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To: drwoof

Trivia:

In 1964 when For first introduced the Mustang sedan, they found that they could not use the name on European market vehicles, because the name had already been used by a delivery van maker in Germany (IIRC). But they had not made that model in years.

They offered to sell the name to Ford for $100k at the time, but Ford refused and instead marketed the car with a alpha-numeric designator..................


9 posted on 08/18/2023 6:39:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I’m imagining what the auto industry would have been like in the ‘60’s if they’d paid the $100K! The Mustang was the perfect name for the car, and it was an incredible package/value at the time.


27 posted on 08/18/2023 6:53:06 AM PDT by drwoof
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