What if you had some favorite cars and trucks that have long since left the market, for one reason or another, were still available for sale? Instead of being left behind in an earlier era, using the technology that was available at the time, the vehicles were available with the current technologies and conveniences we all love in today’s cars and trucks.

Would a Coyote Powered Muscle Truck 4x4 with a lift kit interest you? How would something with a name like Starliner or Fairlane make you feel? Would a 500 HP DOHC Big Block V8 with 9 forward gears interest you?

15 Highboy F-Series

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These trucks had factory lift kits and were factory conversions of 2-wheel-drive to lifted 4-wheel-drive trucks using separated transfer cases and different parts to make the extra 2-5” of lift all work seamlessly without additional parts.

Now we have better transmissions and transfer cases, but we have to pay for a conversion to lift the truck. Wouldn’t you rather have the option of ordering that as new? Bring back the ½ and ¾ ton models as before, but give us better brakes and parts that come on today’s truck. We’d also keep the great diesel engines that weren’t available 45 years ago.

14 Diesel Powered E-350 Van

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Yes, Ford built some Mercedes Powered 1-ton vans using 6-cylinder turbo-diesel engines later replaced by 6.9 and 7.3 Navistar diesels. Not everyone likes those tall European style vans. Many people want a van that can fit inside a typical parking garage which many of the Eurovans do not.

It should be built on a new Chassis with a good 6 cylinder Ecodiesel engine. The engine should have a drivetrain capable of 300 ft-lb of torque and 200+ HP. 4-wheel-drive would be a nice option instead of taking the van to a company like “Quigley.”

13 Ford Falcon X-Series

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We’d like to see the 4-door Ford Falcon performance series brought back and continued using more of the Barra I-6 turbo engines. The Australian car industry is no more, but they built some good 4-door sports sedans, that they now have to import.

Ford should try to compete with this. Offer an all-wheel-drive option as well, which could also be sold as a police cruiser. Easier to work on, cheaper to maintain than a twin-turbo v6 or v8, the thing would do really well. Why import from BMW or Kia when you can sell them and make a profit?

12 Ford Starliner Coupe/Galaxie Convertible

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Put that big “Godzilla” engine in an 18-foot long 2-door muscle car. Give Bentley a serious run for its money in the Ultra-sport category. 7.3-liter v8 convertible drop-top. As for the hardtop version, use lots of glass all the way around and give it the best brakes, 8-speed automatic transmission, and an attractive dash and interior. '

Put huge wheels and tires on it with lots of chrome trim. We could offer a special single turbo version of the 7.3 with a plus factor of 40% over the factory 400 HP. The convertible top should be fully retractable.

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11 Mercury Marauder

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This would be the Mercury version of the Starliner with its own styling cues such as much more chrome and optional leather interiors. Offer the Mercury two-tone paint option which used to be a thing. A different grille and tail lamps as well as slightly different body panels to give its own unique styling.

Go back to Mercury’s habit of offering chrome dress-up parts for the engine and paint the engine in Mercury Gold per tradition. The factory aluminum wheels should have spinners on the Mercury version.

10 Ford UTE

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Not a Dorkero, we want a nice looking UTE. We also want a Speed Wagon version. For some reason, American Wagons and the Utility trucks that offered the same vehicle with a bed instead of a covered back were plug-ugly. The Australians did a better job.

Make them a unibody and offer an Ecotec turbo 6. Also, a hybrid version should be available. The seats should be comfortable but feel secure and not large and loose. The interior should be current and not look like it’s from 1974. The optional faux wood trim should look real and attractive, not tacked on.

9 Ford Capri

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A small fast sporty convertible to compete with German and Asian cars. Better quality than the earlier Capris, which were always put together with parts from everywhere. Design this one in the mold of the Pontiac Solstice. Give it a turbocharged 2-liter 4-cylinder engine capable of up to 250 HP. All-wheel drive would be good as an option.

Make it different from other 2-seater convertibles by making the interior comfortable and roomy. Offer a bench seat and a push-button shifter for an automatic transmission. 16” tires should be mandatory to give the vehicle a look of fullness despite its small size.

8 Ford Tri-Motor 2.0

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Ford was one of the first mass-produced passenger plane manufacturers. Ford assisted and eventually bought “Stout Metal Airplane Company” helping to mass-produce early passenger planes. Due to safety regulations enacted in the late 1960s most small propellor driven airplane manufacturing stopped thereafter.

That leaves the majority of small plane buyers in the USA stuck with buying recertified 60-year-old+ airplanes. We’d like to see Ford build single and twin-engine piston-driven aircraft to drive the price down significantly for small passenger planes. The third motor wouldn’t be prudent.

7 Ford Cobra

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Offer a GT version of The Mercury Capri with a 3.0 Ecoboost turbo. The best of both worlds: handling and power. Make the thing scream at 350+ HP. It could offer a 2+2 version with a small rear seat on an extended chassis over the 2 seat Capri version. Give it a drop-top or t-top.

The interior should have lots of aluminum and plasti-chrome brightwork along with some wood venire. Offer spinners on the wheels to emulate knock-offs that came on the original Cobra. The exhaust pipes should be side discharge not side pipes for a cleaner look.

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6 Ford GPW

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Ford had a big portion of the WWII jeep market. Today’s Jeep products have no appeal to the young person who wants to do serious offroading, they target the wanna-be affluent driver. There is still a market for rugged simple easy to maintain Jeeps that are lightweight, simple and cheap to own. This would be a good market for them.

Use a good 2-liter dual overhead cam engine, lightweight unibody construction and be able to shift into 4-wheel-drive while moving. Proof this concept works is in the fact that Mahindra sells a design very similar but it’s not certified for highway use.

5 Ford Fairlane Fastback

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A cleaner looking fastback that isn’t as extreme as a Torino, but a sleek simple 2-door passenger coupe without a lot of garbage. Comfortable, seating for 5, with a V6, v8, and Ecoboost v6 turbo diesel engine as the top option.

Make it a Unibody car, no convertible option and make them all the fastback. Styled spoke wheels as an option. Lots of plasti-chrome and the traditional Ford Gullwing Dashboard that was popular on all its intermediate cars. Put the ignition switch on the dash and not the steering column.

4 Ford T Bucket

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Not a factory Model T, but something along the lines of a Plymouth Prowler. Build one, but break the rules of using a V8 and use a Barra Turbo I6 motor instead to complement the narrow front end. Unlike typical T-buckets, that leave the engine exposed to the elements, enclose this one in a sleek engine compartment complete with a hood ornament.

Wire wheels as the only option. A solid bench seat with a curved wrap-around windshield. Put a trunk where the rumble seat was on the model A. Emphasize the beauty of the exposed suspension. True steel chromed bumpers mounted out in the open that are reminiscent of the 1930s.

3 Mercury Cougar

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Just like the classic early Cougars,  make this a re-bodied Mustang and offer all the same options as the Ford Mustang but with a different body. Just as The Mustang has different levels, so should the Cougar. The Eliminator Series could be the Mercury version of the GT 350 and 500. Of course, the Coyote should be the top option.

This one should be offered as a convertible just like a Mustang. As a Mercury offering wire wheels which aren’t available on the Mustang would separate the two and give it a district place in the market. A two-tone paint job with a functional hood scoop would be a nice touch.

2 Ford Focus RS

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This is a great car, and we are disappointed that it’s being dropped in favor of slab-sided trucks. Better yet, a sport wagon version should be added to the car to compete with German Marques.

The engine options include hybrid-electric and turbo options and we can’t improve on them. The car already offers all-wheel-drive so that box is checked. We’d offer a chrome wheel well trim option along with faux chrome bumpers and a bright chrome grill as an option on certain trim levels.

1 Ford Eiffel

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This is a beautiful two-seater convertible with two-tone paint and nice wire wheels. All of these styling cues including the dropped center bumpers are beautiful. Imagine a slim 4-liter Barra I6 turning out 350 or more HP under the hood.

Keep it short and tight as a similar series tied to a newer variant of The Capri series. Make the spokes and spinners of chromed steel. Enlarge the headlamps and take advantage of the brightness of round LED headlamps.

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