Hi Neil,
Happy birthday to ya !
The Ford "Cardinal" project was transfered to the european operations of
Ford, were it became the Ford Taunus and was a successful model sold here
between 1962 and 1970, with more than 2.5 millions units.
Vincent Van Humbeeck
'58 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door hardtop
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Objet : [FWDLK] Well, I'm officially not young, any more
Turned 57, today, which hapened to be my favorite year, of the last century
(or of this one)
I was so upset when 1957 ended, that I held a grudge against 1958, all
year, and was glad when IT ended.
Enjoyed 1959 , though, and was shocked, shocked, to realize, in 1969, that
1959 had occurred TEN years earlier! It seemed to have been so recent, in
my memory.
One more thing, not really on-topic (hey, it's my Birthday, humor me):
I'm (re-) reading the 9/61 Motor Life (the one with the review of the
1961 Dodge "Powerhouse Packages" in it) .
In it, several times, the impending new Furd car model, the "Cardinal"
(????) is mentioned, several times.
One mention states that the car is being seen, on the Furd Dearborn test
track, and another mentions that it might be front wheel drive.
I do not ever recall hearing the name "Cardinal" associated with a
Fart-product; was its name changed, to become the Mustywang?
BTW, we-all should know that the trade name Falcon belonged to Chrysler
(hence, the Falcon 2-seater Show car) but that CHRY sold (for a very nominal
amount the name "Falcon" to Fart around 1959).
I mention this, because the Mustwang was brought-out with its new body
sitting on a mundane Falcon suspension (so, if the Musty-one was a re-named
"Cardinal", I wonder what had become of the front-wheel drive platform, that
the Cardinal was supposed to have, under it.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled conversation.........
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