Far far far from my cup of tea.

[Classicgas]

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

But, yea, I like the original better than both of those.

X2.

[Jantrix]

2 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

 It is the least imaginative way to assemble those parts designed by a committee to offend the least amount of potential customers. 

I like this and feel the same way. 

[Ich_Will]

I rather like it. Maybe a little lower would be nice. I like big boats slammed to the pavement. 

[iamsuperdan]

Well I think that modded car is just about perfect. Lowered, no blinged out giant wheels, no wings or spoilers, no ridiculous graphics, no giant exhaust tips, upgraded interior, but nothing ridiculous. It's the kind of build I'd do. Totally my cup of tea!

I think the only way to improve it on this is to make it a wagon.

Want. Want. Want.

[bobthehobbyguy]

I agree.  Cleaned up to enhance whats there.  Subtle.  My guess is they went for a car that had a solid body but weren't worried about the engine or interior. Definitely would be a fun car to own. 

[ChrisBcritter]

Not bad, if a bit predictable. Did the builder leave the crank windows as a "retro" touch, or do they operate power window controls? 

If it were a Jay Leno job, it would have 18-inch hand-formed aluminum wheels designed to look like the original wheelcovers.

If it were a Chip Foose job, it would have been sliced and diced seventeen different ways to "improve the proportions" and have some sort of sculpted carbon-fiber cover over the engine.

Frankly, I'd still love to see an American two-door hardtop or convertible body matched up with the Brazilian front and rear clips. Tulio, has anyone you know completed such a conversion yet?

[Lovefordgalaxie]

1 minute ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Not bad, if a bit predictable. Did the builder leave the crank windows as a "retro" touch, or do they operate power window controls? 

If it were a Jay Leno job, it would have 18-inch hand-formed aluminum wheels designed to look like the original wheelcovers.

If it were a Chip Foose job, it would have been sliced and diced seventeen different ways to "improve the proportions" and have some sort of sculpted carbon-fiber cover over the engine.

Frankly, I'd still love to see an American two-door hardtop or convertible body matched up with the Brazilian front and rear clips. Tulio, has anyone you know completed such a conversion yet?

I didn't ask Thomas about the windows. he just told me he went for a spin on it, and we talked about the ride, and the overall quality of the job (very nice).

The two os us being purists, we both agree on not liking it. 

Fort itself built two prototype two door cars in 1973, but the oil crisis killed the car before it went into production. 

With the exception of the very end of the quarter panels, and sail pan, all else is a direct bolt on on a '66. 

Never saw a conversion done. 

[ChrisBcritter]

2 minutes ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

Ford itself built two prototype two door cars in 1973, but the oil crisis killed the car before it went into production. 

That's a shame. Do you have any photos? Did they keep the square roofline, or was it more of a fastback?

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Just now, ChrisBcritter said:

That's a shame. Do you have any photos? Did they keep the square roofline, or was it more of a fastback?

It was the '66 two door hardtop body. Both cars were scrapped, but they had the '73 line front and rear end, and a proposed factory four barrel 292.

I did a photoshop drawing of how the car looked. Can find it and post if you got curious. 

[ChrisBcritter]

6 minutes ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

It was the '66 two door hardtop body. Both cars were scrapped, but they had the '73 line front and rear end, and a proposed factory four barrel 292.

I did a photoshop drawing of how the car looked. Can find it and post if you got curious. 

I'm curious! 

[Lovefordgalaxie]

12 minutes ago, ChrisBcritter said:

I'm curious! 

Photoshoping 02 by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

[1972coronet]

I think that the updated one looks nice -- better than some of the poodle poop I've seen around here -- but it's not my flavour , either .

However , I'd rather see the car modified rather than see it going to the crusher .

[ChrisBcritter]

Sweet! 

[Oldcarfan27]

8 hours ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

Yes, opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one. That doesn't mean one of them is the only way to go. 

Yes, I have a bellybutton, so here's mine.

This car doesn't look too far from stock to me, at least it wasn't "Foosified". However, I'm done with the pimp-daddy lowrider look and the dog dish caps do not fit with the Lincoln prestige that this car is supposed to have.

Where were these cars sold? I've never seen a "Ford/Mercury" looking Lincoln like this here in the states. And it definitely has Lincoln emblems all over it!

[Bucky]

3 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Yes, I have a bellybutton, so here's mine.

This car doesn't look too far from stock to me, at least it wasn't "Foosified". However, I'm done with the pimp-daddy lowrider look and the dog dish caps do not fit with the Lincoln prestige that this car is supposed to have.

Where were these cars sold? I've never seen a "Ford/Mercury" looking Lincoln like this here in the states. And it definitely has Lincoln emblems all over it!

Brazil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Landau

I think the car in its factory form is a quite nice looking auto. Looks like a blend of Ford and Mercury elements, to me. And I have no problem with the mild custom at the top of this thread.

Of course, that's just my opinion as a car nut who grew up with the sixties and seventies cars when they were new, and being customized in backyard garages everywhere!!! LOL

[moparfarmer]

11 hours ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

Now the car with it's proper look.

 

Beautiful car in its stock appearance..Very elegant..

[Sledsel]

The mods on that car were tastefully done in my opinion. Looks comfy inside, almost looks like it came like that. I like it.

I have seen so many that were just ridiculous with mods.

[Oldcarfan27]

15 hours ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

It was the '66 two door hardtop body. Both cars were scrapped, but they had the '73 line front and rear end, and a proposed factory four barrel 292.

I did a photoshop drawing of how the car looked. Can find it and post if you got curious. 

Let's see it!

[Koellefornia Kid]

I like both of them!

Maybe its because I owned cars of both worlds during the past 20 years. In th early ´00 years I owned an old Mercedes Benz W123 200d and my father in law gave me his 280 SEL as a marriage gift. Both were "road pillows", very comfortable on longer trips, 100% stock and in nearly mint condition. I also had a ´91 Saab Turbo Aero, equipped with an intercooler, 18" wheels and a very sporty suspension (a true rocket, maybe not very healthy for my spine). I used all of them as daily drivers and had a lot of fun with them. 

I think there´s no accounting for taste. If I would be asked to choose one of them, I´d say: "I want both!"

[Richard Bartrop]

Oh, I think it's great that someone made the effort to keep one original, and I think the notion that this is somehow less imaginative is pretentious nonsense.  I'm just saying that on the scale of automotive atrocities, this one ranks pretty low.

[Greg Myers]

So are there any model kits of this coming out any time soon? Revell ? Mobius ?

[iamsuperdan]

I'd buy one. 

[Tom Geiger]

On 9/26/2018 at 2:15 PM, Snake45 said:

A friend of mine calls such a car a "road pillow." 

My father had full size Fords, I used to call it his “Living Room on Wheels”. Last laugh was on me. After he died I drove his last one for six years and liked it!

ive always thought the South American versions of US cars were very interesting. I’m just waiting for Tulio to do the conversion in scale!

Edited September 27, 2018 by Tom Geiger

[Richard Bartrop]

2 hours ago, Greg Myers said:

So are there any model kits of this coming out any time soon? Revell ? Mobius ?

That would be pretty neat, and if the numbers don't justify injection moulds, maybe one of the resin crafters?

[Junkman]

On 26.9.2018 at 8:13 PM, Richard Bartrop said:

It's not my cup of tea either.

This is my cup of tea.

 

 

 

By Jove is this revolting.

I say. I say. What, what.

Having said that, it's still marginally better than preparing tea by throwing boxes of it into a harbour basin and then stubbornly refraining from modifying the process for meanwhile 245 years,  like it is customary in a country south of your's.

I despair.

Edited September 28, 2018 by Junkman