Because this got buried while I was writing it, here it is.

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 10/27/2014 at 14:36 • Filed to: None

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Meeting between Ford executives in the mid 2000's.

Ex. 1: "We've got to something about Lincoln. We have cars that people like, but they're getting old."

Ex. 2: (in a snarky tone) "The cars or the customers?"

Ex. 1: "Both. What should we do about it?"

Ex. 2: "Well, we could make a Panther replacement, update the LS, maybe make a smaller car and kill the Blackwood."

Ex 1: "Hmmm, good thoughts, so, you're saying that we kill everything and start a new brand identity? Ax the Panther and replace it with this old Volvo platform we have lying around, kill the LS and use this old Mazda platform, make some cross-overs out of them and call it a day. It'll be cheap!"

Ex 2: "no, that's..."

Ex 1: "Perfect, glad to see you're on board. Meeting adjourned! Who want's to go to the range?"

From Torch's Lincoln post.

ly2v8-Brian > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/27/2014 at 14:41

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You will be hearing from Ford's lawyers later today. Clearly industral espionage went down.

ihm96 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/27/2014 at 14:52

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I saw it, and starred it

ranwhenparked > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/27/2014 at 18:04

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The LS is such a sad, sad story of an evolutionary dead end with so much potential.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ranwhenparked 10/27/2014 at 18:08

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The platform still soldiers on though!

ranwhenparked > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/27/2014 at 18:13

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And bits and pieces of it are still in the Mustang too.