The Ford Mustang Was Almost a Mazda (Here’s the Leak) скачать в хорошем качестве

The Ford Mustang Was Almost a Mazda (Here’s the Leak)

The Ford Probe was supposed to replace the Mustang. In the late 1980s, Ford’s planners had a Mazda-based, front-wheel-drive coupe lined up to end the Mustang’s rear-wheel-drive legacy—until 78,000 physical letters forced a billion-dollar pivot. This is the business autopsy of how regulations, costs, and risk models nearly killed the Fox-body Mustang (twice), why the replacement launched as the Ford Probe instead, and how internal memos and customer pressure kept the Mustang name alive. WHAT THIS VIDEO COVERS: CAFE penalties + why the Mustang became a spreadsheet liability The 1988 leak that triggered a national backlash How Mustang clubs coordinated the letter campaign Harold Poling’s memo and the decision to reconsider Project Falcon: the second quiet attempt to phase out RWD John Coletti’s prototype memo and the SN95 board vote What product did YOU fight to save? Share your story below. CHAPTERS (TIMESTAMPS) 0:00 Ford’s spreadsheets vs Mustang heritage 0:31 The premise: a business autopsy driven by customers 0:43 CAFE rules, mpg targets, and penalties 1:36 Insurance + emissions costs squeeze the Mustang buyer 2:42 Fox-body aging platform + looming retooling costs 3:38 The 1988 leak that blows the plan wide open 4:48 Mustang Club of America mobilizes (logistics, templates, batching) 6:27 78,000 letters flood Ford’s corridors 7:11 Poling memo: reassess the kill proposal 7:57 The replacement launches as the Ford Probe (not Mustang) 8:27 Project Falcon: the second attempt to end RWD Mustang 9:49 Coletti’s memo + prototypes prove a better path 10:43 1993 board vote: SN95 moves forward, RWD intact 11:13 The real lesson: pressure beats logic #Mustang #FordProbe #CarHistory #BusinessCaseStudy #Automotive