Most of that development was done after he died, so not really. He didn't choose to have Ford build them, Ford asked him if they could use the name again.
Not only that, but HIGH insurance too. I pay under $600 every 6 months for my GT insurance with high limits. A friend bought a new V6 Charger and it was over $1,800 for 6 months! For a V6! The fact that they are also favorites of thieves doesn't help. Some of the most stolen cars in Chicago.
The Dodges and Jeeps are very easy for the thieves to steal. I have a friend who does pin code systems on them so they can't be started, even with the key unless you enter the correct sequence. He does installs every day on them, but it works.
Not at all, but it does make them more popular and a sales leader. Ford may lose the crown for best selling truck in the next couple years too. They are literally handing it to Ram.
I wouldn't buy a Dodge/Ram product, but you can't ignore the successes they have made against the competition.
Lightning base price went from $40K to about $58K. And that is if you order one. Off a lot expect to pay $20K over sticker. I looked at a New F150 5.0 last year at $30K I didn't buy it because it was a long bed. My last F150 I bought was a 2013. I paid $24K. RCSB, STX, 5.0, 3.55 gears, and...
I remember around 1986 a Fuego pulling up next to my brother on the highway and laughing at us. We were in a Mazda Rotary pickup, and the exhaust was a little loud. He then accelerated away. My brother wasn't going to take it and wound the Little Rotary up to 8,500 rpm in 4th gear hitting...