You dont get a second chance to make a first impression - or do you? The very first look at the car had me severely disapointed after all the wait and especially the hype.
Aside from the boring and bland color - white, my first impression was that they didnt even bother to finish the f****** thing. The cut-outs still in place with the paint made it look like it wasn't even painted.
The good news is that not everyone has seen Chenneys SEMA award winning GTM, or the ones Shane has produced, or even the ones in the kit car mag.
The thing is though, is that at the car show, there are literally HUNDREDS of vehicles. If the GTM-R dont impress ya, theres bound to be at least ten others that will.
JMHO - but I dont think the other car show was cancelled due to motor not being completed from outside vendor, it was that he did not have the GTM completed. I believe that we were supposed to attend both events with the naias being the main event.
Peter failed to deliver what he promised us in respect to workmanship, design, uniqueness, pricing.
The vehicle is not up to OEM snuff, and probly never will be.
No bumpers (no air bags).
This is JUST ME THOUGH having familiarized myself properly with what a quality GTM really is, and it all comes down to the builder.
I would rather Peter passed the vehicle off as pre-production test model in progress than a production ready vehicle. I wonder if FFR signed off on it as promised?
With Peter selling our custom parts to existing GTM owners and future owners of kit cars, just places us in the same category as a kit car, but the worlds most expensive one?
I dont know where it went wrong, only that the vehicle seems not to have been assembled with the pride and passion that the FFR vendor/builders do. Somewhere along the line it became a painful chore to do without the proper resources or help.
IMHO -Peter needs to eat some humble pie and work WITH the FFR building community - not alienate them, and I'd rather have Gary Chenney's GTM which is up for sale for a whole lot less.
Peter has WAY TOO many irons in the fire. Why was he building a freakin' GTO when the GTM's were not completed? Why is he taking on new projects?
Well, Penn's rant is over and more or less so is 95% of my interest in this company. The remaining interest I have is waiting to see what the car mags say when the vehicle is put through its paces and tested against other vehicles.
It could very well be car and driver (and motortrend, corvette) mag will love it and write glowing reports. Being as there presently is NO information like that available, the public has no where else to get a fair report. Lets hope all the work Peter has done was worth the effort and everyone comes out alive.
Out of respect for all the longs here, this is the last rip on Peter or car I'll make while posting here, and wish my interpretation of potential success changes FOR THE BETTER with ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS TO BE RELEASED?
GLTA - P.
