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Mitch D · 08-22-05, 02:44 PM

I'd have to side with you, Ron. The new "Ford GT" is a very fine car - and "GT" is probably the correct designation. It does not appear to be a true "road racer". Ford did a fine job of making a car for the street - but all those streetable things come at the cost of weight, size, etc.

Tom B - perhaps you can list a few of the particular attributes that in your assessment cause you to say "it's much closer than a parts/kit car". Indeed, it's a 2-seater ford, with mid-mounted V8, and the silhouette of the vehicle has the 'spirit' of the Mark I GT-40, but that's about where the similarities end.

Mitch D

08-22-05, 02:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mitch D mdemyanek 2 Tenths Join Date: Feb 2005 GT40: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 205 Rep Power: 6	Re: 2006 Ford GT info.... I'd have to side with you, Ron. The new "Ford GT" is a very fine car - and "GT" is probably the correct designation. It does not appear to be a true "road racer". Ford did a fine job of making a car for the street - but all those streetable things come at the cost of weight, size, etc. Tom B - perhaps you can list a few of the particular attributes that in your assessment cause you to say "it's much closer than a parts/kit car". Indeed, it's a 2-seater ford, with mid-mounted V8, and the silhouette of the vehicle has the 'spirit' of the Mark I GT-40, but that's about where the similarities end. Mitch D