You mean the GT44? I sure think its odd that I'm 22 and would rather
buy a 'real' GT40 replica than this new iteration. It will do wonders
for the Ford US image though... and that is a very good thing. Now if
they would only bring over the Puma's replacement (providing its as
good) ... and get the damn Focus sports into the show rooms... how
long can they put off a car?!?
How about a Lotus Europa uprated & updated into a canyon carver?
http://www.banks-europa.co.uk/
Or maybe I'm just into 60 vintage LeMans cars... (and the 787b of '91...)
-Ian
At 1:19 PM -0800 2/19/02, Darren Madams wrote:
>Cool looking? Yes. Authentic/retro looking? Yes. Would I buy one/
>do I care that they're going to make it? No.
>
>$100k buys you a hotrodded Mustang motor in a slick chassis? Give me
>the Elise (with a decent motor, like the Type R or RSX), or a Boxster
>S or something like that instead. Awesome cars, refined yet racey, and
>at or below the 50k mark. Affordable on a dot-com salary, or as your
>dream car and performance to match.
>
>I do think it's cool that manufacturers are seeing a performance market
>and delivering low cost cars that are fun to drive (like our new Mazda
>Protege 5, and my moms WRX)... but something like this is only neat for
>the coolness factor, not because it's a good car or good deal.
>
> --Darren
>
>You wrote:
>> For those of you without the image of the GT40 already firmly in mind:
>>
>> http://www.motortrend.com/jan02/gt40/gt40_f.html
>>
>> -Carl
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrclem@telocity.com]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:14 PM
>> > To: james creasy; Jose Garcia
>> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: RE: Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
>> >
>> >
>> > Awesome! That is one sweet ride. If they did it a couple of
>> > years ago I
>> > might not have bought the Panoz.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of james creasy
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:58
>> > To: Jose Garcia
>> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
>> >
>> >
>> > > Bill Ford announced that they ARE going to build the GT40!!!
>> >
>> > cool. now somebody please go buy one and drive it in OSP.
>> >
>> > -james "where'd everybody go?" creasy
>> > OSP #74
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jose Garcia" <butchgarcia@earthlink.net>
>> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:50 AM
>> > Subject: Fw: [rrax-mustang] Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
>> >
>> >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Rudis, Darius (D.)" <drudis@ford.com>
>> > > To: <rrax-mustang@yahoogroups.com>; <50racing@yahoogroups.com>;
>> > > <fordnatics@lists.mustangworks.com>
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:08 AM
>> > > Subject: [rrax-mustang] Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Bill Ford announced that they ARE going to build the GT40!!!
>> > > >
>> > > > Just RAN back from Ford Headquarters! I literally RAN all the
>> > > > way back to my desk (sweating like a pig now). I'm excited.
>> > > >
>> > > > I was the first one to stand up whistling and give a
>> > > > standing ovation, at Ford Headquarters!!!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Darius Rudis
>> > > > Metrics Analyst
>> > > > Project Office: Quality, Testing, & Metrics Team
> > > > > Ford Financial - Dearborn, MI
> > > > > mailto:drudis@ford.com (313)248-7402
> > > > >
> > > > >
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Ian Haddock
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http://homepage.mac.com/ianh
When 900 years you reach, look as good you will not.... -Yoda
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