What's the worst Nameplate embarassment?

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562) 12/11/2013 at 11:17 • Filed to: OPPO GAMES

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So I had an idea for a fun game while driving in to work today.

I was surrounded by Mercury's that had taken an awesome legendary nameplate and...well...ruined it.

Here are my examples, which in my mind are the winners already...so prove me wrong with something WORSE! Place an image of the original awesome car, and the terrible reincarnation in your reply!

Mercury Montego. I think you all know how I feel about the abuse of my wonderful Montego by calling this CVT V6 pile of boring a Montego. (Of course I used my own car as the awesome original version!)

And the Mercury Monterrey. How did a full size powerhouse from the 60's turn into...A MINIVAN!?!? Now check out the old Marauder version, is it me or is this thing really close in cool factor to a classic Lincoln?! I obviously know the connection there but I think this is a really, really cool/clean car!

Alright OPPO what do you got?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:20

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1968 Lemans:

1986 Lemans:

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 12/11/2013 at 11:21

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OOoooo we have a competitor here.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:23

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Staying on the Merc theme: Mercury Cougar

From this:

to this:

anacanapana > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:23

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Mustang II, with a 140hp V8.

Then there's the monstrosity the Thunderbird evolved into:

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:30

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Subaru Impreza. Yes, yes they are fixing it, but god it didn't look good for a while there.

turned into

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > anacanapana 12/11/2013 at 11:38

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Both a valiant entry, though at least the Mustang II had good front suspension!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/11/2013 at 11:39

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Man, that newer cougar could have been so good. If they had thrown the Mustang under that body it would've been a rocket.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/11/2013 at 11:40

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I dunno, I've never liked the Impreza look even the STI. Though I guess some people like it.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:45

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My uncle had one of the newer ones, never ran right from the day he got it. Same with most people who bought one. It did need Mustang guts.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/11/2013 at 11:47

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yeah I knew someone who had the V6 and she hated it. I always thought they could have been so much more than they were. This modern coupe body with a Mustang under it would have been pretty sweet, even if it was just the V6.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:47

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It wasn't so much the look as the balls out rally machine the Impreza WRX STI was, it became a AWD family sedan in just a few short years.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/11/2013 at 11:49

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This is true it definitely made that change over.

And it wasn't for the better (accept for their sales).

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 11:52

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And that is what the auto industry is becoming, making crappy cars that make you lots of money.

Textured Soy Protein > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 12:02

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GM is certainly guilty. Just sticking to Chevy...

Impala

Malibu

Monte Carlo

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 12/11/2013 at 12:08

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as much as i hate to say it -

Business is Business. Sometimes the un-fun choice is the profitable one.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Textured Soy Protein 12/11/2013 at 12:09

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All great entries!

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 12/11/2013 at 12:13

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I was about to post this. My mother had a post '86 one in the early 90's in blue. It was such a dreadful car. I was glad and sad that it crashed. She got a Taurus wagon next.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/11/2013 at 12:14

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How the hell did this:

Go from this:

To this?

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 12/11/2013 at 17:07

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I agree on the Celica thing... Some generations were cool, others were not. The two generations before the last celica nameplate were not that good looking, and the US didn't get anything like an AllTrac or GT-4.

But I always figured Scion tC was a corolla Coupe more than a Celica coupe, especially with it's camry-sourced economy I4, not a performance I4.

Scion FRS should have been a new boxer-powered MR2, for truly proper handling.

Scion tC gone RWD would be closer to an AE86, which was a RWD Corolla 3-door economy car in the 80s.

Celica, Supra, and MR2 were better performance cars than AE86 in the 80s, and they should have been revived first.

lie2me > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 12/14/2013 at 17:27

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This...

... became this

*sob*

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > lie2me 12/16/2013 at 09:49

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Oh man, I didn't even know that existed....and clearly they should have just let it die.