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The guy in charge of desinging the Ford GT owns a Ferrari

Discussion in '308/328' started by VPC, Dec 22, 2005.

  1. VPC

    VPC Formula Junior

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    #1 VPC, Dec 22, 2005

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  2. No Doubt

    No Doubt Six Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 No Doubt, Dec 23, 2005
  3. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #3 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Dec 23, 2005
    sleeping with the enemy...
     
  4. don_xvi

    don_xvi F1 Rookie

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    #4 don_xvi, Dec 23, 2005
    There are plenty of gearheads at the big 3 that own Ferraris and all manner of other interesting cars. I'm one of them! :)
     
  5. Steve Magnusson

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    #5 Steve Magnusson, Dec 23, 2005
    Didn't FORD actually buy and disassemble a 360 just to have a look at the other guy's work before doing their own?
     

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  6. Senna1994

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    #6 Senna1994, Dec 23, 2005
    FORD bought two of them, a red and yellow one with Manual Transmissions. The head of GM, Mr. Chuck Jordan, for a number of years always had the Flagship Model Ferrari in his fleet, in addition to some of his designers.
     
  7. neighborhood

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    #7 neighborhood, Dec 24, 2005
    The main reason why the FORD GT40 came about is because Henry Ford pitched buying Ferrari from Enzo, and was turned down. Ol' Ford said that if he couldn't have the company, he was going to build a car that would put Ferrari to shame on the track........

    Just a little History lesson, but might be off topic a little.
     
  8. Tenney

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    #8 Tenney, Dec 24, 2005
    At least one of the Ford GT mules had Ferrari "racing" seats installed. Poached from a 360, perhaps?
     
  9. fiat850

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    #9 fiat850, Dec 25, 2005
    this was on top gear =)
     

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  10. b-mak

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    #10 b-mak, Dec 25, 2005
    Thanks for the quality post.
     

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