[Shotimes] Replacement for SHO - Not gone... just across the pond...

[Carl Prochilo]

That sure is a nice car though.

Paul Stoddard has sold Minardi to Red Bull now and is going back home
to focus on racing cars with V8s. Very popular in Australia
apparently.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Tue, October 11, 2005 18:38, Ron Porter said:
> V8 RWD with a manual tranny? Don't see any SHO comparisons there. The
> ad copy even compares it to German sedans.
>
> The SHO was Ford's FWD version of a sport sedan meant to be like a
> BMW. BMW stayed the course with RWD and manual trannies, and other
> carmakers  are starting to come back to that model.
>
> Well, except GM with the V8 FWD SS and GXP. In their case, it's as the
> C&D test of the GXP said.....this would have been a great car 10 years
> ago.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> "Zerges, Sean (N-ManTech)" <sean.zerges@lmco.com> wrote:
> Ford XR8 is Australia's SHO
>
>
> http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/5_01_for.htm
>
>
> Sean Z.
> Colorado Springs, CO
> 93 SHO MTX, 97 SHO, 02 GT