That article was understandable because it was read more like the 20 cars that made the most impact in the past 20 years. Which is why the minivan and other less desireable performance cars were in there. What was really tragic was when Automobile left out the FD about 2 years ago when they had the 100 greatest sports cars of all time issue!

 

Happy to pass it along. Spread the word.

The magazine is really good, but it will even get better as it rolls along. David E. is the man!

I also happen to know that the Publisher is a 3rd gen owner.......;-)

 

Can someone please scan this thing? Nice work Rich! LMFAO, "stickin' it to the man!"

 

Ask and you shall receive:

 

great, thanks 3grx7

 

Rich, why spoil our sleeper status.? FD's are old, antiquated, and overlooked. How am I gonna get a couple of car lengths spotted to me with do getters like you out there?

 

great job Rich, way to keep it real and stay true to the rotary

 

Automobile magazine... I had to tell my dad that's a car mag... for people that don't like to drive. Their opinion does not IMO reflect any enthusiast I've ever met and therefor have bocotted the mag. I've never bought a copy, never will.

Road & Track
Car & Driver ::: thought they have allot of the same, exact, stories as R&T. Same publisher.
and then the specialty mags,

 

^^^ HAHA EVEN THOUGH I NEVER DROVE AN FD I AM WITH THAT GUY!

 

Read you comment in the mag today. Good goin' Rich. Maybe we're all just FD nuts, but I think our cars will get the respect they deserve someday...

 

I didn't read the article, but from the other comments posted up in the page you guys uploaded, and the title being "20 Greatest cars that changed the game forever," I'd say we have to make a distinction between the greatest (sports)cars ever made (which is what we're focusing on), and the most *influential* (sports)cars ever made (which seems to be the article's target).

While the FD is indeed an incredible car, and def. among the very top (def the top 10) pure sportscars ever made (IMO), I highly doubt it was one of the most influential, and as thus prob didn't do much to "change the game forever." A glaring example of a car that DID, however, would be the Miata (yes, you read that right). The Miata (back in '91 I believe) revived the entire sports car concept at a time when it was pretty much dying/dead. It went on to be the most successful (set the record for sales) sports car in history. That's definitely very influential (as could be argued the Dodge Viper did, like other ppl's comments alluded to, since it sparked the American sportscar revolution). But would any of those rank as some of the all-time greatest sportscars? Not in my book.

That's my $0.02, and I'm sticking to it.
~Ramy

PS: Nonetheless, you're the man Rich.

 

lol rich, glad you didnt leave out Mrs Linamond (???) IMO that magazine has been chrysler's PR toy for too long.

 

I'd agree. If anything, the FD was influential in a very negative way. It pretty much told Japanese automobile makers that US consumers did not yet see any prestige in their brands and were consequently not willing to spend a lot of money on them, irrespective of how well they performed. It basically told them that they had tried to go high end way too soon and that in future they had to aim for far lower price points.

 

lol, sorry if I spoiled your street racing fun .

and that is the first time I have ever seen an FD referred to as antiquated.....maybe you got your car confused a hemi cuda ?