No wonder the T-Bird fizzled

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
06/15/2016 at 10:43 • Filed to: FOMCL

I like 99.7% of Oppo appreciate the cars that try tried to be different. Sometimes those cars in their effort, or over effort try a little too hard. I had no idea the Thunderbird had a color matching interior, cover your eyes. They also did this with the sky blue Thunderbird. I would post a photo but I don’t want to make this post NSFW.

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DISCUSSION (24)

AndyG_UK > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 10:54

I don’t hate it tbh, think it kind of suits the car!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 10:54

EXPOSED FASTENERS

Ash78, voting early and often > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 10:55

My FIL had a 2002 and after he died in 2009, he still had some accessories stashed in the garage, including a factory hardtop that sells for...wait for it...$3,900 at the dealer. WTF? Once I posted it to the t-bird forums, I realized how fanatical the car’s following was. I think we sold it for $1,100 to a guy who drove 1,000 miles to pick it up for another guy. When I say fanatical, I don’t just mean about the cars, but about their forums, too. They make PCA people look like laid-back hippies.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 10:56

I don’t hate it.

Kinja'd!!!

Urambo Tauro > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 10:57

I think that trying to “go full retro” was a fun little experiment. It may not have been a huge success, but I’m glad that Ford took the plunge anyway.

If this had been left a concept, I can’t help but wonder if we would be crying out FORD Y U NO BUILD IT, ITS PERFECT right now. But automakers don’t seem to be quite so adventurous now. Most concepts have become either vehicles that are 99% production ready, or meaningless design language studies never intended for the showroom floor.

Boxer_4 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 11:00

Fine, I’ll post the teal interior...

Kinja'd!!!

I wouldn’t mind one in Monterey Mist

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Sam > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 11:01

This guy seems to really like them

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/15/2016 at 11:01

The blue is much brighter than this photo shows.

Urambo Tauro > Sam
06/15/2016 at 11:05

Is that a SSR? Not surprised. (There’s probably a PT Cruiser in the garage, isn’t there?)

Wacko > Sam
06/15/2016 at 11:07

he has 2 and he has a Chevy SSR.

Wonder if he also has a new beetle and a pt cruiser to complete the retro car collection.

He also needs a prowler and a HHR

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Boxer_4
06/15/2016 at 11:07

Subtile colors yes, the bright colors are just not flattering.

Sam > Urambo Tauro
06/15/2016 at 11:09

He has this car, the pace car from the 24 Hours of Daytona (like, the real one, bought it at Barrett or something) -

Kinja'd!!!

There is also a ‘vert 968, a C4, an S600, and a 928. Eclectic is a very accurate description.

Meatcoma > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/15/2016 at 11:12

After the late 80's, early 90's thunderbirds, this was a completel retro fail. If they had stuck with the turbo/super coupe and refreshed the outside the tbird could still be alive.

I like this concept.

Kinja'd!!!