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Re: Is Huntsman Dead? Ford Rethinking It's RWD Future
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Originally Posted by wescoent
Here's the situtation with the Thunderbird.
Back in 2003-2004, Ford decided to junk DEW98 in favor of S197, and designed both a Lincoln LS and Ford Thunderbird for this new architecture. However, this is around the same time Lincoln decided it needed to get on board with AWD, and decided to design an LS replacement on D3, which later evolved into the MKS. With this development, there was no possible way to justify the volume needed to maintain a luxury-oriented S197 platform for the Thunderbird, and the plan was scrapped, leaving the Thunderbird a car designed, but without a platform.
I have heard that the Thunderbird is being revived on GRWD as a smaller and lighter 2-seat companion model to the Mustang. The design is done, and it's just a matter of tweaking it to fit on GRWD.
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Wow! Thanks for that, Wescoent.
I always liked T-Birds and my wife is a twice former T-Bird owner and a big fan. I even love the name . . . . there are not many more all-American nameplates.
Here's hoping Ford can make the business case work.
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