Not the same. Three different hoods and the front fenders recieved significant tooling modifications to adapt the newer bumper fascias.

I think it’s pretty awesome that you can easily go full retro with a newer model.

It doesn’t matter for this purpose. The only thing the round holes do now is provide clearance for the back of the sealed beam lamps mounted in buckets supported by new brackets.

I have never seen anyone call it out before that Jeep covered the Class-A surface with just a new grille supported by added brackets, effectively turning the old front end panel into a hidden header panel. Why change the tooling costing millions of dollars for new tooling dies just to eliminate the traces of where the…

I remember the facelift of the 1977 Ford Pinto. All they did was replace the upright headlamp buckets with body-color painted urethane “sugar scoop” buckets which had an integral section to house the new parking lamps. A new slanted back grille was used to complete the effect.

Generally if a model name becomes too well associated with a particular manufacturer, another manufacturer will not likely consider using it. For instance, the Edsel Pacer and Citation were only produced for a couple of years very short and very few people remember the individual model names. Most people know it…

Just Chevy Celebrity buying rights on Craigslist...

I saw one at work this past weekend needing a headlight bulb.

Monsato gives us a little Roundup in everything we eat...

Corsair was a model name. Edsel was a make like Ford, Mercury, Lincoln and Continental. Back in the day there was only one standard line of vehicles with a single shared design. Different model names were used to designate trim configuration, option content, bodystyle configuration and pricing structure. Edsel used…

My first thought as well.

Pulling up a list of aircraft names reveals how many automobiles produced since World War II used many of the same names deserving of the names or not.

The Plymouth version of the Ramcharger was the Trailduster.

Yep Mercury trucks for the same reasons so Mercury dealers would have trucks to sell if there was no Ford dealer around.

Monarch the brand or make was sold only at Canadian Ford dealerships. They were Mercury vehicles alternatively styled and branded to provide a full line of vehicles in every price range to Ford dealers in areas where there were no Mercury dealerships. Meteor was another Canadian brand which sold alternatively trimmed…

What if she got it stuck in her mouth instead???

Compromising safety for profits just the the good ole exploding Pinto days!

It even came in the Gremlin bodystyle as the Eagle SX/4 Kammback.

Crossover sedans are completely pointless.