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| 2008 |
| Oct - GM solution & Chrysler conundrum - new Mercury XR3 chop....................in Paris:
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| May ...Merc: "It's the Reeaal Thing!" + lyrics |
Milan "vi"2010 Montego/Sable
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| 2007 Dec - choptime... 2009 Milan |
 exclusively for Mission: MERCURY! |
| Oct |
- new choplets: Milanetto & CX-ish MetaSpace  (not quite serious about ^that much of a Milan copy for the Milanetto but...) ((click for external progression pix)) |
| - while updating my FML lineup, I came up with a THIRD 1 2 prediction: "the long-lost E386 (MKS's 'cancelled' big brother) will be the GrandMarquis replacement when Huntsman's ready" |
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| - updated engines in my "Mercury trims/features/options List"... the Milan MCE is getting close!!! | |||
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| - CUV of the Year - PartDeux: Lincoln's future MKPeoplemover | |||
| - CUV of the Year: a proposal, part of my Next Mercury lineup | |||
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| - re-updated *proposal-rant-prediction* for the newly christened Epitome Class - early thoughts for a Cuv-of-the-Year |
| July - Mz6 choplets front / rear |
Wonder what would come of Ford sending an Orion-Falcon to Jag... "See what you can do with this"but also send an XF to FordAU... "See what you can do with this"THEN send both of the results to Hau Thai-Tang (SVT,Mustang) in Brasil... "See what you can do with them"hmm. . .[ ] a global Rwd platform for LINCOLN?[ ] " " " " " the best Mustang ever?[ ] " " " " " other new specialty Fords?[ ] " " " " " more profitable Jaguars?[ ] " " " " " the best Falcon ever?[] all of the above?[ ] some of the above?[ ] none of the above?[ ] I hate pop quizzes.AND for extra credit: Which answer will Ford choose?|
I wish they'd come up with a sub-Milan Mercury. Tho the '08 Focus may not be the ideal basis for it, the C170 platform (from what I've read) is still excellent and the only pricepoint Merc would have to deal with is starting lower than the Milan (very different from the 'cheapest Ford')... so they could offer everything they're not putting in the Focus in a MERCURY version 2.3! (2.5?... GTDI2.0?... wonder if the 3.0pip could fit) the other half of the tailights (the trunklid part) classier wheels a more moderate/upscale dashtrim of course a waterfall grille :-) umm... a liftback version of the sedan & coupe? ( can look the same, just a bit of reinforcement & a one-piece rearwindow/trunklid) ... & probably the colors blue & white *cough*Edge'07*cough*
With the list of possible features growing to the point that option pkgs can add as much as the total cost of a bargain basement stripper, it'd be a way of countering both the entry-entry brands - by having the superior dynamics Seems to me there's plenty of 'room' between ZoomZoom & SwedishSensibilities for a more mature buyer (near-30 instead of GenWhatever or! 'Settled') who wants competent-yet-comfyand stylish over kewl. |
| "Wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin', plannin', and dreaming each night of the cars! that won't get 'em in my garage... (thanx & apologies to Ani DiFranco) |
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| - the Name Game: Montego Montego Bo-Beego Banana Fana Fo-Feego Fee Fie MO.... SABLE | |
| ...a peak at a chop-in-progress of the SABLE | |
| - could this be the 2009 Ford 400? (aka 'Model C') - see how it fits into the lineup | |
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| - I want a c-class Mercury! cont.: see March, October, ... |
| - my own [Embargo Broken] Jaguar prayers are answered... | |
| 2006 Dec - new&improved rendering of my Mercury logo suggestion: - snip/tuck/chop... can you say MkRhinoplasty? Nov |
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2005
Dec
- mechanical differentiation for FML... slight update
- Panthers, Cyclones, and updates (oh my!)... update
- my FML lineup proposal ver2.0... old version
- Jaguar... why bother?
- last edition of my 'list'... to be incorporated into the proposal
Oct
- D385... a sporty Lincoln wish list
- comparo of Fusion, MILAN, & Zephyr
- Panthers, Cyclones, and updates (oh my!)
May
- B-cars
- a Mercury "C2"
Apr
- more Milan 'improvements'
- a metaphor for MERCURY
Mar
- mechanical differentiation for FML
- old car sketches
Feb
- the next Milan
- original proposal
Jan
- a metaphor for MERCURY
2004
- Mustang "My Color" IP color-code Guide
- original rant
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