Name that Special Edition
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If you want to stay with a horse theme how about Steed...
steed
\Steed\, n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud-horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o]?, a stud. [root]163. See Stud of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. ``A knight upon a steed.'' --Chaucer.
Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. --Shak
...seems extremely fitting, especially the last (all from dictionary.com). There have been Bosses, and Judges, now for Steeds!!
But seriously, a Shelby GT 700 like the Super Snake Unique recently built would be absolutely killer but probably completely unaffordable to the average Joe given the current hot market for Shelby and Shelby authorized cars...oh well.
steed
\Steed\, n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud-horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o]?, a stud. [root]163. See Stud of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. ``A knight upon a steed.'' --Chaucer.
Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. --Shak
...seems extremely fitting, especially the last (all from dictionary.com). There have been Bosses, and Judges, now for Steeds!!
But seriously, a Shelby GT 700 like the Super Snake Unique recently built would be absolutely killer but probably completely unaffordable to the average Joe given the current hot market for Shelby and Shelby authorized cars...oh well.
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Originally posted by GMAYS@September 6, 2004, 11:34 AM
A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; --
A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; --
Might be a bit close to Steeda for comfort though....
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Originally posted by kevinb120@September 4, 2004, 3:28 PM
How about just Mustang Classic Edition
And add chrome doorhandles, redone mirrors(like the roush stage two proposal), chrome taillight surrounds with a stainless rear panel, stainless window frame trim, ' F O R D " on the hood edge, chrome inserts in the hockey sticks, body color headlight buckets with trim or enhanced "gills" and chrome rings around the headlights-foglights, replica chrome 500's with red center caps, a ducktail and quarter window louvers, redline or "wide O oval" repro sidewalls, rolled exhaust tips through the rear valance with chrome trim, and a corral and bars. Add vertical pleat seats and a cue-ball ivory shift ****. Only do it in classic colors like the dark green, bright red, or metallic brown and use saddle(from the T-bird SE) color leather interior color package. Maybe some light ivory C-stripes or something too.
How about just Mustang Classic Edition
And add chrome doorhandles, redone mirrors(like the roush stage two proposal), chrome taillight surrounds with a stainless rear panel, stainless window frame trim, ' F O R D " on the hood edge, chrome inserts in the hockey sticks, body color headlight buckets with trim or enhanced "gills" and chrome rings around the headlights-foglights, replica chrome 500's with red center caps, a ducktail and quarter window louvers, redline or "wide O oval" repro sidewalls, rolled exhaust tips through the rear valance with chrome trim, and a corral and bars. Add vertical pleat seats and a cue-ball ivory shift ****. Only do it in classic colors like the dark green, bright red, or metallic brown and use saddle(from the T-bird SE) color leather interior color package. Maybe some light ivory C-stripes or something too.
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Originally posted by André@September 6, 2004, 4:57 PM
Mustang SE (snow edition) doubles as a snow plow, could be very popular in canada.
Mustang SE (snow edition) doubles as a snow plow, could be very popular in canada.
That suprised me while I was leisurly scrolling down the page....What THE
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Originally posted by André@September 6, 2004, 2:57 PM
Mustang SE (snow edition) doubles as a snow plow, could be very popular in canada.
Mustang SE (snow edition) doubles as a snow plow, could be very popular in canada.
lol.
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Originally posted by Maverick128@September 6, 2004, 10:04 PM
How about the Mustang Milano like the old prototype?
How about the Mustang Milano like the old prototype?
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RISEEEEEE from the death!!... LOL
Sorry but just had to do this since it did happend...
What do you guys think now?...
In the S197 love from me... its betwen this roush and a shinoda... better than a gt500 or saleen... just my $0.02 hope to hear more from you guys!!...
ALEX
Sorry but just had to do this since it did happend...
What do you guys think now?...
In the S197 love from me... its betwen this roush and a shinoda... better than a gt500 or saleen... just my $0.02 hope to hear more from you guys!!...
ALEX
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Mustang, Thunderbird, Falcon, Maverick, Galaxy, Thunderbolt, Bronco, Meteor, Comet, Cougar, Bobcat, Pacer, Citation, Corsair...
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When the production Mustang was first designed, its designer wanted it called 'Cougar'. It originally had a chrome cougar in the little corral in the grille! They actually had many names for it, including Puma and T-5.... Incidentally, the designer of the production model fought for 'Cougar' till the very end.
The idea of a smaller very affordable four seat sports car was the vision of Lee Iacocca. The idea of resurrecting the old Budd Company two-seater T-bird bodies modified to fit the Falcon platform with a rear seat was entertained and called XT-Bird. The idea was rejected in favor of doing an all new car.
The name Mustang was originally inspired by executive Ford stylist John Najjar who had a passion for the WWII fighter plane. He worked on design of the Mustang I two-seat experimental prototype. The use of the name Mustang was further justified by the dictionary definition of "a hardy, wild horse of the American plains".
The wining production design was originally called Cougar created by Dave Ash in a studio headed by Joe Oros. The Allegro and Stiletto prototypes were also in the running.
During prototype sateges the names flip-flopped around using the names "Special Falcon", Cougar, T-5, Torino and Mustang. "Mustang T-5" and "Cougar Torino" was also used together on some prototypes.
The caged grille ornament designs included the Ford Crown crest, a Cougar facing right then later left, a nice Falcon bird and eventually a Mustang.
Some of the prototypes were referred to as Special Falcons and Torino while still wearing the Cougar grille emlem.
Other potential names for the production car included Bronco, Puma, Cheeta, and Colt. Henry Ford II wanted to call it a T-bird II but that was shot down by Ford executives. Torino was suggested to capitalize on Italian fashions and coachwork that was a popular influence in culture. It was also rumored to flatter Iacocca's Italian heritage. Torino was rejected for sounding too European. The name Mustang always came out top on surveys and was chosen because it conjured images of exciting wide open spaces and becaue it was very American sounding.
As a result of the Mustang program, the Mercury Cougar and Ford Torino soon emerged as nameplates on related platforms.
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