quote:Originally posted by ItalFord:
I saw this in Hot Rod Mag this is the mid-engine ford should have built. This is an amazing piece of craftsmanship
Ford did build one around 1970. It was a Boss 429 amidships. Transmission was a C-6 automatic. Rear suspension details were sketchy but thought to have been an IRS.
Rear was a hatchback.
It was said that the car was unpredictable to drive and basically was limited to driving onto and off of the trailer at car shows.
It was built to gauge market interest at the time.
As I recall it surfaced about 10 years ago and was going to auction somewhere. It might have been in the may-lay that ensued when GM and Chrysler were filing bankruptcy and Ford was selling stuff from their archives like the black Mark II (427 GT40 LeMans car) that was on display in the Indy car museum? It is that time frame.
Judging by the lack of results, Ford didn't think is was a good idea for production.
This new car is what happens when you total out a Ford GT but most of the rear drive train stays in tact.
That engine and transmission is kind of on the big and bulky side.
A better idea would be a small block Ford or even a medium block engine like the 351C...wait a minute, someone already did that? Huh? Go figure?
