Posted by FBodfather Re: GT500 Post


Originally Posted by 2002Z4CSS
I came back from all all morning training class on the new Mustang GT 500 Shelby.Too bad it was raining or we could have taken it out for a ride. I would have loved to see what the 500 hp felt like.


FBodfathers Reply!!

hmmmmm.........I just came back from two days at Milford Proving Grounds -- driving the car that's gonna whup its a**. (rain or no rain!)

Select National Media ride and drive -- they're loving it!

Another thing -- I know this sounds kinda strange -- but the car looks completely different when it's on the road moving. (fast or slow.....) I thought it was just me, but everyone said the same thing. I'll be posting a link to running footage -- perhaps next week.

Oh......and it pays to be Gib Loudon. Got a call -- one of the guys writing an article had, as his first car, a 1985 IROC .. we wanted to provide him one to drive, so I called Gib and Tammy and they brought their Black 85 over --- (one of the 20 Camaros they own -- you can never have too many!) .....and because they were so kind to allow us to molest their baby, we allowed him to take the Concept for a drive on the north loop at Black Lake.

 

Just curious, which site was that from?

 

I can't say anything for where that came from but I got the same vibe from Scott when we talked about the GT-500. I for one have no doubts that the Camaro will out do the Shelby in everyway.

 

It's gonna be tough. The Shelby even though I think it's ugly - is gonna be one mean machine.

 

And of course the GT500 is a pulley swap, a tune and exhaust away from embarrasing just about anything in the 1/4 mile... but I don't think it stands a CHANCE in anything that somewhat resembles a twisty.

 

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