technically there's a couple more cars - Puma in EU and Mondeo in CN. Might be some more, but who cares about international markets.Yeah, a genuine car guy at the helm of a company that has one (1) genuine car in its lineup. And he's about to restyle that one to look like a truck.
Ford still offers sedans and hatchbacks in other markets. There is growing evidence to support ford may also walk back their decision to get rid of cars in the U.S. an insider named ExplorerDude on the blue oval forums has stated ford is considering offering the Lincoln zephyr in the states, and has also considered greenlighting a new affordable sedan program. A mustang sedan will also happen at some point most likely.Yeah, a genuine car guy at the helm of a company that has one (1) genuine car in its lineup. And he's about to restyle that one to look like a truck.
Fair enough, there are still the Fiesta, Focus, and Mondeo in the EU, with ST models even. Back to the bad old days where the US gets none of that. Maybe if cars come back into fashion they'll bring back the Tempo instead.
You never saw a 1978 orange with a black vinyl top Mustang II 2-door hardtop. It came with black houndstooth cloth seats and no air conditioning. It had a Pinto engine and 4-speed transmission. That was a poster child for the junkyard while on sitting on the new car lot.
T-tops are awesome, your argument is invalid:
Wouldn't it have been the 3 speed + OD SROD manual trans back then? I know the first few years of Fox body still had 4 speeds. I had an '83 GT that came with a 4 speed and I swapped it over to a T5.More like this 4-cylinder 5-speed.
Following continuing public concern about fuel efficiency, Consumer Guide (in 1978) tested a 4-cylinder Ghia with a 4-speed manual transmission, an increasingly popular configuration. Staff found that performance was quite poor for a supposed sporty car and ranked it at the bottom of their Low-Priced Sports Car category.
The Arab oil embargo started in October 1973.The sales jump only indicates how badly the 71-72 were selling.. And how badly Americans needed a car with better gas mileage. Something called the Arab Oil Embargo. At the time all the cars were V8s. In summer of 1975 gas was rationed. 10 gals limit. For cars getting 8-10 mpg.
The Mustang II consisted of a 2.3L 4-cylinder engine (88hp) and a 2.8L V-6 engine (105 hp). The V-8 engine was a thing of the past. (yes, the II had an available V8, all 139hp of it and a Cobra) As such, the 1974 Mustang II was significantly underpowered when compared to previous model years
From a performance standpoint it had none. It sold. But not to ANY performance buyer. The secretary's were buying them up. I was driving during those times. It was a real POS .
As all American cars in that era were pretty shitty. The Mustang II and Gremlin held the trophy as some of the worst of the bunch.
Revising history doesn't change the facts.
This is what I was driving in 1976. The Mustang II wilted in it's company. Even the z-28 was a turd by previous and later standards. And it had pretty poor construction. But it was light yrs ahead of Ford at the time. Not a good period for the American auto.
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