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Old 11-17-2010, 06:13 PM
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The hype and marketing BS accompanying this new car are in full swing. The more clear-eyed among us here have already picked it's bones clean. It's SPF's vision of what a street GS should look like-but there was no such thing. (There WERE street Cobras).
I've the greatest respect for the original five-but not this Shelby-like hoopla car. With a 271,000 sq. ft. SA assembly location and the minuscule labor costs there, even the proprietary foundry castings and tooling should allow a roller cost of $65K.
For $90 to 100K, a '64-'66 coupe with coilover, heim-jointed, bronze bushed suspension and rigid chassis, powered by an aluminum 540 BBC making 700HP can be built. Right here. Which would bury this SPF in all performance categories and look much less obnoxious. Even have a 'trunk' for Nancys who require such equipment.
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