My new little girl


roketman

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Oct 24, 2005
8,136
ma.
You are in good hands for sure!
 

Luke Warmwater

Permanent Vacation
Jul 29, 2009
1,414
Boondocks, Colorado
Are you going to get her home by next weekend Tony?
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
Are you going to get her home by next weekend Tony?

I wouldn't want to make any bets on it. The mods are done but the pick up by the transporter has not yet been scheduled. When I signed up they told me a minimum of two weeks from the date, which would be the 24th, but so far I haven't heard even a window date range from them. I think transporters are running like airlines - overbooking and dropping trucks to fill the available trucks.

Now they're talking snow on Tuesday. The driving season is getting very short.
 

Luke Warmwater

Permanent Vacation
Jul 29, 2009
1,414
Boondocks, Colorado
It will get here when it get's here right. I have blocked off the entire weekend to go drive the 40 a few hundred miles. Might come by your place and up the canyon if you want to hear what a real GT40 sounds like hehe. Let me know.
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
It will get here when it get's here right. I have blocked off the entire weekend to go drive the 40 a few hundred miles. Might come by your place and up the canyon if you want to hear what a real GT40 sounds like hehe. Let me know.


Sounds like a deal. I'd like to ride in it anyway just to compare to both the Cobra and the FGT. You've got my home email and phone. Let me know.
 

dbk

Admin
Staff member
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Jul 30, 2005
15,256
Metro Detroit
I have seen the car. It is real and exists! I've got a couple pics if you'd like to see them.
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
It will get here when it get's here right. I have blocked off the entire weekend to go drive the 40 a few hundred miles. Might come by your place and up the canyon if you want to hear what a real GT40 sounds like hehe. Let me know.

Which weekend? It will be here probably on Wednesday, maybe Tuesday. Weather permitting, next Saturday (29th) for a dual run? The 10-day looks pretty good except for possible snow on Tuesday.

We've got some errands to run tomorrow morning but the afternoon should be OK. Let me know.
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
I have seen the car. It is real and exists! I've got a couple pics if you'd like to see them.

No, no, that's not fair. No one should be able to see it before I do :)

PM sent. Send pics :)
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
What plate? We get up to 7 characters (space is allowed, as is "-"). From a list I got a while ago, the usual suspects like FORDGT are taken. We can't use 0 (zero) but "o" is ok.

Somehow I think "o6FRDGT" might work. But I think I'm going to try for "GULF GT" as first choice. GOZFAST or GOZFSTR for 2nd, don't have a 3rd yet.

I like NOTA4RE and it doesn't seem to be taken but I think there is some thing sacred about that :)

Any other suggestions? I want to send in the form in a day or so...
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
any other suggestions?

the one

fastrnu

2fast4u

205 mph (or whatever number you wanna put on there! Ditto for the "h.p." option)



Or, in preparation for 'that certain day':

hioffcr


I can't remember if this is your 1st GT or not, so, if it applies:

Ihad1B4


Aaaaaaand finally, since this question will often be asked anyway:

wadizit
 
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HHGT

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What plate? We get up to 7 characters (space is allowed, as is "-"). From a list I got a while ago, the usual suspects like FORDGT are taken. We can't use 0 (zero) but "o" is ok.

Somehow I think "o6FRDGT" might work. But I think I'm going to try for "GULF GT" as first choice. GOZFAST or GOZFSTR for 2nd, don't have a 3rd yet.

I like NOTA4RE and it doesn't seem to be taken but I think there is some thing sacred about that :)


Any other suggestions? I want to send in the form in a day or so...


I will bet you 4DGT is not taken. Short, clean and to the point.

My other recommendations would be:

APPLSUX
&
BMWSUX
 
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HHGT

Guest
the one

fastrnu

2fast4u

205 mph (or whatever number you wanna put on there! Ditto for the "h.p." option)



or, in preparation for 'that certain day':

Hioffcr


i can't remember if this is your 1st gt or not, so, if it applies:

Ihad1b4


aaaaaaand finally, since this question will often be asked anyway:

Wadizit

You forgot SENILE
 

Luke Warmwater

Permanent Vacation
Jul 29, 2009
1,414
Boondocks, Colorado
How about "POSER" or "WNAB40"? Kidding Tony lol. Can't wait to see it! How are you finding out what's available? I have to get my plates here in a couple weeks. Not sure if they will allow vanity plates with the antique plates.
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
How about "POSER" or "WNAB40"? Kidding Tony lol. Can't wait to see it! How are you finding out what's available? I have to get my plates here in a couple weeks. Not sure if they will allow vanity plates with the antique plates.

Yes, you can get vanity collector plates. I'm assuming yours will be registered as a '6x just like my Cobra. Just fill out the form properly. I have a list from a couple of years ago that listed all the taken vanity plates. It's old, but the obvious ones were taken years ago anyway (like FORD GT) so it's a starting point.

As explained off line the car is on the van but the driver doesn't expect to deliver until maybe Friday, probably Saturday, maybe Sunday. He'll know more as the week passes. The same driver will be taking the Cobra to California. The good thing about the later week is that whatever snow we do get should be gone by then. For the rest, the snow will put the canyon road trip at risk since they will probably put sand down and neither of us want to drive in that stuff. If so it'll have to wait til spring.
 
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Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
You forgot SENILE

That would have been my suggestion for your 'plate.

Waaaaaaait a minute. You weren't suggesting..................? :tap:
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,264
Las Vegas, NV
I will bet you 4DGT is not taken. Short, clean and to the point.

Yes, and since I posted it looks like "4ORD GT" was available when the list was published so I'll probably put it as second choice. I'm afraid people would think "4D" is something about dimensions... A 4D GT could have been used in Back to the Future :)

Right now the list is:

GULF GT
4ORD GT
GOZFAST
 
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HHGT

Guest
Yes, and since I posted it looks like "4ORD GT" was available when the list was published so I'll probably put it as second choice. I'm afraid people would think "4D" is something about dimensions... A 4D GT could have been used in Back to the Future :)

Right now the list is:

GULF GT
4ORD GT
GOZFAST

Precisely, in a way it is Back to the Future! 4D is a Temporal 3D
 

Superfly

HERITAGE GT OWNER
Mark II Lifetime
Jun 23, 2008
2,210
Edmonton, Alberta
I was gonna do "GT 4D". That way it's doubly read as "GT Ford", or "GT Forty". Sort of. In the end I decided not to do anything...... For your choices, I like Gulf GT. That's the best one I think, but that one is taken here in Alberta, so it was a no go for me.
 

Imatk

Member
Jan 18, 2007
14
Beautiful car man congrats :)
 

RPM217

2005 white/blue stripe
Jun 18, 2010
1,668
Rye Brook, New York
Yes, and since I posted it looks like "4ORD GT" was available when the list was published so I'll probably put it as second choice. I'm afraid people would think "4D" is something about dimensions... A 4D GT could have been used in Back to the Future :)

Right now the list is:

GULF GT
4ORD GT
GOZFAST
Not bad, here in NY most of the good ones were taken, so I have GR8 GT
on my plate