Re: At the track

Well, their choice of (apparently) nixing the IRS makes it look as if
they are more interested in the straight-line market anyway... which
makes sense really, correct me if I'm wrong, but the GT500s were more
aimed at the straight-line crowd, and the GT-350 at the twisty crowd.
I've certainly read plenty of disparaging remarks about the effects
dangling a 428 over the front suspension has on handling...

Perhaps they're planning a 2009 GT-350 with IRS and bi-turbo V6? :->

Chris.



--- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net> wrote:
> BTW -
>
> I am told the car is a super fast sonabitch off the line and has awesome
> brakes but is too heavy and needs weight out of the front end. I go back
> to my post of almost a year ago where I said the coupes will be 80k and
> the CV's will be 100k MSRP by the time they actually arrive in SVT
> showrooms.....................
>
> Can you say no A/C, power windows, radio, etc.?? That is the only way
> they will rid the car of the weight shave they are needing -
>
> SGB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen G. Becker
> To: Stephen G. Becker ; Mike McCullough ; Colin Comer ; Gary Heyd ;
> shelby mustang ; Mike Greene
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:05 PM
> Subject: At the track
>
>
> CS is at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, today, hot testing the new 2007
> Shelby Cobra Mustang with FoMoCo. He has repeadatly told people that NO
> ONE (including himself) has been promised a 2007 Shelby Cobra Mustang.
> No one, So, I go back to my thread a few weeks back, where I said "do
> not believe (or pay) ANYONE (including a Ford dealership) for a car that
> is a year away from production and has not even been situated in a
> distribution deal, as of yet".
>
> Cavet Empour
>
> SGB
>
>

 

Nothing is set in stone - There may very well be some "retro" looking side
scoops on the car by the time it hits showroom floors next year.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Tann (chris@christann.com)" <ctann@pacbell.net>
To: "shelby mustang" <Shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: At the track


>
> Well, their choice of (apparently) nixing the IRS makes it look as if
> they are more interested in the straight-line market anyway... which
> makes sense really, correct me if I'm wrong, but the GT500s were more
> aimed at the straight-line crowd, and the GT-350 at the twisty crowd.
> I've certainly read plenty of disparaging remarks about the effects
> dangling a 428 over the front suspension has on handling...
>
> Perhaps they're planning a 2009 GT-350 with IRS and bi-turbo V6? :->
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
> --- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net> wrote:
>> BTW -
>>
>> I am told the car is a super fast sonabitch off the line and has awesome
>> brakes but is too heavy and needs weight out of the front end. I go back
>> to my post of almost a year ago where I said the coupes will be 80k and
>> the CV's will be 100k MSRP by the time they actually arrive in SVT
>> showrooms.....................
>>
>> Can you say no A/C, power windows, radio, etc.?? That is the only way
>> they will rid the car of the weight shave they are needing -
>>
>> SGB
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Stephen G. Becker
>> To: Stephen G. Becker ; Mike McCullough ; Colin Comer ; Gary Heyd ;
>> shelby mustang ; Mike Greene
>> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:05 PM
>> Subject: At the track
>>
>>
>> CS is at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, today, hot testing the new 2007
>> Shelby Cobra Mustang with FoMoCo. He has repeadatly told people that NO
>> ONE (including himself) has been promised a 2007 Shelby Cobra Mustang.
>> No one, So, I go back to my thread a few weeks back, where I said "do
>> not believe (or pay) ANYONE (including a Ford dealership) for a car that
>> is a year away from production and has not even been situated in a
>> distribution deal, as of yet".
>>
>> Cavet Empour
>>
>> SGB
>>
>>
>
>