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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Talon" data-source="post: 16109069" data-attributes="member: 192437"><p>One other cool story for you guys.</p><p></p><p>I have a good friend who I'll just say is pretty heavily involved in the mustang world, and ford world in general. Back in 2009-10, I don't recall which now, he was invited to bring his 08 Shelby out to Michigan for a VIP tour of the mustang line and some of the plant. He was invited by someone he had known for quite some time, and was currently director of something (ops, or sales I don't recall), but it wasn't the performance division. When he pulled in, this person pulled up behind him at the gate, and once through, was told to follow him. They parked his car, and what appeared to be then new 2010 Shelby, nose to nose at the entrance to the plant.</p><p></p><p>They spoke about the new car and the changes, and that this was actually not a 10 car. Surprised that this obvious 2010 bodied car, was actually not a 2010, he inquired further. They explained that this had the drivetrain of the next GT500 that they had coming out. He stated that "Isn't this the next GT500?" and they said yes and no, that the engine in this car, was for the next car, not the 2010.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to after the tour, and my friend brought back up the car again, and actually got offered to drive the car, on the streets, or even on their own test track. He actually declined it at first, but after a second offer, and I believe some goading by his wife, agreed to drive it. Looking back on it, he foolishly said he would take it around town, and now regrets not swinging over to the track with it. He was made to swear not to look under the hood, or even to look under the car. There was to be no stops, and no pictures of it at all. After 8-10 miles he returned with it, and commented on how potent it was compared to his car. I guess no one was willing to comment on the car after that, but that he would see it in a few more years.</p><p></p><p>Flash forward several years, and my friend brought up the car with the same Ford employee, and it was confirmed that it was in fact an early trinity motor in the car being tested. I had been in that car for several months, and was being driven home and back constantly for its own test regimen as a driver.</p><p></p><p>Moral of the story, Ford is probably way further ahead on testing and developing stuff that most of us are probably aware of. Just goes to show how long it can take something to go from the chalk board to production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Talon, post: 16109069, member: 192437"] One other cool story for you guys. I have a good friend who I'll just say is pretty heavily involved in the mustang world, and ford world in general. Back in 2009-10, I don't recall which now, he was invited to bring his 08 Shelby out to Michigan for a VIP tour of the mustang line and some of the plant. He was invited by someone he had known for quite some time, and was currently director of something (ops, or sales I don't recall), but it wasn't the performance division. When he pulled in, this person pulled up behind him at the gate, and once through, was told to follow him. They parked his car, and what appeared to be then new 2010 Shelby, nose to nose at the entrance to the plant. They spoke about the new car and the changes, and that this was actually not a 10 car. Surprised that this obvious 2010 bodied car, was actually not a 2010, he inquired further. They explained that this had the drivetrain of the next GT500 that they had coming out. He stated that "Isn't this the next GT500?" and they said yes and no, that the engine in this car, was for the next car, not the 2010. Fast forward to after the tour, and my friend brought back up the car again, and actually got offered to drive the car, on the streets, or even on their own test track. He actually declined it at first, but after a second offer, and I believe some goading by his wife, agreed to drive it. Looking back on it, he foolishly said he would take it around town, and now regrets not swinging over to the track with it. He was made to swear not to look under the hood, or even to look under the car. There was to be no stops, and no pictures of it at all. After 8-10 miles he returned with it, and commented on how potent it was compared to his car. I guess no one was willing to comment on the car after that, but that he would see it in a few more years. Flash forward several years, and my friend brought up the car with the same Ford employee, and it was confirmed that it was in fact an early trinity motor in the car being tested. I had been in that car for several months, and was being driven home and back constantly for its own test regimen as a driver. Moral of the story, Ford is probably way further ahead on testing and developing stuff that most of us are probably aware of. Just goes to show how long it can take something to go from the chalk board to production. [/QUOTE]
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