2005 Mustang to Replace Taurus in Nascar
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Originally posted by 05GT-O.C.D.@January 8, 2005, 11:01 PM
Q:
"2005 Mustang to Replace Taurus in NASCAR, How would this effect you?"
A: I might actually start watching NASCAR.
Q:
"2005 Mustang to Replace Taurus in NASCAR, How would this effect you?"
A: I might actually start watching NASCAR.
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Hope it does not happen. NASCAR= Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks. LOL. Just joking but as of now everyone and there cousin seems to drive a Mustang and I am hoping the same will not happen with the 05 Mustang. If the Mustang does replace the Taurus that meens that even more people will purchase a Mustang which I would think it would not help on the value of the car over the years. What do you guys think? Hope I am wrong.
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The more they sell the more changes they will make! More improvements More Horsepower! More options! What killed the muscle cars? No sales! I realize there were other factors but the better a car sells the better it will get!
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NASCAR has never had pony-type cars in the circuit
On 6 Aug 1971, Bobby Allison won a short track NASCAR Winston Cup race in a 1970 Ford mustang at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC.
During that year, NASCAR had six short track Winston Cup races that allowed Cup cars to race head-to-head with smaller Grand American pony cars such as Camaros and Mustangs. Grand American cars won three of those races (2 camaros wins and 1 mustang win).
Although the drivers (Tiny Lund and Bobby Allison) were weren't credited with official victories, NASCAR officially recognizes the two Camaro wins as victories for Chevrolet and the Mustang win as an official win for Ford in the Winston Cup series (now Nextel cup).
See http://members.tripod.com/SpeedZone70/greg.html and
http://www.firebirdgallery.com/Bailey_Firebird.htm
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Everyone is aware (I hope) that about the only thing stock about a NASCAR "stock" cars is the friggin hood and roof. Not sure it's even those anymore.
The days of stock car racing are over. Someone should start a "truly stock" car circuit. You could make a killing. Put the 05 Gt up against the Pontiac GTO or the 07 Camero. Then it would be "stock" car. If they adapt the Mustang to replace the Taurus, it's in nameplate only.
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Originally posted by 05stangkc+December 24, 2004, 12:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (05stangkc @ December 24, 2004, 12:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-USA-Adam@December 24, 2004, 11:44 AM
It's not going to happen, I don't know why anybody is kidding themselves. NASCAR has never had pony-type cars in the circuit. The closet they came to pony cars were the muscle cars of the late 60s and early 70s. The Torinos and Superbirds were the closest, and even those weren't lightweight. They were heavy muscle cars.
It's not going to happen, I don't know why anybody is kidding themselves. NASCAR has never had pony-type cars in the circuit. The closet they came to pony cars were the muscle cars of the late 60s and early 70s. The Torinos and Superbirds were the closest, and even those weren't lightweight. They were heavy muscle cars.
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NASCARs routes are from driving high powered sedans, not pony cars. In the 1950s and 1960s, they drove full size Fords like the Fairlane (50s) and Galaxie (60s). The whole sloped coupe thing happened in the late 1960s with the Superbird and Torino. I'm not saying one way is better than another, but right now all of the cars in NASCAR are pretty much FWD V6 sedans .. Intrepid, Monte Carlo, Taurus. All FWD, V6 ..
I don't really want to see a Mustang mock-up in NASCAR either. They'd butcher it, just like the CHARGER in the Dodge camp. I'd rather see Mustangs in a trans am series where they are actually close to STOCK cars and not a tube frame chassis with alluminum pounded around it .. and then some decals slapped on for good measure.
Everyone is aware (I hope) that about the only thing stock about a NASCAR "stock" cars is the friggin hood and roof. Not sure it's even those anymore. The days of stock car racing are over. Someone should start a "truly stock" car circuit. You could make a killing. Put the 05 Gt up against the Pontiac GTO or the 07 Camero. Then it would be "stock" car. If they adapt the Mustang to replace the Taurus, it's in nameplate only.
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Originally posted by pony_chief@January 8, 2005, 10:51 PM
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
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EDIT: Never mind....I get it. NASCAR = marketing for the Fusion that the Mustang doesn't need.
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Originally posted by TomServo92+January 9, 2005, 4:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TomServo92 @ January 9, 2005, 4:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-pony_chief@January 8, 2005, 10:51 PM
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
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Not enough MyColor guages for the stock cars.
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Originally posted by 05GT-O.C.D.+January 9, 2005, 3:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (05GT-O.C.D. @ January 9, 2005, 3:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
I'm curious what the max-out Mustang production has to do with Mustangs in NASCAR? :scratch:
Originally posted by TomServo92@January 9, 2005, 4:09 PM
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@January 8, 2005, 10:51 PM
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
Mustang: Can't make enough... plant at full capacity
Fusion: New car intro that not too many people know anything about
Next NASCAR ---> F U S I O N
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I'm curious what the max-out Mustang production has to do with Mustangs in NASCAR? :scratch:
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Originally posted by JZInternet+January 9, 2005, 5:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JZInternet @ January 9, 2005, 5:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-dtdebuty@January 9, 2005, 12:31 AM
..."NASCAR= Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks"...
..."NASCAR= Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks"...
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To be fair, NASCAR hasn't been centered around rednecks for the past 10 + years. It was at one time, but it's totally not that atmosphere anymore.
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