The non-muscle American car thread (READ THE OP)

[LM7325]

Mosler Twinstar.

Kenny Brown SWB Thunderbird. There are shortened Cougars and Mark VIIIs also.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

 

[Draggon]

I used to love the Ford Probe until I realized it was FF, and a Mazda MX-6.

 

[LivingWithGames]

Riced Ford Prrobe and in pink..What, have you done?!

Quick, must bring something better for the eye sight! I just found this, by accident too!
Have a '68 Sport Fury!

And a '40's Caddy, oh MAMA.

 

[Cano]

I'd rock that Saleen Ranger SO HARD.

 

[The87Dodge]

The body of the Saleen Ranger looks bulky, but I love it.

 

[JakeMR2]

I used to love the Ford Probe until I realized it was FF, and a Mazda MX-6.

That looks ungodly similar to a Toyota MR2 from the 90's.

 

[The87Dodge]

I like Mercury Capri Convertibles.

1984 Capri McLaren edition

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

1984 Capri McLaren edition

Uh, that's a muscle car by your definition. The 1980s Mercury Capri is basically a Gen 3 Ford Mustang with different body panels.

 

[LivingWithGames]

Well, I'll send one that matches the thread. '65 F-100.

 

[LM7325]

The 87-88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe is a guilty pleasure of mine.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Well, since Euro cars with US badges are apparent accepted here. I might as well post the 1970s Mercury Capri, which was basically a rebadge of the Euro Ford Capri.

oh, and I think I should mention the Contour SVT aswell.

 

[Dennisch]

It's a Mondeo with a fat lip!

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

It's a Mondeo with a fat lip!

I know.

 

[Cowboy]

Well, I'll send one that matches the thread. '65 F-100.

I want it so bad 👍

 

[The87Dodge]

Well, since Euro cars with US badges are apparent accepted here. I might as well post the 1970s Mercury Capri, which was basically a rebadge of the Euro Ford Capri.

oh, and I think I should mention the Contour SVT aswell.

Those cars are cool, but I never allowed euro cars with US badges to be posted here.

 

[GTPorsche]

Those cars are cool, but I never allowed euro cars with US badges to be posted here.

Built by Ford Australia with Mazda 323 components and sold there as a Ford Capri.

I know it's not a Euro car, but it still violates your claimed rule for this thread.

 

[Tornado]

Those cars are cool, but I never allowed euro cars with US badges to be posted here.

19 pages into the thread is a bit late to change your mind:

Here are a couple of amazing Ford touring cars.
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I will count these kind of cars, just like I count Acuras and Infinitis. Though they are not built in America, they are sold under American brands.

Surprised no one mentioned the DMC Delorean.
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These also count as American cars.
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[Beeblebrox237]

oh, and I think I should mention the Contour SVT aswell.

The answer to the question "I'm from Essex but I live in America, what car should I drive?"

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

@Tornado @GTPorsche
I was thinking of posting those previous posts and you guys did it for me already, thanks!

 

[LivingWithGames]

Looks like he lost at his own game.

Here we have an Eagle Talon, hardly seen them much.

Known in Japan as the Mitsubishi Eclipse. This will count obviously.

 

[The87Dodge]

Known in Japan as the Mitsubishi Eclipse. This will count obviously.

Sorry, but not any more.

I know it's real late to do this, but American-badged foreign cars are no longer allowed to be posted, no questions asked. I don't really want this thread to be flooded with cars like Mitsubishi Eclipses, Mondeos, and Euro Ford Capris.

Anyway, here is a 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury

 

[GTPorsche]

Australian Ford Capri is ok though. Gotcha.

 

[The87Dodge]

Australian Ford Capri is ok though. Gotcha.

Now that I just added the new rule, it is no longer ok. I will edit that post to get rit of that car.

 

[GTPorsche]

If the car is built in America, does it count?

What about American cars built in Canada or Mexico? Do those still count?

 

[Tornado]

What about foreign-badged cars designed and built in America primarily for the American market by Americans, which the Eclipse always was?

 

[The87Dodge]

If the car is built in America, does it count?

What about American cars built in Canada or Mexico? Do those still count?

I guess cars like the Chrysler LH cars (built in Canada) and PT Cruiser (Mexico) would be allowed since they were originated from an American country and were almost exclusively sold in the US. The Eclipse or Talon would not count because of it's Japanese origins, just like an Infiniti G35 or Acura RL.

 

[Tornado]

Except it's not just like the Infiniti G35 or Acura RL, which were JDM cars built and designed in Japan by Japanese companies and exported to America as luxury cars, since the first two generations of Eclipse were USDM cars built and designed in the United States under a joint venture with Chrysler and exported to Japan as luxury cars. Diamond Star Motors vehicles were not captive imports like the contemporary Stealth/3000GT and earlier Starion/Conquest were.

 

[GTPorsche]

So, just to understand you here... American cars from foreign countries are not ok, but American cars from foreign countries are ok...

 

[The87Dodge]

Except it's not just like the Infiniti G35 or Acura RL, which were JDM cars built and designed in Japan by Japanese companies and exported to America as luxury cars, since the first two generations of Eclipse were USDM cars built and designed in the United States under a joint venture with Chrysler and exported to Japan as luxury cars. Diamond Star Motors vehicles were not captive imports like the contemporary Stealth/3000GT and earlier Starion/Conquest were.

Thank you for your explanation. From now on I will allow the Talon, but not an Eclipse.