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"phenotyp" (phenotyp) 11/13/2020 at 12:07 • Filed to: One last time

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I posted these back in 2012 or so, some sketches from Ford’s design studios ca. 2002. (None mine, just stuff that I came away with after my internship)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > phenotyp 11/13/2020 at 12:44

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Interesting how much influence you can see from those sketches in their mid 2000s and early 2010s products. I see a lot of Fusion in there which I always thought was a better looking car than it was a good car.

What the heck is this?

phenotyp > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 11/13/2020 at 12:53

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That was right around the time that they did the 427 Concept:

(Previewing the first Fusion)

Also, not sure what the screenshot’s showing.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > phenotyp 11/13/2020 at 13:01

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If you put a image that isn’t centered beyond the last line of text it will push the share this article bar to the side but that’s not happening here. It should be related to some weird image upload issue.

That concept is what a proper RWD Fusion could have been. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > phenotyp 11/13/2020 at 14:26

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Just think. They could have slapped that slick body on a Panther. 

phenotyp > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/13/2020 at 15:45

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That thing was a revelation. Too bad the Fusion didn’t come close to living up to it. 

Stef Schrader > phenotyp 11/15/2020 at 06:01

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Fascinating sketches. I love weird design stuff like this. 

phenotyp > Stef Schrader 11/15/2020 at 11:44

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Ain’t that weird— it’s all part of the process. They built the GR-1, after all.