Mad Hatter

Any name or brand that has an outlet mall presence shouldn't taint what Lincoln is trying to achieve. Leave that to the likes of Chrysler's John Varvatos-edition 300.

I seem to recall that the DB 11 V-12 is made by Ford at Cologne. IDK if the legacy naturally-aspirated V-12 is still being made, though. That said, they do have a Daimler V-8 for the DB 11, also.

I knew that. An aunt had one of the big ones in the mid-'70s. I think it's a legacy name with no baggage, and it doesn't sound old, like Polara.

That's interesting. In the scheme of things, there's probably no good reason to keep Chrysler as a brand. If this happened, I'd like to see 300 stay around and be called Monaco. The name has upscale connotations, and so does the more formal design of the 300.

In keeping with a horse theme, particularly wild horses (Bronco, Mustang), I would nominate "Cayuse" for the small Bronco. If heritage names are being considered (Maverick, Ranchero), I think "Del Rio" is worth considering.

I wouldn't consider 1970's Silverado (or Sierra Classic) comparable to Denali market positioning. Besides, at that time, Ford matched them with XLT Lariat-and Dodge with Adventurer SE. Luxurious, sure, but none of those sufficiently distinctive to merit called Upscale. Prospector was a package that was available in addition to trim levels, as Explorer was to Ford pickup trims of the time. I personally don't consider either of them upscale enough to compare to EB package. Stuff like that Rumble Bee Dodge example is like their 1970's "Macho", "Warlock" or "Lil' Red Pickup"-perhaps luxurious, but again not upscale. Eddie Bauer, Denali and maybe Jeep's Sahara trim had cachet. "Gentleman Jim" and "Beau James" (lol) might've fit the bill, but were just special editions.

Didn't TerraStar also have this problem? I seem to recall it had a pretty heavy frame.

Hey, hey, all I did was file an amicus brief. I'd like to ask this case be dropped.

In fairness, you qualified that by just citing Federal taxes. Oklahoma state taxes are 3 cents/gallon higher on gas than diesel. It's fair to say "about the same", in this case. http://www.oklahomagasprices.com/Tax_Info.aspx

Good. Details ought to start trickling out, soon. I wonder if the 10R140 will debut simultaneously.

I remember an Australian..maybe Austrian company was gearing up to produce a scotch-yoke engine maybe 20 years ago (didn't Navistar have a prototype a few years ago, too?). Clearly, something didn't work out.

Agreed. Rolls-Royce seems to do fine with suicide doors. And as mentioned already, there's long been solutions. A magnetic lock, maybe a hollow door impact beam that has a solenoid-operated plunger in the B-pillar. Except for the need to independently open doors, you could even have the front doors overlap the rears, like Super Cabs.

Me, too. I don't see Bob's posts as "self-serving", but more a lament at what once was and what might could be.

That front fender character line is unmistakably reminiscent of the current Nissan Titan. At least the retch-inducing grille is original.

10R140 and 7L V8 gas engine

Everybody associates Boss Hogg with Cadillac! Tranquility works as a design theme. Tanagra, even better. The leather/suede colors are Darmok and Jalad. Hey..I'm just going with the space theme

Eek..that evokes mausoleums and feminine hygeine products.

I think "Nautilus" sounds like some sort of pod car..maybe something autonomous. I know it wasn't well-received by most members, but Cosmopolitan is a good heritage name. If nobody connotes that to a cocktail or a woman's magazine, I won't mention Captain Nemo. We'd talked before about LMC getting away from the "MK-" name convention and somebody here threw out Packard's legacy "Constellation" name. I think that is a great name, also.

For sure. The only close start was the first match with the Firebird.

I read that during the Depression, telco customers were dropping service because of the cost. GTE (now part of what is Verizon) would've gone bankrupt except for the "fly-over country" customers. Not like they were necessarily better off, but simply relied upon phones due to their rural locations.

Seems the Stratus won for aesthetics and overall balance. A win is a win, though. Kinda strange to be comparing body style rather than class peers.

Here's the main points from the article. Fair Use, and all that ... The the rest of the article itself doesn't break any new ground from previous discussions about a Raptor-esque version, solid front axles and removable roof of some sort.

The 370 was an excellent engine IME. I remember going from Arizona back to Texas in summer pulling a backhoe (Ford 550 Special!) with an F-600/370-4V and a straight four speed. Got a little vapor-lock around Las Cruces, tried the old clothespin trick and hit the road after fuel/food. By then, it was dark (and cooler) and that truck came alive. The altitude of some places (like Sierra Blanca, Texas @~4,500') would've made one think that would've been a miserable trip, but only occasionally was a downshift to second necessary.

Gordon Smith was the company. We had one of the 100 CFM models with the 302 and it was an excellent product. We got it ~1990-1992 and I think Smith went out of business a bit later. Seems like there was a larger model, also-maybe with a 351 or 460?

Other than this looking like a illustration from a children's book, weird, not applicable as a detectable hazard for their tech and in poor taste, it's a good ad.