Some of you may recall when I discussed "The Curse of American Automobiles" on December 14.
Well, things are looking up! Another Ford "Bites the Dust"!
I can't say I'm sorry. I've always referred to this particular (and I use the word advisedly) as "The Dove Beauty Bar Ford" because of its convex profile.
I admit, though, to a certain disappointment. The Ford Thunderbird was ever a sporty looking car
(I even liked the boxy four-passenger model.)
[sigh!]
But Ford got away from its roots. Sure, they went back to the 2-passenger runabout concept, but they forgot to make it sexy. Instead, the best you could say for the latest model was that it was "cute".
What kinda guy wants a "cute" car? My best guess is that Ford was trying to compete with the Honda Del Sol , which was the Compleat Chick Car.
(Although, with the venerable 289 CC engine, the T-bird was far from wussie in performance.)
The good news, if you have to buy a Ford, is that the Mustang is back ...
... in a style which hasn't seen since the egregious Mustang II.
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