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I see you can read though. 
Just kidding guys. Did I ever mention that if Ford was serious about building a modern GT350 (light road racing style Mustang) I'd be seriously tempted. I'd have it black with a white streak on the head and call it Bucephalus, which was the name of Alexander the Great's horse. There, more than you ever wanted to know. |
Actually Ford does build a race car you can buy from a dealer. Saw one the other day getting welded on. I didn't find out it's name though. 
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07-10-2008, 10:46 AM
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Actually Ford does build a race car you can buy from a dealer. Saw one the other day getting welded on. I didn't find out it's name though. |
isnt it some sort of track mustange thats roll caged and stripped down? damn i forgot the name of it but i know i saw it at a dealer and in an online artical!! |
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07-10-2008, 11:47 AM
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That's an actual factory spec racer. It's not for the road at all really. It's also well over $100k if I remember. I'm talking about something in the spirit of the original GT350, for around $40k.
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07-10-2008, 03:34 PM
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That's an actual factory spec racer. It's not for the road at all really. It's also well over $100k if I remember. I'm talking about something in the spirit of the original GT350, for around $40k.
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When the original GT350 was built, it was to be a dealer sold race car. 
The 66 GT350 I had was a GREAT driver. Well balanced. 
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07-10-2008, 03:45 PM
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When the original GT350 was built, it was to be a dealer sold race car.
The 66 GT350 I had was a GREAT driver. Well balanced. |
Was it 4x the price of a base V8 model? The current one is specifically designed for competition in a Ford sponsored spec series (like the Miata Cup for MX-5s). It is completely stripped, caged, fuel cell, fire system, simply a race car. The original GT350 wasn't a pure spec racer was it?
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07-11-2008, 11:12 AM
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Was it 4x the price of a base V8 model? The current one is specifically designed for competition in a Ford sponsored spec series (like the Miata Cup for MX-5s). It is completely stripped, caged, fuel cell, fire system, simply a race car. The original GT350 wasn't a pure spec racer was it?
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Ok, the "R" version was starting around $6200 and the base on the Mustang was $2,600. This is from my foggy memory. Not a completely stripped vehicle but race legal at the time. Maybe I'm comparing apples to oranges, but the same idea.
I'll try and be more scienitfic in the future, 
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07-11-2008, 11:38 AM
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Ok, the "R" version was starting around $6200 and the base on the Mustang was $2,600. This is from my foggy memory. Not a completely stripped vehicle but race legal at the time. Maybe I'm comparing apples to oranges, but the same idea.
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You may be comparing apples to oranges, but I may be splitting hairs.
Maybe the better distinction is that the GT350 was race ready but road legal, the current one is, to my knowledge, absolutely not road legal; it's a true race car.
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