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Back in 2005 Ford released what was arguably one of the best looking super cars of all time. It was the Ford GT and it paid homage to the exotic Ford GT40 race cars that decimated Ferrari in the 1960′s. Powered by what was basically a supercharged Ford F-150 pickup engine, the Ford GT pumped out 550 hp and had a top speed of 205 mph. Sadly Ford only produced the iconic GT for two years (2005-2006) and because of this demand for pristine used ones is still quite high. Automobile Magazine’s Eric Tingwall however is now reporting that there may now be a successor on the way, according to a question he asked during a Q&A session with Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s head of global product development. The question was simple: “Is Ford interested in a successor to the GT?” – with that and careful wording Mr. Kuzak stated, “Well I think there are certain things that we don’t want to talk about in terms of four-year product plans, if that’s okay,” – yep, that’s just fine by us. Read More…

A Ford GT and a Frankenferrari In The Malibu Hills

Matt Farrah, host of “The Smoking Tire”, has a good life. Not only is he hooked up enough to drive all the cool cars as they come out, his readers actually offer to loan him cars to drive. Like this Ford GT, for example, which Matt is driving courtesy of a Smoking Tire regular. Or the Frankenferrari, which started life as a 1968 365 GTB but was rebodied to look like a 1962 250 GTO. Or hell, the BRG Lotus Elise he’s tooling around at the opening of the video.

Sure, we get cars from manufacturers, too (though not nearly enough and not what we ask for), but I don’t know any readers who’d let us tool around in their one-of-a-kind or high dollar classic. Prove me wrong; hit me back if you have something fast from Germany, Italy or Japan and want to see me write it up on RideLust.

Automobile manufactures have been advertising for years on television, in magazines and on the internet. They do anything and everything they can to bring us in a little closer so that in the end, we may feel some kind of connection with their product. The utilize music, high production values, top directors and even enlist the help of psychologists so that they may better tap into the human psyche. For them a car commercial isn’t just about selling you a car, but selling you a lifestyle, a thought process and more importantly confidence and self-esteem. For the most part we are used to seeing commercials for normal everyday automobiles like a Honda Accord, Nissan Maxima or a Ford Taurus, but what about the big guns of the automotive world, what about the super cars? Believe it or not automobile manufactures have spent millions on getting you to believe in their heritage and what they’ve done for the automotive society as a whole. I know it sounds hokey, but believe me when I tell you it’s the truth. Take a look at the following commercials and I think you’ll see what I mean.

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Sometimes a weekend comes together in a fashion that just makes you smile. Here in New York I have a select group of buddies that I’ve been driving with for years. We have a set routine of waking up at the crack of dawn, meeting up at a rendezvous point, going for a nice spirited drive through the hills of upstate NY and CT and then hitting someplace that serves heart exploding meals for breakfast. As I hadn’t seen my friends in awhile I thought it may be a good idea to get together. The emails went out and we ended up setting a meeting place for 7am Saturday morning. There were only seven cars but together we made up a nice eclectic group of road going hardware.

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So let’s say you’ve hit the MegaMillion lottery and just walked away with $20 million after taxes. Chances are good that the cash will need to last you the rest of your life, so living like a rock star won’t be a long term option. You’ve probably got family as well, so there will be mortgages to pay off, college tuition to fund and other expenses you didn’t see coming. Maybe you’re married, and your spouse had ideas about how to best spend and invest the cash. If you’re smart, you won’t blow more than 10% of your earnings on toys with wheels, wings or propellers.

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Now, before ya’ll get all twitchy on me because your favorite car commercial isn’t on this list, listen up! THIS ISN’T YOUR LIST – it’s my list. HOWEVER – if you know of some funny or awesome stuff out there then let us know and we’ll post it up. Hell, we can just make one big bulldog database of the best automotive commercials ever made… I’ll even put it together, just make sure you get me your recommendations.

Citroen C4 – TRANSFORM!!

Ok fine, it’s a bit hokey, but I grew up in the 1980′s and I dig these guys. Plus how often do you get to see a car really let loose and boogie down?

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It has been a few years now since the Ford GT arrived, lived its short life in production and then passed through the gates into supercar Valhalla. But as awesome as the GT was, it may not have even been the best performance model Ford had in its arsenal. The car that helped reinvigorated the automaker’s performance future, and paralleled the GT’s production, was actually one that was never built: the Ford Shelby GR-1. Read More…

So what do we mean by “coolest” trim badges? Well, we figure there are two criteria for a badge being cool – either it looks really cool aesthetically, or it sends a message to the unwitting fool behind you that you’re capable of smoking him off the line quicker than Cheech and Chong can get through an ounce of Thai Stick. Click through to see what we consider the 10 worthiest badges of all time to be. And if you manage to stick all of these badges together on some poor car (only if you have permission!), send us a picture and I’ll make my boss send you a prize.

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It’s very hard to find original car designs anymore, especially attractive ones. Like women, there are just certain features in cars that are timelessly beautiful, even after accounting for individual tastes. So after a while, it’s not surprising that exotic cars begin to look pretty similar. But when we look at Krasnov Igor’s Marussia concept, we find an unusually high number of familiar design cues. There are so many, in fact, that it can be sort of a game trying to name them all.

For instance, the front end has the overall smoothness and the headlights of an F430. But the gaping front intakes evoke the Murcielago. In the rear, this mid-engine car has a Ford GT sort of rear end, except the taillights have been super-sized into jet thrusters a la Batmobile. The forward leaning cockpit does have a Zonda feel to it. Overall, though, the flat polygonal surfaces inspire more Reventon than anything else.

Check out the gallery and tell us if we missed anything.

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In this installment of “Like Father, Like Son,” we’re taking a look at a prestigious American racing family, whose exploits brought fame and glory to Ford and vexed Enzo Ferrari to no end … the Ford GT40 and its spiritual successor, the Ford GT. Will the GT make its father proud? Make the jump to find out.

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