The early cars, especially, are completely early to mid 90's in appearance. The Squinty headlights with the faceted lenses, the ovoid theme carried to it's near extreme (vs the Taurus), place it squarely in its own time period.

Not that that's a bad thing. I



Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998