[Shotimes] OT Ford's Future Plans for 500 and performance cars

[David P]

Is the 500 gonna be RWD? If so, who cares if Ford puts power in it...


David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: <IdriveaSHO@aol.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 17:44
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT Ford's Future Plans for 500 and performance cars


> Yeah, the 500 is just supposed to be a nice people hauler that we could
drive
> without looking like dweebs in a PT Cruiser or a 3rd gen taurus/sable(no
> offense to the 3rd gen guys). Also, people that think Ford will make a
return
> of the SHO....um....do you realize what our cars are? They're limited
> production cars with a very high tech engine in a proven platform with
only a
> body kit and a nicer interior to clue anyone into what they are. Only
problem
> with something like that is that fact that it's hard to sell a sleaper
when
> nobody knows it's a sleeper. Also, the cost of owning the only car that
> Yamaha ever made a motor for is quite expensive, typically higher than new
> car prices when it comes to buying engine parts. The SHO in the mind of
> everyone at Ford is that of a huge goof up that they should have never
done.
> I think the fact that they made them for so long was that they had a
contract
> or *something* because financially that car hurt their reputation. When a
> dealership starts making parts obsolete on a motor that was in a car up
until
> the mid 90's (what, 96 had the V6? 94?)yet still has parts for a car made
in
> the early 80's(mustang) then you know there is a problem. I think we
should
> just be happy they goofed once and we were able to benefit from it because
I
> don't think they'll do it again. -Steve Bowen
>
> << Regardless of how well they do, the SHO will not return, and the Ford
500
>  was not ever presented with any performance aspirations. >>
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