn't be the first time something was simply too much trouble to do.
Real innovation seems hard to find. The profile of the latest Bronco is that of the IH Scout II from the 1970s. Even the front is similar. Too bad it's made by Ford.
Real innovation seems hard to find. The profile of the latest Bronco is that of the IH Scout II from the 1970s. Even the front is similar. Too bad it's made by Ford.
I'm Chevy guy, but...
Have to go with Bond, James Bond.
Since we are talking auto aesthetics... let's play.
Have to go with Bond, James Bond.
The first new car I ever bought was a 78 Mustang "Pinto" Cobra. I was going to get a Trans Am or Z28, but everyone I knew had them.
The first year I owned it, it was in and out of the shop for at least 6 months for an oil leak. Back then you only got a 12 month warranty, but they were still trying to fix it 16 months later. I gave up, and pulled the original motor and put an early model far from stock 302 in it. I kept that car 17 years. Went thru several C4 transmissions. It was straight as an arrow and rust free when I sold it.
I did remove the hideous side strips not long after getting it. I also made the fake hood scoop functional. I paid for that when I got caught in a monsoon and got my distributor wet.
Not my picture, but exactly how it looked when it finally arrived at the dealership.
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Since we are talking auto aesthetics... let's play.
You forgot Jim Rockford's Plain Jane Firebird.
Not bad. I don't know which year it was but they also offered the graphics package in green & gold IIRC. The green was the better looking version IMO.The first new car I ever bought was a 78 Mustang "Pinto" Cobra. I was going to get a Trans Am or Z28, but everyone I knew had them.
The first year I owned it, it was in and out of the shop for at least 6 months for an oil leak. Back then you only got a 12 month warranty, but they were still trying to fix it 16 months later. I gave up, and pulled the original motor and put an early model far from stock 302 in it. I kept that car 17 years. Went thru several C4 transmissions. It was straight as an arrow and rust free when I sold it.
I did remove the hideous side strips not long after getting it. I also made the fake hood scoop functional. I paid for that when I got caught in a monsoon and got my distributor wet.
Not my picture, but exactly how it looked when it finally arrived at the dealership.
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LVSteve
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The 10th generation F-150 that ran from 1997 to 2004 had a far more slippery looking front end than the pallet stacks of today. Even the first gen Silverado (GMT 800) trucks look more svelte than the brutalist architecture on the current GMC and Chevy trucks.
Aerodynamic isn't tacticool.
I've seen an electric vehicle near me twice on the last week or so. It looks like a Delorean and a Hummer had a baby. I appears to be stainless but is probably carbon fiber. The flat but slanted front and rear end made it look like a landing craft. I thought it might be a Rivian. I googled it but NO. I'm sure someone here will know.
It sounds like you've seen the Tesla Cybertruck. Made in Texas from stainless steel. Order yours today!
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