ffbo? would anyone join a for f-bodies only

slantsixdan said
(re K-cars badged "Dart" in Mexico)

Sure they are! Take a look at the Chrysler 2.2/2.5 and slant-6 engines and you will see a great deal of engineering philosophy and execution in common—no real surprise, because many of the same engineers worked on both engine families. As for the F-body being "related in concept" to the A-body, well, sure, and so is the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Fairmont: rear-drive sedans, coupes and wagons with wheelbases of around 108 to 112 inches, considered "compact" at the time they were sold, available with inline-6 or V8 engines and 3-speed automatic transmissions, disc brakes up front and drums in the rear, and physically almost indistinguishable from one another if you're more than 2 blocks away and/or don't care.

Yeah, the Aspen was badged as the Dart in Mexico, and the Volaré was badged as the Valiant Volaré. So? That doesn't make the F-body any more related to the A-body than it already isn't.

I have no particular opinion on whether there should be an FFBO site or whatever, but "Oh, hey, F-bodies are related to A-bodies because the F-body replaced the A-body in 1976" is not an especially thoughtful statement.

We're just going to have to agree to disagree on this. But mostly, we're just looking at it completely differently. I agree with your points with the way you're looking at it, but it's a different method of analysis than I'm using. I was very careful to specifically say they are not directly related as A-bodies are to the other A-bodies though, this should be obvious without even mentioning.

Maybe the best way to say what I'm saying is that it's a small jump for many people to like F-Bodies that are also interested in A-Bodies. It's a MUCH larger jump in many cases for an A-Body fan to start liking Novas (they're not Mopar). And maybe even to have a personal interest in B-Bodies... if one doesn't have the space or $ for a B-Body. (Those are my reasons why I don't have an active interest in B bodies, but do have an interest in F). I also like the handling of A-bodies compared to B... similar for F. And so on... the similarities that people will see while staying within the Chrysler brands.

I'm just looking at the obvious similarities. "Not very thoughtful" in the direction you are analyzing it from, but I do have valid points from my point of view.

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled thread.

And by the way /6Dan, just wanted to say that I always appreciate reading your thread replies with your in-depth historical and technical knowledge. It's a pleasure to have people here such as yourself to learn from.