[Shotimes] RE: OT - Autoweek stuff

[Carl Prochilo]

I'm stuck on the nameplate too.  If the point of making the car and
giving it a specific name was to use nostalgia to sell them, I
suppose I can see the point, but features and performance are what
matter more to me.  For instance, if they made a Mercury Sable SHO,
and the only difference between the two might be better interior and
more bells and whistles than it's Ford counterpart, I would buy it.

By the same token, if Lincoln has mated the Getrag 5-speed to the V8
and made a 6.5sec car, again I would be interested.  But as things
unfolded, Ford always came up short in some place.  Lincoln though
definitely has a blue hair stigma.  Down here, Lincolns are as
commonplace as water.  But try and find a 5-speed LS at any
dealership when it was available and you would be out of luck.  The
dealerships know who their clientele are, and I can tell you it's
none of us.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Paul L Fisher said:
> I guess I don't get the whole nameplate thing. It could have had a
> Honda
> nameplate and decent power and I would have been interested.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
>
> See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:17 PM
> To: 'SHOTimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT - Autoweek stuff
>
> Carl,
>
> I think my 245 hp 89 would give a Marauder a good go, but
> when I say the performance wasn't what I expected, I wasn't
> comparing it to any SHO, I was looking for my "next" step up
> to be dramatically stronger than my SHO's.  The Marauder
> maybe be faster in some respects, but it isn't that much of
> a step up.  The 300 hp Caddy STS will hand the Marauder it's
> doors without breaking a sweat!  Heck even the Deville with
> 275 hp is probably a good match, that means the lighter new
> Bonneville with the Northstar and 275 hp would be in the
> same ballpark.
>
> The car needed 350 real hp and a FORD name on it, not
> Mercury, to really get my attention.  Heck when it came to
> big performance cars in the 60's, the Marauder was totally
> OFF everyone's radar screens.  The 500XL was the hot ticket
> for the Ford faithful for a big car.  (Yes the Marauder of
> the 60's was probably just as fast as the 500XL, but it cost
> more, and said MERCURY on it, which meant few performance
> types ever bought one, sales were way low compared to the 500).
>
> Don Mallinson
>
>
>
> Carl Prochilo wrote:
>> I don't know much at all about the history.  I do have an
>> impression
>> that there is some cult following out there and may be some
>> aftermarket stuff for it.  Not sure.  Try racing and one and you
>> might be surprised.
>>
>> The Marauder is not a SHO for sure.  And to the point about Ford
>> getting their clock cleaned, they first need a clock.  They've
>> never
>> really embraced the notion of the performance sedan since Don
>> Peterson was in charge.
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