Stories about how we obtained our GT'S


Spirit

Heritage GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
WELL SAID

fjpikul said:
Don't people look at automobiles as evolution? Seat belts, airbags, anti-lock brakes, safety bumpers, etc. Ford said we're building it for 2 years, bumper laws change, they did what they said, what's to criticise? I'm one of the happy ones that fulfilled a boyhood dream. Maybe the critics are the ones who can't or don't want to!
Frank,
Well Said.
Short and too the point.
Fred
 

Cyclenirvana

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Feb 7, 2006
596
Winston-Salem, NC
Motor City Madman said:
My sentiments exactly. I mean just think of what it would do to resale values if the "unwashed" could easily afford this car. I so tire of the riff-raff, and they always seem to have a peculiar odor don't you think?

beach_riffraff.jpg

Heh...I resemble that remark! Well, what is riff raff...check out this link:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rif1.htm

It seems originally this meant, "the plundering of the bodies of the dead on the battlefield and the carrying off of the booty." That explains the "peculiar odor" but not really the absence of bathing. At one time it meant everyone. It seems to ultimately have become associated with the "dregs (eg. coffee grounds, sediment, etc.) of society." Hmmm....I know riff raff and dregs who can easily afford a Ford GT and more...not really about "class" is it Madman?