OT: Another Day at the office..., You don't see this everyday. |
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OT: Another Day at the office..., You don't see this everyday. |
Britain Smith |
Sep 10 2003, 11:50 AM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
So...I was leaving work yesterday and on the way out I noticed a very nice car out front with a small crowd around it. I immediately went downstairs to check it out and low and behold it was none other that Craig Barrett (Intel CEO) getting out of a brand new Ford GT-40. It turns out that he was making a presentation and the Oracle convention and he used the car in the show and he was driving it back to Intel. This was the third prototype made and was absolutely amazing. Craig, and some Ford representatives, opened up the engine bay to show us the 500hp motor, aluminum spaceframe, and carbon fiber everything. I have to say, this is a very nice looking car.
To make it more interesting, Paul Otenille (Intel CFO), came out a bit later and the Ford people let him take it for a test drive around the block. As he makes it off the Intel property he was making a left hand turn and almost spun the back around as he mashed the gas. Talk about a car with way to much power driving on wet roads. It would have been quite amusing if he had wreck it though. Check it out... Attached image(s) |
Britain Smith |
Sep 10 2003, 11:50 AM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
another...
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Britain Smith |
Sep 10 2003, 11:51 AM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
I am the one with the white shirt on...
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tat2dphreak |
Sep 10 2003, 11:55 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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Ferg |
Sep 10 2003, 12:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Yep, that's the coolest car in my book right now. The GT3 is a close second.
I saw 3 of them at the historic's, I thought they had different wheels though. I do not like the wheels that are on that car above, they look "off". They look like toyota wheels (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) . |
biosurfer1 |
Sep 10 2003, 12:17 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
must be nice to be the CEO...i think i should go apply to be one of those:)
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Curvie Roadlover |
Sep 10 2003, 01:11 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
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reverie |
Sep 10 2003, 01:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 783 Joined: 14-March 03 Member No.: 427 Region Association: None |
That is excellent.. thanks! My heart also takes a deep breath when I see a nicely modded Karmann-Ghia, even though it's not in that class of cars:
http://www.nose-down.de/bilder/meetings/03...03/IMG_3145.jpg |
tat2dphreak |
Sep 10 2003, 01:36 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
nice clean Ghia! a buddy has a '70, if it was a convertible, it would be his dream car!
he wants to convert to a TIV though... little 40hp engine don't cut it. |
Joe Bob |
Sep 10 2003, 01:59 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
I am the one with the white shirt on...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could not tell.....wasn't able to see the pocket protector with 20 pens..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) |
need4speed |
Sep 10 2003, 02:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 339 Joined: 11-April 03 From: Arroyo Grande, CA Member No.: 564 |
Type 4. I did a 912 conversion on mine, and regretted it. (way too costly to rebuild a 912 engine). It's now de-converted.
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tat2dphreak |
Sep 10 2003, 02:09 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
yea, type 4 parts are much more expensive than type 1 parts too... I thought the 912s used a lot of type 1 parts though?
or are you referring to a 912E? which used one of "our" TIV engines. |
campbellcj |
Sep 10 2003, 02:24 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,582 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Fabulous...I really hope the new GT40 makes it into production. I always loved that car.
FWIW at lunch just now I saw one of "that guy's" early cars getting loaded onto an interstate (enclosed big-rig) car hauler, presumably headed back east. It was either a 550 or RSK (I'm not great at ID'ing those vintage p-cars, esp at a distance). It sounded and looked sweet... There was also an extremely good looking brunette at the corner sandwich shop (across the street from the car hauler), driving a silver 993tt. Maybe a coincidence, maybe not. There was also a Lambo Miura on the hauler's top deck. |
ArtechnikA |
Sep 10 2003, 02:41 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(tat2dphreak @ Sep 10 2003, 12:09 PM) I thought the 912s used a lot of type 1 parts though? plus or minus a bolt or screw here and there - zero. the early-early-early cars (like my '53 1500N plain-bearing) had much more in common with their VW contemporaries (the 1300 and 1500N engines were basically hotrodded 36-HP engines) but by the time you got into the 3-piece case and the 356 SC engines (of which the 912 was a slightly detuned version) any remaining commonality was nonexistant. |
tat2dphreak |
Sep 10 2003, 02:44 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
WOW, I learn something new every day!! cool! thanks for letting me in on that, I knew the EARLY 356s were basically type 1s, and assumed that just carried over....
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Britain Smith |
Sep 10 2003, 03:41 PM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
The Ford Rep there with the car indicated that they were doing a two year run production run with a total of about 4000 cars.
-Britain |
biosurfer1 |
Sep 10 2003, 03:43 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
which means they wont be going cheap...
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Britain Smith |
Sep 10 2003, 03:47 PM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
Someone mentioned that it would be in the ballpark of $150K, but don't quote me on that.
-Britain |
Jenny |
Sep 10 2003, 04:10 PM
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QUOTE(Britain Smith @ Sep 10 2003, 02:47 PM) Someone mentioned that it would be in the ballpark of $150K -Britain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) Jen <-- Bored at work |
Ferg |
Sep 10 2003, 04:26 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
About 150k is right, although final pricing is not final. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) First year production and part of second year is sold out. My dad's a ford dealer, and even he cannot get a straight answer from his friends in detroit at this point. His friend has a confired order on the first run, so I may have to go to MI for a "ride" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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