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Fubar
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Note the different head lights and fog lights... recessed side air scoops. This may be a clay model.
ViperJoe
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Chris A.
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I think thats one of the early early concept cars that only rolls..you can't get inside it so to turn it you have to kick the front tires..and I think it has a plug somewhere that runs the lights.
I talked to Mike at the rally and they really wanted the duel tanks..they were going to make one the washer fluid fill...thought better of it though when they figured some nimrod would fill the washer with gasoline
I talked to Mike at the rally and they really wanted the duel tanks..they were going to make one the washer fluid fill...thought better of it though when they figured some nimrod would fill the washer with gasoline
I think yourall right, its clay or something. Too bad they did not go with the headlights, they look great!
I do like the wheels too, dangit.
The more I look the more differences I see....no windshield wiper, windshield flush, no bottom air deflector, very aerodynamic looking.
If anyone might know where I can get a set of the headlights or wheels please let me know.
Thanks
I do like the wheels too, dangit.
The more I look the more differences I see....no windshield wiper, windshield flush, no bottom air deflector, very aerodynamic looking.
If anyone might know where I can get a set of the headlights or wheels please let me know.
Thanks
MAD IN NC
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TEXAS GT
2006 Twin Turbo
cobrar1339
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MWG
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Here are some close-ups. I believe the same car with a different paint job.
http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble2002/ford_gt40/
http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ford-GT-Concept-Yellow-Black-1280x960.htm
http://www.atspeedimages.com/pebble2002/ford_gt40/
http://www.seriouswheels.com/def/Ford-GT-Concept-Yellow-Black-1280x960.htm
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Kip Ewing
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Hey all
This was an early fiberglass model with no interior. It got repainted a number of colors, so you see it in a lot of the early promo pics. There wasn't a great deal of feasibility in it, hence the wheel offsets, wipers, no feasible glass drop, aero devices, etc. The statement about using one of the fuel fill caps for another purpose was considered and dropped for the concern stated. At the end of the day, we just didn't want anything that was not authentic in it's functionality. BBS did do a very clever job of making the stylized knock-offs work in production on the base wheel. The base wheel was heavier than our target, but we did it anyway to deliver the show car vision. We then did the lightweight wheel as an option to meet our weight target. None of the lighting on this model was fully funtional, so you won't see these as an option. Also, you'll notice that it has none of the aero devices at all; front or side splitters, Gurney flap, nor diffuser. That all came after the program was kicked off. More difficult to spot is the fact that this model was about 12mm shorter than the production car and the door cut lines are different. Those two changes made it possible to provide an minimally acceptable level of head clearance in the car. Originally, the door section and wet area was positioned directly over the head form. There's quite a few other differences; fender openings, engine cover cut lines, etc. but these are the more significant ones.
I've never worked with an engineering team that was so commited to delivering a Designer's vision. That's the benefit of staffing a technical team with a bunch of zealots. We wanted this car to look this cool as badly as Camilo did, and moved heaven and earth to do so. Any time there was a discussion of what the design intent was, we were lock-step on the order of "just like the show car" even when physics demanded concessions for the performance targets or occupant package. There was an evolution, but those things just made it cooler, particularly the aero work. Kent Harrison lead the process of delivering amazing aero functionality without touching the a-surface. We trusted Camilo's vision and he trusted us to deliver it. No one wanted to make any concessions. The team just found a way to make it happen. It was a blast.
Hey all
This was an early fiberglass model with no interior. It got repainted a number of colors, so you see it in a lot of the early promo pics. There wasn't a great deal of feasibility in it, hence the wheel offsets, wipers, no feasible glass drop, aero devices, etc. The statement about using one of the fuel fill caps for another purpose was considered and dropped for the concern stated. At the end of the day, we just didn't want anything that was not authentic in it's functionality. BBS did do a very clever job of making the stylized knock-offs work in production on the base wheel. The base wheel was heavier than our target, but we did it anyway to deliver the show car vision. We then did the lightweight wheel as an option to meet our weight target. None of the lighting on this model was fully funtional, so you won't see these as an option. Also, you'll notice that it has none of the aero devices at all; front or side splitters, Gurney flap, nor diffuser. That all came after the program was kicked off. More difficult to spot is the fact that this model was about 12mm shorter than the production car and the door cut lines are different. Those two changes made it possible to provide an minimally acceptable level of head clearance in the car. Originally, the door section and wet area was positioned directly over the head form. There's quite a few other differences; fender openings, engine cover cut lines, etc. but these are the more significant ones.
I've never worked with an engineering team that was so commited to delivering a Designer's vision. That's the benefit of staffing a technical team with a bunch of zealots. We wanted this car to look this cool as badly as Camilo did, and moved heaven and earth to do so. Any time there was a discussion of what the design intent was, we were lock-step on the order of "just like the show car" even when physics demanded concessions for the performance targets or occupant package. There was an evolution, but those things just made it cooler, particularly the aero work. Kent Harrison lead the process of delivering amazing aero functionality without touching the a-surface. We trusted Camilo's vision and he trusted us to deliver it. No one wanted to make any concessions. The team just found a way to make it happen. It was a blast.
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