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Old April 17th 12, 05:31 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Bob Willard
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Default end of mustang??

On 4/17/2012 11:47 AM, twk wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
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>> On 4/16/2012 23:00, twk wrote:
>>> In >,
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...980934741136.h
>>>> tml
>>>>
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>>> I'll need your login name and password to read that.
>>>

>>
>>
>> For the last decade, auto makers have connected with baby boomers by
>> recreating storied cars from their youth like the VW Beetle, Chevrolet
>> Camaro and Dodge Challenger.
>>
>> Now, Ford Motor Co. is betting it is time to hit the brakes on the retro
>> trend, and shift its focus to a younger generation.
>>
>> The Mustang, the Pony car that launched affordable and compact sports
>> cars, today strongly hews to the look of the 1964 original. But Ford is
>> working on radical makeover of its signature youth-market car, people
>> familiar with Ford's plans said. The next generation would retain the
>> shark-nosed grille ...

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>
> I'm not liking that new style at the moment. It will probably grow on me.
> Youth-market car, eh? Yep, I'm an old fart. /grin
>


If 400+ HP doesn't grow on you, then start looking for a nursing home.

(Even my wife's new Flex has 355 HP; I need a Mustang GT to keep up.}
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Cheers, Bob
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