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    The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I really wonder why Toyota built the Venza instead of #9...
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    Image of w1ngnut w1ngnut
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I too am digging the hell outta that 021C. I think the grille could use a little tweaking, but I agree with Elhigh: it's a future Datsun 510, and that's awesome.


    They should also have various Pantone colors to choose from...

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    Both the 021C and Spocket would be welcome in my driveway.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I'm thankful 2009 turned out mostly better than 1999.
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    The 021C -


    Modern version of this... (think it would sell?)


    CRC ABFM 08 IMGP2486

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    Image of Armand Armand
    05/20/09

    @Vintage Racer is sooooo getting fired for this: As a cheap, boxy, yet totally awesome Ford, it makes me think of this instead:
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    Judging by the flurry of responses, FoMoCo would be wise to dust off the 021C and see how hard it would be to put it into production. Personally, I'm hoping it would be a piece of cake.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I was actually looking through one of my old concept car books from the early 1990s. What is scary is how close the profile of the 1989 Ford Ghia Saguaro matches the Toyota Prius. [www.concoursclassics.com]
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    05/20/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!: Weird:
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    05/20/09

    @Mad_Science: Thanks for posting a pic. I usually fail without the preview. The really strange thing is the Ford had 3 rows of seats and was sort of a AWD cross-over.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    05/20/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!: In the '70s or so, the Motor Industry Research Center (MIRA) in Britain did a lot of work finding the ideal shape for a five-seater, four-door car. It had to have as little drag as possible while allowing for efficient packaging of the passengers and mechanical components; the end result looked pretty much exactly like a Prius. Of course, carmakers looked at it and said that it was horribly ugly and would never sell.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    The Hunadieres is horrible. It looks like a whale shark:
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    What.. no Chrysler Citadel?



    or Pronto Cruiser?



    The 300 hemi C concept didn't appear until 2000.. so can't have that here.
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    05/20/09

    @WheatKing: er..


    pronto cruiser


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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    Funny clip. Gawd he looks so young. I love it when he starts explaining the propulsion system of the "hybrid hybrid" and turns to the camera and says "Are you listening to this? this could be the future! Now sit up and pay attention."


    Too bad nobody did.

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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I'll take one 021C, one of the '01 Forty Nine concept cars,



    and one unicorn to ride on the weekends please

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    Image of Armand Armand
    05/20/09

    @Cognitive Friction, Formerlythegreatestdriver: It's only a set of steelies and whitewalls away from true greatness.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/20/09

    @Cognitive Friction: Aside from those wheels, that's probably one of the most beautiful cars ever built in my eyes.


    Yes, there's an entire motor industry flourishing behind my corneas.

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    Damn you for making me wonder if anyone makes a kit to convert my XJS into an XK180. As much as I hate rebodies, making a legitimate Jag into a different Jag that wasn't ever produced, would be at least less reprehensible than a Fauxrarri.


    BTW, the kit exists. [www.xk180.com]

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    Damn. Imagine a Ford lineup including the second generation of the 021C and the Interceptor concept from a couple years ago:
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    05/20/09

    @Mad_Science: Don't forget the Forty Nine concept from the early '00s (see my post below)
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    I like Subarus but a Subaru concept car is the vehicular equivalent of a plus-sized lingerie show.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    05/20/09

    @Alfisted: I just choked on my sandwich.
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    Image of Bauhaus Bauhaus
    05/20/09

    @Alfisted: Plus-sized lingerie show? What's wrong with that? It's all breasts.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/20/09

    @Bauhaus: The breasts are great. It's the cankles and bellies I can do without.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    05/20/09

    In reply to The Future Of Cars, Circa 1999
    You know, when I was 15 years old I thought the Buick Cielo was totally awesome. I wanted every car to have a three-part retracting roof. Ten years later, the whole thing just looks kind of silly.
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