2007 Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept (as found)::.: ford_8.jpg (1/1)

It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is accented
by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked a little on
the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released this way either -
heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is now illegal in the
States.

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It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is accented
by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked a little on
the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released this way either -
heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is now illegal in the
States.

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On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Zinc wrote:

> It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is accented
> by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked a little on
> the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released this way either -
> heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is now illegal in the
> States.

You're certainly correct about the front, Zinc! I'm having serious
problems with the rear-end, too arced, too smooth. Maybe painted looks
better.....

As for illegal, the rumour is that the Ford GT won't be manufactured for
'07 because it no longer meets Fed Standards.

Anyone know more?


SW


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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Zinc wrote:

> It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is accented
> by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked a little on
> the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released this way either -
> heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is now illegal in the
> States.

You're certainly correct about the front, Zinc! I'm having serious
problems with the rear-end, too arced, too smooth. Maybe painted looks
better.....

As for illegal, the rumour is that the Ford GT won't be manufactured for
'07 because it no longer meets Fed Standards.

Anyone know more?


SW


--
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

"Zinc" > wrote:

> It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is
> accented by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked
> a little on the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released
> this way either - heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is
> now illegal in the States.

Guys, the thing is a one-off show car. There never was any intention to
produce the thing. The idea was to do an design exercise that updated the
original Cobra Daytona Coupe.

As for Shelby dreaming in curves, maybe, but Caroll Shelby didn't design
*any* of the Cobras. The original Cobra body design was done by A/C cars in
England. The Daytona Coupe was done by Peter Brock. The other "Cobras" were
all Mustangs with varying levels of added parts and paint.

This show car was done by the Ford design people. One of the TV channels
(Discovery) did an hour long show on the thing showing how it was done from
drawings to the show debut.

Carol Shelby never even saw this thing until it was nearly finished.

Here's the story from Ford (2005)

http://media.ford.com/newsroom/featu...?release=19670

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"Zinc" > wrote:

> It's a great looking car but the nose looks unfinished. The seam is
> accented by cutting into the headlights and the beams might be blocked
> a little on the low end. I can't imagine the interior being released
> this way either - heard somewhere that this kind of steering wheel is
> now illegal in the States.

Guys, the thing is a one-off show car. There never was any intention to
produce the thing. The idea was to do an design exercise that updated the
original Cobra Daytona Coupe.

As for Shelby dreaming in curves, maybe, but Caroll Shelby didn't design
*any* of the Cobras. The original Cobra body design was done by A/C cars in
England. The Daytona Coupe was done by Peter Brock. The other "Cobras" were
all Mustangs with varying levels of added parts and paint.

This show car was done by the Ford design people. One of the TV channels
(Discovery) did an hour long show on the thing showing how it was done from
drawings to the show debut.

Carol Shelby never even saw this thing until it was nearly finished.

Here's the story from Ford (2005)

http://media.ford.com/newsroom/featu...?release=19670

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