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Old 01-19-2004, 10:10 AM
Mike Hausner Mike Hausner is offline
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I think Ford did a much better job on the Mustang than they did on the Cobra. They took the '67 Mustang, which I think was one of the best looking, and perfected the design while updating the technology. With the new Cobra, it looks like they tried to make a NEW car and add on some of the original Cobra attributes.

If they are trying to apeal to the "younger" generation why take a design from the 50's (the original AC Ace) and try to update it with the likes of Audi, Mitsubishi and all the other NEW designs. Come up with a new & different car like Dodge did. I don't think Ford could come up with a truly new design/icon so they have to reinvent the cars from their glory days.

The "new" GT40 is nice, The "new" Mustang is stunning, but they missed the boat on the new Cobra.
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