General Motors, which dominated the market and always set the styling trends, stuck with the same box styling for too long. The "sheer look" was introduced with

General Motors, which dominated the market and always set the styling trends, stuck with the same box styling for too long. The "sheer look" was introduced with the 1976 Cadillac Seville and they were still using it until the late 1980s. So the Ford aero look was very fresh in comparison.