[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[jim]

I remember well in '68 when my father brought home a brand new red Falcon
Futura Sports coupe ! It just happened to be the year I got my driver's
license and I put a lot of miles on that car...
Interesting that it had a 289 2 bbl automatic but I remember in the brochure
that there was also a 302 4 bbl optional V8. Transition year I guess. Not
sure if a 4 speed was available though... the base engine was a 6
He wasn't too impressed when he came home one day and I had 'exchanged' the
huge hubcaps for baby 'moons' and put some longer shackles on the rear
springs !!


Jim
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-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Witt
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:59 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

Ironic that the 66-69 Falcons basically took the form of the Mustang with
the long hood, short(er) trunk and that swoop upwards on the side after the
door. It was like they took a version of the Mustang and made it for our
fathers.
Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: snakebit289
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 2:48 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

Mark,
Just two 1965 Mustangs(one hardtop new, a gift -one 2+2 twenty years later),
one '94 GT, one '96 Mustang SVT, only one Tiger.


I'm not worthy.
My point this morning was not how large a fleet I've had, it was how
successful the Mustang sold, compared to Falcon and the other non-Ford
competition. If buyers themselves thought they were only getting a Falcon
with less interior space but costing more money, Ford couldn't have enjoyed
so much success with Mustang. They bought Mustang on its own merits, mainly
style , standard equipment, and the ability to transform it with options
into a car that suited their needs.

I think I already covered the Falcon components earlier. As for the SBF
motor guiding the Tiger project, Ron,I'm crediting the
'63 Fairlane V8 and '63 Falcon Sprint V8 with influencing Ian Garrad and the
west coast Rootes team. Mustang wasn't in showrooms yet when the famous
yardstick was brought into a Ford dealer.

Rande Bellman