2010 -Year of The Mustang
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Just like music, art, architecture, car styling that is retro is still appreciated by the newer generations if for nothing else but the artistic flow and the wonderful ornateness in theme. It brings back a time when moral ethics and personal dedication meant something .It showed up in everything people did back then. That's why we , on one level or another, crave to see it today. We need to see that " labor-of-love " attitude more . Retro styling accomplishes this. Some of today's car styles are a reflection of the cold ,disfunctional selfish world we live in . Let's aim for more retro - it still sells -and for what it stands for, it will always be in vogue .
wow, what he said
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Is there any reason the next tbird could not be designed as a true corvette competitor, (ie low slung, euro styled true super car), or would everyone hate that? I just think ford is letting gm get away with an entire segment of its own there. I know the ford gt could reck the vette but it was too limited and expensive. I'm talking about a more direct competitor. I also don't see the gt500 filling this gap. Maybe Ford's too deep in the hole to worry about it. Just a thought.
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Is there any reason the next tbird could not be designed as a true corvette competitor, (ie low slung, euro styled true super car), or would everyone hate that? I just think ford is letting gm get away with an entire segment of its own there. I know the ford gt could reck the vette but it was too limited and expensive. I'm talking about a more direct competitor. I also don't see the gt500 filling this gap. Maybe Ford's too deep in the hole to worry about it. Just a thought.
Right now Corvette sales are sagging, running at under 30,000 / year run rate.
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Early T-Birds were a direct competitor to the early 'Vettes - thus explaining why the last one looked the way it did. The Thunderbird came pretty close to killing them off too...
I see where you are coming from regarding the "bread and butter" cars in Ford's lineup. Those are the true money makers. IMO, halo cars are needed to give buyers a car to aspire to and hopefully keep them within the brand's fold. However, the Mustang, as kick-*** as it may be, may not be the car for a buyer looking for a more refined, 2-seat, grand touring "personal" coupe. I'd rather see a resurrected T-Bird along with a 2+2 version of a retro Mercury coupe (ala Fortynine) released for sale to break the monotony of seeing so many FWD Monkey Carlo SS or other various generically "styled" import coupes out on the road.
I see where you are coming from regarding the "bread and butter" cars in Ford's lineup. Those are the true money makers. IMO, halo cars are needed to give buyers a car to aspire to and hopefully keep them within the brand's fold. However, the Mustang, as kick-*** as it may be, may not be the car for a buyer looking for a more refined, 2-seat, grand touring "personal" coupe. I'd rather see a resurrected T-Bird along with a 2+2 version of a retro Mercury coupe (ala Fortynine) released for sale to break the monotony of seeing so many FWD Monkey Carlo SS or other various generically "styled" import coupes out on the road.
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Just like music, art, architecture, car styling that is retro is still appreciated by the newer generations if for nothing else but the artistic flow and the wonderful ornateness in theme. It brings back a time when moral ethics and personal dedication meant something .It showed up in everything people did back then. That's why we , on one level or another, crave to see it today. We need to see that " labor-of-love " attitude more . Retro styling accomplishes this. Some of today's car styles are a reflection of the cold ,disfunctional selfish world we live in . Let's aim for more retro - it still sells -and for what it stands for, it will always be in vogue .
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EXACT same reason here ... that and I was afraid if the engine went it would be too hard to find a replacement and all too expensive once I did find it.
I was willing to live with the automatic ... it was the engine issue that finished my decision. I bought the 2001 BULLITT instead with real low miles at a real good price and have never regretted the decision I made.
If FORD returns the retro 2-seater Thunderbird I'm sure going to have a hard time deciding between that and a MACH 1 (if they do the MACH 1 right).
I was willing to live with the automatic ... it was the engine issue that finished my decision. I bought the 2001 BULLITT instead with real low miles at a real good price and have never regretted the decision I made.
If FORD returns the retro 2-seater Thunderbird I'm sure going to have a hard time deciding between that and a MACH 1 (if they do the MACH 1 right).
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