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" > wrote in message ... > Do you agree? > > http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...s-of-all-time/ > > Patrick I began my Mustang life in a 1974 Mustang II with a six cylinder engine, and loved it enough to go on to own five more Mustangs over the years. Still, I'm okay with half the list being the 1974-1978 years. The OPEC-induced degradation of the Mustang carved about 14 years of performance out of the brand, if you think about it, and, while the Mustang II made sense at the time, it was a BAD move and nothing more than a place-holder. It was really the 1988 5.0's that brought us back to acceptable levels of Mustang performance, and look where we are now. So, a soft spot in my heart for the II's, but I am a realist, after all. dwight |
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On Apr 18, 6:00*pm, "dwight" > wrote:
> " > wrote in message > > ... > > > Do you agree? > > >http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...-the-10-worst-... > > > Patrick > > I began my Mustang life in a 1974 Mustang II with a six cylinder engine, and > loved it enough to go on to own five more Mustangs over the years. Still, > I'm okay with half the list being the 1974-1978 years. The OPEC-induced > degradation of the Mustang carved about 14 years of performance out of the > brand, if you think about it, and, while the Mustang II made sense at the > time, it was a BAD move and nothing more than a place-holder. The idea -- smaller, lighter, "sportier" -- was right. And the styling wasn't bad, for its day. It was just that the hardware/ execution was terrible -- the over reliance on plastic fairings/ scoops, louvers, stickers, and not trying to at least make the engine(s), suspension, and transmission(s) sporting. > It was really > the 1988 5.0's that brought us back to acceptable levels of Mustang > performance, I'd argue it started with the '82 GTs. and look where we are now. To levels way beyond our childhood dreams. > So, a soft spot in my heart for the II's, but I am a realist, after all. My wife, when we first meet, owned one too -- a dark blue '78. I used to manually shift the floor mounted automatic. Didn't do anything to help performance, but helped make it a little funner to drive. Patrick |
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On Apr 18, 8:04*pm, "
> wrote: > On Apr 18, 6:00*pm, "dwight" > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > " > wrote in message > > .... > > > > Do you agree? > > > >http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...-the-10-worst-.... > > > > Patrick > > > I began my Mustang life in a 1974 Mustang II with a six cylinder engine, and > > loved it enough to go on to own five more Mustangs over the years. Still, > > I'm okay with half the list being the 1974-1978 years. The OPEC-induced > > degradation of the Mustang carved about 14 years of performance out of the > > brand, if you think about it, and, while the Mustang II made sense at the > > time, it was a BAD move and nothing more than a place-holder. > > The idea -- smaller, lighter, "sportier" -- was right. *And the > styling wasn't bad, for its day. *It was just that the hardware/ > execution was terrible -- the over reliance on plastic fairings/ > scoops, louvers, stickers, and not trying to at least make the > engine(s), suspension, and transmission(s) sporting. > > > It was really > > the 1988 5.0's that brought us back to acceptable levels of Mustang > > performance, > > I'd argue it started with the '82 GTs. To go further, I'd say it was the 1982 campaign of "The Boss is Back" that signaled the "car guys" inside Ford finally had gotten ballsy enough to take over the asylum. An asylum that had forgotten 'it's all about the product.' Patrick |
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" > wrote in message ... > Do you agree? > > http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...s-of-all-time/ > > Patrick mustang sprint sportsroof and convertible were nice ...... |
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On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:14:29 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >Do you agree? > >http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...s-of-all-time/ > >Patrick As with almost everything from jalopnik, they are mostly full of crap. Take a look at the number 1 "worst" and tell me whether you'd love to have someone give you a fully restored one like in the photo. I'd take it in a heartbeat. |
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In article >,
Ashton Crusher > wrote: > On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:14:29 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > > >Do you agree? > > > >http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...worst-special- > >edition-ford-mustangs-of-all-time/ > > > >Patrick > > > As with almost everything from jalopnik, they are mostly full of crap. > Take a look at the number 1 "worst" and tell me whether you'd love to > have someone give you a fully restored one like in the photo. I'd > take it in a heartbeat. I'd take one with a v6 in it. I had a buddy in the military with a v6 in the Cobra model (not the King Cobra). It seemed like a nice enough car at the time. Cobra decals were a bit to flashy for me, but the rest of the car wasn't bad. I'm not getting what's wrong with the California Edition. I love the grille. There is an 05 - 09 white one near where I live and another one at work, but these have the small fog lights. I'd like that grille on my v6. I like those small fogs. Many special edition cars are decal packages, spoilers, and lights. I didn't know that was a bad thing. -- For all you know this message was... Sent via an exclusive network, on a snobby portable computing device. |
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On 4/23/2012 9:04 AM, twk wrote:
> I'd take one with a v6 in it. I had a buddy in the military with a v6 > in the Cobra model (not the King Cobra). It seemed like a nice enough > car at the time. Cobra decals were a bit to flashy for me, but the > rest of the car wasn't bad. I'm not getting what's wrong with the > California Edition. I love the grille. There is an 05 - 09 white one > near where I live and another one at work, but these have the small > fog lights. I'd like that grille on my v6. I like those small fogs. > Many special edition cars are decal packages, spoilers, and lights. I > didn't know that was a bad thing. I had a 76 Cobra with the v6 engine. White with blue stripes (weren't they all) and I thought it was a fun car. It had the stick on louvers on the rear side windows. Looked pretty cool, but bandits in the night stole them. My son drove that car until the rust attacked it and the outside door panels were flapping in the breeze. I've been a Ford guy ever since, but I have fond memories of my 63 Chev 409 and my 68 Camaro. Dick in MN |
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In article >,
Dickr > wrote: > On 4/23/2012 9:04 AM, twk wrote: > > I'd take one with a v6 in it. I had a buddy in the military with a v6 > > in the Cobra model (not the King Cobra). It seemed like a nice enough > > car at the time. Cobra decals were a bit to flashy for me, but the > > rest of the car wasn't bad. I'm not getting what's wrong with the > > California Edition. I love the grille. There is an 05 - 09 white one > > near where I live and another one at work, but these have the small > > fog lights. I'd like that grille on my v6. I like those small fogs. > > Many special edition cars are decal packages, spoilers, and lights. I > > didn't know that was a bad thing. > I had a 76 Cobra with the v6 engine. White with blue stripes (weren't > they all) and I thought it was a fun car. It had the stick on louvers > on the rear side windows. Looked pretty cool, but bandits in the night > stole them. My son drove that car until the rust attacked it and > the outside door panels were flapping in the breeze. I've been a Ford > guy ever since, but I have fond memories of my 63 Chev 409 > and my 68 Camaro. > > Dick in MN Did Farrah Fawcett pose on it? <http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17jvs8if2ono0jpg/original.jpg> Wow, that takes me back... -- For all you know this message was... Sent via an exclusive network, on a snobby portable computing device. |
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