Harry P. Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/26/new-american-muscle-car-company-launches-retro-modern-coupe/?intcmp=features Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 That ain't your ordinary Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/26/new-american-muscle-car-company-launches-retro-modern-coupe/?intcmp=features Did you place your order for one Harry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 It does look great......I wonder how long it will be before Hyundai is breathing down their neck about the Equus name. It is their flagship afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Love the body, could use Coyote power, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM485 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 That is way cool! I think the article said it had an aluminum and carbon fiber body so it must be pretty light. Seems like the muscle car Detroit should have made instead of the rolling bricks of lead they produce now. Seems pretty simple to me, light+powerful=fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Looks like an Old Mustang and drives like a new Vette. Front looks a little New Camaro-ish. Not a Bad looking car. Edited September 29, 2013 by RodneyBad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingSix Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looks like an Old Mustang and drives like a new Vette. Front looks a little New Camaro-ish. Not a Bad looking The front end looks more like a 1971-72 Plymouth than a Mustang .. and at 250k I'll bet they aren't making a ton on each copy either .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I have to agree with Dan on the front. Nice car though, but a bit pricey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 At that price I think I will pass and just drool over the pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Johnston Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Hmm.... LOVE the rear end. I agree the front looks like a Mopar. If I were the designer I;d maybe have made it look like...well maybe an old Mustang LOL Overall I do like it. Bu there are some other retro bodies where the nose looks way more like a Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 To much money for a ford to me now if it was a chevy maybe. John Pol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Nice car though, but a bit pricey... A bit pricey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingSix Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Honestly, it's not that much money considering the amount of fab-work going into it. It's an aluminum/ carbon fiber body. That alone is worth the price of admission. Granted, for that kind of cash I'd rather see a completely "original" design. But at the end of the day, after tooling, labor, the cost of paint, upgrade parts.. I'm willing to bet they aren't making a huge profit on these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 A) There just HAS to be some kind of agreement with Ford to build such an obvious knockoff...probably something similar to what the aftermarket tub and sheetmetal guys have going. This car, in this price range, can only serve to increase Ford's 'brand awareness' without costing them anything in lost sales. A win-win. The article refers to it as both "BASS 770" and "Boss 770". If it's "Bass" like the fish (??), I think I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Honestly, it's not that much money considering the amount of fab-work going into it. It's an aluminum/ carbon fiber body. That alone is worth the price of admission. Granted, for that kind of cash I'd rather see a completely "original" design. But at the end of the day, after tooling, labor, the cost of paint, upgrade parts.. I'm willing to bet they aren't making a huge profit on these... Yup. Spoken like a man who's in the business and knows what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Why would Ford let a Mustang lookalike be built with a Chevy engine? Good question, but here's the deal. If the management of this company has ANY CLUE about what's gone on recently in the courts, banning production of obvious knockoffs of Ferraris, Mercedes, etc., and IF they DIDN'T strike some kind of deal with Ford to license at least the appearance BEFORE investing, obviously heavily, in engineering and tooling, they're going to spend every nickel of potential profit slugging it out legally. All the speculation in the world won't change that simple equation. If it were built in China for Chinese consumption, there wouldn't really be anything Ford could do. But legal precedent has been established in the western world defining car designs (even old out-of-production ones) as "intellectual property", beginning with Ferrari going after and shutting down McBurnie's Daytona Spyder (Miami Vice car) clones. IF there's no agreement with Ford, and Ford decides to hammer them, they WILL lose. Edited September 29, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Why would Ford let a Mustang lookalike be built with a Chevy engine? Why would Ford let a Mustang lookalike be built, period? Like Bill said, there has to be some sort of $$$ deal between Ford and these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinz74 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 i'd rather have an Eleanor copy for that kinda cash..with a new crate big block ,disc brakes 5 speed and all round independent suspension.. maybe not as original by now..but who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostmech Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I think its a ridiculous concept imho...a weird looking, old school 'stang fastback with a ZR1 engine/ and suspension control system. Give me a real ZR1 and with the extra $125.000.00+ dollars, I would have a MUCH better car that that thing. At least they could've used Ford Parts....maybe some Supercharged EFI Boss 429 engine or something akin to that instead of that mish mash they are presenting. Sorry, It does nothing for me at all....but to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIK88 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I don't like it not original. If I want a 68 mustang I'll buy an original 68 mustangBuy five six original 68 mustangs with $250,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIK88 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Frankenstein!!! It's alive!!!!! Lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Why would Ford let a Mustang lookalike be built with a Chevy engine? FoMoCo would not repete the same fatal mistake as Studebaker Packard Corp . IMHO this was among a constant barrage of choices made by managment . Awfull , costly and terribly wrong choices . These vaulted Chevy Engines was just pouring gasoline on a fire as the result was to predictably speed up the end . The Warrenty Claims paid out for this debacle avlanched to a new height . Making not only the depletion of the remaining monies in the coffer . Also further the Tarnishment of the reputatuion for the failing concern . This reputation made further acess to Capital impossible . FoMoCo did not become Government Motors . Only good decisions made this happen . I think FOMoCo would "stay the course" . Thanx .. Edited September 30, 2013 by dimaxion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 To much money for a ford to me now if it was a chevy maybe. John Pol "While the aluminum and carbon fiber-bodied two-door strongly resembles Frank Bullitt’s 1968 Mustang GT, it’s powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1" Technically, it is a Chevy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.