John,
You speak the truth. That is exactly what I said. Only the context of
"Sprung-off" was misinterpreted. Sprung-off to me means an existing car
(Falcon) contributed to the new car (Mustang). The new car (Mustang)
being the offspring of the original (Falcon).
Regards,
Joe
"John T. Nichols" wrote:
>
> >
> > Joe Curry writes:
> In Ford's case it
> > >was the Falcon which sprung off the Mustang and with Triumph it was the
> > >Herald which offered up the basis for the very successful Spitfire.
>
> Actually it was the Mustang that "sprung off" the Falcon! The first
> Falcons came out in, I believe, 1960 and the first Mustang not until
> 1965. The 1965 Mustang frame and suspension were nearly pure Falcon
> which accounts for its fairly high ride height for a "sporty car".
>
> John T. Nichols
> '58 TR3A TS32093L 'O'
> '86 TVR 280i
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