I don' think the strakes on the side look to bad. Or the rest of that thing is so hideous it makes the strakes the most appealing part of the car. Yikes.

I work with those Germans all day long, and I can say that I wouldn't buy a one of 'em. Not now at least. My father always preached about not needing all those fancy power windows and locks, cruise control, and other techy tid-bits. I have the power locks, windows, and cruise now, but I see where he was coming from.…

They were just Beta testing...

Just like the Dana 44 or 60 and Chevy 12 bolt it is the descriptor for the heavy duty ford rear end. Lots 'o parts availible and easy to work on.