How many remember the 1954 Lincoln Futura Dream Car? Most of y'all have seen it, as George Barris made a few changes and the Lincoln Futura was turned into the first Batmobile.

How many remember the Falcon Futura..the Fairmont Futura?

Futura was the name originally planned for the 500. There were to be two models, the standard Futura and the upscale Futura 500.

But guess what. Ford, after using the Futura nameplate off and on since 1954, stopped using the name after 1983.

Pep Boys then adopted the Futura name for a line of their tires.

When Ford approached Pep Boys seeking permission to use the Futura name for their new car, Pep Boys refused.

So, only the 500 portion of the name found its way into Ford's new front wheel drive sedan.

Someone goofed.