Comments on: $15,500 brand NEW ‘67 Fastback http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/15500-brand-new-67-fastback/112228 fordmuscle.com weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on $15,500 brand NEW ‘67 Fastback by: England http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/15500-brand-new-67-fastback/112228#comment-23854 Thu, 22 May 2008 03:53:14 +0000 http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/15500-brand-new-67-fastback/112228#comment-23854 The car industry is possibly the worst example that there is .... regardless of whether the car is apparently made in USA, Germany, England or wherever, there are some very nasty surprises for anyone who is trying to be patriotic - such as .... Jaguar (British) - owned by Ford (American), their diesel engines are built by Peugeot (French) Land Rover (British) - previously owned by BMW (German) and now by Ford (American), they will shortly be using engines built by Ford in Cologne, Germany (in the factory that is still manufacturing V8 truck engines for the USA) Volvo (Swedish) - owned by Ford (American), they have used engines built by Renault, Peugeot and Citroen (French) and Porsche (German) Saab (Swedish) - owned by GM (American), they still use an engine developed from the Triumph Dolomite (British) Nissan (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA, and they have used engines from Renault (French) Honda (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA This even applies to low-production specialist cars like a) TVR and Marcos (British) - most models use the "British" Rover V8 engine, which was actually bought from Buick in 1967 (American). They both used to offer a 4 cylinder engine from Volvo (Swedish). b) Morgan (British) - fitted now with a BMW V8 engine (German), instead of the Rover V8 ("British") c) Lotus (British) - sold by GM (American) to Kia (Korean) some years ago, the Elise has just dropped the MG engine (which is based on a japanese Honda Civic) for a Toyota (Japanese) engine d) Bentley (British) - owned by Audi (German) e) Rolls Royce (British) - owned by BMW (German) f) Lamborghini (Italian) - owned by Audi (German) I have found a solution though .... build the car yourself, and chose which parts you want to fit !!!! My AC Cobra 289 replica has a fibreglass body and zinc-plated chassis, MGR V8 front suspension, EBS front brakes, MGC rear suspension, Rover V8 engine and gearbox, Cobra seats, Wilton carpets and Smiths instruments (ALL MADE IN ENGLAND) :satisfied - but no Anti-Lock Brakes or Fuel Injection (from Bosch, Germany) .... and although I did decide to fit an Offenhauser inlet manifold and Holley carburettors (American), I still have the original SU (English) carburettors stored in my cellar. In the States, you could build a similar kit car (from ERA, Factory Five, etc.) using components from an older Ford Mustang (made in America) .... :wow: .... but in the real world, you cannot be truly patriotic any more, so just try to buy a brand that allegedly comes from your country. The car industry is possibly the worst example that there is …. regardless of whether the car is apparently made in USA, Germany, England or wherever, there are some very nasty surprises for anyone who is trying to be patriotic - such as ….

Jaguar (British) - owned by Ford (American), their diesel engines are built by Peugeot (French)

Land Rover (British) - previously owned by BMW (German) and now by Ford (American), they will shortly be using engines built by Ford in Cologne, Germany (in the factory that is still manufacturing V8 truck engines for the USA)

Volvo (Swedish) - owned by Ford (American), they have used engines built by Renault, Peugeot and Citroen (French) and Porsche (German)

Saab (Swedish) - owned by GM (American), they still use an engine developed from the Triumph Dolomite (British)

Nissan (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA, and they have used engines from Renault (French)

Honda (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA

This even applies to low-production specialist cars like

a) TVR and Marcos (British) - most models use the “British” Rover V8 engine, which was actually bought from Buick in 1967 (American). They both used to offer a 4 cylinder engine from Volvo (Swedish).

b) Morgan (British) - fitted now with a BMW V8 engine (German), instead of the Rover V8 (”British”)

c) Lotus (British) - sold by GM (American) to Kia (Korean) some years ago, the Elise has just dropped the MG engine (which is based on a japanese Honda Civic) for a Toyota (Japanese) engine

d) Bentley (British) - owned by Audi (German)

e) Rolls Royce (British) - owned by BMW (German)

f) Lamborghini (Italian) - owned by Audi (German)

I have found a solution though …. build the car yourself, and chose which parts you want to fit !!!! My AC Cobra 289 replica has a fibreglass body and zinc-plated chassis, MGR V8 front suspension, EBS front brakes, MGC rear suspension, Rover V8 engine and gearbox, Cobra seats, Wilton carpets and Smiths instruments (ALL MADE IN ENGLAND) :satisfied - but no Anti-Lock Brakes or Fuel Injection (from Bosch, Germany) …. and although I did decide to fit an Offenhauser inlet manifold and Holley carburettors (American), I still have the original SU (English) carburettors stored in my cellar.

In the States, you could build a similar kit car (from ERA, Factory Five, etc.) using components from an older Ford Mustang (made in America) …. :wow:

…. but in the real world, you cannot be truly patriotic any more, so just try to buy a brand that allegedly comes from your country.

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