crazyfrenchman27
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Pffftt, the Mustang is a girl's car. ;p
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Originally Posted by Tuberoller If you take a look at the original Shelby Mustangs and Cobras,as well as other fast Stangs like the Boss 302,they were great because they were light,powerful and fast. They handled great and were built to race. Look how many of these cars ended up on racetracks around the world. Mustangs have typically been light and fast and that formula worked well all through the 90's with the GT and especially the LX 5.0 liter cars. I recall that a 1989 Mustang LX 5.0 weighed right around 3000 pounds with a manual trans. These cars were really quick for that time and were super easy to make go faster. I think Ford should renew the commitment to the enthusiasts who helped make the Mustang a great little Pony car. I have no idea who the new Shelby is aimed at but I can see this one being popular with the gold chain crowd and collectors. I doubt you'll see many of them at racetracks. |
Originally Posted by Tuberoller Look how many of these cars ended up on racetracks around the world. |
Originally Posted by Wodgy I dislike the phony air scoops on the sides of Foose's Mustang. Scoops that don't go anywhere just scream "ricer" to me, like wings on a FWD vehicle. |
Originally Posted by mjg sorry to break it to you, but there are FWD race cars that can hang. i know of quite a few FWD ricer vehicles that would annihilate either of those. Sorry to come off strong here but i hate reading close minded comments like this. |
Originally Posted by bhd812 When I bought my TT it was wingless, and I liked it that way... My rear end lifted up and threw the back of my car to the left, all under a second. |
Originally Posted by mjg Wow how close minded, First off wings on most production cars isn't necessary. It's used to balanced rear lift on high speed applications where compensation is required for plant the rear end of the car on pavement in probablly excess of 180 mph on road races. By your logic, wings are just for looks, not function.. The vehicles that require them very well might be fwd, but you are make a broad generalization. |
Originally Posted by DRSpeed85 I dont think the original Mustang was light enough to be recognised as an unusually light car like the way the Shelby Cobra was, and for a second I got confused because you seemed to explain why that car was successful, more than the Mustang. But I do agree that they were fast and easy to modify and that I believe, were the ingredients of the original Mustang's success. Both of which are carried over in the latest model. Yet in international standards the Mustang was always abit off. They were good for drag racing and perhaps ovals, but not in proper circuit races that is the crucial part for international success. Mustangs were successful in the states but I dont think it had what it took to take on Ferrari, Maserati, M-Benz and Jaguar. The Shelby Cobra and the Ford GT40 were massively succssful, but not the Mustang. Frankly, the Mustang was not built for such competition and rather stood on its own with a good reputation for racing in the US. For many foreigners outside the US, that is the appeal of the Mustang that the british built Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40, built for European domination dont have. A real American sports car as it is. The allure is stronger "because" it didnt race in Europe. Even today the Corvette C6R and the Saleen S7R are all out to conquer Europe, and I hear the Ford GT will join soon. But look at the Mustang, a perfectly good car reving up to dominate America, not the world. Thats the appeal of the Mustang. The GTR concept was a joke. Kind of like a Ferrari drag racer. The Shelby Mustang is the real deal. I think it will sell well, especially in Europe if for once they decide the sell Mustangs there... I live in Italy half a year every year and I know that people there will be amazed to see an American muscle car with 400bhp at the price of ... 60,000 Euros in current exchange rate. It will be a good alternative to those pseudo-muscle cars from AMG, the new BMW M3 and even the Porsche 911 Carrera. I dont think Ford realises how Europeans dig these cars. A mean looking Mustang would just blow away their "politically-correct" hatchbacks and diesel luxury cars. The Shelby version in particular would just roll Smart City Coupe's and smoke it along the way. In that regard I rate the new Shelby Mustang higher than the Ford GT. They should have made that to celebrate their centennary instead of the GT. A car with a truck engine that is suppose to honor a supposedly British car built with Ford money. |
Originally Posted by bhd812 He pulled up to us cause he thought we crashed but I just was so shaken and she was screaming I just pulled over. I remember telling him what happened and he knew the TT pretty good to (better then me at the time). He told me He knew for a fact I was doing over 120mph cause on the TT without a spoiler The air gets caught up under the car and actually has enough force to life the back end up. I never heard this before and didnt believe him at the time neither. He said I mu have been either lucky as hell or have one hell of a fast reaction cause he couldnt believe from what he seen down the road I didnt hit anything. I called the dealer the next monday mourning and they demanded me to take the car in ASAP cause they need to put a spoiler on now! so I got a spoiler for free I guess...lol lol |