11 concept cars that should have made it

By Rex Roy | Popular Mechanics – Thu, Aug 16, 2012 4:45 PM EDT


2005 Ford-Shelby GR-1 Concept

The fantastic Ford GT went out of production in 2006, leaving Ford without a genuine supercar in its portfolio. The GR-1 could have been that car. A 6.4-liter, 605-hp V-10 powers the sinewy silver coupe that was inspired by the 1964 Shelby Daytona coupe. The highly polished aluminum body heralds its naked finish proudly.

Back in the day, Ford's design chief J. Mays opined that the company could afford to build the GR-1 thanks to its extensive use of Ford GT parts. But no such luck—the car never went into production.

While the 2013 Shelby GT-500 is a wonderful, powerful car, a supercar it's not. Ford: Even with Mr. Shelby's passing, you could still build this car.

Pagination

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
(11 Pages) | Read all

Follow Yahoo! Autos

RESEARCH A CAR

Top Rated

Category: Sedans

More Articles

  • Teaching teen drivers at Street Survival school Consumer Reports News
    Teaching teen drivers at Street Survival school

    On a recent Saturday, over 30 teenage drivers (most accompanied by their parents) made their way to Consumer Reports Auto Test Center in rural Connecticut for an experience that could one day save their lives. These teens were enrolled in...

  • Magellan SmartGPS navigator may be too smart for its own good Consumer Reports News
    Magellan SmartGPS navigator may be too smart for its own good

    Magellan has just introduced its latest connected device to the world of portable navigation with their new SmartGPS, and we're already well into testing this creative new device in our lab and on the road. So far, we're impressed with...

  • Just in: Our new Ram 1500 pickup is tons of truck Consumer Reports News
    Just in: Our new Ram 1500 pickup is tons of truck

    What's more fun than a celebrating a long weekend with such American icons like a pickup truck and a corndog? Both are incredibly popular American inventions. New at our track is one of the top contenders--a four-wheel-drive Ram 1500 "Big...

  • 10 family vehicles you can still look cool in Jason Notte

    For those drivers whose fragile little feelings simply won't put up with the implications of practicality, the folks at Edmunds offer 10 vehicles that put up a sporty, urban and not-at-all parental facade

  • The 5 coolest car stunts of the last 5 years James Tate

    We may no longer live in the golden age of the stuntman, with names like Evel Knievel attempting death-defying stunts. But don't believe that everything that can be done with a car or motorcycle has been done. These five recent stunts prove there is no end to risk-taking and daredevilry.