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Post by Faust on Jul 12, 2017 12:00:52 GMT -5
I grew up in the “Automotive Dark Ages”, among throngs of gutless econoboxes and the rusting hulks of the last survivors of the ‘70s. As far as being interesting for an automotive enthusiast goes, that era was pretty much a wash. However, I do remember as the ‘80s wore on that things started to change, and as I watched a new breed of “economical” performance cars came into being. These weren’t the rip-snorting muscle cars that my Uncle had raised me on and that I’d seen at car shows, but they weren’t the wheezing, soul-destroying, square-cornered beaters I’d seen for the last 10 years. Rather, they were some interesting mix of the two. They had modern aerodynamics and front-wheel drive (unlike a true performance car, I still feel), but tried to recapture some of the fun of driving. A perfect example of such a car was the Ford Probe GT. I remember when it came out that it made quite an impact on me. Clearly, it did on others, too, since I remember seeing lots of them around. A sporty car for the masses, then, and one that helped to pave the way for it to be okay to want more than just a beige hatchback. Because I remember the car so well, I was really happy to get my hands on one of the AMT Probe GT kits. It’s one of my earlier builds, but it still looks pretty good, so I thought I’d share. Check it out, and if you ever drove one of these, let me know what you think! adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/cars/125-amt-1989-ford-probe-gt/
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Post by deuce on Jul 13, 2017 8:02:23 GMT -5
Ahhhhh...what was meant to be the new Mustang.
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Post by Faust on Jul 13, 2017 8:36:06 GMT -5
Yeah... Can't imagine why they didn't go with that, eh?
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 13, 2017 10:46:29 GMT -5
I had a fiancée at the time who had one of these. She had the base model of course and I never cared for it a whole lot (getting in and out of one of those things with those automatic shoulder harnesses that electrically slid back and forth on the door opening track wasn't kind to an impatient kid like I was as I scrapped my dang back on that thing-left a strip of a beautiful raspberry colored bruise on me) but I do like a good build when I see one and yours looks like a good one from here.
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