blujein Member 56 Member For: 14y 16d Gender: Male Location: ACT, Australia Posted 12/05/10 11:33 PM Share Posted 12/05/10 11:33 PM I understand it's not really a celebration for Ford Performance Vehicles, but it's a good opportunity to something with a GTHO. Wishful thinking, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 17y 7m 30d Posted 13/05/10 10:14 AM Share Posted 13/05/10 10:14 AM Not a fan of the rendering of the 50th Anniversary XR6. The wheels, badging and stripe do nothing for me...look like serious after-thoughts.Who would've thought that 2 years after a car is launched adding some wheels, body stripes and badges look like after-thoughts?Ford isn't just going to pull some magically different model out of their arse halfway through a model cycle. As it is they're flat out with the upcoming territory and falcon facelifts anyway. This is not sit around on a computer and hack something together guys - this stuff takes years (real changes that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujein Member 56 Member For: 14y 16d Gender: Male Location: ACT, Australia Posted 13/05/10 09:46 PM Share Posted 13/05/10 09:46 PM Your sarcasm aside, the 50th anniversary of something this iconic is important, and does actually warrant something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 13/05/10 09:54 PM Share Posted 13/05/10 09:54 PM We deserve more !!!!Ford is on the Nanny state thing. They will give us what they want when they want too.Just shut up and don't annoy them....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 15y 1m 28d Gender: Male Posted 13/05/10 10:33 PM Share Posted 13/05/10 10:33 PM I've got an idea. For the Falcon's 50th, why not seriously flog the crap out of the dealers and pull them into line? If Lexus can have brilliant dealer service, why not Ford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 15y 1m 28d Gender: Male Posted 13/05/10 10:35 PM Share Posted 13/05/10 10:35 PM Who would've thought that 2 years after a car is launched adding some wheels, body stripes and badges look like after-thoughts?Ford isn't just going to pull some magically different model out of their arse halfway through a model cycle. As it is they're flat out with the upcoming territory and falcon facelifts anyway. This is not sit around on a computer and hack something together guys - this stuff takes years (real changes that is).True, but Ford have known since 1960 that its 50th was in 2010.... its not hard to plan ahead and create something with a little more flair. A one-off hero model like the coupe could have been created years ago just for this birthday. Expensive Daewoo created the monaro with a bunch of guys putting in some extra hours. It can be done, Ford have missed the opportunity again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph-51 Member 83 Member For: 14y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: BRISBANE Posted 14/05/10 12:02 PM Share Posted 14/05/10 12:02 PM As soon as I saw the color I immediately went yup that's tiger mica, but after bunnas comments will wait till I see one if the flesh before passing wind.Considering they will be released in a limited amount, I think it'll be worth a look depending on what they are sell for??The Xr6T gets a few extra upgrades that GE6 has, so that would almost start to make it like FPVs' F6E would it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 17y 7m 30d Posted 14/05/10 11:55 PM Share Posted 14/05/10 11:55 PM True, but Ford have known since 1960 that its 50th was in 2010.... its not hard to plan ahead and create something with a little more flair. A one-off hero model like the coupe could have been created years ago just for this birthday. Expensive Daewoo created the monaro with a bunch of guys putting in some extra hours. It can be done, Ford have missed the opportunity again.To be clear, I would love nothing more than for Ford to rip out something awesome for this birthday, and a lot of guys would agree. However, what I can't really explain is the circumstances behind where things stand at the moment. All those "extra hours" have been happening, and then some! but they're not going into this, they're going into other efforts. There just isn't the resource to do it!If the Late model camira lasts another 20 odd years see what they do (if it lasts another 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 16/05/10 06:25 PM Share Posted 16/05/10 06:25 PM I have found these 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujein Member 56 Member For: 14y 16d Gender: Male Location: ACT, Australia Posted 16/05/10 11:00 PM Share Posted 16/05/10 11:00 PM The coupe is awful, but the wagon is pretty groovy! I'd love to see something like that go in to production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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