[Shotimes] RE: OT - Autoweek stuff

[Paul L Fisher]

Ahhh... I sort of understand. I have owned more Fords than any other name
plate but that is coincidal due to the fact that that particular model
appealed to me and met my needs and fit within my budget at the time.


Paul L Fisher

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'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 182K Build date 11/18/1992 (Sold
3/27/04)

 
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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 10:06 PM
To: 'SHOTimes'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT - Autoweek stuff

I think you are missing my point.  I am not stuck on 
nameplates either, I like anything that is neat, but if 
FoMoCo was only going to do ONE big "performance" sedan, and 
that was obvious from the start, then why not make it the 
one that appeals to the most people?

The facts are that the Galaxie 500XL outsold the Marauder 
about 10 to 1.  If you are making cars to sell to the 
nostalgia crowd, and that is what they were doing, why not 
make one that has the best chance of selling?  That would be 
the Ford crowd.

Maybe you, Paul and you, Carl, are not stuck on nameplates, 
but the vast majority of Car buyers and enthusiasts are. 
Otherwise the proliferation of Calvins pissing on (insert 
the "other" brand here........) would be a lot less.

Chevy folk hate Pontiac and REALLY hate Mopar/Ford. etc.

Even though Mercury is just a slightly fancier Ford, and 
Plymouth and Dodge are just cheaper Chryslers, they each 
have their crowd.

If Ford wanted to sell the most nostalgia big cars, they had 
ONE choice: Galaxie.  I suspect someone that is too young to 
remember what actually happened in the 60's convinced the 
VP's at ford that "Marauder" is a more modern and tough 
sounding name than the rather dated Galaxie name.  But I can 
guarantee you that a 500XL EXACTLY like the Marauder except 
for the CV grill, would have sold four times as many.

Don Mallinson

Paul L Fisher wrote:
> 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
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