First National Gathering = success

[AZGT]

We just got back. Made up for some of that needed sleep on the airplane. Party till 1:00, up at 6:00. Makes me think I am young again.

DBK, Joey, and everyone else - it was first class all the way. Great organizers, great guys, great places, great hosts. :thumbsup

 

[gtjoey]

just got in

GUYS, its 11pm just got in , will post my thoughts tomorrow, love you all, this was just unreal, thanks inpart to all of you!!!!!!!!! goodnite,will post under rally enjoy.gtjoey1314 aaannnd a little tired :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[Spirit]

Want to say THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIME to all of those involved who helped to made this memorable event possible; including the Fourm Members, Ford Motor Company, Saleen's SSV and their employees, the Wixom Plant and their employees, and of course Camilo Pardo and his GT Girls.
Truly was an enjoyable and most memorable event.
A lot of very nice people and and fun times to remember and cherish.
THANKS!!!

 

[scode]

Glad you made it home safe and sound. If you can't sleep post the pics of the girls. :lol

Keith

 

[ChipBeck]

When I close my eyes....

.......I can still see and HEAR that endless line of 80+ GT's screaming down the freeway on the way to each event. :banana The highway workers stopped and watched the warp speed motorcade go by. At the tail end of the line as we got stretched out the speed and maneuvers to keep up were breathtaking as well. :biggrin Thanks again Dave & Joey & Ford & Saleen and everybody else. It was off the charts. :cheers

Chip

 

[GT Tech]

GREAT JOB !!!!

Fantastic job Dave and Joey.

It was great to meet and spend time with some of you fine people who attended the events. I've been lucky enough to spend the last 3 years of my life working on the GT program. Seeing all of you happy owners made every second of it even more rewarding. Rarely do the people who design and build cars get a chance to meet their customers. I think I can safely say that every one involved in bringing the GT to life, put their hearts and souls into it. The ultimate payoff for us, was in the past few days. The pride I think we all felt this past week could never be truly expressed.

I autographed a lot of year books, posters, and even a few cars, but each time I did, I felt that I should be getting YOUR autographs. Your smiling faces validated the effort and work we all put into the GT program. It truly was a labor of love.

Although I likely won't have the opportunity to own a GT, I feel that there is a part of me in each and every one. Thats my reward. (there is a good chance I DID work on many of the cars that were here this past week)

I hope you all enjoy your GTs and your GT year books as much as we enjoyed doing them for you.

Thank You All
Rich

Many of the people who were involved in the GT program are now doing the same thing for the rest of the fine Products Ford sells. Please remember that the next time you buy a new car or truck. (got to put a plug in for the home team)

 

[Specracer]

Whoa, good for all of you that jumped on line when you got home. No way here, 13.5 hours home truck and trailer, 5 hours sleep per night = used up.

This was an amazing weekend.

Thanks to all of the incredible efforts put on by so many.

DDK or whoever, what was the final car count?

Thanks!!

Andy

 

[tiger 6]

Thanks

DBK and GTJoey-and everyone else who helped make this an event to remember-Thanks! :cheers :cheers :cheers
The people at Saleen and Ford could not have been more accomodating and helpful during the entire time.
Drove back with ONBOOST, and just for everyone"s info, when we stopped for lunch, I just drove the 550 to the back of the restaurant, found the Dempster Dumpters, and parked it! :biggrin
New friendships, great cars, outstanding hospitality-doesn't get much better than that.

 

[B O N Y]

WOW, what a joy it was to be part of the DAVE & JOEY show. Amazing event, wonderful event, it was fantastic to tie in faces with names. Ford and Saleen folks were most gracious. Learned a lot about my GT. Can't wait for next year.

 

[427Aggie]

What an event....Absolutely WONDERFUL....Glad I brought the car...Saleen..CLASS FOLKS..fixed my problems and didn't look back..

Ford and the Engineers are wonderful people..I was lucky enough to sit with alot of them for several hours and watch them make fun of each other...John was a great guy as was Fred.

The party on Saturday night topped it off great.

Finally got some sleep and now I just want my car to get home with my camera

I am so glad I got to meet so many of you guys from around..Bony, Bigs, Awsum, Spirit...putting names to faces was great.

Matt :banana

 

[Silverbullitt]

We rolled into Austin about 10:00 last night. 80mph thw whole way. No tickets or mishaps. When it was dark we thought we were in a luxury car, not the baddest car on the planet, next to Turbo Joes of course.

I went to the Centennial and all the way to this gathering I knew it would be fun, but no match for the millions spent on that party. Now I say what Centennial? This once in a lifetime run blew it away. Thanks DBK and Joey you are the ultimate party planners.

We are already talking to a few about coming back next year for Woodward alone. How about the reunion somewhere else, but a Fri-Sun gatering for the cruise on the actual weekend. I'm planning to fly and rent a car. Anyone in?

 

[gtjoey]

EDSEL/BILL FORD PLEASE READ.RALLY ECT.

Something very special happened last week and i wanted to personally explain it to you . Since my arrival last monday ford stock was up , whether a penny or more every day last week it was in positive territory. Wednesday night our group of over 150 gt owners and 100 gts entered the ritz hotel and enjoyed a wonderful cocktail reception party sponsored in part by my now good friend ALEX BORLA.Not that it matters but 11 borla exhaust kits were sold those 3 days. Thursday we toured and had another all day cocktail party at STEVE SALEENS shop , as usual a top knotch event .Not that it matters but it looks like 8 SALEENS WERE SOLD! WITH A POSSIBLE 2 ,SALEEN 7'S!! CAMILLO'S,party great and wild as always sold 5 original paintings ,15 posters and ran out of t shirts.Not that it matters.Friday morning EDSEL , you were looking out your window looking at 100 GT'S AT A TOTAL COST OF 16,500,000.00. EACH MAKING A PROFIT !THAT MATTERED! Friday night, sponsored and hosted by FORD , was a dream come true , why because we were able to enjoy UNION/ NON UNION, OUTSOURCE SUPPLIERS AND DEALERS ALL AT ONE EVENT, AND ALL WERE HAPPY!!!!!!!!! WHY? because we were a part of something very special.THAT WAS TOUGHER THAN STOPPING THE VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST! I have been asked many a times over those couple of days , what is your favorite part of the car at the event, my answer, THAT LITTLE BLUE OVAL ON THE FRONT!,and they all take a double take. Other than yourself, bill, alex,camillo, steve and myself its the PRIDE OF THAT BADGE , KNOWING IT CAN BE DONE, AND PUTTING YOUR NAME ON IT WITH PRIDE MY FRIEND!!!!!. Ronald REAGAN had it, LEE IACCOCA had it , SOPHIA LOREN WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT! IVE GOT IT , JUST COME AND GRAB IT ,ITS YOURS!! IF YOU KNOW ME,AND YOU WILL, MONETARY VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, WHAT IM LOOKING FOR, IS SOMETHING ELSE, ITS THE CHALLENGE,ITS THE PRIDE OF THIS COMPANY AND ITS WORKERS, IT CAN ALL COME BACK IN A BIG WAY , IT CAN HAPPEN , JUST GIVE ME A CALL!!!!!!!!!!! IT WONT TAKE LONG.
THANK YOU JOSEPH V. LIMONGELLI
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CELL 1 516 524 3077
HOME 1 631 367 2215
P.S. Theres something else, my son who is close to your sons age is coming up in this world as well,his position in my company is set in stone for his life time as is my youngest, as we get a LITTLE BIT older, i want to hand him a future as brite as possible. It can be ,EVERYTIME YOU DO GOOD IT COMES BACK 10 TIMES, just dream my friends enjoy....... gtjoey 1314 :thumbsup

 

[abolfaz]

GTJoey for president! I regret not being able to go the rally, but am proud of the event you guys put together. :thumbsup

 

[kengt]

As a member of the bulid/development team I want to thank everyone for EVERYTHING! I had a great time! :cheers

 

[ChipBeck]

That little blue oval on the front.

"what is your favorite part of the car at the event, my answer, THAT LITTLE BLUE OVAL ON THE FRONT".

Right on Joey. During the event my son's and I toured the Henry Ford Estate. Walking through the rooms where Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford got together was like stepping back in time. The man, the family, the company, the race victorys, and over a hundred years of history. Ford is clearly the Harley-Davidson of automobiles. This company must, can, and I hope will, somehow, have a rebirth like Harley-Davidson. The UAW must wake up and become a partner instead of an adversary. Imagine Ford Motor Company with an entire work force like the Saleen crew. My last three cars were a Ford Excursion, Ford Expedition, and a Ford GT. After the great time Ford showed us I will continue to buy Fords in the future. If Ford were allowed to concentrate on building the best cars in the world instead of managing the jobs bank, health care, and buyouts, we could all breathe easier. Your enthusiasm is infectious Joey, MAKE IT HAPPEN!!! :banana

Chip

 

[gtjoey]

I JUST NEED 6 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS MY FRIEND, chip you get "IT" ive got " IT", its a legacy thing, like you mentioned its a harley american thing. Its im an american and am proud thing. you definitley get it ,Im tired of the sky is falling , look at those beautiful people on friday, we all want a home , good food,not everyone wants to be the biggest or the best but just surviving to me AND NOT CARING ABOUT THE FUTURE GTJOEY'S is not a good thing as my friend martha would say. thank you for the compliments. enjoy baby gtjoey :thumbsup

 

[guywwagner]

rally

DBK,Joey,and everyone else,
I want to thank everyone again for the incredible time!I thought I was in heaven at Fords 100th when I met Tom Scarpello,Alex,Kip and the rest of the SVT Team.This time it was the kind of event that was amazing.Saleen and Ford treated us all like family.Camillos party made me feel like a kid again.This will be hard to top..............
Guy

 

[Boilermaker]

I just wanted to say that it was great meeting everyone at the Rally. The Ford GT is a great car and it was a special experience to be able to be part of the GT team. Meeting everyone and seeing what a great bunch of people the owners are was really the icing on the cake.

I've been involved with a bunch of automotive related groups through racing, and doing presentations for work and I must say you guys are the best by far.

Thanks to GTJoey and DBK for their part in organizing the event.

A special thanks goes out to the MCMM and the rest of the small crew I was hanging out with this weekend.

 

[dean_deangelis]

Great Shots from World Headquarters

Hello GT Owners,
Just curious if there's going to be a special photo gallery set up for the rally. I took well over a hundred shots on Friday at the "Glass House". To commemorate the event, I spent quite a bit of time setting up close up shots, with the building and the Ford logo reflecting into the paint. The reflections define the stunning beauty of these rolling art forms.
dean

 

[dbk]

Dean,
Either mail me the photos or you can meet and give them to me. I'm around town all week.