http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...UTO03/701060301 It's difficult for a car guy to not admire this monster. It still sends that old Detroit message that the past is more important than the future. It's also telling that Ford couldn't get an established icon perfect to where the handling is as awesome as its power. Alas. Also, the author of the article is quite the poet, very good writer.
They're craving that over in the UK... surprisingly really, given their contempt against American cars.
"The past is more important than the future" is exactly what got Detroit into trouble in the first place...I agree. Sure, it acts as a halo car for the already converted. Meanwhile, truck sales languish, the Ford brand continues to be diluted (and haven't they already quit production of the GT40 repro?)...the "living legends" program continues to strip mine the legacy of more than a half century of ford styling... On its own, it's a considerable piece of machinery. But, on the whole, it's also reflective of exactly what ails the domestic manufacturers today. Cars like this will *NOT* save an ailing Ford Motor Company, I don't think.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ Jan 9 2007, 04:55 PM) [snapback]373294[/snapback]</div> "Meet the new Boss, same as the old Boss."
Interestingly enough, U.S. oil production peaked in 1970, and according to some theories, so did our economic might. What does that mean? Not sure, but it's worth noting that a few years later the Shelby's and Boss 302's were gone and this was the gas-saving trick pony: Luckily, though, the drugs were much much better in the 70's, so you didn't mind the cars so much.
