Ford scraps the GT40... will now build the Ford GT
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Ford scraps the GT40... will now build the Ford GT
http://www.motortrend.com/features/news/112_news36/
Hmmm... I know it's a ridiculous amount of money, but I guess they kind of deserve it since they sold the name to begins with.
"GT" just doesn't sound right... so generic.
Hmmm... I know it's a ridiculous amount of money, but I guess they kind of deserve it since they sold the name to begins with.
"GT" just doesn't sound right... so generic.
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I thought this was old news..?
quite a while back, they said they could not call it the GT40 since it was not 40 inches high, as was the original. the new one is something like 43.7 or 46.7 inches, so GT40 would be an inaccurate name. This was months ago. Maybe I'm just confusing 2 different stories.
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quite a while back, they said they could not call it the GT40 since it was not 40 inches high, as was the original. the new one is something like 43.7 or 46.7 inches, so GT40 would be an inaccurate name. This was months ago. Maybe I'm just confusing 2 different stories.
GT (just my initials, not some newfound Fomoco love)
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Re: Ford scraps the GT40... will now build the Ford GT
Originally posted by Darth Xed
http://www.motortrend.com/features/news/112_news36/
Hmmm... I know it's a ridiculous amount of money, but I guess they kind of deserve it since they sold the name to begins with.
"GT" just doesn't sound right... so generic.
http://www.motortrend.com/features/news/112_news36/
Hmmm... I know it's a ridiculous amount of money, but I guess they kind of deserve it since they sold the name to begins with.
"GT" just doesn't sound right... so generic.
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Re: Re: Ford scraps the GT40... will now build the Ford GT
Originally posted by guionM
This news is sooo October!
This news is sooo October!
You gotta stay up on things if you want to contribute around here!And regardless of the new car's height, they wanted "GT40" but it was registered with a parts supplier in Ohio that wanted big $ for it. So it's called just "GT" and Ford's spin is that this is what the original cars were initially called, and then the GT40 nickname stuck.
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Re: Re: Re: Ford scraps the GT40... will now build the Ford GT
Originally posted by jrp4uc
lol You gotta stay up on things if you want to contribute around here!
lol
You gotta stay up on things if you want to contribute around here!
I think I've been pelted with snowballs for this one... sheez. <duck & cover>
And regardless of the new car's height, they wanted "GT40" but it was registered with a parts supplier in Ohio that wanted big $ for it. So it's called just "GT" and Ford's spin is that this is what the original cars were initially called, and then the GT40 nickname stuck.
Anyway, ya, my point was what you kindly highlighted.
