....I like my 73 stang....

Personally I like the new bodystyle more then I thought I would. I can honestly say good job on the design.

 

Please don't get me wrong...I'm not putting the 73's down. It's just that those early ones were my favorites.

MR

 

I like the new Stang, too!

 

I dont like the interior that much.
Shane

 

As far as the 70's go, I couldn't agree with you more. In fact I wouldn't have (and didn't) buy an American vehicle in the 70's...or 80's or 90's for that matter because the quality all around sucked...on top of the fact that designs were pretty weak too.

However...overall, most automobiles are pretty well made, even here in the states, and the technology exists that allows cars to be built that blow anything ever done previously away....and that goes for design aspects too. Things could be designed and manufactured today tht could never be done previously...and what do we get??? a rehash of something nearly 40 years old. Excuse me, but what happened to originality. Between remaking old TV shows as movies, and remaking old cars, what happened to original ideas? Is no one creative any more? (Evidently not in Detroit and Hollywood),

 

Gotta argue with you...this part first. Here's some of the cars I owned during the last three decades;

70's...
*'71 Pinto, 1.6 ltr 4 speed coupe. Great little car. Modded it, and drove it well over 100, 00 miles
*'72 Jag XJ6, great car, no problems
*'76 Pinto , 2.3 ltr 4 speed wagon. Ditto above Pinto
*'74 Mustang, 2.3 ltr Ghia. Had some trouble with that one.
*'75 Vette, loaded white 4 speed coupe...still running strong
*'79 Mark V, loaded...what a boat...nothing like it.
*'70 F100, long bed, 6cyl, auto. Had lots of miles on it when I sold it...probably still running.
*'71 GMC Sprint, black LS5...still running and still fast.
*'77 GMC Sprint, 350/350...Sold it to my son, wrecked it/fixed it, wrecked it/fixed it, put a gazillion miles on it. It's probably still running.

80's
*'80 Grand Prix, 231 V6. Went down hill quick.
*'80 Regal, V6 started to go.
*'80 LTD, 302 Landau. Drove the wheels off of it.
*'82 Olds 88, 307 wagon. Ran good, wife didn't like it.
*'89 Mark IV LSC, wonderful car...really miss it.
*'86 Ranger, 2.3 ltr stick. Sold it with over 150,00 miles on it.
*'87 F250, 302 4 speed. Indestructible, my son couldn't even tear it up.

90's
*'96 Cougar XR7, loaded, leather, moon roof, etc. Good looking, great running, trouble-free car. My wife loves it.
*'92 E150 Cargo van, my daily driver. Over 100,00 miles and that 300 six doesn't use a drop of oil.
*'97 Ranger, Reg cab 2.3, auto, flareside. Perfect running little truck, but it was too small for me.

I found all but a few of these vehicles to be good, dependable transportation, and most of them were bought used. Notice that I owned mostly American. During that period of time, I had friends that had...BMW's going on their 3rd transmissions, Nissans with blown head gaskets, Volvos with flat camshafts, Saabs with things breaking off and Subaru's rusting before their eyes and held together with duct tape. I'm glad I stayed away from the 'superior' foreign cars.

MR