Ian, I agree, I am not sure where that all came from.......considering the last ten months of waiting has only felt like a lifetime....:eyebulge:
I agree Bob. I'll be 73.5 y.o. by the time the Mustang gets here and my doctor reckons he won't renew my licence after I turn 75 for medical reasons. It's up to me to prove him wrong, but it is still a worry. I motor raced for 7 years during the 60's and prepared cars for motor racing, so driving performance cars is in my blood. I can't imagine not being able to drive a car of my choice while I am still alive, so all I can say is please Ford, get your finger out.
That was the ones he could find. Unfortunately it was blowing a gale. ;)
I would be interested to hear what you drove in those days Ian.
Sounds like someone throwing darts at a calendar. ..April missed out.Well, I was told that my delivery date was July 16 earlier this year (I placed my order in Dec 14).
Then mid this year I was told it will be around May.
Then in September I was told March.
Then last week I was told that it would be Feb...
At least my dates are moving forward, not back.
I'm not holding my breath without a VIN though...
LOL... I'm half expecting them to tell me I'll be getting my car this Dec a couple of weeks from now...
Gee Bob, where to start! In the early 60's I had a Triumph TR2 which I fully worked over myself and got it down to 15.78 secs for the quarter. I held all the class hillclimb records in NSW, but was not allowed by CAMS to road race due to medical reasons. I then had a couple of Alfa Romeo's and then bought a TVR Griffith that had a 289 Ford V8 and Borg Warner T10 gearbox. It did 14.25 secs for the quarter. It won all the hillclimbs I entered it in. I prepared a Plymouth Ramcharger for drag racing and it got down to 12.1secs in the late 60's which was quick. I also prepared and sponsored a Morgan 4/4 which (except for the first race), won the next 15 races outright at Warwick Farm and Oran Park. I was then a Citroen and SAAB dealer for the next 22 years. I bought a 2004 BA FPV Ford (new) and after 3 years decide to fully work it over including renewing the conrods and pistons with forged Manley units from the US, balanced it etc, (had that done outside) and then supercharged it (Kenne Bell) and exhaust, etc. On the dyno it put out 400kw at the rear wheels (about 630hp at the flywheel). I then bought a 2011 Jaguar XKR (supercharged 5.0L V8, 2 door sportscar), 2012 FPV GT-P (supercharged V8) and then lastly an FPV R-Spec (supercharged V8) all of which were new, and then been waiting for the Mustang. I've wasted some money on the above, but God it was fun.
By the way Bob, you certainly had your fair share of fun.
Not willing to bet against you Hybrid..I am feeling the same thing.
Thanks Ian, that is a great resume....the last time I was in a tr2 there was no way that slug would have done a 15. The TVR sounds like it would have been fun...they were quirky cars...pretty to look at and then they try to tear your head off. I have not had the pleasure of driving many old English and Euro cars in anger....spent many years cutting rust out of lots of them though back when I had my crash repairs...Gee Bob, where to start! In the early 60's I had a Triumph TR2 which I fully worked over myself and got it down to 15.78 secs for the quarter. I held all the class hillclimb records in NSW, but was not allowed by CAMS to road race due to medical reasons. I then had a couple of Alfa Romeo's and then bought a TVR Griffith that had a 289 Ford V8 and Borg Warner T10 gearbox. It did 14.25 secs for the quarter. It won all the hillclimbs I entered it in. I prepared a Plymouth Ramcharger for drag racing and it got down to 12.1secs in the late 60's which was quick. I also prepared and sponsored a Morgan 4/4 which (except for the first race), won the next 15 races outright at Warwick Farm and Oran Park. I was then a Citroen and SAAB dealer for the next 22 years. I bought a 2004 BA FPV Ford (new) and after 3 years decide to fully work it over including renewing the conrods and pistons with forged Manley units from the US, balanced it etc, (had that done outside) and then supercharged it (Kenne Bell) and exhaust, etc. On the dyno it put out 400kw at the rear wheels (about 630hp at the flywheel). I then bought a 2011 Jaguar XKR (supercharged 5.0L V8, 2 door sportscar), 2012 FPV GT-P (supercharged V8) and then lastly an FPV R-Spec (supercharged V8) all of which were new, and then been waiting for the Mustang. I've wasted some money on the above, but God it was fun.
Ian.