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Old 07-21-2011, 07:48 PM   #90 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Yes,the Probe-III evolved into the Ford Sierra/Merkur XR4Ti.
The concept car had a full bellypan which did not make it to production.
The bi-wing spoiler was invented by a couple of fellas at Ford of Cologne,Germany,and they received patents for it in both Germany and the USA.
I think that the 4-cyl version was good for around 42 mpg hwy.
I wonder if they produce it commercially aftermarket (probably not). Seems like a cool thing to offer for sale. And as you say, they own the patents...
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