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<blockquote data-quote="TrainTrac" data-source="post: 539240" data-attributes="member: 55399">Ford never built the original GT-40 or the current GT to compete with the Corvette.&nbsp; A Corvette was and is beneath a GT-40/GT.&nbsp; Back in the &#039;60&#039;s, Henry Ford II tried to buy Ferrari, and was rebuffed by Enzo Ferrari.&nbsp; That pi$$ed off Ford, so he and Carroll Shelby vowed to kick Ferrari&#039;s a$$ in international racing, namely LeMans.&nbsp; Thus, the GT-40 was born.&nbsp; Its modern-day namesake, the GT, was also built to compete with Ferrari.&nbsp; Here are results of a recent Ferrari vs. GT test in Motor Trend:2005 Ferrari F430 F1&nbsp; &nbsp; 0-60:&nbsp; 3.8 sec&nbsp; &nbsp; 1/4 mile:&nbsp; 12.0 sec@119.7mph2005 Ford GT&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0-60:&nbsp; 3.6 sec&nbsp; &nbsp; 1/mile:&nbsp; &nbsp; 11.6 sec@126.2 mphThe full article can be found at the link below.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TrainTrac, post: 539240, member: 55399"] Ford never built the original GT-40 or the current GT to compete with the Corvette. A Corvette was and is beneath a GT-40/GT. Back in the '60's, Henry Ford II tried to buy Ferrari, and was rebuffed by Enzo Ferrari. That pi$$ed off Ford, so he and Carroll Shelby vowed to kick Ferrari's a$$ in international racing, namely LeMans. Thus, the GT-40 was born. Its modern-day namesake, the GT, was also built to compete with Ferrari. Here are results of a recent Ferrari vs. GT test in [i]Motor Trend[/i]: 2005 Ferrari F430 F1 0-60: 3.8 sec 1/4 mile: 12.0 sec@119.7mph 2005 Ford GT 0-60: 3.6 sec 1/mile: 11.6 sec@126.2 mph The full article can be found at the link below. [/QUOTE]

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