Pipe, Meet Dream

An Old Theme Of Mine and I want to revisit it again.

If there were such a thing as a Capri today from Mercury it would have to be based on the Milan; the Milan is the smallest car they make and the choice of powerplants nearly matches in spirit what was available in the Capri. The Milan's wheelbase is about half a foot longer than the Capri's so that will have to be altered, but that can be done between the aft corners of the front door frame and the rear window/rear fender front line.



Since we are going from a four-door to a two-door configuration, the flanks of the cabin can be reinforced on the sides for better rigidity and stability. We might even expand the engine compartment a little for more powerful drivetrain hardware.

You could accuse me of reinventing the Mustang--and you'd be partly right. But it's relatively easy to just rebadge a Mustang. It was tried TWICE by Mercury, and neither time was particularly successful. I want to take the sports coupe concept in a direction that I know would work.

Of course, my own sandbox is too small to play in. Born in the Week of the Titan. Hmmph.

You Really Want To Remember? Do You?

The following is excerpted from a real discussion on the Disciples of Zor (Robotech fan club), starting September 3rd, 2001:
ME: I hear the bizarre news out of South Africa about the "Race" conference and wonder what might happen next. ( Read more... )

REV PREZ: The threat of global war, as popularly defined by security and defense analysts a decade ago, has dropped significantly with the inability of the former Soviet Union to pursue a conventional campaign into Central Europe and the general stability of the nuclear situation between the US, China and the nuclearized former Soviet states.

Major war, generally defined as a conflict between a major power and a reasonable well armed minor power or more specifically a conventional conflict between two states, is still a huge problem. Right now, there are three main axes for major war -- in the Mideast between any of the usual suspects and/or the United States; East Asia between China/Taiwan, DPRK/ROK-US, and Japan vs. a number of small polities.

[September 11th] ME: Welcome to the major war, Prez. You made the call.