THE SVT PLAN IT'S OVER...

chuckstang95 · Nov 12, 2004

Im soo sick of hearing about how svt is dead. they are not dead, they are dormant, and this is not the first time. EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT
1-2 years from now everyone will be talking about the new cobra! built by SVT!

marcus95 · Nov 13, 2004

Tat98Cobra said:
I just want to know one thing...what the HELL does this:

I eating Ferrari for dinner and Viper for supper!

Mean??

peace

It's ok guys. I thought the same thing until I saw he (CarrollShelby ) was from Canada. Just think what it would look like if we were 12 and trying to type in French on a Canadian messageboard.

Carroll,

Try changing your quote to " I eat Ferrari's for dinner and Viper's for supper."

Peace

Tat98Cobra · Nov 13, 2004

Who are we to question the mighty Caroll Shelby though!

peace

texaco · Nov 13, 2004

personally, i eating chicken shake and bake for lunch and Kraft dinner for supper.

So if we are guaranteed a new cobra, the only question is what will the powerplant be in the new cobra? (and what hp?)

Craig Mack · Nov 13, 2004

texaco said:
personally, i eating chicken shake and bake for lunch and Kraft dinner for supper.

CarrollShelby · Nov 14, 2004

marcus95 said:
It's ok guys. I thought the same thing until I saw he (CarrollShelby ) was from Canada. Just think what it would look like if we were 12 and trying to type in French on a Canadian messageboard.

Carroll,

Try changing your quote to " I eat Ferrari's for dinner and Viper's for supper."

Peace

Thank's for the tips... I'm french Canadian and english is not my born language!

COBRA90GT · Nov 14, 2004

Moving to "SVT Talk" instead...

BTW - FWIW, there's also a "sticky" thread on this very topic about SVT's future:

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=513184

78 venom · Nov 14, 2004

Miklowcic · Nov 15, 2004

yeah yeah

This is a bunch of BS

im sure there may be changes because of the way the stang is built and I think where its built, but there is no way that ford would scrap the SVT program entirely. Its made them too much money.

The only rumor I have heard...well i dont think its a rumor ...i think it was actually stated by Ford...IS that the Cobra will become more exclusive..more $$$$$ and be up there by the vette..

In that case this rumor about SVT being shut down just may be a test to help Ford decide how much us fanatics are willing to blow on a Cobra.....To see how hooked we are on their crappy product (love my car but quality sucks) and we are playing right into their hands.

Im happy I bought my car when i did....

GTPlus · Nov 15, 2004

chuckstang95 · Nov 15, 2004

Do people not realize that SVT need X amount of time to develope the new cobra because it is the first new mustang since like forever haahh
give them some dam time and be patient! the 03/04's are more than good enough to keep you all from killing yourselves

chuckstang95 · Nov 15, 2004

78 venom you sound like you maybe be right on. please be wrong, because honestly id be more than upset if they get rid of svt. i wanted to actually work with svt when i get out of school. working with colletti would be a dream come true

AzSnake · Nov 15, 2004

chuckstang95 said:
78 venom you sound like you maybe be right on. please be wrong, because honestly id be more than upset if they get rid of svt. i wanted to actually work with svt when i get out of school. working with colletti would be a dream come true

Here you go straight from Coletti.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/sema2004/ford/lightning/page1.html
Ford SVT Lightning Update
By: Mike Magda Posted: 11-02-04 19:31
© 2004 PickupTruck.com

Page: [1]

The director of Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) steadfastly denied that the Lightning pickup has been killed.

John Coletti said some media and enthusiasts have interpreted the group's decision to postpone work on the next-generation truck as meaning the program is cancelled.

"That's simply not true," said Coletti, who spoke with PickupTruck.com at the Innovations Day luncheon, which kicked off Ford's participation in the 2004 SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Nov. 1.

"It was a business decision," continued Coletti, who was a panelist along with such legends as Parnelli Jones and Carroll Shelby to help commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. "This was almost like a perfect storm. There were a lot of things that hit us simultaneously and now it's just a matter of us getting back in step."

Officials said that switching to next-generation platforms of the F-150 and Mustang hit too close together for engineering to proceed at a timely pace on both vehicles. Also, the plants where the vehicles are to be assembled have changed and acclimating the procedures and parts to a new workforce would have stretched the SVT team too thin.

"We're trying to find a slot that it [Lightning] makes sense in," continued Coletti. "The current slot just didn't make business sense so we're going to go back and reassess it."

"A lot of people are taking it to mean a stronger word than postponement, and we're here to say it's just a postponement. But the customers will get the truck they're looking for."

chuckstang95 · Nov 15, 2004

THANK YOU AZSNAKE!

78 venom · Nov 16, 2004

AzSnake · Nov 16, 2004

78 venom said:
You don't understand. Yes, the SVT gang has to keep working and save face in public right now. But this is all much higher up than Coletti. Here are the FACTS: 1.) The SVT business plan is being re-evaluated with Bill Ford this week -- Product Development is pitching it -- NOT Coletti or ANYONE from SVT. 2.) The next Cobra is NOT an approved program right now. 3.) SVT does not have ANY approved vehicle programs for next-generation product right now. It's all up to Mr. Ford on giving the operation to Product Development or letting Coletti have some of it back. This all has nothing to do with being patient. It has everything to do with being taken over by mainstream.

Bill Ford is too much of an enthusiast IMO to let the program go. He will find other places to reorg than to cut out SVT. BTW where is your source? Where is your information that Bill Ford is reevaluating the SVT division right now? If Coletti new this we wouldn’t make statements like that. We would just keep his mouth shut.

GTPlus · Nov 16, 2004

AzSnake · Nov 16, 2004

GTPlus said:
He didn't say Ford will cut out the program.

He will have the final say though. Trust me if he wants it to stay it will stay.

1wildGT · Nov 16, 2004

I guess if they do away with SVT I'll just be back to my roots buying GT's and modding them. I'll live. Also there are a ton of used 5.0's that are clean and with a fresh crate motor they'll hang with or beat a lot of SVT's. Don't get me wrong, I love my cobra and I'm glad I got one when I did, I just think the next generation of SVT's will be cost prohibitive for a lot of enthusiasts.

GTPlus · Nov 17, 2004

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