Aaronw Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 And what about the "Eddie Bauer" Fords? At least Eddie Bauer is a sporting goods line so I could kind of see the tie in with outdoor activities. Maybe the Harley edition is for lugging your motorcycle around for those who can't actually ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 seems like Ford should have invested in oil soak pads with HD logos as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 seems like Ford should have invested in oil soak pads with HD logos as well. Well done! Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperDave Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Plymouth used the "Rapid Transit" in thier adds in the late 60's Dodge called it the "Scat Pack" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 One meaning for ES is Economy Sport EX could be EXtremely bare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I always thought R/T meant 'Rattle Trap.' Doesn't EX refer to the ex-wife? And, no one mentioned it, but I always thought the Reliant K and Aries K names referred to the Plymouth and Dodge versions of Kamikaze cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdieseldog Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 By the way, Barry, that is not directed towards you, it's for all girly Super Dutys everywhere! Also, Barry, my 1990 dually wishes it could have the goodies yours does, I'm lucky I have a radio!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'll take a "King Ranch" or "HD" over a "Big Horn" any day. That has to be the dumbest name ever slapped on a truck. Of course that's no worse than the goofy tool boxes they carved out of the bedsides. "Only in a Dodge" would you put stuff in the bed side instead of inside the bed. But,I guess when you have to carry around so many spare parts,there's not gonna be much room left inside the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) To give Dodge credit though, the bedsides are for things that you don't want just rolling around in the bed (tools, chainsaw, fishing poles, bow and arrows, etc. They're also lockable so you don't have to buy a separate locking box to mount in the bed unless you need a larger space. Edited April 26, 2011 by Jordan White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) I have seen many R/T Dodges and Plymouths in my life and I can assure you all that it stands for 'Rust Trap'. Edited April 26, 2011 by Junkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 So here in Texas we have Texas Edition or Lone Star Edition trucks from Ford, Chevy, and Dodge. Do you folks in other states have, say, a Delaware Edition, or Wisconsin Edition, etc vehicles? I think they're just badges adhered to a certain trim level and nothing more (just for marketing) but I wonder what marketing gimmicks are used in other states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 So here in Texas we have Texas Edition or Lone Star Edition trucks from Ford, Chevy, and Dodge. Do you folks in other states have, say, a Delaware Edition, or Wisconsin Edition, etc vehicles? I think they're just badges adhered to a certain trim level and nothing more (just for marketing) but I wonder what marketing gimmicks are used in other states? I think Texas is the only state with their own "special edition" truck, the rest of us just get the "Big Horn" edition. I think Texas is one of the more popular states for trucks, so they try to market there more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 So here in Texas we have Texas Edition or Lone Star Edition trucks from Ford, Chevy, and Dodge. Do you folks in other states have, say, a Delaware Edition, or Wisconsin Edition, etc vehicles? I think they're just badges adhered to a certain trim level and nothing more (just for marketing) but I wonder what marketing gimmicks are used in other states? Well California does have seperate emmisions requirements from the rest of the nation, so many California cars are "special" to meet the standards. There have been some real California special editions marketed to more than meeting smog laws, the 1968 Ford Mustang California Special being one of the better known. In 2007 Ford started to offer a Mustang California Special package again. I know there have been others, but I can't list them off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well California does have seperate emmisions requirements from the rest of the nation, so many California cars are "special" to meet the standards. There have been some real California special editions marketed to more than meeting smog laws, the 1968 Ford Mustang California Special being one of the better known. In 2007 Ford started to offer a Mustang California Special package again. I know there have been others, but I can't list them off the top of my head. I was mainly asking about current trucks, and kinda forgot about the regionally-marketed muscle cars. There were Twister Mustangs and Torinos (and Twister II Mustangs) in Kansas City, and the original run of GT/CS Mustangs included a small portion marketed in Colorado as "High Country Specials". I actually passed a '68 GT/CS on my way to work this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Mazda RX = Rotary Experimental MX = Mazda Experimental GM was real good about ripping off stuff all the time Grand Prix Le Mans Boniville Corvette GTO Can Am Trans Am Grand Am Tahoe Montana Malibu Camaro, which was made up out of thin air was about there only original idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 GM was real good about ripping off stuff all the time Trans Am If I remember correctly, GM did not "rip off" the Trans Am name, they had to pay the same fees to the racing series as any one else using the Trans Am name. If anyone could be concidered guilty of trying to rip off the Trans Am name, it would be Dodge. Even though they never actually used the Trans Am name, rememeber the 1970 Challenger T/A? The T/A stands for Trans Am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) Mazda RX = Rotary Experimental MX = Mazda Experimental GM was real good about ripping off stuff all the time Grand Prix Le Mans Boniville Corvette GTO Can Am Trans Am Grand Am Tahoe Montana Malibu Camaro, which was made up out of thin air was about there only original idea . . . and no one else does this? Their names are all original? By the way, who did they rip off Corvette from? Edited April 27, 2011 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 . . . and no one else does this? Their names are all original? By the way, who did the rip off Corvette from? Corvette was a type of British warship, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 If anyone could be concidered guilty of trying to rip off the Trans Am name, it would be Dodge. Even though they never actually used the Trans Am name, rememeber the 1970 Challenger T/A? The T/A stands for Trans Am! Whoa there, buddy! Dodge did race in the Trans Am series... the Dodge Challenger T/A was built to meet homologation requirements. Corvette was a type of British warship, I think. Correct, a "corvette" is a specific type of warship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 And today, Mopar has SRT--which is 'Street & Racing Technology', not 'Street Racing Technology' Or how about Toyota's TRD? That trim level always looks like it's missing a letter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Corvette is actually French, smaller than a frigate. Got a little time look up CAR NAMES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Corvette is actually French, smaller than a frigate. Got a little time look up CAR NAMES "Corvette" refers to a specific type of ship, not necessarily only French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Whoa there, buddy! Dodge did race in the Trans Am series... the Dodge Challenger T/A was built to meet homologation requirements. Down Harry, down!! I wasn't saying anything about them racing in the Trans Am series or not, I was merely talking about the name itself! Ford had Mustangs, Chevy had Camaros, all raced in the series, but they didn't have a T/A named street model. GM, and more specifically Pontiac, was the ONLY one to pay for the rights to use the copyrighted Trans Am name, just like Monogram did for their kits in the scale world for many years. Yes, other companies made Trans Am models, but all were branded as "Firebirds"! Even now in the Revell/Monogram days, they don't pay for the name anymore, and all the kits reflect that. The 78 Firebird from about four or five years ago is a perfect example, it's the same kit as the 80s issue "Warbird" kit, but gone is the Trans Am name not only from the box art but the decal sheet as well. The only ones I still don't understand regarding the licensing of the Trans Am name is the old MPC kits, they have "Firebird Trans Am" on the box art, but the decals are usually in two or three pieces so the entire "Trans Am" name is not together in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Yes Harry, It's a type of ship, and the name comes from the French. corvette [kɔːˈvɛt]n (Military) a lightly armed escort warship[from Old French, perhaps from Middle Dutch corf basket, small ship, from Latin corbis basket]Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick2005 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 How Dodge has the SXT line up which is pretty much pointless as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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