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14-01-2008, 08:10 PM
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howdy fellas
i'm gonna be doing year 12 this year and im doing 'visual communication & design' in which i can design anything i want, im aspiring to design cars so i'm thinking that im onna design an Aussie ford super car. There is a lot of research involved and want to know what companies Ford has previously and currently owned so i can check out all the styling of the supercars and concept cars they,ve made CHEERS |
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14-01-2008, 08:31 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Aston Martin, Jaguar (think XJ220), and check out Saleen s7, Ford GT40, GT90.
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14-01-2008, 08:53 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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ford america's web site www.ford.com
ford ( no suprise ) lincoln mercury mazda volvo jaguar and land-rover well im suprised some of these (well at least the mazda's ) are marketed and sold throu ford
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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14-01-2008, 08:59 PM
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let it burn
Join Date: Feb 2006
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they own everyone
Come on, its a Ford site, someone had to say it. |
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14-01-2008, 09:02 PM
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but not me
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14-01-2008, 09:26 PM
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cheers
I thought we may of had something to do with Aston Martin |
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14-01-2008, 09:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Ford has sold their majority stake in Aston Martin! Bugger!
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15-01-2008, 12:26 AM
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Sold Aston and are in the process of seling Jaguar and Land Rover to the Indian company TATA
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15-01-2008, 12:42 AM
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Mitch - let me know if you need any pics, I should be able to come up with one or two once you've decided what type of car... 
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15-01-2008, 03:06 PM
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15-01-2008, 03:18 PM
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under new management
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It's only a stake in Mazda approximately 33%.
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15-01-2008, 04:53 PM
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15-01-2008, 08:20 PM
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Location: Victoria - where being slow & incompetent is considered being "safe"
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And they own Ghia (the famed coachbuilder), Daimler (Jaguar association) and Lagonda (Aston Martin association) as dormant marques.
They also bought the Rover name to protect their Land Rover badge, the idea was that it could be potentially devalued if someone else bought it and turned out crap (waits for sarcastic comments with baited breath).
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15-01-2008, 09:20 PM
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Mate I did Vis Comm and Design in VCE. It was my best subject and I spent countless hours and late nights on it; neglecting most of my other subjects :P
I was going to design a car for one of my major pieces but there is a lot to it, plus a lot of others have been there done that. I'm not sure how the subject is structured any more but we only got about half a semester to research what you want to design (like a watch for example) and to do it properly it takes a long time - as much as the time you spend doing the actual design - and the second half of the semester to design a separate piece relating to it (like a poster/advertisement/model on that original design). So you won't have a lot of time to design something as complex as a car. But anyway, my piece of advice is to be more open-minded about your research. You will be surprised where you can pick up fresh ideas from. For example, check any car maker's for ideas and don't limit yourself to supercars. Think about other areas that you can get design cues and influences from - jets (Lamborghini, SAAB, and BMW have done similar), high speed boats, it could be really anything that you get your research - it doesn't specifically have to be from vehicles - organic shapes/textures, other areas in technology, simply anything.
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15-01-2008, 09:22 PM
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15-01-2008, 10:43 PM
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15-01-2008, 11:07 PM
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Ford recently bought the name Rover, to stop the Chinese company that has MG from bringing out a Rover SUV - they already did and are still in business.
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16-01-2008, 02:39 AM
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16-01-2008, 11:31 AM
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I heard recently they have an interest in BMW too
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16-01-2008, 06:06 PM
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16-01-2008, 06:09 PM
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Posted this before and here it is again. Not sure how old it is though.
http://tides.ws/wp-content/uploads/i...Owns%20Who.jpg
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16-01-2008, 06:23 PM
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Too complex for words
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17-01-2008, 12:30 AM
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Mate, The yanks are really into using older vehicles as inspiration ie: the current mustang shape. Why not take a classic aussie muscle car as a styling que and modernise it. Something like the XB GT Coupe, not only would it look awesome it might save some time. No need for it to be a super car and you would be capitilising in the resurgence in muscle car interest. Its just my 5 cents worth mate.
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17-01-2008, 01:27 AM
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I miss my wheelbarrow
 
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Especially with moderm day reverse cameras to fix that HUGE blind spot behind... Daniel |
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17-01-2008, 02:02 AM
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 so im still confussed which rail line do i use to get in to the city ? 
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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17-01-2008, 03:19 AM
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Unfortunately the map is no longer accurate.
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17-01-2008, 12:32 PM
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this should help http://www.ford.com/about-ford/compa...le-brands#tab1
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17-01-2008, 03:52 PM
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Who does ford own
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