Ford Mustang Shooting Brake

kscoyote said:

PJ ORourke was funny 20 years ago. He's been kind of pathetic since then . . . Sad, really. His writing has descended into retreaded tired old prases, and boorish aphorisms, with none of the biting wit of his previous work. I've been wondering if he's on some sort of medication . . .

I saw him recently on some interview show, and he seemed to be 2 seconds too late on his responses, and most of what he said was just lame. Maybe it's the kool-aid, maybe it's bitterness. All the same, it was like watching a punch-drunk heavyweight trying to get back in the ring.

it was Ali v.s. Holmes -the last one.

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Funny...I heard **** Morris on WMAL last week say almost the EXACT SAME THINGS about his last encounter with Bill Clinton...

zregime said:

Funny...I heard **** Morris on WMAL last week say almost the EXACT SAME THINGS about his last encounter with Bill Clinton...

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**** Morris

:handball:

First he worked with Bush I

Then he worked for Clinton

Then he started spilling secrets with a prostitute (ironic, eh? from one prostitute to another)

:eyebulge:

Wonder who he's in bed with now . . . .

Morris is a slimeball, always has been. I'm still pissed at both Bush I AND Clinton for hiring him.

Agreed, don't call it a Mustang, call it a.....Clydesdale, or any sort of draft horse.

Do something like that with say, a '69 Torino fastback and you might have something.

Lotsa' skills, though.

It was very interesting to study this thread.

zregime said:

Picking up on ford4's thread...seeing all the old school muscle cars at my first drag yesterday, I will admit in all honesty there was one car/style that had me lookin' away from Dixi (boy was she pissed)...

Those '70 Barracudas just freakin' ROCKED!

That front hood and the way it comes down to a thin menacing line in front...and the sweep of the car hood...

If Plymouth decided to bring that body style back, I'm afraid Dixi would have to get used to a stepsister.

Here it is:

http://www.motorcities.com/photo/view/05IPN371019683A.jpeg/0/

http://www.motorcities.com/photo/view/05IPN371019683B.jpeg/0/

Sorry for being politically incorrect here, too, but...the Euros don't understand U.S. cars, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. country music, or U.S. religion either. They can keep their hands off our Mustangs, thank you very much...

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Oh man,

I miss my cuda. I had that model year in high school. I was so dumb to sell that car. It rocked in more ways than one. Why did you have to post those pics here. I'm starting to have flashbacks.

Before this thread goes all pear-shaped and a rash of Euro-'Murican bashing breaks out, let's review the facts afore gettin' all uppity....

Yes, there were "shooting brake" wagonesque Mustangs:
http://www.carchaos.com/ford_mustang/shelby_gt350/gt350_wagon.jpg

...based loosely on the Aston-Martin inspired version from the same time (I would know, I'm that old and still have the magazines buried in the garage somewheres..)
http://membres.lycos.fr/ajmotors/images/autos/IM0388-hr.jpg
...and FYI, I travel in 'Urp extensively on business (as well as elsewhere) and must say each side has some valid perspectives of the other. For one thing, cool hatchbacks are all the rage in Europe...the Audi A3 in it's TWO door version (not to be available here) is a pretty cool car and reminiscent of my own Triumph GT6 (of sainted memory)...as well as some other choices. 'Murican perspectives of hatchbacks are tainted by some memorable designs as the Chevette....so we're understandably phobic about 'em now.

I'd also mention, since I'm not a tourist, that "boorishness" is not a trait limited to 'Muricans....I've seen pretty obnoxious 'Yuropeens on holiday from all countries....I make it a habit to avoid tourists from pretty much everywhere, when possible.

So, not with that bit of historical/cultural perspective, can't we all just get back to bashing Pacers or something like we oughta' be?:laughlitt

Is Murican some type of slang for American?

Fleg said:

Is Murican some type of slang for American?

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It's a phonetic spelling for a southern pronunciation of American.

Oh, yeah...and let's not forget this one. "Intermecchanica" was a sorta' Italian concern primarily remembered for putting Italo-inspired bodywork on Mustang running gear and calling them, variously "Omega", "Griffith", and a coupla' other things. Some of these were assembled in Charlotte, NC at, and near, Holman-Moody. I saw and drove a couple. Nice GT's, but not as exotic as they looked. Company had a checkered history that aspired to be a front engined version of the as-yet then unrealized Panteras.

This was a project they cooked up for FoMoCo advertising agency:

http://www.intermeccanica.org/vehicles/mustangsw/mustangsw.htm

Ascout said:

Oh, yeah...and let's not forget this one. "Intermecchanica" was a sorta' Italian concern primarily remembered for putting Italo-inspired bodywork on Mustang running gear and calling them, variously "Omega", "Griffith", and a coupla' other things. Some of these were assembled in Charlotte, NC at, and near, Holman-Moody. I saw and drove a couple. Nice GT's, but not as exotic as they looked. Company had a checkered history that aspired to be a front engined version of the as-yet then unrealized Panteras.

This was a project they cooked up for FoMoCo advertising agency:

http://www.intermeccanica.org/vehicles/mustangsw/mustangsw.htm

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that's more of a station wagon in the Chevelle/Nomad wagon tradition . ..