I was reading through my copy of Grassroots Motorsports (Dec. 04) and I came across their list of "Top 20 Cars from the Past Twenty Years" and one of them (without much surprise) was the Acura Integra Type R. What was surprising was their short description that followed
"A Modern Shelby GT350R"
I was hoping for an actual comparison but none was given. I just thought that this had to be one of the best compliments Ive heard about the R and thought I would share it with you owners... (im not an owner myself)

 

I dont think theres a better compliment.
The GT350R is one of the badest cars ever built.

Pretty cool...

 

i :heart: mustang fastbacks. nice compliment. there are a million others too.

 

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The GT350R is one of the badest cars ever built.
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Absolutely!

 

worthless without pictures

 

What an awesome compliment, this has made my day.

 

Thankfully, the one that came up on Google is the proper KR version - the only way to go. One day I'll build one...

 

I like this one alot.

 

The original "R"!!

 

Sigh.

too bad the 'modern' gt350R is FWD

Nice compliment... but still.

 

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true

nothing touches the the GT 350R....

 

my first car was a 65 stang convertible...man do i still miss it a lot-but i had to sacrifice and it was sold for my 01 ITR. i think it should be mentioned that the shelbys now command serious money, and i still cannot for the life of me, understand how some people still dont think(or unwilling to admit) that the itr is going to be in the same status of a highly prized and highly collected automobile.

i predict just like in collecting these early shelbys, that the die hard itr owners of tomorrow will be as cut-throat in the collectibilty and provenance game as far as matching numbers, correct oem parts and even factory options. its all a matter of time, and i'm sure most of you folks here who are now DC2 ITR experts will be the forerunners of setting the standards.

 

Modified by jond at 9:18 PM 12/8/2004

 

Although the writer ment well...

Putting it in the same league is wrong.

 

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Putting it in the same league is wrong.

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I know what you mean. Still a great magazine, though.

Grassroots Motorsports is the only motoring magazine I still receive.

Nobody else seems to "get it" the way they do.

(Magazine subscription is free with NASA membership, by the way.)

 

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Grassroots Motorsports is the only motoring magazine I still receive.

Nobody else seems to "get it" the way they do.
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Another quote from that article which made me go: "yes! this is why I love this magazine"


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It's still a Ford.

 

ok Ill ask since nobody else did. what made the shelby GT350R so special compared to the rest?

 

search n00b

Carrol Shelby took a simple car and recreated it to be a purpose built race car. Once that car hit the tracks it dominated hard, so much that other companies had to re-think their current designs to keep up.

I know it's a very simple description, but in the fewest amount of words that's the best I could do.

 

what made it so great on the track? tremendous power or handling ability?

and no i dont feel like searching

 

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Everything about it was just So right. kinda like how the R is just balanced in all the fields- so was this car.

 

thanks bob

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

 

SEX with wheels!!!!

 

EleanoR........

 

Thats cool that the ITR is one of the most prized cars of our generation. Lets hopefully see some of them when we are 50-60-70, bone stock at car shows like Chevelles and Camaro's are now.