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02/16/09
They only built about 500-550 if I remember rightly, and not all of those are diesels. Quite a few are running, I think, Oldsmobile motivation.
Can't fault their vision, though: a compact motorhome that gets good mileage. And with the diesel, they did: 20+mpg highway, which is good even for an unloaded Sprinter. There's no acceleration to speak of, but the mileage is indeed good.
02/15/09
Oh, before I go. Murilee, this DOTSBE SFO-O-Rama is all kinds of awesome! Excellent job! You do realize that you have set the bar pretty high for Murilopnik Weekends, right?
02/15/09
The MoPar needs to lose some of the bric-a-brac trim and faux Mad Max to be truly wicked.
02/15/09
02/15/09
The InSoc Satellite is just too awesome for words, so I'm leaving it alone and citing it only as inspiration.
02/15/09
02/15/09
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02/15/09
02/15/09
The idea was to put the BMW engines in the Lincoln MK VII which was the brand's halo car. About that time, gas prices stabilized and diesel emissions came under increased scrutiny, forcing many to abandon the compression engines, including Ford, who cancelled the order with BMW and cut a deal with Vixen for the remaining stock.
Oh, and it's good to see Rob Halford is in town.
02/15/09
Ford never had the same resources as GM and couldn't go all out on new engines and technology like GM. This was fortunately, because GM almost always fell flat on their face with these new engines and technology.
Instead, Ford usually built uninventive, uninspired cars like the Falcon that killed fewer people, the Pinto that broke less (while killing people) and Fox platform that just wouldn't die. The rest of the time, Ford just waited at least two years and copied GM, with mixed results (See Panther platform, Tempo, Lincoln Versailles, '82 Continental).
02/15/09
I do agree with you that the cars you note were lesser lights than their GM competition, although the Panther platform, for better or worse, still soldiers on today, and you can thank the Lincoln Versailles for each 4-disc brake conversions for classic mustangs.
02/15/09
02/15/09
And they're both awesome.
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02/15/09
Gonna have to fix that problem before its playa-worthy.
I seem to recall seeing a 73-74 Roadrunner out there one year, done up Mad-Max style. And I just happen to have a 74 in my backyard...
02/15/09
02/15/09
02/15/09
Mopar Deathwagon to Vixen: "What a puny plan- you puppy."
11/04/08
(This is Truck Tuesday, I see...)