A lot of opinions among FGT owners but very few think this car is anywhere close to what they have in it. Frame damage on an aluminum frame that was "welded" will always be in question. A bagged super car may look good but who wants to go 200 MPH in it?? They had to cut the clamshell up for the suspension.
It does look good though and it was entertaining to watch even though I cringed at many things they were doing to the car.
Look up Acuair. There are thousands of retards bagging all of the RS Audis and R8s among other things. I used to argue with them on instagram but gave up. Completely raping cars. They've even done Porsche, Lamborghini, etc. I remember back in the day it was just asshole Californians (nobody likes them) bastardizing cars...but now it's spread.
Definitely a great looking outcome but I agree they went to far with the airride. Guess with a rebuilt title they had an opportunity to get creative without fear of destroying the collector value.
Why do that to it? It defeats the purpose of a car like that. Like Doc said, you can't push it on the track. If you want to go play viagra at a car show for a bunch of Ford GT fans, it's the perfect car though.
What he's saying is now the car is a good looking cruiser. Yea it has a built motor with whipple BUT BAGGED!!! Take any FGT and a lot of guys do take them to the track (less so now they are appreciating), you can push the cars hard. No one in their right mind would take that car around a track with a bagged suspension.
Car looks awesome but now is a low ride cruiser. Now it's more of a poser car than what the FGT stands for. Let's bag a Viper and make it a low rider and see what everybody thinks.
Car looks awesome but now is a low ride cruiser. Now it's more of a poser car than what the FGT stands for. Let's bag a Viper and make it a low rider and see what everybody thinks.
I don't get the hate. they paid for a fucked up GT. fixed it. changed some things to suit their tastes, and I think it came out looking pretty fucking good. I've had bagged vehicles most of my life. most drove and rode very nicely. my truck is factory bagged. my first and 3rd vehicles were bagged (both factory) and they handled well for what they were. a shop guy has a slammed 2 door blazer that rides very nice (surprisingly) I think it has everything to do with suspension design and build quality. will it bring half a billion at auction. who cares....it's not your car, you aren't buying it....so why do you honestly care? it's like the guy who put up a gen 1 the other day for 60k....WITH a rebuilt title. who gives a fuck. he owns it, he sets the price. want it, negotiate with him, but ultimately the price he puts on it is the price.
I dig the GT and if I had the means to own it, I would rock it as the show built it without any questions in my head. and I would drive the fucking wheels off of it.
It looks cool, gave them a ton of attention (good and bad) and that's what it's about. If you want a factory one, go buy one. It was totaled, so what would have happened to it otherwise? Who cares if it can't race around a road course, 5% of owners have probably done that. Even fewer at this point.
Love them or hate them, the PR crew behind gas monkey's has done an unreal job.
It looks cool, gave them a ton of attention (good and bad) and that's what it's about. If you want a factory one, go buy one. It was totaled, so what would have happened to it otherwise? Who cares if it can't race around a road course, 5% of owners have probably done that. Even fewer at this point.
Love them or hate them, the PR crew behind gas monkey's has done an unreal job.
I think the car looks great, but it not going to bring stock FGT money. In the episodes Richard was saying he could get half million for it. A wrapper Heritage car goes for that money.
I was just saying if he thinks that and puts a high reserve on it, it will not sell. Non frame damaged repaired salvage cars are going for160-180. I saw a badly damaged car go for 130 on crankyape.
I really like it. A wrecked red and white GT finished is worth 190-200k. So anything above that will be for the looks, power, and the fact it's a TV car.
Properly setup and dialed in, air suspension can keep up with a decent coil over setup. A quality setup has by nature a progressive spring rate (preferrable IMO), and combined with adjustable shock bound and rebound, and ride heights etc - is almost infinitely variable/tunable. AMG have been using it for years and they are quite effective on real roads and not useless on tracks either.
Give it another 5 years, it's just not popular at your local track yet.
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