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GreekGod
07-14-2006, 08:25 AM
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- / user info --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_398222><!-- message, attachments, sig --><!-- icon and title -->I work for
<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Ford, too.

Lead a team of manufacturing engineers that develop the processes and launch the tooling in the plants for the new car & truck bodies that Matt In Detroit designs.

I had the opportunity to work on the original Grand Marquis upon which the Marauder is based, spent lots of months / years at the St. Thomas assembly plant back in the early 90's.

I always hoped they'd build a Crown Vic GT, but
the Marauder is cooler. It's a kick to own a product that you worked on.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>I'm curious if any Ford engineers can confirm the Panther platform is actually the 1965 big Ford "platform". Mr. SeaBreeze should know.

fast Ed
07-14-2006, 10:57 AM
I don't think that the 79 - up full size (Panther) cars share much, if anything, with the 78 and older. 79 was the first of the "downsized" full size Ford vehicles.


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Ed N.

gpfarrell
07-16-2006, 05:44 PM
I have a '78 Marquis. I thought the '79s were completely different / clean sheet of paper cars. I can't think of anything that would interchange, outside of 351 Windsor parts or gears for the 9" rears.