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04/25/09
Example, my parents had a '65 with an I6 and 3 sp manual and loved it. They didnt care about drag racing and to us it was the coolest car compared to other parents' in strippo Biscaynes.
Anyway, those under 35 should know that there wasnt a Toyota or Honda dealer on every corner back then. So, one couldnt compare a new 74-76 Celica or MII easily. Also, the Accord wasn't around until 1976.
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Hell, even a Feather Duster with a 225...
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But think of all the automotive atrocities committed during the Malaise era: Cougar station wagons, 5000+ pound Thunderbirds, FWD 4-banger Mits..err..Dodge Challengers, etc., etc., etc. Yet the Mustang got put on a smaller, lighter, RWD platform (yes I know, it was based on a Pinto, just like how every Mustang ever made has been based on something else) that was re-engineered so they could cram in a 302. And it even looked like a Mustang. Considering the circumstances, that's quite an accomplishment.
My only theory is that the "Mustang II" name implied that it wasn't really a Mustang, and the lack of a V8 in the initial year (rightfully) caused so much outrage that the entire run ended up being doomed by the crappy first impression. Understandable, but not really fair, if you ask me.
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I remember being really disappointed with the Mustang II's design when it came out. The bumpers were ungainly, the wheels were so small they looked like roller skates, and the front and rear treatments were too generic. Not that the the Mustang II's immediate predecessor or successor were a whole lot better. Truth be told, beginning in the early 1970s Ford usually didn't do a very good job of styling the Mustang. I think that's a big reason why the Camaro often outsold it.
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Now that's riding in style!
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Remember it? Hell, I sing it to myself all the time!!
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Guess I should explain a little. You know about all these meme's right? LOLcats, All Your Base..., all that stuff?
Well, my personal meme is, " 2, Boredom 0" Any ol' exclamation will do, the stupider, the better. Try it. I promise hours of safe and sane fun.
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I hate not having a preview window.
What I meant to say is....
"Well, my personal meme is, "[insert phrase, statement, or exclamation] 2, Boredom 0".
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Hmmm. I guess we could all chart our car histories by lame to cool, small to large, or vv, hp, or cost. I'm sure there's some car geek out there doing just that.
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(Oh, it's a 2.8, then, not a 2.6. Okay.)
This is the same basic engine you can get in a brand new Mustang, then? Yeehaw! Feel the Malaise!
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Damn it, why do the only awesome things I come up with include the word "Malaise"?
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However, I saw a brown (of course) 1980-ish Datsun 510 station wagon that was made out of rust. In Ohio!
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Yep, Mark VII, and I think it may be an LSC, though I'm not certain the C-pillar script wasn't something else on the non-LSC versions.
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