cmcmotorworks Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 OK Shelby American. You got next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Exciting times !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Ruchelski Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Waiting patiently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Waiting patiently.... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 1-16-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I want to see what they do with the Ford GT, how about an SC V8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ugh.... That choice of hood on the Shelby GT. To each their own I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I want to see what they do with the Ford GT, how about an SC V8? First, Shelby doesn't put new engines in cars. That would be a huge EPA nightmare. They tweek the existing ones. Secondly, the new Ford GT was essentially built around the Tudor class engine that has been around for a while, it's pretty compact, so I doubt a V8 would even fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Too bad. The 05-06 Ford GT was a street car that a few bold folks used as a platform to race competitively. Those cars only LOOK like a Ford GT. Next time one of the Matech cars comes near take a look. The new Ford GT is going back to the 60's strategy. The new Ford GT is built first for a shot at Le Mans, a race car first, street car only because they have to. They really want to go in at 50 years and wup ass. So it is starting as a race car, and since in order to compete, the car has to have a street version, Ford is essentially forced to do what they did with the 60's Cobras and GT40s - build something close to the minimum number to meet the rules. FIA requires 100 vehicles be built before it can be entered. Ford has said total production over 3-4 years will only be about 1200. As a race car the street version might not be so "comfortable". Noone ever gave high praise to the Cobra and GT40 as a comfortable vacation car or grocery getter. Take a look at the new one: Two people sitting about 3 inches apart. Again, no cup holders. The seats ARE the passenger compartment tub so no electric seat and front-back adjustments (pedals and steering wheel move). Word is (just like the 05-06 Ford GT) that tall and stout people will have trouble fitting. (And no option for a Gurney bubble.) It sounds horrible and I want one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 GT350 info: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Too bad. I'm not sure if you noticed the shape. The rear is a "teardrop" shape with the rear wheels outboard. The body panels wrap the engine compartment with an air flow channel between the body and the inboard portion of the wheel wells. The engine compartment is VERY small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 The 05-06 Ford GT was a street car that a few bold folks used as a platform to race competitively. Those cars only LOOK like a Ford GT. Next time one of the Matech cars comes near take a look. The new Ford GT is going back to the 60's strategy. The new Ford GT is built first for a shot at Le Mans, a race car first, street car only because they have to. They really want to go in at 50 years and wup ass. So it is starting as a race car, and since in order to compete, the car has to have a street version, Ford is essentially forced to do what they did with the 60's Cobras and GT40s - build something close to the minimum number to meet the rules. FIA requires 100 vehicles be built before it can be entered. Ford has said total production over 3-4 years will only be about 1200. As a race car the street version might not be so "comfortable". Noone ever gave high praise to the Cobra and GT40 as a comfortable vacation car or grocery getter. Take a look at the new one: Two people sitting about 3 inches apart. Again, no cup holders. The seats ARE the passenger compartment tub so no electric seat and front-back adjustments (pedals and steering wheel move). Word is (just like the 05-06 Ford GT) that tall and stout people will have trouble fitting. (And no option for a Gurney bubble.) It sounds horrible and I want one Funny that I've been writing about how the new car is strategically more like the 60's GT40s, here is an excerpt of an interview with Jamal Hameedi: A: How does the new Ford GT compare to the last one? H: The 2005 Ford GT was a road car, a street car. This is much more focused on being a track car. A: Is it so focused that it’s compromised for the street? H: Yes, absolutely. It’s really more comparable to the original GT40 than the [2005-2006] Ford GT, as far as the focus and what it was designed to do. Read more: http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1501-ford-gt-engineers-benchmarked-the-ferrari-458-speciale/#ixzz3P0gdr2Ox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks two, it is officially off my list, and the dealer's I talked to also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks two, it is officially off my list, and the dealer's I talked to also. Good [seriously, joking]. That is one less person competing for mine [seriously, not joking] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Glad to help, but not sure it will affect the ADMs very much……. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 The 05-06 Ford GT was a street car that a few bold folks used as a platform to race competitively. Those cars only LOOK like a Ford GT. Next time one of the Matech cars comes near take a look. The new Ford GT is going back to the 60's strategy. The new Ford GT is built first for a shot at Le Mans, a race car first, street car only because they have to. They really want to go in at 50 years and wup ass. So it is starting as a race car, and since in order to compete, the car has to have a street version, Ford is essentially forced to do what they did with the 60's Cobras and GT40s - build something close to the minimum number to meet the rules. FIA requires 100 vehicles be built before it can be entered. Ford has said total production over 3-4 years will only be about 1200. As a race car the street version might not be so "comfortable". Noone ever gave high praise to the Cobra and GT40 as a comfortable vacation car or grocery getter. Take a look at the new one: Two people sitting about 3 inches apart. Again, no cup holders. The seats ARE the passenger compartment tub so no electric seat and front-back adjustments (pedals and steering wheel move). Word is (just like the 05-06 Ford GT) that tall and stout people will have trouble fitting. (And no option for a Gurney bubble.) It sounds horrible and I want one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 First, Shelby doesn't put new engines in cars. That would be a huge EPA nightmare. They tweek the existing ones. Secondly, the new Ford GT was essentially built around the Tudor class engine that has been around for a while, it's pretty compact, so I doubt a V8 would even fit. And don't forget it would have to go thru crash testing again. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 The 05-06 Ford GT was a street car that a few bold folks used as a platform to race competitively. Those cars only LOOK like a Ford GT. Next time one of the Matech cars comes near take a look. The new Ford GT is going back to the 60's strategy. The new Ford GT is built first for a shot at Le Mans, a race car first, street car only because they have to. They really want to go in at 50 years and wup ass. So it is starting as a race car, and since in order to compete, the car has to have a street version, Ford is essentially forced to do what they did with the 60's Cobras and GT40s - build something close to the minimum number to meet the rules. FIA requires 100 vehicles be built before it can be entered. Ford has said total production over 3-4 years will only be about 1200. As a race car the street version might not be so "comfortable". Noone ever gave high praise to the Cobra and GT40 as a comfortable vacation car or grocery getter. Take a look at the new one: Two people sitting about 3 inches apart. Again, no cup holders. The seats ARE the passenger compartment tub so no electric seat and front-back adjustments (pedals and steering wheel move). Word is (just like the 05-06 Ford GT) that tall and stout people will have trouble fitting. (And no option for a Gurney bubble.) It sounds horrible and I want one Me too! Exciting times to have Ford building the GT with the same mentality as they did in the 60's. They haven't done it since until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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