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Apparently not: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html (BTW, Factcheck posted this last August.) And, yes, factcheck.org is unbiased. There's currently at least 3 articles on their front page correcting Democrats - including Speaker of the House Pelosi. Oh, your ebay item has been pulled, and WorldNetDaily (there's an unbiased source) seems to be down.

Just FYI: Ford has been investing in turbocharging much longer than Volvo. Ford started playing with turbos in the mid/late '70s and was a nearly continuous seller of turbos from '79 to '89. EB is only their latest foray.

Most emergency ambulances are a box dropped onto a commercially available chassis-cab like the E- and F-series. Many fire department small trucks are standard class 6 or 7 chassis underneath (as are many utilities' trucks), and the big fire trucks have drivetrains similar to big rigs (Kenworth, Freightliner, etc). The military, OTOH, can afford specialty-built, small-order vehicles, and even some of those have drivetrains that are straight out of civilian vehicles. Police departments purchase many more vehicles than each of the above, and their uses for said vehicles are much closer than those above to what the rest of us need (as Richard posted) except, maybe, for bullet-proofing - which is starting to become popular with many PDs.

They're not even in the same price range. The cheapest Ferraris are twice the price of the average Viper. If Fiat's worried about internal competition, they're worried about the 8C. The people at LeftLane aren't thinking.

Structural steel beats structural alumin(i)um every time.

The single best bang-for-the-buck upgrade for the old SVOs and Turbocoupes (original Ecoboost?) is a single 3" exhaust system. As this still seems to hold true for the modern WRX STi, I'd guess this would be the norm for an EB I4 Fusion.

... which isn't all that different from the '70 Torino he based his chop on: Hey, how about bringing back the laser stripe? :D

Me, too. I've been a fan of the '71-'73 hood since they were new. 'Course, we know Ford won't do the shoulder scoops.

You mean he's the Harry Stutz of the 21st century. Lotus tried that in the '80s. (At 1980s speeds, of course) In both cases, it didn't get them far. I hope for better luck from Koenigseggseggsegg + Saab, but I'm not holding my breath. I think Koenigsegg has a better idea of where Saab comes from than GM or, say, Proton vis-a-vis Lotus, so I think it has a chance. I just hope that Koenigsegg is aware of what goes into manufacturing a mass-produced car. Good luck to them both.

Mustang :D Not Mustang

Disclaimer: I haven't listened to the whole thing. Dollinger isn't the first person I'd consult about running GM. His idea, for the last several years, has been for GM to focus (not surprisingly) on Buick. He thinks Wagoner killed the Roadmaster and Oldsmobile. Those were dead, Jim, long before Wagoner had to give them mercy. He does have a point, though. GM's problems are due to bad management. Not only the CEO (Wagoner actually had some decent ideas), but the Board of Directors, as well. These are the guys that keep the bureaucracy in place. They each have their own little fiefdoms within GM and don't want to give them up. These are the guys that people like Lutz, DeLorean, and Duntov have had to fight with, or circumvent, just to give us the good product. It's the one problem a well-regulated bankruptcy could solve (not that I expect a well-regulated bankruptcy).

The company did, but Steve is still pretty good. (Reigner92 probably should've used SMS in the poll, or at least SMS/Saleen)

The only differences between our Mk1 and yours were the bumpers, the relocated front signals, and slightly more powerful engines to overcome the smog laws. The '80s US Capris were simply rebodied Fox Mustangs. An owner could use all the same upgrades (some have even put the SVO/Turbocoupe 2.3 in them). I'm not a fan of the Volv-, er, Capri "flatback," but I'm not in the target market. Heck, I'm on the wrong continent. The Mustang and Camaro are pretty big cars by Euro/UK standards.

Oops! Forgot that they have to test the airbags, too!

Wait - in a crash test, the NHTSA left a live battery in the car? Connected!!??

New York is only fifth worst? I guess I should stop complaining. :D

Agreed. They were willing to unconditionally give away hundreds of millions of dollars to lending institutions, but refused to loan tens of millions of dollars to the biggest victims of those lending institutions. They made their deal, they should accept it.

The (my) problem with the Mystique name is that it sounds too much like mistake. Ford has to avoid negative subliminal messages. Here's another vote for Comet.

As I said in the other thread, it needs to be a wagon: (Wikimedia) Oh, and dump the V8. A modern P1800 should be using the I5. It wasn't supposed to be a supercar.

Um, is there some problem with the Marauder name? :P BTW, the car was called Cyclone. "Spoiler" was a trim name and, to me, isn't very appealing as a model name. Great chop, though (as usual). edit: I know, some people will argue that it was a Montego, but the Cyclone stood apart from it's twin sibling, mostly because of the gunsight grille and the fastback (er, Sportsroof) rear window.

Well, look how competitive they've been so far this year (and part of last year) even with the cubic dollars they've thrown at their team. If they have to compete at the same monetary level, they might not even get a podium finish! The Horror!!

The guys photobucket album: link The Escape's front end seems to have weathered the bump slightly better than the rear of the Camaro. From reading the Camaro5.com thread, I'd have to guess the Camaro got spun into a light pole after it bounced off the Escape. That might've caused the more severe damage.

The '66 doesn't even have a frame, it's a unibody car. In a frontal collision, the entire front subframe - with engine - would likely end up in the passenger compartment. As to the Mark III, its very stiff frame, and complete lack of crush zones would make it very dangerous to its own occupants. The front wouldn't crumple, and the passengers would stop almost as quickly as the front bumper. As they say, "It's not the fall, it's the sudden stop at the end." Your body would probably look okay, but your internal organs would resemble [insert favorite gelatinous substance here].

Nah, it needs to be a wagon. :P :D :D

So, no 8C Competizione to replace the soon-to-be-departed Viper?