Posted on 08/24/2008 7:40:45 AM PDT by yankeedame
I think the Ford Escort deserves to be on the list. That car was ubiquitous for a long time, even if it was a bit crappy.
Where is the 6000 SUX?
I owned 2 Escorts. I absolutely loved them. They required the least amount of maintenance of any vehicle I have ever owned. My last Escort I got 120K miles and only changed the oil once and still got between 36 and 38 MPG. The only problem I had was the tie rods.
The Mustang II for the contribution of it's outstanding front suspension to the Hod Rod Industry
"I'll buy that for a dollar."
Thanks to a certain peanut farmer’s legacy, you could get a K-Car in your driveway with 11.9% financing.
"You think you hate it now, wait until you drive it."
Yep, the Wagon Queen Family Truckster. A guy just built a 100% replica and drove it on the Hot Rod Power Tour.
Me too,had a Escort that was trouble free at 130,000
miles when I sold it to a Mexican family.
I still see it every now and then.They`ve about tore
it up but its still running.
Kick her in the guts, Barry.
She's the last of the V 8s.
You can shut the gate on this one.
It's the duck's guts. Yeah, she's the last of the V 8s.
Sucks nitro.
Phase 4 heads.
Twin overhead cam.
Tell him about the blower. - 600 horsepower. - The blower, man.
She's meanness put to music and the bitch is born to run.
My father had a 1963 Ford Falcon that lasted until 1981, just a few months shy of my turning 16:( I did have the chance to drive it off road though.
Saw quite a few Ford Falcons in Australia recently. The name now applies to series of cars - one of which is an El Camino like vehicle.
Where’s the 1964 1/2 Mustang? A major oversight — and it made Lee Iacoca an iconic figure in the American auto industry.
On second thought, I guess that car wasn’t “Underappreciated”. I’ll take that reply back...
1989 and 1990 Chrysler mini-van with 4-cyl turbo engine.
32 mpg, but outran the V6.
Stealth-marketed.
Only sold 500 I hear.
My first car was a Ford Falcon, so I will always have a sentimental attachment to that model. It was a simple car, easy to do all the maintenance yourself. A couple of screwdrivers, some pliers, and a set of socket wrenches - plus a timing light. That was all you needed.
The Mustang was just a reworked Falcon.
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