Top 5 best Ford Products

 Welcome to this series of lists that go over my top 5 cars from each of the American big three (but the cars themselves don't have to be American).

1. Lotus Cortina (Mk1)- It's part Lotus,part vintage Ford,all awesome. I can't stress enough how much I adore this car.

2. Lotus Escort- I like this one for the same reasons I like the above car. It's just smaller.

3. Rs500 Cosworth- This thing is absolutely amazing. It's got an engine made by my favorite producer of engines,and is quite the race car because of it.

4. Rs200- Expect European Fords. It's one of the best rally cars I've ever seen.

5. Mustang McLaren M81- This is the best pony car ever made in my humble opinion. It's got a great suspension and nicely tuned engine,both done by McLaren.

Car Alternate Histories: Merkur

 Welcome to me trying my hand at making my own version of Merkur (pronounced Mare-Coor) with more models and different variants of the models they already had. Also,Land Rover is still owned by Rover,(and they also own part of MINI) and Ford would have bought them both in the 1980s and not the 2000s just to fit the narrative. With that,let's begin.

The Sierra and Scorpio would have come to the U.S,still but the specific models would be different for my Merkur. I'd sell the RS500 Cosworth as simply the "Sierra" (because in this timeline Olds and GMC never used the name) in place of the XR4Ti . (Note: I know that the Rs500 didn't exist at the time,but that's where alternate history comes into play.) The Scorpio would be the Estate (Wagon) version. I would also throw in the Mclaren M81 Mustang,known now as the "Stallion" as the first new model. The other new car would be the Riley Elf (AKA luxury MINI) thanks to Ford having bought Rover group. It would have all the high performance bits of the Cooper S and would still make use of the "Elf" name. I would market the brand by changing the Ford sponsorship of the Tyrell Formula 1 team to that of Merkur,alongside entering the Hornet in rally races. I would also air T.V,print,radio,and billboard ads portraying the cars as luxurious,yet exciting. Also Merkur would get its own dealers that would follow the Saturn formula of haggle-free pricing and salespeople that don't try to pressure you into buying their vehicles. The end result would be targeting the people who normally be buying a BMW or Audi,like the one we actually got,but the approach would be different. And that would conclude the Merkur lineup of the 1980s. There may be a part 2 if I come up with more ideas for the brand's future.

Welcome to my blog

 Welcome, all! My name is Joe Swenson and I have Autism. I am extremely obsessed with cars and want to become an automotive journalist. So this blog is here to give me some practice. With that intro out of the way, here's some facts about my taste in cars. My dream car is a VW Beetle, but I wouldn't be caught dead in a Fiat Multipla (pre-facelift). My favorite Dodge Charger is the Shelby GLHS turbo. It doesn't matter that it's front wheel drive and doesn't have a V8,what matters is that it seems to be fun to drive and still keeps the sports car nature of the original. I haven't driven anything outside of a DMV training Chevy and my Mom's Caravan ,so I wouldn't know. My favorite Mustang is the Mclaren M81. My favorite Camaro is the 1992-2002 "Catfish" Camaro because of how easy to tune it is. Hopefully this helps you realize, I like weird,quirky cars. I am not a sucker for supercars, Numbers on a sheet don't mean a thing if it's not fun to drive as well as being fast. For styling, I love the chrome and finned '50s,but hate the "high-tech" (I.E generic) look most new cars have.  And for engines, I don't hate electric cars, but I much prefer gas. My favorite engine ever built was the Cosworth DFV Formula 1 racing engine. My least favorite without a doubt is the Volkswagen "clean" diesel that caused the emission scandel. My favorite General Motors brand is Buick, for Chrysler I like Eagle, and Merkur for Ford. They're also all dead due to budget reasons. My favorite car movie is The Love Bug. My favorite F1 team was Team Lotus but because they no longer exist,I like Scuderia Ferrari. My favorite driver is Lewis Hamilton. Finally, my favorite modification type is the hot rod style and my least favorite is the donk/giant wheels style. So hopefully this little intro helps you learn more about me and the types of car stuff I cover.