DreamRide Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Can anybody tell me Exactly where the name "GT350 comes from and it's "True" meaning? Thanks............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLa1Rob Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 350 feet from the office to the shop. It sounds corny but it is true. robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamRide Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 350 feet from the office to the shop. It sounds corny but it is true. robin Thanks.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thanks.......... Carroll was asking another person in the production program what the distance was from the office to the shop and the reply was about 350 feet. It became the GT 350. The Ford GT 40 received its name because it was only 40 inches tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Carroll was asking another person in the production program what the distance was from the office to the shop and the reply was about 350 feet. It became the GT 350. The Ford GT 40 received its name because it was only 40 inches tall. In addition Carroll noted that the meeting over the name was taking too long and decided GT350 was okay, despite concern by some in the room that there might be confusion over the engine size with that number. Carroll responded that if it was a good car, the name wouldn't matter; if it was a poor one, the name wouldn't save it. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamRide Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 In addition Carroll noted that the meeting over the name was taking too long and decided GT350 was okay, despite concern by some in the room that there might be confusion over the engine size with that number. Carroll responded that if it was a good car, the name wouldn't matter; if it was a poor one, the name wouldn't save it. B) Thanks! Great info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoystudio_merged Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 And here we have the example of how too many meetings screw things up, its the doing that rules, what a great story. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 350 feet from the office to the shop. It sounds corny but it is true. robin Doesn't sound corny at all. Makes as much sense as other car names, and somtimes I am bewildered where some of these names come from. I've always admired "Impala" 'cause I've seen them run, and "Cobra" because I've seen their quick bite, and both appeal to me automotively. However, I have always felt that the name "Impala" went on the wrong car, back in the '60s, that was a big and heavy car, not a light sprinter by any means. "Dart", "Duster", "Challenger", all very inspritional. But, "Aurora", "Omega", "Aztec"...WTF are they thinking? One more reason the Bullitt is appealing, it doesn't say anything at all. Maybe someone should nick-name it..."DUCK!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 In addition Carroll noted that the meeting over the name was taking too long and decided GT350 was okay, despite concern by some in the room that there might be confusion over the engine size with that number. Carroll responded that if it was a good car, the name wouldn't matter; if it was a poor one, the name wouldn't save it. B) How wise! If it isn't it belongs in marketing textbooks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 How wise! If it isn't it belongs in marketing textbooks! All of this has been repeated Shelby history in infinite magazine and book articles on CS and the GT350. The GT500 name had different approach but no less a great marketing tool. Since so many cars were coming out with bigger V8 engines and more horsepower, the automakers were making sure to boast of the engine size on the car markings, 390, 426 hemi, 427, etc. Shelby figured to put it over the top by just calling the bigger Shelby car a GT500 as no one had an engine that big and since the GT350 never refered to engine size, why should his other car. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 350 feet from the office to the shop. It sounds corny but it is true. robin Yep, you bet. It's true. Makes me wonder what was 500 feet away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racingdivision Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yep, you bet. It's true. Makes me wonder what was 500 feet away... The two shops ( the finance shop on Carter St and the Race shop on Princeton Ave) where around the corner from each other with an empty field and a parking lot between them. The other guy was Phil Remington, who actually paced the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captdave Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I remember reading that years ago. CaptDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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