Finally Done

 

Nice pictures and thanks for the write ups

The thing has Mondeo back lights!

See any similarities?




They must have one central parts bin......

 

I would go with Taurus rather than 500.

 

Isn't the taurus still based on the previous generation european Mondeo? It only got a facelift when there was an all-new model introduced for Europe, right?





mean car

 

As far as I know, they are one and the same except for engine and slight cosmetic differences. I think the Aussie car (falcon?) is also on the same chassis

 

The more I see of the 500, the more I like. Can't wait to test drive one this fall.

I could be wrong, but I think the Taurus has it's own chassis, and shares it's chassis with no other car. The Aussie Falcon also has it's own chassis (RWD), but it dates back to the late 60's or 70's. Burningman could probably provide greater insight.

 

well more pictures today hoepfully.

 

Linkoln-

BTW - Thanks for the pictures!!

 

Awesome, these guys were from Illinois...check the plates... lots of MFR plates by where I live, but their all GM and Toyota...gotta get up by the Chicago plant sometime...

The 500 is pretty interesting, but definitely not my first choice for a ride, that Lincoln clone of the F-150 is cool though, even if it is basically a grille and a cool color...

Edit: Looking at the pics of the Mondeo and 500, it seems that they are very similiar, notice the lines of the doors, the roof line, even the way the trunk dips below the taillights...gotta be the same chassis.

 

eh bad news folks

I could only get 2 pics of the freestyle....they moved the car to salary parking so I couldn't get in. The images are from right before the they moved them.

 

freestyle 1

Please note I would've taken the other side images but they removed the door panels so it looked really awful.

 

more

 

Thanks again Linkoln. What color was the Freestyle?

 

black........its a bit taller than i figured.

 

how tall would you say it is in comparison to a toyota highlander? I'd prefer this thing to be a slightly tall station wagon rather than an all out SUV.

 

its comparable to an explorer

 

sheesh, that's pretty tall...
did they really need another suv in their line up? Oh wait, the name starts with an f and not an e, i guess its a car.

 

Well I'm 6 ft even practically. My moms explorer is my hieght. The freestyle I had maybe 3 inches on the at most. Thats how it seemed to me.

 

I saw a Freestyle at the Taste of Chicago. I got pics, but they are mainly of the Stang, so you don't get a good judment on the size of the Freestyle as it is way in the background...anywho, I would say the Freestyle is the same ride height of the 500, with a cabin thats about 6 inches taller...so, pretty much a big station wagon...

 

Is my eyesight just for crap,or did that 500 look as big and taller than that freakin lincoln dinosaur?? Good pics of a boring car. I liked your Lincoln though