Might be a repost, but I received these from a friend of mine...
01-17-2005, 06:35 AM
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Might be a repost, but I received these from a friend of mine...
Saw this on the LAX flight this morning...
Ford spent $5 million developing this car, and another $2 million
just building this particular one. This is the first and only one of
this type in existance, and was completed yesterday afternoon in
California.
In January of 2004 it was sketched out on paper. In February a
full size mockup was molded in clay. Now, a year later, the real thing is on
it's way to the Detroit Auto Show. This car wasn't a mockup or a shell.
The sculptor, designer and escort for the car is hoping it will take
best of show this year. And Kitty Hawk delivered it!
This is the 2007 Ford Shelby GR1 concept car. If Ford decides to
put it into production, potential buyers can expect to pay around
$200,000 for it. The entire exterior of the car is polished aluminum,
and it has liquid cooled LED headlights. It was amazing seeing this car
up close and talking to the project leader for the studio that built it.
If only my camera could capture the sound of that V-10.
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1b.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1c.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1d.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1e.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1f.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1g.jpg">
If you ask me... it needs paint.
Ford spent $5 million developing this car, and another $2 million
just building this particular one. This is the first and only one of
this type in existance, and was completed yesterday afternoon in
California.
In January of 2004 it was sketched out on paper. In February a
full size mockup was molded in clay. Now, a year later, the real thing is on
it's way to the Detroit Auto Show. This car wasn't a mockup or a shell.
The sculptor, designer and escort for the car is hoping it will take
best of show this year. And Kitty Hawk delivered it!
This is the 2007 Ford Shelby GR1 concept car. If Ford decides to
put it into production, potential buyers can expect to pay around
$200,000 for it. The entire exterior of the car is polished aluminum,
and it has liquid cooled LED headlights. It was amazing seeing this car
up close and talking to the project leader for the studio that built it.
If only my camera could capture the sound of that V-10.
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1b.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1c.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1d.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1e.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1f.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pacificnet.net/~mklenner/pics/GR-1/Shelby_GR1g.jpg">
If you ask me... it needs paint.
01-17-2005, 06:43 AM
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Looks very similar to this captured at the SEMA Show...
...the car is so nice in person. Pictures don't do it justice.
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v123/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema158-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v121/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema192-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v124/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema153-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v124/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema154-vi.jpg" border="0"><ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/s4madman/events/sema_2004/page3.html">http://public.fotki.com/s4madman/events/sema_2004/page3.html</a</li></ul>
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v123/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema158-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v121/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema192-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v124/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema153-vi.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v124/photos/4/43321/1487535/sema154-vi.jpg" border="0"><ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/s4madman/events/sema_2004/page3.html">http://public.fotki.com/s4madman/events/sema_2004/page3.html</a</li></ul>
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I don't get the whole trend for polished/chromed cars, but the GR1 is beautiful, nonetheless.
I had read that the price was going to be closer to $100k, but who knows.
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01-17-2005, 06:52 AM
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Just passing along what I've read.
I think Ford would have a tough time selling a $200k car. But then I'm sure plenty of people said the same thing about the GT for $150k before it was released and Ford clearly proved them wrong.
Time will tell.
-Dave Pramanik
Time will tell.
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01-17-2005, 07:33 AM
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Anyone catch the episode of RIDES on TLC...
where they documented the design process of it. Was pretty interesting. Didn't think there was still so much manual design work in car design.
