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  1. September 28th, 2005, 05:13 AM #1
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    Ford Concept

    I thought this looks really cool. How many characteristics from other cars do you see?




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    Awesome looking car[8D]


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  4. September 28th, 2005, 07:12 AM #4
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    Hmmm - first glance, the overall profile looks very, very much like they started with an Aston Martin Vanquish or DB/9. (Just Googled it, and that could be very likely since Ford owns them!)

    Butt-end has the Daytona coupe look, with a little of the current Ford GT thrown in via the eggcrate grilles & exhaust styling.

    Wheels look a bit like the ones run in Trans Am on some Mustangs.

    I think Ford used a similar gas filler, but this one really jumps out to me as more reminiscent of a Charger or AMX/Javelin...

    Cooling vents on front fender - upper takes cues from the Aston Martin, but the lower one evokes more of say, a ~'95ish model Vette.

    Nice [^] - I'd love to see some front-end shots & technical info!



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  5. September 28th, 2005, 09:17 AM #5
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    Umm, isn't that the Ford concept car for the Daytona Coupe?

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    I don't realy care what it looks like.
    It twinkles.
    I want one.
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  7. September 28th, 2005, 10:38 AM #7
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    Looks Sexy, but I'll bet it has a price at least 3 times what it's worth.

    Mabee Im just getting OLD but I am tired of all the electronic and power gagets they keep
    adding to cars that are suposed to help with driving them...
    if you can't drive it with out power everthing... maybe it is time for some new car designers... or it'is time to walk or take a bus.

    That Spyder I just got running has no power assist, no electronics, everything mechanical... very simple 50's tech, just points, coil & carbs... and I enjoy driving it more than any car I have driven for years.

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  8. September 28th, 2005, 10:39 AM #8
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    Casaleenie and I where drooling over one at the Cleveland auto show when he said 'You could pick up Nuns in that car'! Not that I want to pick up Nuns or anything

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  9. September 28th, 2005, 12:56 PM #9
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    JerryBP - couldn't agree more regarding the electronics. Yes, I like how precisely they can run an engine, etc. But, see how much fun they are when lightning runs in on your vehicle! Lightning ran in on my wife's Jeep Cherokee (not a direct hit, just a good jolt) two months ago, and it just went back into the shop AGAIN! Burned the computer & fuel pump up, and now chasing hard starting problems (possibly from a faulty replacement pump).

    Of course, a couple of her teacher-friends that she goes to the beach with every summer say that it can't be fixed. They think she should trade it on a Mustang GT convertible before next summer... I wonder if they don't have a voodoo doll version of a Jeep Cherokee...

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  10. September 28th, 2005, 08:24 PM #10
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    I remember that car from I think a Motor Trend magazine from 3 or 4 months ago. I believe it has the Shelby name on it somewere.

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  11. September 28th, 2005, 10:01 PM #11
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    Best looking concept car that I've seen in a long time.
    The cool thing is that the designer is a young man who was given his dream shot on this project. The GR-1 development story was featured on the "Rides" TV show several months ago.
    This car has an excitingly raw animal quality with pureness of form.
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  12. September 29th, 2005, 04:01 AM #12
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    Click on this link for pictures. It's been around for awhile, but it doesn't look like Ford has any interest in building it.

    http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...t=Ford+Concept

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  13. September 29th, 2005, 04:47 AM #13
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    Rod, you are the winner of this $200k proto !!!

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    Dan, Wow , Just load it back on that plane and send it to me.

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    Ford needs something to compete with the Z-06. That would make a great American LeMans car.
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  16. October 5th, 2005, 08:04 AM #16
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    quote:Originally posted by spd4me

    Ford needs something to compete with the Z-06. That would make a great American LeMans car.
    I couldn't agree more, but if I wait for a Ford Z06 equivalent at a similar price, I could easily be dead before it showed up. So, I have this coming in a few months.



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