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03-27-2012, 09:04 PM
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Did y'all see Shelby Fake Pics of Mustang Flying?
Apologies if this is a re-post, but just noticed this story in USA Today and literally laughed outloud. Shelby is being embarrassed for faking pictures of their Mustang Flying off the ground!
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.T3Jv2mBRwt8 Shelby fakes photos of Shelby 1000 lifting off ground Comments By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Updated 1h 23m ago CAPTIONBy Randy Leffingwell/Shelby Shelby American acknowledged this afternoon that it faked photos of the front end of its new 950-horsepower Shelby 1000 lifting off the ground. CAPTIONBy Randy Leffingwell/Shelby Two of the photos were distributed to the press as part of a group of shots and were being used on many websites. They show the two front wheels of the customized Mustang lifted several inches into the air, presumably because of the car's immense thrust. A company vice president, Gary Patterson, acknowledged in an email to Drive On that they they were the result of photo manipulation. The fraud was discovered by the USA TODAY photo desk in preparing tomorrow's story for the newspaper, which was posted here on Drive On earlier today. A photo editor questioned how the Mustang could lift off the ground, given its weight and that it has only street tires. Also, the tires in the photo do not appear to be under stress. A close examination revealed photo manipulation techniques under the wheels. Scott Black, spokesman for Shelby American, initially said he was aware of manipulation only to fix shadows, that the wheels actually lifted off the ground. But after checking with the company, he called back and elaborated: "That is fake shot. That shot is not real. I am beyond embarassed." He said the manipulation was done by the photographer and that he didn't know the reason. The car is due to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show next week. |
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03-27-2012, 09:07 PM
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That's extremely obvious. You can tell the suspension is compressed in the front.
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03-27-2012, 09:08 PM
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03-27-2012, 09:26 PM
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Do sue McDonald's when your big Mac doesn't look like the picture? Sent while on baby duty.... please sleep |
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03-27-2012, 09:42 PM
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Cheaters! Enough ponies to convince me it could get air. How much horsepower is enough?
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03-27-2012, 09:48 PM
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03-27-2012, 09:49 PM
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My Vega pulls the wheels at least a foot and carries them out. Running a 383 with about 550hp. It's all in the launch and the weight. 6000 rpm stall convertor and a trans brake.
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03-28-2012, 08:02 AM
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FAKE!
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03-28-2012, 08:06 AM
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Who cares since when has advertising been all About the truth
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03-28-2012, 08:06 AM
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Tsk tsk... and, WGAS. McDonalds does it along with every other fast food place. What they show is NOT what you get! People need to get over this. Who cares. Sent while on baby duty.... please sleep |
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03-28-2012, 08:07 AM
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Sent while on baby duty.... please sleep |
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03-28-2012, 08:16 AM
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RIP - Convertible SS
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Wow - who peed in your Cheerios!!
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03-28-2012, 08:23 AM
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 ford did this ford did that. Jesus, who cares. Sent while on baby duty.... please sleep |
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03-28-2012, 08:24 AM
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