i agree with you ian.
ive posted some short movies with GT40s (and my recent motor work jpgs you
can ignore)
http://thevenom.net/gt40/
the sounds in the one called charlott.avi just makes me drool.
also here is my article and pictures from my visit to the new zealand GT40
replica maker.
http://www.norcal-cobras.com/news/news.htm
-james c
OSP - Only Selfish Pride
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Haddock <Streetvideo@mac.com>
To: Darren Madams <darren@madams.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
> You mean the GT44? I sure think its odd that I'm 22 and would rather
> buy a 'real' GT40 replica than this new iteration. It will do wonders
> for the Ford US image though... and that is a very good thing. Now if
> they would only bring over the Puma's replacement (providing its as
> good) ... and get the damn Focus sports into the show rooms... how
> long can they put off a car?!?
>
> How about a Lotus Europa uprated & updated into a canyon carver?
> http://www.banks-europa.co.uk/
>
> Or maybe I'm just into 60 vintage LeMans cars... (and the 787b of '91...)
>
> -Ian
>
> At 1:19 PM -0800 2/19/02, Darren Madams wrote:
> >Cool looking? Yes. Authentic/retro looking? Yes. Would I buy one/
> >do I care that they're going to make it? No.
> >
> >$100k buys you a hotrodded Mustang motor in a slick chassis? Give me
> >the Elise (with a decent motor, like the Type R or RSX), or a Boxster
> >S or something like that instead. Awesome cars, refined yet racey, and
> >at or below the 50k mark. Affordable on a dot-com salary, or as your
> >dream car and performance to match.
> >
> >I do think it's cool that manufacturers are seeing a performance market
> >and delivering low cost cars that are fun to drive (like our new Mazda
> >Protege 5, and my moms WRX)... but something like this is only neat for
> >the coolness factor, not because it's a good car or good deal.
> >
> > --Darren
> >
> >You wrote:
> >> For those of you without the image of the GT40 already firmly in mind:
> >>
> >> http://www.motortrend.com/jan02/gt40/gt40_f.html
> >>
> >> -Carl
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrclem@telocity.com]
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:14 PM
> >> > To: james creasy; Jose Garcia
> >> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> > Subject: RE: Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Awesome! That is one sweet ride. If they did it a couple of
> >> > years ago I
> >> > might not have bought the Panoz.
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of james creasy
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:58
> >> > To: Jose Garcia
> >> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> > Subject: Re: Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Bill Ford announced that they ARE going to build the GT40!!!
> >> >
> >> > cool. now somebody please go buy one and drive it in OSP.
> >> >
> >> > -james "where'd everybody go?" creasy
> >> > OSP #74
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Jose Garcia" <butchgarcia@earthlink.net>
> >> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:50 AM
> >> > Subject: Fw: [rrax-mustang] Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: "Rudis, Darius (D.)" <drudis@ford.com>
> >> > > To: <rrax-mustang@yahoogroups.com>; <50racing@yahoogroups.com>;
> >> > > <fordnatics@lists.mustangworks.com>
> >> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:08 AM
> >> > > Subject: [rrax-mustang] Its official: The GT40 is a GO!!!
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > Bill Ford announced that they ARE going to build the GT40!!!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Just RAN back from Ford Headquarters! I literally RAN all the
> >> > > > way back to my desk (sweating like a pig now). I'm excited.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I was the first one to stand up whistling and give a
> >> > > > standing ovation, at Ford Headquarters!!!
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Darius Rudis
> >> > > > Metrics Analyst
> >> > > > Project Office: Quality, Testing, & Metrics Team
> > > > > > Ford Financial - Dearborn, MI
> > > > > > mailto:drudis@ford.com (313)248-7402
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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>
> --
> _
> Ian Haddock
> iHaddock@mac.com
> http://homepage.mac.com/ianh
> When 900 years you reach, look as good you will not.... -Yoda
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