But Pete, I want unfair and biased handling of my order. Ford puts fleet orders from Hertz and Avis before customer orders. Supposed we ordered a fleet of GT500's under the SAAC banner? Get Carroll behind it and we could get pick of the litter. I would like to order a yellow one, black side stripes and no LeMans stripes. Should we start working on a custom grill with center mounted fog lights? Lee Mathias > > From: ORLMUST@aol.com > Date: 2005/03/24 Thu AM 09:41:28 EST > To: DRCundiff@netscape.net, rvanderh@med.wayne.edu > CC: shelbymustang@carmemories.com > Subject: Re: Shelby bulk order > > > 3/24/2005 > Shelby Group, > > The "Bulk Order" idea was vetoed by FORD, when requested by The Great > American Pony Drive. > David Turnbull, the organizer for 2004, received lots of > help from FORD for the Pony Drive, but was turned down for his idea, to have > a group of Mustangers, pick up their 2005 Mustangs at Detroit. Here's the > Ford reply: > > > Letter received from Ford Friday, Feb. 25 > ?Dear Dave, > Thanks again for this morning's open discussion on Ford Motor Company's > support of the 2005 Pony Drive. As you know, we greatly appreciate you and your > members' enthusiasm for and support of the Mustang. It is owners like you that > make the Mustang one of the most recognized and sought-after vehicles in the > world ? and we hope that all of you will continue to be advocates for the > car. > While we would very much like the 2005 Pony Drive to succeed, we are unable > to facilitate the ordering, scheduling and delivery of Pony Drive members' > new model Mustangs. Unfortunately, that process must take place through our > franchised dealer network. It is only through this process that we can ensure > the fair and unbiased handling of all customer orders. As you know, the new > model Mustang is the industry's most sought after vehicle and long waiting lists > dictate that we follow normal procedures. > We still would like the 2005 Pony Drive to succeed and you and your members > will continue to have our support where we are able to contribute. If your > activities coincide with other Mustang events, we would welcome a coordinated > presence to the benefit of both the 2005 Pony Drive and Ford. If you need > promotional counsel and support, we would be happy to provide that where > appropriate. > We hope that you and your members continue with the plan to make the 2005 > Pony Drive a success, and know that you have our support. > David Fee > Mustang & Thunderbird Marketing Manager? > I began discussing the Pony Drive ?05 with Ford while in Dearborn last May. > Last week, I get a call telling me that Ford would not give us the allotment > of cars needed to make this happen. Since then, we have been corresponding > and talking over their reasons to see if anything could be done to salvage any > portion of getting these cars. I just completed a ½ hour call from Ford to > further discuss what could be done. Their position hasn?t changed and now the > Pony Drive has to make a decision as to what comes next. I disagreed with > their corporate decision and they explained the position they had to take at this > time. This is why we had the notice on the web site as this was to be posted > after that conversation, making sure that it was truly cancelled. ( David > Turnbull ) > > For the latest information check out _www.PonyDrive.US_ > (http://www.PonyDrive.US) > > Pete Geisler > Orlando Mustang > 407 688 1966 > > > > > > >
