hhmmm I was just thinking how did the 03-04 cobra get the name terminator.
where did the terminator get its name
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Not 100% sure but I always thought it was fords code name for it while they were developing the car.
taco
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cause the cobra terminates its competition?...thus the terminator :shrug:
Comming straight out of Frank Moriarty's book Iron Fist Lead Foot
"The Focus and the '03 Cobra were concurrent, and they were the first SVT programs that had code names," notes team manager Goffi, "There were some names thrown out there that were kind of soft, and a couple of other guys threw out a couple of other things. But we said, 'No, we cant have anything like that --- it's gotta be something that siginifies its just going to kill everything!' And Im pretty sure (SVT engineer) Dave Dempster said something like 'Commando' or something like that -- and I said, 'Naw, its gotta be something stronger than that. How about Terminator?' And it was, 'Oh--OK!' And it kind of stuck."
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"The Focus and the '03 Cobra were concurrent, and they were the first SVT programs that had code names," notes team manager Goffi, "There were some names thrown out there that were kind of soft, and a couple of other guys threw out a couple of other things. But we said, 'No, we cant have anything like that --- it's gotta be something that siginifies its just going to kill everything!' And Im pretty sure (SVT engineer) Dave Dempster said something like 'Commando' or something like that -- and I said, 'Naw, its gotta be something stronger than that. How about Terminator?' And it was, 'Oh--OK!' And it kind of stuck."
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SSSNAKE03 said:
Well that pretty much puts an end to that debate.
+1 Just for the record the SVT Focus code name was "Pirana"
MountainDew said:
And some people even called it the Piranha.
Lawfficer said:And some people even called it the Piranha.
Haha BUUUURRN!! :burn:
It's because Arnold Schwarzenegger was the test driver for the 03 Cobra maiden test drive. :thumbsup:
WhippleBlowJob said:
No Burn, it's actually correct either way according to Mr. Webster
I'm only talking about your technical alternative. It was funny.
Wintermute
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Hunh, i had never heard the piranha thing. Must not have really caught on. . .
All of the above is very funny ,but it isn't true.
Terminator was an in house name John Coletti coined during the development of the 03-04 Cobra. Previous to that they (SVT Etc.) had been disappointed with the Cobra's performance. Coletti and the SVT crew were determined to bring the Cobra's performance to a new level and "Terminate" the competition. Hence the name for the 03-04 Cobra development program...Terminator. The name appears on some of the parts stickers on the 03-04 Cobra. :burnout:
Terminator was an in house name John Coletti coined during the development of the 03-04 Cobra. Previous to that they (SVT Etc.) had been disappointed with the Cobra's performance. Coletti and the SVT crew were determined to bring the Cobra's performance to a new level and "Terminate" the competition. Hence the name for the 03-04 Cobra development program...Terminator. The name appears on some of the parts stickers on the 03-04 Cobra. :burnout:
Lol...
taco
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SVT04 said:
so i was kinda right then...sweet
someone should do a photo chop with a black termy with the left headlight red...haha
SSSNAKE03 said:
awesome book
yep, ford gave it the name after stomping the ws6 and SS
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