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Old 19-06-2011, 04:22 PM   #1
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Is this just coincidental or do Ford try to name most of the vehicles with an F?
Fairlane, Futura, Fiesta, Festiva, Focus, Falcon, F100, Fairmont...

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Old 19-06-2011, 04:32 PM   #2
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Its gone on too long and with too many models to be a coincidence.
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Old 19-06-2011, 04:36 PM   #3
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what starts with F ends with UCK......... firetruck......
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Old 19-06-2011, 04:39 PM   #4
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It's only ford Australia. Look to the rest of the world and there is basically nothing starting with a F that I can think of.

Maybe they think were slow or something.
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Old 19-06-2011, 04:44 PM   #5
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It's only ford Australia. Look to the rest of the world and there is basically nothing starting with a F that I can think of.

Maybe they think were slow or something.
Every single model that jaydee mentioned started its life overseas.......
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Old 19-06-2011, 04:48 PM   #6
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It's only ford Australia. Look to the rest of the world and there is basically nothing starting with a F that I can think of.

Maybe they think were slow or something.
No its not. About 5 years ago Ford US were making an effort to make all their cars F based and all their SUV's E based. The only standouts was Taurus, Crown Vic and Mustang. At the time they had Focus, Fusion, Five Hundred, Escape, Explorer, Expedition and Excursion.

Futura, Fairmont and Fairlane are still historical US names as well and do point to the underlying trend
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Old 19-06-2011, 05:17 PM   #7
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Yea your both right. Matter of fact I'd say there would have been a time when the falcon was released in the us then everything would have had started with a F.

Now I have something to research at work tomorrow.
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Old 19-06-2011, 05:24 PM   #8
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Escort Meteor Telstar Cortina Anglia Customline Mustang Escape Explorer Galaxie Taurus Probe Thunderbird.
Not an F to found there.
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Old 19-06-2011, 05:46 PM   #9
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The current line up as per www.ford.com.au

Fiesta
Focus
Mondeo
Falcon
Escape
Territory
Ranger
Transit

8 models, 3 Fs and if you break then into sub-models it gets worse.

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Same ratio.....
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Old 19-06-2011, 06:18 PM   #10
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It's only ford Australia. Look to the rest of the world and there is basically nothing starting with a F that I can think of.

Maybe they think were slow or something.
US line up is Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Flex and F series. Thats a few.
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Old 19-06-2011, 06:43 PM   #11
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i like it ,you only have to look under f in the classifides
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Old 19-06-2011, 06:52 PM   #12
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Toyota likes Cs...have had the Corona, Corolla, Camry, Celica, Cressida and Crown (just to name a few)...
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Old 19-06-2011, 07:51 PM   #13
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Old 19-06-2011, 10:51 PM   #14
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Old 19-06-2011, 10:55 PM   #15
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Hmmmm.....Quick lets bag ford out for it!
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Ford also has a thing with names starting with E. Escape, Edge, Explorer, Expedition, Excursion, Econoline (E-series vans), Econovan, Escort
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Old 20-06-2011, 08:34 AM   #17
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No they just do a lucky dip each time and F happened to come up that often...what luck!
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Old 20-06-2011, 09:47 AM   #18
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Toyota likes Cs...have had the Corona, Corolla, Camry, Celica, Cressida and Crown (just to name a few)...
And nearly all those words in some way mean 'Crown'.
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Crown means Crown?

Who'da thunk it?
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Huh...never really noticed before!
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