Food for thought

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Food for thought

March 04, 2005, 07:44:25 AM

http://forums.autoweek.com/thread.jspa?forumID=31&threadID=12222&start=0&tstart=0

just found this.

and this
http://people.freenet.de/pony/stallion.htm

Re: Food for thought

Reply #1 – March 04, 2005, 09:18:11 AM

Woohoo! He cracked on my site big time! I'm honored...I think.....

Re: Food for thought

Reply #2 – March 04, 2005, 10:59:38 AM

I just thought the discussion was interesting to say the least. I like vinyl and cloth tops if done tastefully. More of a luxury look than sporty. I really don't get why they cracked on the Blue Max though....

Re: Food for thought

Reply #3 – March 04, 2005, 11:17:46 AM

That dude is a major player on those boards, and he has this uncanny knack to find images from websites. Some of them are absolutely hilarious. Where in the world he finds some of that stuff is mind boggling. Taken in context, what he brought up about the Cougars with those roofs is more of an observation and not really cracking on them. The original Blue Max, though....silver paint on the bottom with a chrome, ugly luggage rack, no emblems, striping, etc. It wasn't a very special package. Maybe that's what his point was. I took no real offense given that I'd seen his postings before.

But I think a few other people brought up more valid points, in that dealerships will slap anything on a car to make it "special". The 300C photo was a perfect example. The more dealerships keep doing this , the more those cars will stick in people's minds as old-person cars. It has to stop at the dealer level, period. If new owners want to junk up their cars, there are plenty of restyling shops that are more than happy to take their money and do so. In our cases, the 1988 Blue Max was one of the most tasteful packages ever offered on a Cougar. We were lucky...some of the later cars weren't as well-off.

Re: Food for thought

Reply #4 – March 04, 2005, 11:28:32 AM

Omg I read the whole thread on the first link! Well I like the cougar rendering.

The grill needs to be flatter though.

A perfect example of useless options is my Own Special Edition.
Lower body stripes and three badges. :headbang:

Re: Food for thought

Reply #5 – March 04, 2005, 06:00:43 PM

and not on a audi or nissan chassi

Re: Food for thought

Reply #6 – March 07, 2005, 03:07:11 PM

I kinda like the cloth and vinyl tops on some cars, but they will rust the roof horribly.

Let's go march on Detroit!!!
*starts making signs*
Then if that doesn't work on the first day: we go inside Ford, find out who approved kiling the MN-12's without a replacement, and who was responsible for the "New Edge Cougar", and the "New Thunderbird"; and we beat them horribly! Then we find out who's preventing the Mustang from getting a 3-6" stretch and some new body panels to become a Cougar, we beat them and then forge their signature to sign off on the idea.

Who's with me?!?!

Re: Food for thought

Reply #7 – March 07, 2005, 05:05:41 PM

eric
ive often wondered how many other car message boards out there have spoken of coolcats?

you've created a monster,, wonder if there will ever be a coolcats 10 year anny?

time will tell but from the site you have built,, i can only say thanks. :bowdown:

Re: Food for thought

Reply #8 – March 07, 2005, 05:38:55 PM

I see references to Coolcats ALL over the place. Basically every message board I've scrolled through that has an interest in the Ford 5.0 has Coolcats listed. The biggest reference semms to be the SO to HO upgrade