Monday 7th January 2002

GT40 - Rehash or rebirth?

The most exciting news from Ford for decades or a desperate rehash of a legend?

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[flasher]

WOW!!!! I want one!!

Let's pray they put this into production, They really have made a good job of this and been sensible enough to keep the original lines as they were already near-perfect.

The Mutts Nuts!!

[ZZR600]

Dear santa ,
for christmas i would like a ................................

[r-bin]

...........please put this car inproduction! it is just sooooooooo beautifull!!!! i really like it a lot.

beauty&preformance&history combined in one car..... it is the gt40!

[bryanlister]

Slobber slobber slopper..... yep, I'll have one too please - in the original Le Mans paint job too of course.

[hansgerd]

Brilliant, but they should name it GT44 to match the heritage.

[marki]

So who says Ford make boring cars ,,this is just the job to put down that line of thought , i want i want i want ,,,,,

[jaydee]

Wow. If Ford don't build it I could see one of the US GT40 rep. builders "borrowing" the design. I've not been too sure about all the retro designs of late (esp. the New Beetle ugh...) but this one's amazing. Anyone got a piccy of the interior please ?

[bennno]

go and buy a kit car if you like the looks, ford should try better than just rehashing an old design

The Gt40 was a stunning GT car, if they are serious about their brand they should release a cutting edge race car for this century and go out and race it!

Rant over

Benno

[Graham B]

I agree, looks stunning, but I feel Ford should be more adventurous with it and look to the future rather than the past.

Graham

[Mark Benson]

This exercise shows a complete lack of talent, originality and drive on the part of Ford. The GT40 was built to race and to beat Ferrari, the new GT40 is built to boost image and remind people of a time when Ford could design and build something beautiful and succesful.
When I look at an unattainable supercar I want to see originality and forward thinking, not a copy of something I could get a replica of for £50 grand.

[Graham B]

Is there any mention of a predicted cost should it go into production...?

Graham

[PetrolTed]

I'm sure I read $100,000 somewhere.

[griffith]

No doubt, that is stunning...

Just as beautiful as the original, but somehow has a taste of the 21st Century too. Wonderful.

Put me on the waiting list now.

[rob.ellis]

Hey, a central backbone chassis, front and rear subframes to support suspension and engine.. an unstresses body... its an esprit!!


Still looks fantanstic after all these years, however. Yes, i do want one..

;-)

[jpf]

Build it and we will come...

Ooh la la

[campbell]

Love the car but those wheels
Put a proper set of rims on here and I'll be there like a shot

[dann]

I`ll take two

ONE for the road and one for the living room wall

[thom]

Aha!!
It's been a long time since something good had come from the US!
Let's hope it will help convince AC to build a new series of Daytona Cobras...




Thom

[apache]

benno, have you seen that Ford 4 turbo thingy that was on TG last year? that should answer your needs, as for this car, how can anything this gorgeous not be a good thing and a lot of new designs borrow from the past

[ATG]

"a heritage no one can match" ??? Ford ??? uh?????

Capri, Fiesta ...

Never mind. I'll have one anyway.