twintornados Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Am I the only one that sees the new design language for the Ford front end kinda gives off a 1972 Gran Torino vibe to it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, twintornados said: Am I the only one that sees the new design language for the Ford front end kinda gives off a 1972 Gran Torino vibe to it? Yes. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, twintornados said: Am I the only one that sees the new design language for the Ford front end kinda gives off a 1972 Gran Torino vibe to it? And here's a front end photo of the 1971 Torino (base model) that I upgraded/upfitted. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, ice-capades said: And here's a front end photo of the 1971 Torino (base model) that I upgraded/upfitted. Thats a 72...I had one like it with a 250 I-6 in it. Edited March 29, 2021 by twintornados 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, twintornados said: Thats a 72...I had one like it with a 250 I-6 in it. I always remembered it as a '71 that was bought new to replace the '67 Fairlane Convertible I inherited from my Mom when I was in college. It was equipped with a 302 v-8 and I upgraded the audio and added the Ford wheels and Goodyear tires. The Torino was then replaced by a '74 Mercury Cougar XR-7 and then a '76 Mercury Cougar XR-7. Edited March 29, 2021 by ice-capades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, ice-capades said: I always remembered it as a '71 that was bought new to replace the '67 Fairlane Convertible I inherited from my Mom when I was in college. It was equipped with a 302 v-8 and I upgraded the audio and added the Ford wheels and Goodyear tires. The Torino was then replaced by a '74 Mercury Cougar XR-7 and then a '76 Mercury Cougar XR-7. 1971 was the last year of the unibody Torino... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, twintornados said: 1971 was the last year of the unibody Torino... Thanks for the information and correction... much appreciated! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Rosadini Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, ice-capades said: And here's a front end photo of the 1971 Torino (base model) that I upgraded/upfitted. Joey Seeing your parkway toll plate brings back memories. Get on Merrit at Whiney ave. west bound. From "55 MPH" sign to Skiff Street bridge was 1/4 mile. The "go" would be arranged in the Friendlies parking lot and the spectators would head for the bridge.. If my sons ever stopped traffic on a divided highway as I did I would have kicked their butts if I knew about it- in my "youth"- different story! 292 58 Custom 300. Regularly whipped 318 two bbl Mopors. 389 2 bbl Poncho's. 283 4 bbl Chebies? Close but no cigar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bob Rosadini said: Joey Seeing your parkway toll plate brings back memories. Get on Merrit at Whiney ave. west bound. From "55 MPH" sign to Skiff Street bridge was 1/4 mile. The "go" would be arranged in the Friendlies parking lot and the spectators would head for the bridge.. If my sons ever stopped traffic on a divided highway as I did I would have kicked their butts if I knew about it- in my "youth"- different story! 292 58 Custom 300. Regularly whipped 318 two bbl Mopors. 389 2 bbl Poncho's. 283 4 bbl Chebies? Close but no cigar! Wow... You know Hamden well! The parkway plate was a necessity as I was driving to South Windsor 6 days/week. Friendly's is long gone, Partyka Chevrolet/Mazda was rebuilt about 2 years ago, the Skiff Street bridge was replaced (took about 18 months!), Aces moved to new large facility in Hamden and is selling the Skiff Street property, Hamden Hall built large athletic facility next to Aces, Walmart is now where Bradlees was in the Hamden Mart, Kohl's in the old Caldor's location, Edge Fitness in the old bowling alley in the Hamden Mart, Cinemart Theatre building is a Men's Wearhouse, etc. The "Ghost" parking lot in the Hamden Plaza was torn out years ago. Tesla just installed charging units at the Hamden Plaza entrance. The old Sears property was redeveloped years ago with a Stop & Shop, Staples, T.J. Maxx, Friday's, PEP Boys, etc. Taxes are outrageous and crime rate is way up... armed robberies (lots of minors involved), assaults, auto thefts (mostly minors), car jackings, etc. Even walking on Mix Avenue is risky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyFord Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I had a 71 2 door with vinyl roof in 83, 302 auto. Paid $400 for it found $450 in aluminum foil in the trunk right after I bought it. Gave that back to lady I bought it from. Coworker’s mom had it, mom died and hid money. That was a great running car, but the roof had rot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 The debut is only a few days away and Auto Bild is on board with what it will look like... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justins Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Well that's... awful.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 4/5/2021 at 5:31 PM, bzcat said: The debut is only a few days away and Auto Bild is on board with what it will look like... That's horrid. If it looks anything like that, I hope it fails lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justins Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 6 hours ago, rmc523 said: That's horrid. If it looks anything like that, I hope it fails lol. It does fit with what Wheelsboy said about the Equator styling, that it represents Ford's new global SUV design language, but sheesh that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch. The Equator suits the split headlight design far better, with it's more upright styling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 9 hours ago, justins said: It does fit with what Wheelsboy said about the Equator styling, that it represents Ford's new global SUV design language, but sheesh that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch. The Equator suits the split headlight design far better, with it's more upright styling. That look can translate to other vehicles, but what we see here doesn't match the vehicle at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 The front end doesn't bother me...the greenhouse does...it doesn't flow right and looks like its copied off the mule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 7 hours ago, silvrsvt said: The front end doesn't bother me...the greenhouse does...it doesn't flow right and looks like its copied off the mule. This is why I'm skeptical of this being the real car. I think it is just a photoshop of the mule or their interpretation of what they think it will look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Comment .I. Posted April 17, 2021 Featured Comment Share Posted April 17, 2021 Fresh news from China... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTL2017 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Wow doesn’t look bad. I kinda like it.Will it come to the states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Nose looks good. A bit of a "power dome" type hood. Looks low, but you can't see the floor, so that could be an illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Grill does not look like a full-electric to me. Not that it won't be offered...especially in China, but looks like an ICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.I. Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 40 minutes ago, ausrutherford said: Grill does not look like a full-electric to me. Not that it won't be offered...especially in China, but looks like an ICE. I think is hybrid. The grille is for an ICE vehicle. Is lower than the Edge, maybe as tall as the Mach E ( not too tall at all). And the general style will have some Mach E cues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, falconlover 1 said: Fresh news from China... I think the front 1/3 of the real thing looks better than the rendering? What do you guys think? I guess we have to wait a few more days to find out what the back 2/3 looks like. Edited April 17, 2021 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, bzcat said: I think the front 1/3 of the real thing looks better than the rendering? What do you guys think? I guess we have to wait a few more days to find out what the back 2/3 looks like. Agree, the real thing looks much better than any of the prior guesses that were published. Hope the rear 2/3 are equally superior as well. Also hope this front end look makes its way quickly to the Escape in the U.S.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) I’m impressed with the front end...looks great. I updated the Thread Title so we don't have duplicates. Edited April 17, 2021 by silvrsvt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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