quattro Digest, Vol 36, Issue 62

[LL - NY]

The first Taurus/Sable came out in 1986. The type 44 came out in 1984.

At the time Ford said that they had the shortest turn around from concept to
production, 38 months.

So, do you think it's truely a copy, or does the cold unemotional reality of
science dictate techno-(for the time) mobiles?

LL - NY

On 10/19/06, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> agreed.. when i first got my 1st 5k i kept seeing it in other cars. the
> taurus, the sterling, the mazda 6's and others all had these very audi 5k
> styling cues lifted. the sterling i think was the most obvious.
>
> was sterling part of amc/eagle? weird..
>
> and yeah, the omni was such a rabit knockoff. i admit i always wanted a
> shelby turbo omni. =)
>
> Audi Content-I have always wondered if Ford borrowed
> liberally from the Type 44 when they made the
> Taurus...the ChryCo Omni/Horizon were knockoffs of the
> VW Rabbit to the point where early OmniRizons had VW
> engines in them.
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