The Vancouver Car Show (Part 2)

Um, I've always had a thing against Ford. It goes back to when we owned a Ford and a Chevy when I was learning to drive, and the Ford had really loosey-goosey steering. That's a freaky thing to come to terms with when you're first starting out. And the Ford had a bigger motor but was heavier and performed worse and got worse gas mileage. And its seats were covered in a nasty grey fuzzy polyester -- ask anyone about me and polyester. No sir, I didn't like it. (That particular car is a knock out in a demo derby, though. If I ever go crash-up competitive, I know the car I'm using!)

As a family we've had a few other Fords down the line, and actually now my whole extended family has Fords in their driveways. Yep, almost everyone. (Hmm, that's strange.) Anyway that's a long way to get to my point -- Ford blew me away this car show! They were the ones generating the most out-and-out excitement with their GT supercar, and the Shelby GR1 concept.

Ford GT (retro take on the classic GT40)



Shelby GR1 (Concept)

You should have heard the comments about the GR1. "How're you supposed to keep that clean?" and "Can that car be legal with all those sun-reflecting curves." C'mon people, it's a concept! I only wish that I had the outdoor lighting that's caught in the background pic. Sigh. My camera was going nuts trying to get a decent exposure with all the hotlights bouncing off the car. I had to take over, and dial it in with some test shots. And I had to do some pretty interesting gymnastics to try and get people out of the shot. Car shows aren't ideal for the amateur photographer...







I still won't ever buy a Ford -- luckily my wife's with me on this one. But finally they're making stuff that's wildly daring and interesting. And if someone gave me either of these, then -- hey -- I wouldn't complain. Unless they have loosey-goosey steering and polyester upholstery...