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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
This is my favorite episode yet!
Plenty of interesting info with this one, lots of explanation regarding the AU and BA Falcon's, especially comments regarding the design of the first gen Mercedes CLS.
Not surprisingly, more evidence supporting the internal competition and "not invented here" syndrome that hampered Ford Australia's opportunities.
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I agree.. more divulged here than years of gossip and inuendo...very powerful silo mentality.
Interesting to hear the BA work was well underway before AU first gen was released after the positive feedback initially received at early design stage for AU completely changed by the time it was nearing release....and the knowledge if they got BA wrong there was no second chance.
Made me also think if BA was released before AU and AU followed on say 8 years later what might have been....?