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Rennen · 08-12-2003, 07:59 AM

Here are pics of the Ford GT testing at Leguna Seca

link: http://home.csumb.edu/p/piecykmarek/...dgt071803.htm#

Not that I would ever spend $150,000 on Ford quality, but that is one damn nice looking car

-Matt

fastpace · 08-12-2003, 08:07 AM

that car is very uuuuuuuuuuugly, but everything else about it is unbelievable. very sporty car, but I don't think bringing a car like that out is a smart move for ford.

uiuc240 · 08-12-2003, 08:55 AM

Are you kidding me? That car is one of the first cars to come from an American manufacturer with any style in years

. What's more, it's one of the best looking cars out there! Where are you getting your hate? Because it's Ford? The proportions are great...low, long, and wide. The curves are just right, and everything resolves itself nicely. I just studied design for 6 years in college. This is pretty much a shining example of cohesion (or concinnity).

If you don't like it because of the blue oval on the hood, you need to drop the hate for a minute. Save that for the Probes.

Eric

fastpace · 08-12-2003, 09:10 AM

i don't hate the car at all. I think it is a work of art, I just don't like the way it looks that is it. Everything about the car is fine, I don't car if it is ford or not. I like cars for what they are.

AKADriver · 08-12-2003, 02:29 PM

Heh, you're likely getting a better quality car with this than if you'd spent that money on a Ferrari 360. Ask any Ferrari owner, they're unreliable as hell... to the point of not being worth owning it if it's an older V8 car (308, 328, 348).

Cars that cost more than houses aside, there are plenty of other products that could make me buy Ford. The SVT Focus, and their non-US products like the Focus RS, Mondeo ST220, or Falcon XR6 Turbo.

Heck, the replacement for my car, the upcoming Mazda3, will be based on the 2nd gen Focus platform...

Chernobyl · 08-12-2003, 03:36 PM

Just think what this car says for its designer! The damn thing was drawn up in the late '60's, and Ford may be releasing it just now (again!). Come to think of it, the guy that designed this beautiful car might be dead already. This is the epitome of "retro design", hehe.

ruf · 08-12-2003, 04:01 PM

In black that thing is hot...

240 2NR · 08-12-2003, 04:27 PM

Too bad you can't see more of the engine in those pics. It's gorgeous, especially the exhaust manifolds. I'll have to dig up my pics from the autoshow on my computer when I get home.

There has actually been a lot of design work to produce this version, despite the fact that it so closely resembles the original.

nocomedown · 08-12-2003, 04:52 PM

i love those. the GT is such a classic design, you really can't go wrong with it.

nokeone · 08-12-2003, 07:44 PM

love it..gotta love it..it is such a shining example of automotive design and technology..

dstyle · 08-12-2003, 08:26 PM

man that would be one sweet ride... i like the retro looks. old school is good!

*sykikchimp* · 08-13-2003, 09:50 PM

That is the sweetest lookin rear quarter panel of any car I've ever seen.

RBBaby · 08-13-2003, 11:38 PM

if it wasnt so slow, I think I'd get one.

Got Sileighty? · 08-14-2003, 12:38 AM

that car is sweet as hell. but i thought Ford had decided not to bring it out, o well, we could always use more eye candy while sitting in freeway traffic jams

have u guys noticed that Ford and other american car companies are like living in the past (pt cruiser, thunderbird, the new prototype mustang, prowler, etc)? just goes to show how crappy new american cars are hehehehe

08-12-2003, 07:59 AM	#1
Rennen Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Stafford, VA Age: 42 Posts: 882 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Rennen Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hmmmm, perhaps I would drive a Ford afterall Here are pics of the Ford GT testing at Leguna Seca link: http://home.csumb.edu/p/piecykmarek/...dgt071803.htm# Not that I would ever spend $150,000 on Ford quality, but that is one damn nice looking car -Matt __________________ '89 Nissan 240SX fastback: #23 DSP/RallyMod2/Track Slut '95 BMW 540i 6 speed: Ultimate Commuting Machine PFM Racing www.solo2.org www.midwest240sx.com

08-12-2003, 08:07 AM	#2
fastpace Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Age: 43 Posts: 689 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: fastpace Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that car is very uuuuuuuuuuugly, but everything else about it is unbelievable. very sporty car, but I don't think bringing a car like that out is a smart move for ford. __________________ life is what you make of it!!!! "well, I go out, I do the practice, I think about it and I concentrate on one small thing I can change that will have an effect. I make that change then I go out and drive to my maximum." -Ayrton Senna

08-12-2003, 08:55 AM	#3
uiuc240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Naperville, IL Age: 46 Posts: 2,093 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Are you kidding me? That car is one of the first cars to come from an American manufacturer with any style in years . What's more, it's one of the best looking cars out there! Where are you getting your hate? Because it's Ford? The proportions are great...low, long, and wide. The curves are just right, and everything resolves itself nicely. I just studied design for 6 years in college. This is pretty much a shining example of cohesion (or concinnity). If you don't like it because of the blue oval on the hood, you need to drop the hate for a minute. Save that for the Probes. Eric __________________ 2002 Mazda Protege5 1989 S13 w/SR20DET (sold)

08-12-2003, 09:10 AM	#4
fastpace Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Age: 43 Posts: 689 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: fastpace Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i don't hate the car at all. I think it is a work of art, I just don't like the way it looks that is it. Everything about the car is fine, I don't car if it is ford or not. I like cars for what they are. __________________ life is what you make of it!!!! "well, I go out, I do the practice, I think about it and I concentrate on one small thing I can change that will have an effect. I make that change then I go out and drive to my maximum." -Ayrton Senna

08-12-2003, 04:27 PM	#8
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Too bad you can't see more of the engine in those pics. It's gorgeous, especially the exhaust manifolds. I'll have to dig up my pics from the autoshow on my computer when I get home. There has actually been a lot of design work to produce this version, despite the fact that it so closely resembles the original. __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

08-12-2003, 02:29 PM	#5
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Heh, you're likely getting a better quality car with this than if you'd spent that money on a Ferrari 360. Ask any Ferrari owner, they're unreliable as hell... to the point of not being worth owning it if it's an older V8 car (308, 328, 348). Cars that cost more than houses aside, there are plenty of other products that could make me buy Ford. The SVT Focus, and their non-US products like the Focus RS, Mondeo ST220, or Falcon XR6 Turbo. Heck, the replacement for my car, the upcoming Mazda3, will be based on the 2nd gen Focus platform...

08-12-2003, 03:36 PM	#6
Chernobyl Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Denver, CO Age: 42 Posts: 1,563 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Just think what this car says for its designer! The damn thing was drawn up in the late '60's, and Ford may be releasing it just now (again!). Come to think of it, the guy that designed this beautiful car might be dead already. This is the epitome of "retro design", hehe.

08-12-2003, 04:01 PM	#7
ruf Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Reflex Racing, Los Angeles,TX Posts: 1,160 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	In black that thing is hot...

08-12-2003, 04:52 PM	#9
nocomedown Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Lafayette, IN / TX Age: 38 Posts: 1,359 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: nocomedown Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i love those. the GT is such a classic design, you really can't go wrong with it.

08-12-2003, 07:44 PM	#10
nokeone on strike three. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California Age: 46 Posts: 3,282 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	love it..gotta love it..it is such a shining example of automotive design and technology.. __________________ panda; rockin your socks from the Bay to LA to SD, yay! Pink GodziRa

08-12-2003, 08:26 PM	#11
dstyle Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: SD, CA Age: 38 Posts: 163 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man that would be one sweet ride... i like the retro looks. old school is good!

08-13-2003, 09:50 PM	#12
sykikchimp WOW addicted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the moon Age: 44 Posts: 6,525 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That is the sweetest lookin rear quarter panel of any car I've ever seen. __________________

08-13-2003, 11:38 PM	#13
RBBaby BANNED Join Date: May 2003 Location: heh Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if it wasnt so slow, I think I'd get one.

08-14-2003, 12:38 AM	#14
Got Sileighty? Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SoCaL Age: 46 Posts: 761 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that car is sweet as hell. but i thought Ford had decided not to bring it out, o well, we could always use more eye candy while sitting in freeway traffic jams have u guys noticed that Ford and other american car companies are like living in the past (pt cruiser, thunderbird, the new prototype mustang, prowler, etc)? just goes to show how crappy new american cars are hehehehe