Pop N Wood Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Saw this on the LAX flight this morning! Ford spent $5 million developing this car, and another $2 million just building this particular one. This is the first and only one of this type in existance, and was completed yesterday afternoon in California. In January of 2004 it was sketched out on paper. In February a full size mockup was molded in clay. Now, a year later, the real thing is on it's way to the Detroit Auto Show. This car wasn't a mockup or a shell. The sculptor, designer and escort for the car is hoping it will take best of show this year. And Kitty Hawk delivered it! This is the 2007 Ford Shelby GR1 concept car. If Ford decides to put it into production, potential buyers can expect to pay around $200,000 for it. The entire exterior of the car is polished aluminum, and it has liquid cooled LED headlights. It was amazing seeing this car up close and talking to the project leader for the studio that built it. If only my camera could capture the sound of that V-10.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicker240 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 This message is brought to you by mothers aluminum polish....available in fine stores everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 liquid cooled led's? I thought led's were liked because they produced so little heat? I saw that car on TLC. They had a whole show on the design to full scale prototype. I like it in blue with white stripes better. The aluminum is pretty sweet though. But wouldn't it be easy to dent? Although it could be anodized. That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 That is one gorgeous car, and I think the anodized blue would be a good look for it. That polished aluminum going down the road on a sunny day would just blind you lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage-TechZ Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 OH HOW COOL TO BE THERE ! Just to talk to the project mgr. and see it before most of America even hears about it ! If they haven't clearcoated that raw aluminum yet.....they'll wish they had !! That surface is microscopically corroding as we speak...er,type/read ! Beautiful nonetheless. ..................vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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