Name that Ford - Anybody!

[MorningFlight]

Would someone of authority (if there is someone here of authority) please relay to Ford that I think they've been less than articulate about naming their cars.

For thirty-nine years I've had to explain that the small-block Cobra I owned wasn't actually a Mustang. Then, in 2006, I sold the Cobra and bought a brand new Ford GT. I now have to explain that the Ford GT isn't actually a Mustang.

Let's not forget the Edsel. I don't own one of those. People who own an Edsel rarely have to explain very much. Maybe I ought to get one just to break up the monotony. Memo to Ford: To make first names work you have to be Italian. Like Enzo.

Maybe the worst name Ford ever came up with is the Probe :eek. Can you see junior on prom night having to explain to the girl's father that she's going to be in good hands in "The Probe?!"

There, I feel better now.

Hal Heindel
http://www.morningflight.typepad.com/photos/my_cars/index.html

 

[Pantera1]

I have the same experience every day. Everyone thinks Mustang. Really if Ford had been able to use the name Fort GT40 things would be quite different. Since they didn't own the rights to the name GT40 they had to drop the 40. Maybe you've seen the original brocheur which actually used that name. I agree though, Ford should have added something more to the name to distinguish it from everything else. Maybe that would be a good start to a thread (if it doesn't already exist). Optional names for the Ford GT. It's really fun to do a search on eBay. Ford GT only brings up 4000+ items; most all are Mustang.

 

[Blue Moose]

Great garage!

MorningFlight, is that a CBX in there too? Very cool bikes. Mines a '79, red, with 18mi!

 

[junior]

They could have went with Ford GT44 ? (Height is 44.3 inches)

 

[Pantera1]

That's a good name. How about Ford GT-100. The car was targeted to Ford's 100th anniversary.

 

[MorningFlight]

MorningFlight, is that a CBX in there too? Very cool bikes. Mines a '79, red, with 18mi!

Wow, Blue Moose, not many people would spot that bike, much less recognize it! 79, red. Had five bikes at one time, now down to two. The CBX is a keeper.

Hal
http://www.printshopmakeover.com

 

[FB GT40]

Cbx

MorningFlight, is that a CBX in there too? Very cool bikes. Mines a '79, red, with 18mi!

I owned a total of 3 CBX's. '79, '80 & '81. A peach of a bike - designed by a 25 year old genius (Mr. Iramajiri) who went on to be President of Honda. Sadly, I sold them and moved on to other bikes. Man I loved them. Used to ride my 1979 to the Rock Store on Mulholland Drive every Sunday - when I lived in SoCal.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Well, I'll be darned!

'Bought a '79 CBX my own darn self (red). 'Had it for 25 years almost to the day. 'Sold it with 2,700 miles on it. 'Only reason I DID sell it was to prevent myself from riding it after I got all busted up a few years back.

'Darn thing still looked like it did the day it left the dealer's showroom too! 'Even had the origional air in the ORIGIONAL tires (no lie! it DID!)!

If I remember correctly, 'Cycle mag described that bike as, "...an ENGINE...with just enough attached to it to enable it to go down the road."

(I THINK the CBX was the 1st bike to encorporate the engine itself as part of the frame.)

'LOVE that '56 Buick Special rag top!!!

 

[Blue Moose]

Fastest bike in its day! My best memory of these bikes is back then, a friend had Turbo'd his CBX. Nothing like seeing 6 red-hot pipes at the end of the quarter mile.