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Ford GT supercar priced at 139,995 US dollars
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| Wed, Dec 31, 2003
Posted on 12/31/2003 10:49:16 AM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
This one's cuter
and this one's hotter
To: presidio9
I like the masculine square chin of the mustangs. This makes it unique in its kind.
To: presidio9
The only thing bothering me about Ferrari is their Atmospheric only engines. It's a snobish approach to "pure" automobile that I do not like.
I like turbo or superchargers for all altitude PikesPeak type races. Crude hot rodding of vehicles does not bother me.
To: presidio9
Seems to me that even if GM comes up with beefier competition, Ford still has that V-10 block. If they could just find a way to wedge that sucker in...that is.
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posted on
12/31/2003 2:28:59 PM PST
by
B Knotts
(Go 'Nucks!)
To: xrp
The indentation are about collecting air from below to create a vaccuum under, thus improving "road grabbing".
To: presidio9
More overpriced American auto crap! Wouldn't have been surprised if they said that was the price tag for the new Focus.
To: RiflemanSharpe
Ford's do suck. We owned an Escort GT back in 1990 or so (damn thing looked like an old Hyundai Excel) and it was the biggest lemon in the world. I will never buy American, based on that experience.
To: VOA
Someday the braintrust at Ford will wake up and realize that a visible copy of the 1967 Mustang fastback would make the sales number of the "New Beetle" appear pathetic. Ford did a pretty good job of doing just that, I'd say. The new car clearly takes its front-end and interior styling cues from the '67/'68 Shelby Mustangs, while the rear end and taillight assemblies echo the '69/'70 SportsRoof and Mach 1. Look at these scans from Motor Trend magazine which point out the comparison:
To: presidio9
Ferraris 360 Modena, which retails at about 14,000 US dollars more than Fords asking price. Well, if I ever win the lottery, I wonder if I'll buy a Ferrari, which is hand-built by a company that's been in business for about a hundred years and has a solid reputation worldwide for building immaculate race cars that for all intents and purposes are street-legal formula 1's, or will I cut my costs by $14 grand and go with a fly-by-night operation whose parent company has NEVER given the least indication whatsoever that it was interested in quality or perfomance??? Hmmmm . . . decisions, decisions . . .
To: Conservative til I die
I will never buy American, based on that experience. Can't be done anyway. Half the car is metric. Guess what that means.
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posted on
12/31/2003 3:07:06 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: Ramius; Wneighbor; msdrby
neat car ping
71
posted on
12/31/2003 3:10:12 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(28Dec ~ I felt my unborn child move this morning!! __30Dec ~ Junior is a little girl !)
To: presidio9
I actually like the coupe better than the ragtop. The Mustang GT coupes have always squeeked and rattled a lot. The convertables would probably be worse.
Rule #1 NEVER buy the first production year of ANY new car.
Rule #2 Don't buy any car with the Ford name on it. They might be OK for trucks, but not cars.
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posted on
12/31/2003 3:34:09 PM PST
by
Orangedog
(Remain calm...all is well! [/sarcasm])
To: JudgemAll
The indentation are about collecting air from below to create a vaccuum under, thus improving "road grabbing". Like the old Cobra Daytona Coupe, those indentations are air ducts. Cool air passes through the radiator and then out the top of the hood. In the Cobra, the engine was up front, so they were looking for a way to prevent that air from pushing against the firewall. The Corvettes, Trans-Ams and Z-28s of the 1970s used "air extractors" in the front fenders to similar effect.
To: presidio9
Does Carol Shelby have anything to do with this, as he does with evey other great American sports car?
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posted on
12/31/2003 3:45:25 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Conservative til I die
AMEN! I unloaded my 98 Mustang GT this year. The two happiest days I've had were the day I bought it and the day I sold it.
75
posted on
12/31/2003 3:45:26 PM PST
by
Orangedog
(Remain calm...all is well! [/sarcasm])
To: Leroy S. Mort
Or buy it complete, starting at approximately $110,000.
76
posted on
12/31/2003 3:58:45 PM PST
by
I_dmc
To: presidio9
"For an extra $250m, why not go with the real thing?"
Amen! I'm holding out for a red Ferrari myself. Any other color? I don't think so.
77
posted on
12/31/2003 4:00:46 PM PST
by
Maria S
("…the end is near…this time, Americans are serious; Bush is not like Clinton." Uday Hussein 4/9/03)
To: presidio9
Ferrari always looks great to me! 
F-16 or F1 Ferrari at the flag? 
Ferrari Wins!! 
To: B Knotts
F-150...THE car more millionnaires own than ANY other vehicle.
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posted on
12/31/2003 4:05:25 PM PST
by
Maria S
("…the end is near…this time, Americans are serious; Bush is not like Clinton." Uday Hussein 4/9/03)
To: B Knotts
You mean the 911 Turbo?No, the 930 Turbo is what I meant. The Porsche 959 would definitely beat the GT if the 930 wouldn't.
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