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Old 08-16-2004, 02:12 PM
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You all got it wrong. FE were the initials of HenryII's mistress.

Seriously, Mike got it right. It's for Ford and Edsel. Mercury was left out because it was in between . . . I guess. But Fe (for Iron) makes more sense since it stands for good old Detroit iron.
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