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Old 16-12-2006, 02:37 PM   #1
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Default Ford Orion.

For one, Im sorry if this' already been bought up in another post. One of my mAtes works for toyota and didnt believe me about the FORD ORION.. sayin I must be "confused". has anyone got a website i can go to to just show him Im not trippin! LOL.

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Old 16-12-2006, 02:52 PM   #2
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it wont be called the orion, thats just the codename, like how the territory was codenamed raptor, the BA was codenamed barra etc...

so yes, it will still be called falcon, just has codename orion
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Old 16-12-2006, 02:56 PM   #3
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol that clears up a lot..
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Old 17-12-2006, 12:10 AM   #4
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Ford Orion was Ford Europes small sedan from 1983 to 1993 sold alongside Escort and using XR4i engine. Like a cheap BMW 3 series in size and spec.
Orion is just an in house model designation as MADNC 8 stated.
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Old 17-12-2006, 10:20 AM   #5
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lol...yea my old man used to have a Ford Orion...1.8 Diesel it was...
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Old 17-12-2006, 03:52 PM   #6
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I nearly bought an Orion in the UK back in 2000 but bought a h reg escort instead.
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Old 03-01-2007, 02:53 PM   #7
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There was also the telstar orions.
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