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mikeyb
02-08-2005, 09:46 AM
Outside of horsepower, what's the one thing that most owners love about Camaros that were all but unique to the Camaro (& Firebird) for well over a decade???

Now, for those of you who are holding out, Ford steps up it's campaign to rob more disgruntled F-body owners. The Mustang will have a T-top option in the near future. It will most likely be an outside builder doing the job (just like in the old days), but is likely to eventially move in-house.

I asked about this some time ago, and got a pretty shallow, non-comittal answer. Now it seems like it's a certainty.

Ford Mustangs had T-top options from the T-top heydays in the mid 1970s all the way up till the facelifted Fox Mustang of 1987 (though it was a very rare option in later years)

My guess, expect it as an option this fall.


Other Ford news:
* Ford will be deciding soon on replacing the Town Car with a streched version of the chassis used for the Five Hundred. They evidently have OK'ed a rebodied AWD version of the Five Hundred for Lincoln. The LS will be repositioned as a sports sedan, and will likely continue till the end of the decade.
*Crown Vic, & Town Car will get an appearence upgrade later this year.
*Apparently, Falcon won't be coming to the US afterall.
*Word also that Cougar will be coming back. No word on if it will be based on the Mustang or yet another FWD chassis.
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JOS3
02-08-2005, 09:48 AM
yay, its 1984 again ;)

Super Matty P
02-08-2005, 10:12 AM
MikeyB, you are my favorite Poster here.

mikeyb
02-08-2005, 10:21 AM
MikeyB, you are my favorite Poster here.

Thanks, I just have alot of free time.

txrxs
02-08-2005, 10:23 AM
You keep me up to date about new cars. Although you missed the honda ridgeline.

JOS3
02-08-2005, 10:34 AM
there must be nothing else to do in maine.

Mike R
02-08-2005, 10:43 AM
Sweet, I loved my t-top 81 stang. Better than my 86 convertable.

mikeyb
02-08-2005, 10:54 AM
there must be nothing else to do in maine.

Its because its winter. Plus my work hours suck! 12pm to 9pm. And I don't get to spend time with my other half.