Mark B. Morrow Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 http://youtube.com/watch?v=pUj_xuQB9s0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 um its a Ford Corvette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Holy Flashback Batman! I had a 1/24 scale plastic model of that when I was ...... little. As I recall it was one of the advanced kits, with working steering and doors. I may not have completed it. I had totally forgotten about that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Sure enough, here's the kit on e-bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelijoi Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 for all your Mercury concepts including the Cougar II http://www.wingedmessenger.net/ConceptFuture.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue II Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I always thought the Lincoln L2K was quite handsome. http://www.iceposter.com/posters/cars/Linc...K_Concept_1995/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 (edited) I like it, Ford don't sell a Sports Car in Europe anymore, as they are so hard up at the moment, its nice to see one with the Blue Oval on it. Ford seem to have money to burn on boring bland granddads cars like the Jellymould Focus ST which will burn a lot of cash with next to zero sales in return seem like another loser. Much like the bland Cougar that tried to pass off as a sports car that also sold next to zero car in the UK sometime recently can't remember when no one was interested in it. Edited April 15, 2007 by Ford Jellymoulds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Holy Flashback Batman! I had a 1/24 scale plastic model of that when I was ...... little. As I recall it was one of the advanced kits, with working steering and doors. I may not have completed it. I had totally forgotten about that car. Hi Retroman: I had the same problem with the kit. It took me ages to finish it. At the time (late '60s) most AMT, MPC and JoHan models were simple with molded chassis and steel axles. I used to put them together in 20 minutes after the paint dried. The Lindberg/IMC cars were much more realistic and complex. The one you found on E-bay is the reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAC_Sparky Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 How about this?: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJvD_oFw_Jw&...ted&search= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I always loved loved loved the Cougar II. I had a plastic model kit of it too when I was younger.. It was made by Testors... Anyway, its was the first in a long line of wonderful concept cars that Ford will never build.... The Mercury Messenger was absolutely stunning and you can clearly see it was inspired by the Cougar II... That's what Mercury needs now as an alternative to a Mustang... And NO Lincoln badge... Fuck Lincoln they dont need everything.. Not that they have all that much to begin with right now... Ford has gotten so boring the only car they make that I really really like is the Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Hi Retroman:I had the same problem with the kit. It took me ages to finish it. At the time (late '60s) most AMT, MPC and JoHan models were simple with molded chassis and steel axles. I used to put them together in 20 minutes after the paint dried. The Lindberg/IMC cars were much more realistic and complex. The one you found on E-bay is the reissue. It used to piss me off getting a model kit so complex that the suspenion parts were small pieces that easily broke making the wheels hard to keep assembled. Also, I liked the solid steel axles better than the ones that if you got the wrong amount of glue on the axle pin, it would fuse the whole damn wheel so that it would not turn... Iove that they have been reissuing old model kits.. you can now get a 1973 Cougar which I always loved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 It used to piss me off getting a model kit so complex that the suspenion parts were small pieces that easily broke making the wheels hard to keep assembled. Also, I liked the solid steel axles better than the ones that if you got the wrong amount of glue on the axle pin, it would fuse the whole damn wheel so that it would not turn... Iove that they have been reissuing old model kits.. you can now get a 1973 Cougar which I always loved... I know someone used to make a Cougar in '71 or '72 probably MPC . I remember that it was molded in color I think mine was green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 How about this?: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJvD_oFw_Jw&...ted&search= I saw that one in my travels around YouTube. I guess the in car fridge isn't such a new idea. The Aurora was one very cool wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 OAC, I was just about to post that - the Aurora looks impressive. They'd never get away with the swivel chairs in today's crash standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchdevil Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I know someone used to make a Cougar in '71 or '72 probably MPC . I remember that it was molded in color I think mine was green. MPC made them and it was recently reissued... the mold is now a 1973 which was the last time it was modified for the model year changes. Back then they used to update the models every year. That was also back in the day when there were numerous promo models that coincided with the real vehicle model year changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 OAC, I was just about to post that - the Aurora looks impressive. They'd never get away with the swivel chairs in today's crash standards. Dodge is putting swivel chairs in the new caravan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I thought about that, suv guy, but I'm not sure how that will stand up to crash standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I thought about that, suv guy, but I'm not sure how that will stand up to crash standards. The Aurora had the front seat swivel. I don't think that would work with airbags and shoulder seatbelts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) The Aurora had the front seat swivel. I don't think that would work with airbags and shoulder seatbelts. Yeah...I'm not sure how that would work for the airbag...but the caravan is supposed to be fine with it in the middle row...guess we'll see. Edited April 16, 2007 by suv_guy_19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wescoent Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Ford has had quite a few runs at competing with the Corvette, which in my opinion is the quintessential Americans sports car. Ford Thunderbird, Shelby Cobra, Shelby GT-350, DeTomaso Pantera, and the aborted Yamaha-powered 2-seater in the 80's. It's a pointless market to compete in, since they already have the higher volume and higher profit Mustang to concentrate on. The Corvette, like the Porsche 911, has been evolving on the same basic structure for decades, and any Ford attempt to build a straight-on competitor will not only do the company no good even if it succeeds, but it takes up valuable resources needed elsewhere right now. A proper Ford sports car should look like this. It shall be called Thunderbird, cost $45,000, have 2 seats, both coupe and convertible versions, come standard with the new 5.8L Boss V8 or 3.5L Twin-Force, 6-speed DSG or manual, and have completely modern styling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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