Mike
Lifetime Supporter
Average height of FGT owner seems about 4'9" but they really try hard though! Must be hard being so "short"?
ZR1 faster lap then NFGT
ZR1 faster lap then NFGT
...and the upcoming mid-engine 'Vette (if it's ever released) should be even faster/quicker.
Mike
Lifetime Supporter
That is true Larry but you should know the GT will be worth at least 10 Casio watch wearing Corvettes on the open market one day. I do enjoy Chips assertion that his V6 GT gets all the attention when parked next to Ferrari 488s at car shows. He would be heart broken if I ever pulled into his local car show in my kit car GT40 
I do enjoy Chips assertion that his V6 GT gets all the attention when parked next to Ferrari 488s at car shows. He would be heart broken if I ever pulled into his local car show in my kit car GT40
Last year, I was at a local, Wednesday night cruise night(*) with my GT40 when a guy showed up in a brand new Lamborghini. He didn't stick around long. Same thing happened when someone else showed up with a McLaren.
(*) It's a friendly crowd, lots of Detroit iron, a few rat rods. Sometimes a barely streetable dragster shows up. One of the organizers has an E-Type Jag, so there might be a couple of English cars.
...if I ever pulled into his local car show in my kit car GT40
Or how about a Robert Pond alum. block-based, all aluminum 482 cu in. Ford F.E.- powered MKII? (Those things are flat-out NASTY sounding!)
Odd you should mention that. My broker showed up at our local 'season opener' car show/cruise in his Lambo Adventador last year and, coincidentally, split within 20 minutes. 'Car garnered very little interest...which kinda baffled me. THAT is a darned nice ride.
Now, that said, my Ford GT also had pretty much been 'shunned' by the same crowd a few years before...and the FGT is supposed to be the "blue collar guy's exotic". But, then again, perhaps the problem had more to do with who the GT's owner was than with the car itself... :gossip:
In any case you can't be as insufferable as some of those dweebs so it was probably more that they were just shocked to see your car in the wild and not sure how to react.None of them knew I had bought the car until I showed up in it that day. To be frank, for some reason the car instantly put more than a few noses out of joint. 'Dead serious. To say the 'cold shoulder treatment' I got from the local gearheads that day (and at a couple of other local shows shortly thereafter) surprised the heck outta me is an understatement of epic proportions. And most of these guys I'd bantered back-and-forth with for years. Just exactly WHAT their problem was all of a sudden I can only hypothe$ize.
I stopped taking the GT to shows/cruises after that. 'Figured the next thing that might happen would probably be vandalism.
"Woe is me..."
Anyway, eeenuffa this...
Mike
Lifetime Supporter
Wonder if he gets to keep his GT. The FGT forum quickly swept the story under the rug. That clique is not good people.
Ford's North America president, Raj Nair, is out due to 'inappropriate behavior'
Ford's North America president, Raj Nair, is out due to 'inappropriate behavior'
Before reading the article, I knew nothing about it...and after reading the article, I now know even less. I'm assuming it must be another #MeToo thing?
Whether or not Raj keeps his GT will depend on the fine print in the sales agreement...and the quality of his lawyers.
Given what's going on in that whole 'dating' arena these days, I wouldn't wanna even BE dating now. Aside from the obvious transgressions, who knows exactly where 'the line' might be before too long? The group's targets might one day encompass any guy who's ever held hands with or hugged or kissed a few young ladies 'back in the day'...and if it ever does, all normal guys will be in their crosshairs.
Regardless, my own darned self should be safe enough though, since my net worth is under $100 mil...if you get my drift.
Whether or not Raj keeps his GT will depend on the fine print in the sales agreement...and the quality of his lawyers.
Given what's going on in that whole 'dating' arena these days, I wouldn't wanna even BE dating now. Aside from the obvious transgressions, who knows exactly where 'the line' might be before too long? The group's targets might one day encompass any guy who's ever held hands with or hugged or kissed a few young ladies 'back in the day'...and if it ever does, all normal guys will be in their crosshairs.
Regardless, my own darned self should be safe enough though, since my net worth is under $100 mil...if you get my drift.
Just spotted this. Not that I mind but is there a reason this is posted in the Paddock?
"Non-Motorhead Discussion" and this definitely is a Motorhead discussion.
Is this a guerilla tactic Mike? Reclaiming "lost territory?" :laugh:
I'm inclined to move it though, just for the heck of it..:evil:
"Non-Motorhead Discussion" and this definitely is a Motorhead discussion.
Is this a guerilla tactic Mike? Reclaiming "lost territory?" :laugh:
I'm inclined to move it though, just for the heck of it..:evil:
Bill Kearley
Supporter
Shr sucks to have one of the nicest car in history.
Best comment this year! Well done Bill, thanks.
