ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #75 – August 06, 2010, 09:35:58 AM Quote from: sarjxxx;330879That is definitely what I would expect something rational to look likeI loved the 427 Concept when it first came out. I did the chops of this one and made it a Tbird. The look of the 427 Concept reminded me of LTD II's made from 1977-79 which the same year Thunderbirds were based on. So I chopped it a two door and really liked it. However, as a new production concept for today and now it looks dated and Ford's design themes within five years or so have evolved into what we see influnced by the Interceptor concept. So any newer Thunderbird design would certainly be bolder.It's fustrating dealing with the fact that a Tbird revival may not come anytime soon if at all. We just have to accept that it may never happen. If Ford made the right Tbird again there would likely be two sitting in our driveway. Right now we just enjoy our Mustang and Fusion while I stuggle over restoration of the 84 Tbird I have. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #76 – August 06, 2010, 01:20:32 PM Quote from: sarjxxx;330879That is definitely what I would expect something rational to look likeExactly! What is it everyone has been saying all along about the SHO's??? There was an existing platform that they threw the badge on. Well, OK! What is so wrong with that? Of course Ford is not going to design and attempt to sell a brand new car just for us rednecks. But, when they do design something AWESOME and they're looking for a name, maybe somewhere in the back of their heads they'll remember what we did, and at least call it a Thunderbird. Look at the new SHOs...the new Mauraders...the new Camaros...the new Chargers! They had nothing to do with their classic counterparts, but the name still carried on the legacy to a really deserving car.I would be proud to drive just about anything called a thunderbird, as long as it was done right. You can't expect another retro car, but maybe, just maybe, we could still do something to get the legacy to carry on.And for all the time and effort that everyone has spent bashing the idea, one could have taken the 30 easy seconds to sign it 15 times already. I don't know what there is to lose.you said it all :) Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #77 – August 06, 2010, 03:38:36 PM Quote from: sarjxxx;330879Exactly! What is it everyone has been saying all along about the SHO's??? There was an existing platform that they threw the badge on. Well, OK! What is so wrong with that? And for all the time and effort that everyone has spent bashing the idea, one could have taken the 30 easy seconds to sign it 15 times already. I don't know what there is to lose.Did you read the petition ? What it says is "Bring back the late 80s Turbo Coupe " not " Please use the Thunderbird name on a cool new car " The second sentence I would probably sign , the first one I think is a waste of time . Nothing to lose by signing except 30 seconds of my life. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #78 – August 07, 2010, 12:16:48 PM Buy a G8 GXP. Badge engineer as Ford Thunderbird Turbo "Sedan" inside and out. Install turbocharger. Get job at Ford. Park on front lawn everyday until they get the idea to bring the Holden over to rebadge as Tbird with Ecoboost. Sales will be pitiful (citing the awesome G8), and Ford will lose money, but hey... mission accomplished. I'd buy one though... LOL! Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #79 – August 07, 2010, 05:29:22 PM Quote from: Ether947;331062Buy a G8 GXP. Badge engineer as Ford Thunderbird Turbo "Sedan" inside and out. Install turbocharger. Get job at Ford. Park on front lawn everyday until they get the idea to bring the Holden over to rebadge as Tbird with Ecoboost. Sales will be pitiful (citing the awesome G8), and Ford will lose money, but hey... mission accomplished. I'd buy one though... LOL!Or they could stay in-house and bring over the Falcon. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #80 – August 07, 2010, 07:30:23 PM Quote from: t3skidoo;331091Or they could stay in-house and bring over the Falcon.That's what I meant... I've got GM on the brain. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #81 – August 07, 2010, 08:34:46 PM Quote from: Ether947;331094That's what I meant... I've got GM on the brain.I think there is a pill you can take for that now:hick: Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #82 – August 08, 2010, 01:43:28 AM Quote from: t3skidoo;331091Or they could stay in-house and bring over the Falcon.Ford has already been bringing over Falcons from AU and studying them. Many years ago when I first started using the internet one of the things that I was fascinated with was discovering that Ford still made a Falcon in Australia. It's likely the next new Falcon platform will be shared with the next generation Mustang and also supply other possible RWD US domestic market variants. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #83 – August 08, 2010, 03:36:25 AM would make a nice replacement for the outgoing Grownd Marqtorias....WOW this is getting off topic! Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #84 – August 08, 2010, 08:17:09 PM probably a repost, but what the heyhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/17/the-new-fpv-gt-shows-up-in-an-alice-cooper-costume/ Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #85 – August 10, 2010, 09:01:26 PM Quote from: sarjxxx;331143would make a nice replacement for the outgoing Grownd Marqtorias....WOW this is getting off topic!A what???Oh BTW, a modern TC ain't going to happen... Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #86 – August 10, 2010, 09:22:49 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;331405A what???Oh BTW, a modern TC ain't going to happen......and a repopped 80's TC REALLY ain't gonna happen... Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #87 – August 10, 2010, 09:32:37 PM and now we wait for the enlightenment, common guys if we believe we can make it happen, hahaha. all 3,000 (if theres that many of us) of us thunderbird and cougar lovers are gonna persuade Ford to make a new bird'. ya right. because the sho group think they brought that back. Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #88 – August 10, 2010, 10:45:45 PM Just a fun way to say Crown Vic./Grand Marq. Took me way to long to come up with:hick: Quote Selected
ford and the new turbocoupe Reply #89 – August 11, 2010, 03:09:57 AM Quote from: sarjxxx;331424Just a fun way to say Crown Vic./Grand Marq. Took me way to long to come up with:hick:Notice that on the Grand Marquis you can actually remove letters and it will say Grand Ma... LOL! Quote Selected
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