They Ain’t What They Used To Be, Don’t Be Fooled…

[eldirector]

So... like Stanley buying Craftsman. They continue to market it as Craftsman, but its really just a rebadged Stanley?

Pretty much every company in those graphics started as a small business, and made a name for themselves. They were bought/sold/acquired/rebadged and are shadows of their former selves

 

[Ingomike]

RCA: “RCA is an American multinational trademark brand owned by French multinational corporation Technicolor SA, which is used on products made by that company as well as Sony Music Entertainment, Voxx International and ON Corporation.”

There is no RCA, only a name…

 

[Ingomike]

So... like Stanley buying Craftsman. They continue to market it as Craftsman, but its really just a rebadged Stanley?

Yes, that was my focus, but it sure does not hurt folks to see how consolidated we have become also…

We talked about Craftsman above.

 

[MrSmitty]

Me --------------Marlin
Kel Tec
Taurus
Anderson
Ruger
Smith and Wesson
Ford
KIA
Honda

 

[BigRed]

What ever marketing guy at Ford that did this needs to be shot.

It is the only brand Ford has that is worth a **** and this is what they do with it.

 

[eldirector]

Wasn't there a firearm brand name brought back recently by a modern manufacturer? I don't recall the name....

 

[two70]

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What ever marketing guy at Ford that did this needs to be shot.

It is the only brand Ford has that is worth a **** and this is what they do with it.

Why? It seems like a perfect example of form following function to me.

 

[Ingomike]

Me --------------Marlin
Kel Tec
Taurus
Anderson
Ruger
Smith and Wesson
Ford
KIA
Honda

I am not sure of all on the list but the gun name that comes to mind is Remington, I believe the name was sold separate from any production…

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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What ever marketing guy at Ford that did this needs to be shot.

It is the only brand Ford has that is worth a **** and this is what they do with it.

I felt the same about the Fox body mustangs. Just damned ugly cars.

 

[BigRed]

I felt the same about the Fox body mustangs. Just damned ugly cars.

Perhaps...but at least those were cars.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I felt the same about the Fox body mustangs. Just damned ugly cars.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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I knew I was bound to hurt someone's feelings, but c'mon admit it. They looked NOTHING like a Mustang. They were something... else. With a pony emblem on them.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I knew I was bound to hurt someone's feelings, but c'mon admit it. They looked NOTHING like a Mustang. They were something... else. With a pony emblem on them.

Much like the Chevy "Nova"...

 

[patience0830]

Much like the Chevy "Nova"...

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Ugg.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This:

Is not this:


And this:


Is not this:

 

[Jaybird1980]

The 60's were definitely better, but the fox at least still followed the basic profile and intent.

Now the Nova nonsense.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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The 60's were definitely better, but the fox at least still followed the basic profile and intent.

Now the Nova nonsense.

I kinda see what you mean, but I respectfully disagree that they're similar enough to share the Mustang name. I mean, they both have a hood, a roof line and a trunk, so they've got that going for them.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I kinda see what you mean, but I respectfully disagree that they're similar enough to share the Mustang name. I mean, they both have a hood, a roof line and a trunk, so they've got that going for them.

 

[Jaybird1980]

This is where they went off track IMO

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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To be fair, the Fox bodies' hey days were in the 1980's and there is almost nothing that I liked about the 1980's.