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Detroit shock: Australian designs new Ford GT supercar, but it won’t be sold Down Under
1 month ago January 13, 2015 4:46AM
The new Ford GT, pictured at The North American International Auto Show. Picture:
AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad Source: AFP
FORD has taken the covers off its latest Ferrari fighter, the new GT supercar — and in a move that will be sure to shock North Americans, the iconic vehicle was designed by an Australian.
Todd Willing, a softly spoken man from Hobart who previously worked on the Ford Territory family SUV, has been working for Ford Australia for the past 12 years.
But he was posted to Detroit two years ago to work on the top secret project, and has since returned to Ford’s design studios in Broadmeadows, where he is now the head of Ford’s Asia-Pacific design team.
The new GT supercar was so classified that only the top level of Ford management in Detroit knew about it, and Willing wasn’t even able to tell his wife, family or friends what he was doing at work.
Star attraction ... Ford designer Todd Willing and the new Ford GT at the 2015 Detroit
motor show. Picture: Joshua Dowling Source: Supplied
“It’s every designer’s dream to work on a car like this,” a beaming Willing told News Corp Australia at the Detroit motor show overnight. “This is a once-in-a-career opportunity.”
More 'ere .. http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/detroit-shock-australian-designs-new-ford-gt-supercar-but-it-wont-be-sold-down-under/story-fnjwucvh-1227182815256
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.. we still do design work ..
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1 month ago January 13, 2015 4:46AM
The new Ford GT, pictured at The North American International Auto Show. Picture:
AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad Source: AFP
FORD has taken the covers off its latest Ferrari fighter, the new GT supercar — and in a move that will be sure to shock North Americans, the iconic vehicle was designed by an Australian.
Todd Willing, a softly spoken man from Hobart who previously worked on the Ford Territory family SUV, has been working for Ford Australia for the past 12 years.
But he was posted to Detroit two years ago to work on the top secret project, and has since returned to Ford’s design studios in Broadmeadows, where he is now the head of Ford’s Asia-Pacific design team.
The new GT supercar was so classified that only the top level of Ford management in Detroit knew about it, and Willing wasn’t even able to tell his wife, family or friends what he was doing at work.
Star attraction ... Ford designer Todd Willing and the new Ford GT at the 2015 Detroit
motor show. Picture: Joshua Dowling Source: Supplied
“It’s every designer’s dream to work on a car like this,” a beaming Willing told News Corp Australia at the Detroit motor show overnight. “This is a once-in-a-career opportunity.”
More 'ere .. http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/detroit-shock-australian-designs-new-ford-gt-supercar-but-it-wont-be-sold-down-under/story-fnjwucvh-1227182815256
See also:
.. we still do design work ..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=111506011
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