What are these lights for?

[HHGT]

What were these lights for? If they were for "Night Testing", then why test at night?

 

[RALPHIE]

They appear to be Rally Road Lamps.

 

[Kingman]

They appear to be Rally Road Lamps.

Nope....they're nipples. That's a female GT you got there bubba!:ack

 

[TallCarGuy]

Note the Gurney Bubble also....

Richard Hille
The GT School

 

[ChipBeck]

Just for...

I'm pretty sure they're just a styling feature!

Chip

 

[soroush]

I guess thats one way to fix the headlight availability problem, gut them out and put in a 1986 crown victoria headlight

 

[GTNJ]

Fashion Statement ....... I likey.


Joey ............ put them on CP-1. :biggrin



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[Fubar]

Looks like a mockup. The front bonnet doesn't look to have seams. There is a fire extinguisher in the engine bay, weird side mirrors, no fog lights (kind of) old school headlights, it could just be a different front clip.

 

[soroush]

dash too is different

 

[CJ428]

Don't you guys know anything! That's a NY city fire chiefs quick response Vehicle.:wink

 

[centerpunch]

That's one of the development mules that were driving around in '03.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/05/gt40spy/

 

[TallCarGuy]

What it really appears to be is the Mule that they ended up painting red with the number 1 in the number balls. I saw that vehicle when Neil Hannemann was testing it at Laguna Seca and it has the same hood pins and side marker lights.

Richard Hille
The GT School

 

[Mark McGowan]

This is Work Horse 4, was used for brake development work. One of those tests was LA city traffic which looks at wear, brake noise and dust. The noise test was run in the LA storm water basin at night because the car ran during the day. The work horse used Ford Fairmont head light and were terrible because they had to shine through the fabricated head light covers. So additional lights were added to make night testing safer. This is also the car that ended up on the roof of the factory. Have a good story about how it ended up there but you need to ask me at the ralley

 

[Specracer]

Mark, how did you dig up a 2 year old post? Great post as always bud!!!!!!!!

 

[STORMCAT]

This is Work Horse 4, was used for brake development work. One of those tests was LA city traffic which looks at wear, brake noise and dust. The noise test was run in the LA storm water basin at night because the car ran during the day. The work horse used Ford Fairmont head light and were terrible because they had to shine through the fabricated head light covers. So additional lights were added to make night testing safer. This is also the car that ended up on the roof of the factory. Have a good story about how it ended up there but you need to ask me at the ralley

Hey Mark, Interesting tid bit .. I hope you will be in NOLA so we can ask you ! Thanks for sharing.. Don't worry about digging up an old post,, some one just pulled up one on mine that is 5 years old !

 

[Ed Sims]

Mark - let's discuss this over a martini in NOLA. I feel a limo ride is in order again!

Ed

 

[ChipBeck]

This is Work Horse 4, was used for brake development work. One of those tests was LA city traffic which looks at wear, brake noise and dust. The noise test was run in the LA storm water basin at night because the car ran during the day. The work horse used Ford Fairmont head light and were terrible because they had to shine through the fabricated head light covers. So additional lights were added to make night testing safer. This is also the car that ended up on the roof of the factory. Have a good story about how it ended up there but you need to ask me at the rally.

Mark,

The picture with the round headlights on the bumper looks like it was taken at the Volvo proving ground in Arizona. Is that the same car that made history as the first GT to crash?

Chip

 

[Mark McGowan]

This has to be apg yuca az as we had no vda at volvo at that time. Work horse 1 (the red one in in Shelby meseum) was number one to get dinged. WH4 ding was terminal have the photo's to prove it Ed alway willing to ride in the limo.

 

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