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Ford Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll" Takes Off
Ford Builds One-Off Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll" For Fundraiser
Detroit, 8:55 AM
Fri Dec 4
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07/24/09
There needs to be at LEAST 10 more gauges, and a lot more power.
I can see the "clever" stuff they did, but I think I'd have taken it a different route.
If this becomes a production model, you know it's going to be all old men who buy this one. I've seen quite a few P-51 themed Mustangs in my day, all owned by old men.
Also, wasn't the nose art more of a bomber thing?
07/24/09
All my friends know nothing about cars and I have no one else to ask this too.
Ford is having an employee discount sale and I'm considering purchasing a mustang to replace my beloved '91 cutlass supreme.
Now I wanna use it as a daily driver and since gas in Canada is more expensive than in the U.S. I was thinking about the V6 (hides in shame).
Eversince I read the article in Hot Rod about the V6 Terlingua, I've been intrigued buy the potential the V6 has. Does anyone have any feedback or opinions?? If you have the time and want to help out a fellow Jaloper email me at:
ROBOSCANSTROBE@HOTMAIL.COM
Any info would be appreciated!!
-Gino-
07/24/09
I had an F150. I loved the truck. I've been working on Project House Hell, and it was so convenient to run to Home Depot for supplies and throw them in the back of the truck. Or take stuff from the demolition to the dump. However, after changing jobs and increasing my commute from 6 miles to 14 miles each way, the gas started to cut into my budget. So, I started considering what to get next. I was seriously considering a Fusion. Practical, good looking, but too grown up for me.
Then I went to a wedding in Minnesota and rented a Mustang. As a rental Mustang, it was a V6 automatic. It was fun. I wasn't going to win too many races, but it had decent power. And, it had style.
When I got home I started looking seriously at the Mustang. I found I could get a V6 Mustang with manny tranny and Pony package for about the same as the V6 Fusion and with a minimal (1 mpg) hit in fuel economy. I was sold.
My Mustang is still bone stock. However, you can pick up a cold air intake and chip for a few hundred dollars. They have full and cat-back exhaust systems, as well as turbos and superchargers. With the right bank account, you can make that Ranger engine perform.
Or, you could do like me and keep it stock. My Mustang isn't a show car, it's my daily driver. It's reliable, looks good, and more fun to drive than a family car.
07/25/09
Thanks again for your feedback, live long and jalop!
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I like the pinup, but I have one of those silly affinities for nose art and 40s pin-ups. I don't get the yellow nose. I know that there were Mustangs with that styling, but if I think about a WWII fighter with a yellow nose, my mind goes straight to the Bf 109.
But hey, that's just me, right?
07/24/09
My suggested course of action is to ground not only the plane, but cordon it off in a separate hanger under military police protection. Failure to comply the pilot could face court martial.
If this thing was in a dog fight with a German car I would vote for the German.
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Tell me that wouldn't be better than this.
07/24/09
They took a few cues from the plane and were too literal in their implementation. The "Dearborn Doll" looks like he's got her hand stuck in inside her head.
The overall design is too reserved and goofy at the same time. They should have found someone with more creativity to design this car's paint scheme.
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But, just like the plane, Ford's Mustang is also a cramped ride with no room in the rear.
07/24/09
You know, we tend to mock the Mustang special editions because there are a lot of them. It seems every week another one is coming out.
However, it really says something about the car that Ford can make a bunch of special editions of it -- and have them sell -- and plenty of aftermarket tuners see it as a good jumping off point for their own "special editions".