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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Full_Blown_Cobra</b> <br /><small>Member # 6548</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,8,23,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Ford SVT Team is gone either moved to another part of company are gone. There will be no more production on any SVT products after the 2007 Shelby cobra. This was on ESPN2 just a few mins ago. Said that the SVT Cobra and Lighting will be worth more now !!!! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>5LiterRiceEater</b> <br /><small>Member # 6322</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,8,23,31,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> heard that to but we all know how that goes, they'll be back again <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Eagle347</b> <br /><small>Member # 6205</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,8,23,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I just saw that to. Did I hear they are part of SRT now? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Fostang</b> <br /><small>Member # 3752</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,8,23,45,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> old news as of 4-01-06 they were dismatled. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Wolfie351</b> <br /><small>Member # 651</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,8,23,51,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> SVT disbanded April 1st and it's my understanding that future SVT vehicles will be engineered by the regular design teams. If you think about it, it's probably how it should always have been. It doesn't take an engineering genius to add horsepower, brakes, springs and a body kit to a production vehicle. Hopefully that will speed up SVT products to market as they will be designed along with the base models and not as an after thought. Can always hope, anyways <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>svt306snake</b> <br /><small>Member # 1967</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,3,42,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> oh well we are all are own svt when you think about it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>bookoo</b> <br /><small>Member # 6304</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,4,41,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> everybody is goin to go and buy somthin SVT now before it goes up. maybe the svt people think that ford is going to fall off the market with all the upcoming specialty mopar vehicles. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>DRIVINFST</b> <br /><small>Member # 2430</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,5,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Glad I have my SVT. Any offers? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FasterDamnit</b> <br /><small>Member # 442</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,14,12,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <a href="http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/more-on-the-fate-of-svt/11280" target="_blank">http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/more-on-the-fate-of-svt/11280</a> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>wilit</b> <br /><small>Member # 3367</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,16,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Wolfie351:<br /><strong> SVT disbanded April 1st and it's my understanding that future SVT vehicles will be engineered by the regular design teams. If you think about it, it's probably how it should always have been. It doesn't take an engineering genius to add horsepower, brakes, springs and a body kit to a production vehicle. Hopefully that will speed up SVT products to market as they will be designed along with the base models and not as an after thought. Can always hope, anyways </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It already been done like that. And IMO it's the worst way to do it because you don't have a dedicated group of enthusiasts designing the car. When you have the "special" cars designed by the same people who design the regular ones, you get these high performance cars. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.americandreamcars.com/1978cobra.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://perfauto.tripod.com/images/79cobra.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://www.dugan-racing.com/images/cars_4sale/White_GT_dim_wheels/white_350_wheels.jpg" alt=" - " /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>94gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 3060</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,22,7,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Eagle347:<br /><strong> I just saw that to. Did I hear they are part of SRT now? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">SRT is a dodge brand, unless ford bought them out <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /><br />My reading of the various news articles was that they were basically absorbed into the Ford collective... We will see what the future holds tho! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Eagle347</b> <br /><small>Member # 6205</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,9,22,59,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 94gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Eagle347:<br /><strong> I just saw that to. Did I hear they are part of SRT now? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">SRT is a dodge brand, unless ford bought them out <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /><br />My reading of the various news articles was that they were basically absorbed into the Ford collective... We will see what the future holds tho! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I know, I thought I heard them say something about the SVT people moving over to SRT. You know, like how Shelby was part of the Viper? Thats why the first GTS was blue with white stripes, just like the AC cobra. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>94gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 3060</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,10,0,52,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Eagle347:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 94gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Eagle347:<br /><strong> I just saw that to. Did I hear they are part of SRT now? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">SRT is a dodge brand, unless ford bought them out <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /><br />My reading of the various news articles was that they were basically absorbed into the Ford collective... We will see what the future holds tho! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I know, I thought I heard them say something about the SVT people moving over to SRT. You know, like how Shelby was part of the Viper? Thats why the first GTS was blue with white stripes, just like the AC cobra. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">lol <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br />Who knows? Maybe next Dodge will pay Shebly to put his name on a SRT model <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Wolfie351</b> <br /><small>Member # 651</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,3,10,12,36,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by wilit:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Wolfie351:<br /><strong> SVT disbanded April 1st and it's my understanding that future SVT vehicles will be engineered by the regular design teams. If you think about it, it's probably how it should always have been. It doesn't take an engineering genius to add horsepower, brakes, springs and a body kit to a production vehicle. Hopefully that will speed up SVT products to market as they will be designed along with the base models and not as an after thought. Can always hope, anyways </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It already been done like that. And IMO it's the worst way to do it because you don't have a dedicated group of enthusiasts designing the car.<br /><br /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You're forgetting it's a business and it obviously wasn't profitable for Ford to have a dedicated team to engineer these cars. I don't know how SRT does it, but Ford should take a good look at how they do things. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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