Fairmont Futura 

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 01/01/2018 at 12:59 • Filed to: None

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Has no need for your Twingly

Here’s Ash showing you all the fucks I give about the twiget

wafflesnfalafel > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/01/2018 at 13:20

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I hear europeans are going to start shipping those back to the continent in 2018.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/01/2018 at 13:20

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This car makes me extremely confused. Just what is it? A personal luxury car?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/01/2018 at 13:30

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...I don’t know. It’s a fox body so it’s not a big car at all. But the Futura was the fancy version, so kinda.

lone_liberal > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/01/2018 at 13:30

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Back in the old days family cars didn’t have to have four doors.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > wafflesnfalafel 01/01/2018 at 13:30

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I really hope not. I want one, it’s on my list of RWD things that I want.

WilliamsSW > lone_liberal 01/01/2018 at 13:33

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Growing up as one of two kids in the ‘70s, my parents both had 2-door cars until they got a wagon when I was 11.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > lone_liberal 01/01/2018 at 13:34

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Yup, not that “room for five” line in the add. Man you can hardly seat five in most modern mid sized sedans. And I’m pretty sure it’s the front row thars three wide.

WilliamsSW > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/01/2018 at 13:37

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IIRC, it was the ‘sporty luxury’ version of the Ford Fairmont.

So, at the end of the day, it was still a Fox Fairmont.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/01/2018 at 13:40

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Imagine getting so angry about a small French econobox that you have to make a post on the internet out of spite.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/01/2018 at 13:41

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Not mad, just bored. I figured I wasn’t the only one tired of seeing that cute face

lone_liberal > WilliamsSW 01/01/2018 at 13:47

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I’m one of four kids and my parents never had a four door.

WilliamsSW > lone_liberal 01/01/2018 at 13:51

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Might have been a safety feature to keep us goofballs from opening the door at 65 mph. :)

lone_liberal > WilliamsSW 01/01/2018 at 13:53

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And squeezing the six of us in to a standard cab pickup promoted family unity!

Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/01/2018 at 14:26

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Anytime someone shouts “tastes great” into the internet, someone else will have to yell “less filling” back. It brings balance to the Force.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > WilliamsSW 01/01/2018 at 14:52

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“Why add in a child lock feature when you can just remove the rear doors entirely and save money?”

a nonexistent engineer, trying to be smart

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > lone_liberal 01/01/2018 at 14:52

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Except you made sure the person you had a beef with stayed in the middle seat.

WilliamsSW > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/01/2018 at 15:11

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Trying to remember if those child safety locks existed back then or not. Not really sure but I think some cars (wagons?) had them.

Recovering Gaijin > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/01/2018 at 19:23

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I married into ownership of a ‘79 fox-body. Did my first carb rebuild on it. First drum brake rebuild, and several other firsts. So, I’m not fond of working on them, but my inner ‘80s-teenager appreciates the look. Yours is damn sharp: good to see one getting proper love.

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/01/2018 at 19:51

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The futuristic themeing of the ads seems out of place, considering that by the late 1970s, that sort of styling (crisp, square edges, upright grilles, hood ornaments, chrome bumpers) was already being referred to by automakers as “classic” - including Ford in their contemporary spots for the Granada.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Recovering Gaijin 01/01/2018 at 20:39

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Not mine. Not yet anyway

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked 01/01/2018 at 21:14

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Well if you can’t make something new, find a new way to sell something old.