To: Charles Martel; presidio9
In fairness to the Ferrari lovers (aren't we all), I understand that the GT design was a Ford/Ferrari JV. Supposedly Ford was in discussions to buy Ferrari but the deal fell apart because Ferrari was worried about being swallowed up and ruined by Ford.
The GT does have Ferrari-esque lines.
To: Cousin Eddie
In fairness to the Ferrari lovers (aren't we all), I understand that the GT design was a Ford/Ferrari JV. Supposedly Ford was in discussions to buy Ferrari but the deal fell apart because Ferrari was worried about being swallowed up and ruined by Ford. The GT does have Ferrari-esque lines.
The GT-40 was built -in part - because the Ferrari deal didn't work out. The car was not a joint venture with Ferrari, though... Ford partnered with Lola Cars of England on the design. Like the Shelby Cobra, the GT-40 is another Anglo-American hybrid.
The Lola Mk6 GT was the GT-40's direct predecessor:
94 posted on
01/02/2004 7:49:05 AM PST by
Charles Martel
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