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DrEntropy

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Mercury Bobcat, looked to be "restored". Had the Florida antique tag, even had the original hubcaps. Driver in his mid-30's... just a butt-ugly re-badged Pinto Runabout!

I kept staring at it and wondering WHY someone would take the time and money to renew that lump. But I s'pose there's a Pacer done up someplace too, though.

:shrug:
 
J-P? :thumbsup:
 
DrEntropy said:
Mercury Bobcat, looked to be "restored". Had the Florida antique tag, even had the original hubcaps. Driver in his mid-30's... just a butt-ugly re-badged Pinto Runabout!

I kept staring at it and wondering WHY someone would take the time and money to renew that lump. But I s'pose there's a Pacer done up someplace too, though.

:shrug:
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It's all in the eye of the beholder,Doc. :shocked:
And there are Gremlins out there as well as Pacers. :devilgrin: :jester:
 
Th' mind just reels, Stu. :smile:
 
Mickey Richaud said:
J-P? :thumbsup:
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:bow: you are a sick man!
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I have no desire for a Bobcat - (except the earth moving kind and that only for square dancing)
Dancing Bobcats

Were Bobcats even a USA product? Or a Canadian Mercury only? The only (only!) Pinto I would ever aspire to (probably not to own but just to see again) was a bright red early Pinto that belonged to my best friend's mother. This, partly for nostalgia but mostly because it was the most base modelled bone stock car you could get - vinyl, 4 speed, I think it had heat. It was amazingly basic even then.

Once again snide comments like this :whistle: remind me I do have standards, albeit low ones (Yes, in all of life, I am cheap, I am easy and I can be tricked.
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) But, as mentioned, beauty is the eye of the beholder and far be it from me to tell someone their baby is ugly. :smile: We have a guy at our local cruise night who has an immaculately restored diesel Chevette! Wouldn't be my choice but he is happy and in truth probably has a rarer car than most.
 
Oh, yeah - they were sold here. I remember the ad campaign presenting the Bobcat as the Cougar's kid brother.
 
AngliaGT said:
JP,

Two words - "TURBO FUEGO".

- Doug
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You do, and you'll clean it up! :jester:
 
Mickey Richaud said:
AngliaGT said:
JP,

Two words - "TURBO FUEGO".

- Doug
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You do, and you'll clean it up! :jester:
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:iagree: :lol:

Did drive one once though
 
Wait, I thought Turbo Del Fuego was a place at the tip of South America. :yesnod:
 
...or a Chevy Chase parody of Deney Terrio. :devilgrin:
 
We had another name for Pumpkin Orange, but it's inappropriate to say here. :devilgrin: P-U!
 
DrEntropy said:
...or a Chevy Chase parody of Deney Terrio. :devilgrin:
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Doc, you and I are probably in a very small number who can admit they know who that is in public! :laugh:
 
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