Ford GTX1 (GT Roadster)

[vanMould]

The news in Swedish here:
http://www.automotorsport.se/nyhetsmall.asp?version=25763

And here's my translation:

Ford GT chops the roof off.

Fords Supersportscar GT will be available as a Roaster - with free sight into the engine bay. The concept will be revealed on the tuning show SEMA in november.

The open version of the supercar is called GTX1 and is very similar to the Coupe, except that there is no roof. A distinguishing feature is the two bumps behind the seats. Inbetween those the passagers has full view of the mid-mounted 550hp V8. Strangely, the Roadster features a small bumper in the back.
More info will be revealed when the show opens in Las Vegas the first of November.

 

[jayjaya29]

Cool, but I prefer the hardtop.


Why did they add that bumper in the back? :?

 

[bartboy9891]

looks cool, also would rather have the hardtop.

 

[something]

looks cool, also would rather have the hardtop.

same here

 

[Tomo Motorsport]

Probably unlikely, but who knows.

 

[Ultra_Kool_Dude]

The back end looks too cluttered.

 

[fbc]

Not a fan - the hardtop is so much better. The bumps behind the seats just look awkward.

 

[hanasand]

Don't like this at all. It's supposed to be a tribute to the original, a hardtop racer.
This is way to focused on making money, from fools.

 

[SL65]

Meh not interested. Don't get so carried away Ford..

 

[wooflepoof]

C'mon ford, would Henry approve? i think not

with free sight into the engine bay

how amazing is THAT! :lol:

 

[BlaRo]

For those of us who don't speak freaky deaky Dutch, here it is in a proper language:

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103476

GT goes Topless: Ford to show GTX1 roadster at SEMA show

Ford has chopped the top off of its Ford GT and cut it into four pieces for the SEMA show, thanks in large part to Ford SVT engineering supervisor Kip Ewing and some SEMA aftermarket friends.

Insipired by the 1966 Sebring-winning Ford GTX1 roadster, Ewing, who worked on the Ford GT project, completed the initial design sketches and engineering studies on his own. With the backing of Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's SVT and Advanced Product Creation director, Ewing was able to get the support from Ford to build a SEMA project vehicle based on the original car.

Mark Gerisch of Genaddi Design Group (www.vgdauto.com), an experienced designer and metal shaper with a history of cutting the roofs off of exotic cars, was chosen to help make a roadster out of the GT. Gerisch and his team developed a roof system consisting of four individual hard panels for the GTX1, allowing it to be configured as a coupe, t-top or full convertible. With all the panels installed, the outer panels can be locked into a vent position and all four panels can be stored inside the vehicle when removed.

The GT's rear clamshell covering the engine has been redesigned for the GTX1 to feature two buttresses that flow rearward from the seatback, but the view into the engine bay, showcasing the imposing 550-horsepower 5.4-liter supercharged V8, remains.

"The Ford GTX1 project is a great example of manufacturers working together with the aftermarket to stretch the boundaries and investigate potential design and product innovation," said Thai-Tang.

The GTX1 conversion, which will be on display at the SEMA show starting Nov. 1, is available for any owner of a Ford GT. For more information, check out www.gtx1.com.

 

[vanMould]

For those of us who don't speak freaky deaky Dutch, here it is in a proper language:

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103476

Swedish damnit! Swedish!

If you've got to confuse us with someone else, please choose a more...well...sophisticated country

 

[BlaRo]

For those of us who don't speak freaky deaky Dutch, here it is in a proper language:

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103476

Swedish damnit! Swedish!

If you've got to confuse us with someone else, please choose a more...well...sophisticated country

I know. I'm quoting Austin Powers 3. I take it you've never seen it? :?

 

[iwantexige]

ford gt is meant to be a hardtop and its meant to have doors that cut into the roof, a soft top will never be a hit.

 

[vanMould]

I know. I'm quoting Austin Powers 3. I take it you've never seen it? :?

Oh? Yes I've seen it a few times. But the only quote that stuck in my head is "At first I thought you where crazy, but now I can se your nuts!"

 

[Overheat]

It looks nothing like a 1966 Ford GTX 1. The GTX and GT40 were very different cars, unless I'm very much mistaken:

1966 Ford GTX 1

 

[vanMould]

More pics from this page: http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/concept-cars/index.php

 

[BerserkerCatSplat]

It's not like Ford is bastardizing the GT40. Ford doesn't make this car, nor will they. It is merely an aftermarket modification that can be done to any existing GT. If people want to wreck their perfectly good GT, I guess they have a right to.

 

[flyingfridge]

Not a fan - the hardtop is so much better. The bumps behind the seats just look awkward.

Ditto. And those rims are fugly fugly fugly