i had the pleasure of spending 30 mins behind the wheel of one this summer, in the Detroit 'burbs...a ford test car. i was amazed at how docile and forgiving it was in slow traffic , 25-35 mph yet how tractable it was when you brought that beautiful engine up the rpm curve. out of respect of the employee who gave me the opportunity , and to preserve his job, i did not thrash or bash it or do a wot run, which i really wanted to do. the car does turn heads, getting in / out is a learning curve and with those wrapover doors into the roof. if the door is not WIDE open (like a close parked car is next to you not allowing it to go all the way open) you wont be able to get into it or out of it, unless you are a pretzel and multi jointed as the wrapover blocks your path. it was kinda neat, windows up, stereo on, air conditioning on, knowing you were in a true production rocket ship that could become a lethal weapon if not treated with respect. my superformance cobra replica seemed meek and mild after that gt drive . my only negative was the sound of the exhaust, almost viperish, too quiet. vacuum cleaner sounding when ya stood on it. i am sure there are , or will be, aftermarket conversions that will add some tunes to those pipes. nice sound at idle and low rpms, but when accelerating ya get that kirby cleaner sound. however, if the $ was there, i would certainly like to have one. bill, motown -----Original Message----- From: Shelby6t7@aol.com [mailto:Shelby6t7@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:15 PM To: lmathias@bellsouth.net; ShelbyMustang@CarMemories.com Subject: Re: Shelby GR-1 Lee: I would love to drive a Ford GT, as I'm sure most of us would. I did get to sit in one for about 10 minutes when Ford brought one to the Shelby Convention last year in Michigan. Kenny
How about the leg room..could a 6+ fotter fit in it?? Thanks John ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Wells To: Shelby6t7@aol.com ; lmathias@bellsouth.net ; ShelbyMustang@CarMemories.com Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:30 PM Subject: RE: Shelby GR-1 i had the pleasure of spending 30 mins behind the wheel of one this summer, in the Detroit 'burbs...a ford test car. i was amazed at how docile and forgiving it was in slow traffic , 25-35 mph yet how tractable it was when you brought that beautiful engine up the rpm curve. out of respect of the employee who gave me the opportunity , and to preserve his job, i did not thrash or bash it or do a wot run, which i really wanted to do. the car does turn heads, getting in / out is a learning curve and with those wrapover doors into the roof. if the door is not WIDE open (like a close parked car is next to you not allowing it to go all the way open) you wont be able to get into it or out of it, unless you are a pretzel and multi jointed as the wrapover blocks your path. it was kinda neat, windows up, stereo on, air conditioning on, knowing you were in a true production rocket ship that could become a lethal weapon if not treated with respect. my superformance cobra replica seemed meek and mild after that gt drive . my only negative was the sound of the exhaust, almost viperish, too quiet. vacuum cleaner sounding when ya stood on it. i am sure there are , or will be, aftermarket conversions that will add some tunes to those pipes. nice sound at idle and low rpms, but when accelerating ya get that kirby cleaner sound. however, if the $ was there, i would certainly like to have one. bill, motown -----Original Message----- From: Shelby6t7@aol.com [mailto:Shelby6t7@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:15 PM To: lmathias@bellsouth.net; ShelbyMustang@CarMemories.com Subject: Re: Shelby GR-1 Lee: I would love to drive a Ford GT, as I'm sure most of us would. I did get to sit in one for about 10 minutes when Ford brought one to the Shelby Convention last year in Michigan. Kenny
