Anyone like the Ford GT90

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Flerbizky
I know the GT has been tested to death - after all, it's out in the wild. But I'm asking about the GT90 ?...
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You didn't ask about the GT90...
Flerbizky
DID the GT40 actually ever get out and do more than 40 Mph ?..
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Flerbizky
I know the GT has been tested to death - after all, it's out in the wild. But I'm asking about the GT90 ?... Have you ever seen an hour long building / testing program on that one ?....

I think it's nothing more than a pretty poster...
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Looks like you might be right about it just being poster, seems it only ran once:

from wikipedia
The only time the Ford GT90 ran, it mustered some 720 bhp (537 kW), which was good enough for a 0 to 60 mph time of just over three seconds. The 250 mph-plus (400+ km/h) top speed was never tested.
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So we know its capable and has the power for a high speed figure they just didn't test it out enough. I guess they were afraid it would come apart or something go wrong around the 230+ mark as it was only put together in 6 months.



EDIT:: If anything and by the tradition of the GT40, the 90 should've been called the GT44.9 due to the car being 44.9 inches high. (fordaustraliaforums)
 
sting
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If Marvin from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy had been car, his face would've looked like that :)

I remember it having terrible handling on GT2 - holds my record for the most spins on the Test Course when I lost control of the back at nigh-on top speed - and I was never a huge fan of the looks. I'll have a poke around your site when it comes back online though.
 
daan
You didn't ask about the GT90...
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I KNOW... Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry... That was about the Worst misplacement of a "4" instead a "9" one could make...

If you'll excuse me I'll just go bang my head against a brickwall....
 
The way I see it, the GT90 wasn't a successor to the GT40 at all...

It was to be the new RS200.
 
Stop talking now, you are all talking absolute crap.

Practically none of your facts are right, I know the facts, the GT90 wasnt named because it was 90 inches tall you imbasyl, it was the NINETIES remember.

The site if the site's maxed out, please add it to your favourites, it's worth the visit, it's got video's and all.
 
snyepsp
Stop talking now, you are all talking absolute crap.

Practically none of your facts are right, I know the facts, the GT90 wasnt named because it was 90 inches tall you imbasyl, it was the NINETIES remember.

The site if the site's maxed out, please add it to your favourites, it's worth the visit, it's got video's and all.
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Yes. One video. From Top Gear..

It's a poster car.. It may look like a real car, but it's a poster car...
 
I don't think the stuff I was posting is absolute crap, they come from reliable or relevant sites. Even though I don't much like that car I wish it had actually done a top speed run to get a proper top speed figure instead of an estimate.
 
Takumi Fujiwara
The way I see it, the GT90 wasn't a successor to the GT40 at all...

It was to be the new RS200.
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I'm not sure the GT90, had it ever been built, would've felt much at home on a dirttrack.
 
Flerbizky
Yes. One video. From Top Gear..

It's a poster car.. It may look like a real car, but it's a poster car...
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What on earth are you implying by poster car,

if you are saying the GT90 isn't real, how dumb are you. It is a real car, it can't do very much, because it hasn't been developed, but it is real.
 
The GT90 (90 because of the decade it was concieved) is ugly, slow & sux. The GT90 wasn't built to rally like the RS200, but the Ford GT70 was:



After disappointing results at the 1970 Monte Carlo rally in Januari, Ford ordered the construction of a completely new rally car to compete with the Renault Alpines and Porsches.
According to designer Stuart Turner mid engine was the way to go and after swift lobbying he got the go-ahead. He worked on the car in secret for the rest of the year and completed it right before the end of the year to give the 70 part in the GT70 name a purpose. Various engines were proposed for the car, either the British four cylinder BDA engine or a German V6 engine.
The project ground to a halt due to weeks worker's strikes from which the profits suffered so badly that projects like the GT70 had to be scrapped. A couple of prototypes were built and it was rallied only once or twice for test purposes. This one is equipped with a Capri derived Essex V6 engine.
 
snyepsp
Stop talking now, you are all talking absolute crap.

Practically none of your facts are right, I know the facts, the GT90 wasnt named because it was 90 inches tall you imbasyl, it was the NINETIES remember.
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snyepsp
What on earth are you implying by poster car,

if you are saying the GT90 isn't real, how dumb are you. It is a real car, it can't do very much, because it hasn't been developed, but it is real.
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I would advise you to lose your attitude and stop attacking everyone. You've already had a warning, remember.

And it's "imbecile"
 
sting
I don't think the stuff I was posting is absolute crap, they come from reliable or relevant sites. Even though I don't much like that car I wish it had actually done a top speed run to get a proper top speed figure instead of an estimate.
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Yeah, you were talking sense, but who the hell would think it was named because wikipedia says it could have 900bhp, which I know is wrong, i made that article, and the guys at wikipedia destroyed it as usual, and put false information in. They won't let me edit it now, they say there is nothing wrong with it, I'm the one with the official press release (check the site) which has all the FACTS anyone could want on this car.

TheCracker, you do know your post could have done without the start trying to pick away at me or wind me up, what a cheap attempt to start a flame war. I don't mind people having an opinion, but at least justify it. How the hell can a car suck, suck on what, it doesn't have a mouth.

amp88, what are you trying to say. Everything is new on the site, I just haven't gotten round to changing that I've been so busy on it. Be a little more grateful.

By me saying the car wasn't developed, Flerbizky, I mean it wasn't developed for mass market, so it was developed enough to run comfortably up until 40 m.p.h. and the problems began to arise like the engine over heating. One day, I will own the Ford GT90, I've devoted 7 years of my life to researching it, and I don't care if the F1 can beat it or any other crap, as long as I own it and it does 40 M.P.H. then I'm over the moon with that.

You can have your pety little digs now at me, but if I stick to my lifelong dream then it will come true. Remember, this car is a truly original design, nothing will ever look like this again, all your Saleens and what have you, have extremelly boring designs compared to an Enzo, the Ford GT90, or any other radical car. The Saleen is an extremely good car, but the design is nothing adventurous.

Let the comebacks begin, or the put downs, frankly I don't care. Everyone is entitled to have a dream, and you can make it come true if you work hard.
 
daan
I would advise you to lose your attitude and stop attacking everyone. You've already had a warning, remember.

And it's "imbecile"
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How can I not attack them if they think the car is 90 inches tall. I wouldn't mind if it was a joke, but it wasn't, the person was being serious.
 
snyepsp
How can I not attack them if they think the car is 90 inches tall. I wouldn't mind if it was a joke, but it wasn't, the person was being serious.
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You can not attack them. It's easy. Try it.

el flexo was asking, Dquan was joking. Neither of them deserved to be called an "imbasyl"
 
snyepsp
One day, I will own the Ford GT90, I've devoted 7 years of my life to researching it
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Don't tell me you've spend 7 years researching a poster car ?... A car that was never meant as anything but a showcase ?... No doubt Ford could've built it, had they had the desire (The GT came to life)... But puuhleease - You finding a one off, and then buying it ?... You're looking at astronomical figures.. and you still have to find it..

I have no doubt you're serious, and I'm all for letting people have their dreams - but in this case - Forget about it.. It'll never happen...
 
O.K., you already established I didn't spell imbecile right, yet you make it out like the forum is full of oxford students that spell everything 100% correctly, when half the time, these boards have posts which barely make sense.

Anyoway, I'm sorry, basically, I was justing posting my site for people that like the Ford GT90, that's all, it's not such a bad crime is it.
 
snyepsp
One day, I will own the Ford GT90, I've devoted 7 years of my life to researching it, and I don't care if the F1 can beat it or any other crap, as long as I own it and it does 40 M.P.H. then I'm over the moon with that.
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Dude its all cool having a dream and tryin to chase it down but you gotta look at the bigger picture. Going from the info in your profile you are 14 years of age, 7 of them spent on an obcession with a Ford.

You want to own the GT90, well good luck with that. You gotta think about some costs here. The car alone will be worth thousands perhaps millions, especially with it being a sole model concept. Import costs, maintenance costs, running costs, insurance on the car will all cost a bomb! Even if you don't drive it, you'll need to insure it in case of damage if people crowd round it to look etc etc etc.

And whats this about it needing to go over 40mph? For something that was hyped as "the world's mightiest supercar" when it was unveiled I'd expect it to go 6 times that speed.

Either way its your dream, and I wish you luck. It just seems the opinion of some members, including myself, that you are chasing the unobtainable.
 
Flerbizky
Don't tell me you've spend 7 years researching a poster car ?... A car that was never meant as anything but a showcase ?... No doubt Ford could've built it, had they had the desire (The GT came to life)... But puuhleease - You finding a one off, and then buying it ?... You're looking at astronomical figures.. and you still have to find it..

I have no doubt you're serious, and I'm all for letting people have their dreams - but in this case - Forget about it.. It'll never happen...
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A "poster car" as you keep saying, still has lots of things to find out about, just like a normal car. You can find out all the different techniques used in construction, try and find original workteam staff and cotnact them etc., there is lots involved.

That's a part of the site I've been meaning to update, apparantly she rests at the Henry Ford Museum. So i know where to go. Then I'm going to be training to be a dentist (in the U.K.), that make astronomical amounts of money, owning your on practice, you get £250,000.00 a year, and you can live off of 20-30 nicely, so put the rest in the bank, do that for about a decade, and there is sure to be enough honey in the pot to convince the museum to give her up. And by the way, I have been told I can quite easily become a dentist, I have the brains. Not being big headed or anything. I've got my life pretty much sorted out.

Sting (strange, i'm listeing to the police right now), you do understand, the car would go into a lock-up, I would never take it out to show the public, there are too many evil people out there that would love to see my fact if they put a huge scratch on it etc. I would probably only start her up every now and again just to here the engine purring. that's about it. Believe me, I would have no intention of using her as a run about.
 
I extremely highly doubt the Henry Ford Museum will let the GT90 go, money is not an issue. They would be much more likely to sell it to Jay Leno but even then they wouldnt.
 
snyepsp
and there is sure to be enough honey in the pot to convince the museum to give her up.
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You think the actual Henry Ford museum would part with the ONLY GT90 in existance??? A private collector maybe would, but not the Ford museum.

snyepsp
Sting (strange, i'm listeing to the police right now), you do understand, the car would go into a lock-up, I would never take it out to show the public, there are too many evil people out there that would love to see my fact if they put a huge scratch on it etc. I would probably only start her up every now and again just to here the engine purring. that's about it. Believe me, I would have no intention of using her as a run about.
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Have to be one hell of a lockup, with guard dogs, lasers, motion sensors, infrared and thermal imaging and hell why not a few landmines.
 
sting
You think the actual Henry Ford museum would part with the ONLY GT90 in existance??? A private collector maybe would, but not the Ford museum.

Have to be one hell of a lockup, with guard dogs, lasers, motion sensors, infrared and thermal imaging and hell why not a few landmines.
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Oh man! dat be a kick ass Reality show! Watch snyepsp attempt stealling the only GT90 in existance out of the Henry Ford Museum. :dopey: :lol:
 
VIPFREAK
Oh man! dat be a kick ass Reality show! Watch snyepsp attempt stealling the only GT90 in existance out of the Henry Ford Museum. :dopey: :lol:
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That'd be one reality show I would actually watch with much interest.
 
sting
That'd be one reality show I would actually watch with much interest.
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Yeah and then in the next episode it will be him figuring out what the hell he's gonna do with it because people might notice the "one GT90 in existance" out on the road. :dunce: :lol:
 
Synpsp nice site but I have to agree with the others. You will never own the GT40 unless you become a billionaie or you steal it. However you could always build yourself a replica. What your going through right now is most likely a phase. Cars come and go like woman. Im sure another car will one day replace your GT90 or maybe even a female.

Either way I wish you all the best.
 
I might even take part in that show!


But seriously, £250,000 for a dentist is way to much. A good dentist would earn £100,000 tops. Even that is slightly ambitious
 
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