Pop Quiz!!!

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 06/30/2016 at 19:52 • Filed to: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

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The “Raptor” nameplate refers to which of the following:

A) The popular portrayal of a vicious reptile so specialized in taking down victims that it is virtually impossible to out run, out manuever, or out smart the cunning killer?

B) “Bird of Prey,” placing the vehicle in line with Ford’s predatory/mythical birds motif that can be found in the Ford Falcon and Ford Thunderbird?

C) Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor,” placing the vehicle in line with Ford’s use of fighter plane inspired names such as the Ford Mustang and its North American P-51 “Mustang” inspiration?

D) Named after Lee Iacocca’s beloved French Bulldog?

S65 > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 19:55

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A!

Steve in Manhattan > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 19:59

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E) all of the above.

Rainbow > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 20:03

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All of those things are named after the truck, actually.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 20:05

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B.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 20:08

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F

Spridget > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 20:10

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It refers to Lee Iacocca’s crime fighting days, when he was known as “The Raptor” for his superpowers which included super speed, flight, and hawk like vision.

Sam > Wobbles the Mind 06/30/2016 at 20:17

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E) SVT bean counter

“Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Ford’s SVT- developed, FOX Racing Shox-suspended, ultimate offroad truck owes its name to, of all things, a bean counter.

According to Jamal Hameedi, chief engineer at SVT, during the planning stages for Ford’s ground-breaking (literally) truck, a finance guy on the Special Vehicle Team suggested the Raptor moniker as a placeholder until they could think up something better.
As development progressed and truck took shape, other names were tossed around. Terminator (for obvious reasons) and Condor (which soar over the team’s
Anza Borrego desert R&D location) were seriously considered, but neither seemed to convey what the Raptor was all about. So the name stuck, but not without difficulty. Boutique sports car manufacturer Mosler owned the rights to the name for automotive purposes, but Ford and SVT managed to find a way to come to a $atisfactory and undisclosed arrangement.
Other Raptors include the Toronto NBA team, a Yamaha ATV, the Air Force’s F-22 stealth fighter jet, and a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio — though Ford’s is the only one with 35-inch claws.”

per Truck Trend Magazine

Captain of the Enterprise > Sam 06/30/2016 at 21:57

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Well done sir!