"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
07/30/2014 at 17:32 • Filed to: None
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Diesel
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 17:39 |
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Holy shit, I had no idea!
Spaze
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 17:39 |
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Yup... its called history. The history of one of the most iconic american sports cars, if not THE must iconic.
ranwhenparked
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 17:39 |
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All car people and a large number of other people of a certain age know that, but many others certainly wouldn't. But, seriously, what hasn't Ford tried to buy over the years?
OK, so aside from Ferrari, there was also BMW and Rover, so I guess just those three, but still.
$kaycog
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 17:40 |
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That's why you'll see Ford GT license plates similar to this one.
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Spaze
> ranwhenparked
07/30/2014 at 17:43 |
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didnt Ford actually own rover when they owned Jag? (I may be mistaken)
davedave1111
> Spaze
07/30/2014 at 17:45 |
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JLR is Jaguar Land Rover, but Land Rover and Rover weren't the same company. Except under BL, but you know what I mean.
PS9
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 17:48 |
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Hey Subaru, Ferrari said your mother eats chopsticks and your cars are made of old coke cans! Guess its time to show them with a Flat 12 mid engine LFA competitor...
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ranwhenparked
> Spaze
07/30/2014 at 17:49 |
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They tried to buy Austin-Rover back in the late '80s, but the British government wouldn't sell to a foreign company, so they bought Jaguar Cars instead.
They did end up buying the Rover brand name off of BMW later on after it went defunct, but by then, it was just to protect the Land Rover name, not to actually use.
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Spaze
> davedave1111
07/30/2014 at 17:50 |
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ah, good info. The ownership of the remaining british car makers is a lot like the wiring those same companies used in the 60's.... its all F'd up
haveacarortwoorthree
> mcseanerson
07/30/2014 at 20:24 |
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Highly recommend AJ Baime's book "Go Like Hell," which tells the story of the failed purchase and the development of the Ford GT. At one point it was reported that the book would be turned into a movie, but the book is a great read.
zeontestpilot
> mcseanerson
07/31/2014 at 10:38 |
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If it makes you feel better, I have a true story for you.
One day, two coworkers and I went in one of their trucks to get food. One of the guys, who drives a [non-base model] Corolla, went off on a tangent about how the Chevy Silverado is a horrible truck, that Chevy is a horrible company, yadda yadda yadda. It was really awkward because the truck we were in was a GMC Sierra....
The other worker told him "they are built in the same factory". So apparently that isn't common knowledge either?