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Why oh why didn't FORD tow the space shuttle??

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Old 12-26-2012, 07:23 PM
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Old 12-26-2012, 09:14 PM
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Endeavor wasn't stripped short of having its tanks drained, but the "feat" was a low-speed, no-angle tow.
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Old 12-27-2012, 01:33 AM
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That's easy, It's Ford, it's a given. Ford has nothing to "prove"
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:36 AM
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The sad thing is they actually need to tell people that "no, your truck really won't tow a space shuttle sized load", or "no, your truck won't drive up a vertical wall"...
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by wrvond
The sad thing is they actually need to tell people that "no, your truck really won't tow a space shuttle sized load", or "no, your truck won't drive up a vertical wall"...
I think anyone who owns a space shuttle and a toyota tundra has all rights to pull his space shuttle with his 1/2 ton pickup...
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:56 AM
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off topic, but i went to see the Space Shuttle Endeavor today and that thing is massive. I must say it was really cool seeing it in person.
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Old 12-27-2012, 12:41 PM
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Wasn't it on a propelled crawler thing?

And Ford didn't pay to do it, and toyota did.

Ford doesn't need a "gimmick" to sell trucks.
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Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo
Wasn't it on a propelled crawler thing?

And Ford didn't pay to do it, and toyota did.

Ford doesn't need a "gimmick" to sell trucks.
This.
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Old 12-27-2012, 12:51 PM
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Lol, I can't believe it requires a thread. Who cares what a commercial says? Sometimes it feels like the the Ducati forums in here.
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Originally Posted by sterlingone
Either the EB or the 6.2 would have been GREAT choices for Ford to bid for that space shuttle tow in L.A........I can't stand the Toy commercials bragging that they did that. With their weak, flexible frames, they are the WORST of the 4 manufacturers for towing any significant weight.......makes me gag that Ford or at LEAST one of the USA brands did not get this done......
if u r referring to toyota, ive seen stats that show toyo trucks have more total usa made and assembled content than the big 3 by a small percentage

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/bl...most-american/
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