Mustangcollector Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 If you didn't see the brief article by Rob Sass on Hagerty's website last week here's a link to it, "Take Two: Five great automotive remakes." The Shelby GT500KR and Ford GT are both on the list. http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Features/News/All-Articles/2012/10/15/Take-Two-Five-great-automotive-remakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Very cool. Thanks for posting. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yep, as is the new T-bird. 3 of 5 are Fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REAL ONE Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought the T Bird was a flop when it came out and it was a flop. Did not like the styling and performance was dull. It died out quickly. Rightfully so. Mystery why it makes a list of "greatest remakes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought the T Bird was a flop when it came out and it was a flop. Did not like the styling and performance was dull. It died out quickly. Rightfully so. Mystery why it makes a list of "greatest remakes". My sense was that it was, in fact, a great remake in terms of it being true to its DNA while still being a modern car. The original T-Birds were not powerful cars so the performance was not any different, historically speaking. I was able to drive a '57 one day and its main attraction was that it turned a lot of heads. We all differ on what we think constitutes a worthy remake. For instance, the Camero is not a remake of the first iteration of that car but, rather, later versions. I prefer the original because that is what we Mustang guys ran against back in '66. I'm just happy the manufacturers are willing to take a chance on remakes. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDB Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 The t-bird was a flop because it was way over priced. But the success of the Mustang can be partly attributed to the t-bird, in that Ford learned from that miscue and priced the base Mustang very affordably. In my opinion, had the t-bird not happened, Ford may have released the Mustang at the wrong price point. Keep in mind that this was pre-recession, when money still flowed like water. And if you put yourself back in 2002, the full-blooded retro style of the t-bird was still a radical and ballsy move at the time...so I can see why it made the list. The SSR didn't arrive until 2003, so the only thing before the t-bird was the Prowler (also under-powered and over-priced), PT Cruiser, and HHR (which were half-attempts at retro). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08krrick Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 always a mustang driver, but i thought the 67 camaro was gorgeous in it's simplicity, and the new one is awesome too....until you get in and close the door. i'm not claustaphobic much, but when i did, i thought, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REAL ONE Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Well to each his own. That what make sthe world go round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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