Re: alfa-digest V9 #269

["Thomas Moll" <moltek@domain.elided>]

Actually George, Ford has made a group A rally version of the Focus and one
of them finished fourth in the recent Swedish Rally. The big question is why
it's not sold here in the US?!

Thomas Moll
Seattle

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Graves" <gmgraves@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: alfa-digest V9 #269


> The problem with Ford and GM is they almost NEVER make the kinds of
> cars that enthusiasts crave. They CAN. They know how, they just don't
> and won't. I remember well how, in the early '60's, when Ford came up
> with the gorgeous original Mustang, in spite of the fact that it was
> light, nimble, and quick 2-seater with mid-engine and a integral
> 'bread-basket-handle" roll-over bar,  Lee Ioccoca, in a famous memo to
> Henry II, said: " ...When I see the type of people who want us to build
> this car (the real ca-buffs), I am more and more convinced that is NOT
> the kind of car that Ford should be building..." When we finally got
> the Mustang, what was it? A warmed over Ford Falcon. The Focus SVT is a
> neat car with a great engine and tranny. But if Mitsubishi and Subaru
> can come out with AWD rally versions of their Imprezza and Evolution,
> why can't Ford make a balls-to-the-wall rally version of their winning
> Focus?  Obviously they could, but they must not want to. If they did,
> I, for one, would be standing in line at the Ford dealership right now.
>
> George Graves
> '86 GTV-6
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