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Old 24-08-2012, 08:24 AM   #1
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Question Opportunity Lost

They love them more than us......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11968544

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Old 24-08-2012, 10:30 AM   #2
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Cool story bro.
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Old 24-08-2012, 11:09 AM   #3
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I dont get what you mean by oppourtunity lost?

Argentina is a very poor nation with low wages.
Not sure im following the logic.
The reason behind those old falcon models popularity was because they were cheap, tough, uncomplicated and bigger then what you would normally find in a poor country during the 1970s/80s.

People here in Australia today love their XM/XPs etc for the same reason... easy to work on, simple, fun....
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Old 24-08-2012, 11:41 AM   #4
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Nice story!
Thats interesting to see XP model falcons updated to the 80s!
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Old 24-08-2012, 02:12 PM   #5
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Opportunity's lost I think are more like Turbo Territory's to the Middle East or Falcons, imagine a car with the same name as a bird so highly revered in the UAE that it has it's own hospital to care and research plus has anyone seen the overall metal structure above the carpark to the Dubai racetrack and Meydan Hotel. https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=du...+Emirates&z=16
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Old 24-08-2012, 03:43 PM   #6
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Check out Cuba ,Cuba has a lot of 50's cars still running..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gall...rs-in-pictures
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A December 2010 report - I guess it was most likely discussed soon after.
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Old 19-09-2012, 08:47 AM   #8
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A December 2010 report - I guess it was most likely discussed soon after.
I am last of the late brakers

Argentina could well have sold "our" Falcon, but FoMoCo HQ has other ideas....
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