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SCALP JOB; Ford chops the top and conceives its GT roadster.(News)
Byline: ANDREW LUU
Ask us to list what we don't like about the Ford GT, and you will catch us scratching our heads. Supercar performance and timeless beauty at $150,000 is hard to knock.
But press us hard enough, and we would probably say we wish for a removable roof to experience the open air as the 550 supercharged horses thrust the GT's iconic body down a winding road.
As it turns out, before the GT was publicly revealed someone over at Ford was thinking the same thing. That someone is Special Vehicle Team engineering supervisor Kip Ewing.
While working on the GT's launch, Ewing started sketching a roadster version of the car in his spare time. His vision found its way to Ford's SEMA Technology Initiative, a program used to promote the aftermarket potential of Ford vehicles to SEMA members. The ideas that most impress executives are built for the SEMA show, and Ewing's creation passed all the tests.
To build the roadster Ford named GTX1 (after the 1966 Sebring-winning GTX1 roadster), it partnered with Genaddi Design Group, a designer and metal shaping firm experienced in cutting roofs off of expensive exotics.
The GTX1 uses an innovative roof system that relies on four individual body-colored panels. The ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, SCALP JOB; Ford chops the top and conceives its GT roadster.(News)