2002款福特雷鳥

????梅斯1987年加盟福特，正好趕上負責雷鳥的復興。這款車采用了復古未來主義的圓形大燈，蛋箱式的進氣格柵和一個裝飾性的引擎蓋進氣口。但這些設計更像是拙劣的模仿，而不是對經典的致敬，同時它基本沒怎么掩飾各種降低了這款車動力性能的妥協和削減成本的做法。它推出時，梅斯曾宣稱：“這不是經典車型應有樣子的漫畫版，它本身就是經典車型。”他這話說得太過頭了。他本指望這款車能長期生產下去，但事與愿違，這車的新奇設計造成的吸引力很快就煙消云散，三年后這輛雷鳥就折翼停產了。

2002 Ford Thunderbird

????Mays joined Ford in 1987, in time to oversee the attempt to revive the Thunderbird. The use of retro-futuristic round headlights, egg-crate grille, and a decorative hood scoop seemed more parody than homage, and did little to disguise the compromises and cost-cutting that undermined the dynamics of the car. At the launch, Mays declared, "It's not a caricature of what a classic should be. It is a classic automobile." He protested too much. Instead of the long production run he expected, its novelty appeal was quickly exhausted, and the T'bird had its wings clipped three years later.