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by **Dennis Coop** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

I've only recently become a minor Nascar fan (because I bought
Nascar2), but I was wondering what will happen since Ford isn't going
to make the Thunderbird anymore. They gonna use a Taurus or something?

I'd hate to see a bunch of Escorts or Festivas trying to keep up with
the Monte Carlos.

BTW, what kind of Pontiac is in Nascar.

Thanx.
Dennis

by **RBrigsto** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

<< BTW, what kind of Pontiac is in Nascar. >>

The Monte Carlo's sister car, Grand Prix. Neither NASCAR car has much to
do with the street car as both are Front-Wheel-Drive Six-cylinder cars in
street trim. They don't have tube-frame racing chassis either.

Robin.

by **Daniel J. Sor** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

: I've only recently become a minor Nascar fan (because I bought
: Nascar2), but I was wondering what will happen since Ford isn't going
: to make the Thunderbird anymore. They gonna use a Taurus or something?

A friend of mine who works at Ford Motor Co. says he hasn't heard
anything about them getting rid of Thunderbirds. Where did you hear
this? He says that they are getting rid of the Probes.

: I'd hate to see a bunch of Escorts or Festivas trying to keep up with
: the Monte Carlos.

What is wrong with Festivas!?!? I used to own one and it was the best
damn off road car a college guy could have. I have been places in that
little car big trucks with big tires could only dream about going. Of
course when they got stuck, they were stuck, but with my trusty Festiva,
myself and a copilot were more than enough to be able to pick the car up
and turn it around! :) Just trying to defend my old girl. Honestly
don't think she could have taken the high banks of Tally or Bristol
though.

Dan

by **Jimmy and Lis** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> I've only recently become a minor Nascar fan (because I bought
> Nascar2), but I was wondering what will happen since Ford isn't going
> to make the Thunderbird anymore. They gonna use a Taurus or something?

> I'd hate to see a bunch of Escorts or Festivas trying to keep up with
> the Monte Carlos.

> BTW, what kind of Pontiac is in Nascar.

> Thanx.
> Dennis

Yes, Ford is rumored to be going to the Taurus. I heard this on a
radio show here a couple of weeks ago. NASCAR implemented a rule change
a few years ago to allow 4-door 110" wheelbase cars. Now, don't flame ME
for this; I'm just tellin' y'all what I heard. The rule change
supposedly came about because of "Ford getting rid of the T-bird in a
few years" (remember, this rule change came a few years ago).
Pontiac uses the Grand Prix.

by **Lonnie Andre Min** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

Don't know what Ford will do... Pontiac uses a Grand Prix body style.

The Oklahoma Kid (sort of)...

by **Patrick O'Nea** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> I've only recently become a minor Nascar fan (because I bought
> Nascar2), but I was wondering what will happen since Ford isn't going
> to make the Thunderbird anymore. They gonna use a Taurus or something?

> I'd hate to see a bunch of Escorts or Festivas trying to keep up with
> the Monte Carlos.

> BTW, what kind of Pontiac is in Nascar.

> Thanx.
> Dennis

It's true, the T-bird is a goner. I heard something about them using
Lincoln Mark VIIIs. I just wonder how they're going to put a spoiler
on the trunk lid over that fake "spare tire" thingy.

Patrick.
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by **Cowen Wilso** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

The official word from ford is that they will use A Taurus body style next
year to replace the T-bird. The racing Taurus will have a different front
end from the street Taurus. This is not a permanent replcement to the
T-bird. The Thunderbird will return in 2001. Ford is not completely going
to stop the T-birds production until then, they are just down sizing it.
--

Cowen Wilson
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---------------------------------------------------------------
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by **Jim Sokolo** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

On Sun, 23 Mar 1997 07:33:14 -0800, Patrick O'Neal

>It's true, the T-bird is a goner. I heard something about them using
>Lincoln Mark VIIIs. I just wonder how they're going to put a spoiler
>on the trunk lid over that fake "spare tire" thingy.

The Kranefuss-Hass team had skinned up a Lincoln and brought it to one
of the races last year as a concept car. I personally liked the looks
of it, and from my bench-racing thinking, it looked like it had the
capability to be a formidable aerodynamic body.

Of course, Ford doesn't want to bother promoting a car that blue
collar middle Americans can't afford to buy... :-)

---Jim Sokoloff

by **occupan** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> : I've only recently become a minor Nascar fan (because I bought
> : Nascar2), but I was wondering what will happen since Ford isn't going
> : to make the Thunderbird anymore. They gonna use a Taurus or something?

> A friend of mine who works at Ford Motor Co. says he hasn't heard
> anything about them getting rid of Thunderbirds. Where did you hear
> this? He says that they are getting rid of the Probes.

The tbird is dropped at the end of this model year. Make 'em too heavy and
put lots of cheap plastic inside, and even a great body design won't fly.

by **Uncle Ey** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> This is not a permanent replcement to the
>T-bird. The Thunderbird will return in 2001. Ford is not completely going
>to stop the T-birds production until then, they are just down sizing it.
>--

Ford will be completely stopping production of the T-Bird for a few
years. This is due to soft sales. This info comes from a regional
manager for Ford Credit (my wife's boss) and from "Ford World"
newspaper, the in house employee news rag. In addition, the Probe, the
Cougar, and the Aerostar will also be stopped. I'm hoping that when
they bring the T-Bird back it will have those nifty turn signals in
the back like the early seventies.
(If you e-mail a reply, take the asterisks out of the return address.)
Uncle Eyes
"When they took the 4th amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal ***.
When they took the 6th amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent.
When they took the 2nd amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun.
Now they've taken the 1st amendment, and I can say nothing about it."
Found on a Newsgroup Posting. Thanks to whoever posted it.

by **Steve Vandergrif** » Tue, 25 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> The Kranefuss-Hass team had skinned up a Lincoln and brought it to one
> of the races last year as a concept car. I personally liked the looks
> of it, and from my bench-racing thinking, it looked like it had the
> capability to be a formidable aerodynamic body.

> Of course, Ford doesn't want to bother promoting a car that blue
> collar middle Americans can't afford to buy... :-)

> ---Jim Sokoloff

You know, the most amazing facet of the Mark VIII that kh tried last
year was that John Andretti managed to avoid wrecking it. Maybe that's
what the Diamond Ridge team needs to give Robert Pressley! :)

God Bless,
Steve

by **Jim Sokolo** » Tue, 25 Mar 1997 04:00:00

On Mon, 24 Mar 1997 02:26:49 -0500, Steve Vandergriff

>> The Kranefuss-Hass team had skinned up a Lincoln and brought it to one
>> of the races last year as a concept car
>You know, the most amazing facet of the Mark VIII that kh tried last
>year was that John Andretti managed to avoid wrecking it. Maybe that's
>what the Diamond Ridge team needs to give Robert Pressley! :)

As soon as I saw the Mark VIII, my *first* thought was "how the hell
did a WC team have time to skin up an entire new car?" Then my second
thought was, "Well, I guess the kh guys are probably the best in the
business, having been forced into regular practice." All it would take
is one weekend of John bringing back both Cup cars for them to have
enough "spare" time to do it... :-)

---Jim Sokoloff

by **David Gar** » Tue, 25 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> What is wrong with Festivas!?!? I used to own one and it was the best
> damn off road car a college guy could have. I have been places in that
> little car big trucks with big tires could only dream about going. Of
> course when they got stuck, they were stuck, but with my trusty Festiva,
> myself and a copilot were more than enough to be able to pick the car up
> and turn it around! :) Just trying to defend my old girl. Honestly
> don't think she could have taken the high banks of Tally or Bristol
> though.

> Dan

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
ROFLOL

-DG-

by **Don Mullin** » Tue, 25 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> The official word from ford is that they will use A Taurus body style next
> year to replace the T-bird. The racing Taurus will have a different front
> end from the street Taurus. This is not a permanent replcement to the
> T-bird. The Thunderbird will return in 2001. Ford is not completely going
> to stop the T-birds production until then, they are just down sizing it.
> --

> Cowen Wilson
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Head Car Designer

> AJ's Nascar Garage http://www.racesimcentral.net/~ajs

I heard that the next T-Bird will be a car to compete with the Vette.
So I doubt it will be ready to race in NASCAR if that is true. Then
again you never know.
--
To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil!

The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up!
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by **Don Mullin** » Wed, 26 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> > What is wrong with Festivas!?!? I used to own one and it was the best
> > damn off road car a college guy could have. I have been places in that
> > little car big trucks with big tires could only dream about going. Of
> > course when they got stuck, they were stuck, but with my trusty Festiva,
> > myself and a copilot were more than enough to be able to pick the car up
> > and turn it around! :) Just trying to defend my old girl. Honestly
> > don't think she could have taken the high banks of Tally or Bristol
> > though.

> > Dan

> BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
> ROFLOL

> -DG-

I don't think that would happen. Then again hmmmmmm. Yugos, Festivas
and LeCars. We could have a whole new series. I hereby copyright and
patent the new TRASHCAR Pewter Cup Series :)
--
To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil!

The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up!
GO#2!

Mullins Motorsports Inc.
http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

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