Not to be morbid, but when 'ol Shelby goes to the great racetrack in the sky, what will happen to Shelby cars? I like the GT500 strictly for performance sake, I could care less about it being a collectible or worth money in the future. When you buy a car, your first priority should not be to make money down the line. I really doubt these cars will be worth so much in the future because of the name. The older cars, yes, not the newer ones.
I still don't like the grouper-mouth grille on the Shelby. Does it really need the massive front openings and the bulked-up hood? Also, any true Shelby Mustang (at least after '66) should have wide taillights.
@skaycog.2000: It seems like a lot of Ford GT owners tend to buy these cars then total them before the first payment comes due.
It might be expensive to get insurance after this, though, so it's a stunt you might only be able to pull off once. But you could have loads of fun for 29 days...
@bmoreDLJ: I don't think the numbers on the nameplate of a Shelby Mustang have ever referred to anything. Legend has it that when coming up with the name for the GT350, Shelby told someone to walk to some point and count the steps, and rounded from there (or something like that).
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Me want. I am sure the regular 2011 GT with track pack would be more than enough but I've always liked SVT products. Of course, it would be a big step up from my lil' SVTF I currently drive.
Whoever wrote this is just a bit too much fanboy for me. I love Fords, but this isn't journalism. It's a guy with a word processor bending over and spreading wide for the Ford flacks.
It seems to me that Ford spent a shitload of time and money on design development only to choose a pumped-up standard Mustang design in the end. looks like one more example of mismanagement to my eyes.
First, news that the Fast & Furious car people were actually 'car people', then nearly a whole page of Mustang comments without rants about the Modular V8 or the solid rear axle.
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I still don't like the grouper-mouth grille on the Shelby. Does it really need the massive front openings and the bulked-up hood? Also, any true Shelby Mustang (at least after '66) should have wide taillights.
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It might be expensive to get insurance after this, though, so it's a stunt you might only be able to pull off once. But you could have loads of fun for 29 days...
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@skaycog.2000: Why not dream of both? I do.
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Anyways, cool to see the sketches and design process.
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fully imported cad models are re-donk-ulously high poly. every bolt has a modeled in threading with about 256 circumferential points... awful
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