B2 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 7, 2002 I KESTWHEELS I ) A k VIL L E KEEP Y O U R COOL AT G LENLEVEN GT40 concept car to be built by Mayflower Vehicle Systems % iO JJ all A ir Conditioning Repairs Parts & Labour W ith c o u p o n , d o e s n o t c o m d ia g n o s tic s . M u s t b r in g c o u p o n & p r e s e n t a t tim e o f w r ite - u p . Mayflower Vehicle Systems has been contracted by Ford to produce the production version of the GT40 shown as a concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. LU B M E ^ n o a p p o in t m e n t n e c e s s a ry O K L w & F B L T E K -- f t most cars P lu s F re e ' 1 5 P o in t with coupon ^ M f a t a r e y o u d o in g 6 :3 0 a m ? Mayflower Vehicle Systems, of Farmington Hills, Mick, has won a prestigious contractfrom Ford to conduct multiple tasks in the development programfor the production version of the GT40 concept car. O A lth o u g h the new car has taken through its sty lin g cues from the very essence o f the o rig in al v ehicle; m odern tech n o lo g ies are to be u tilized to m eet to day's req uirem ents in v eh icle perfo rm an ce and safety. The new ca r m arks a change in the w ay F ord has a p p ro ach ed vehicle program s in the p ast and this vehicle w ill be d ev eloped from the ground up in under tw o years. F o u r key sup p liers have been hand pick ed by Ford to d eliv er this p restig io u s p roduct and w ill be w orking alongside ex p erts from w ithin Ford. T he key su p p liers, o f w hom M ay flo w er is one, bring ex p erien ce and sp e cia list c a p a b il ity to the d ev elo p m en t and m an u factu re o f this unique niche vehicle. W o rk in g a lo n g sid e the F o rd team , M ay flo w er w ill take resp o n sib ility fo r five key areas: vehicle p ack aging and in teg ra tion, spacefram e design. 'A' cla ss skin p an els, body structure and ex te rio r trim . G ordon B oyd, c h ie f ex ecu tiv e and p re si d ent o f M ayflow er. V ehicle S ystem s, Inc. said, "M ayflow er is w ell placed to w ork w ith F o rd in th is fast track program . We have m any years o f experience w ith niche vehicle e n g i n e e rin g p ro je c ts th at co v er a unique c o m b in a F f O -- v^ M on.-Frt. from 6 :3 0 a.m . Service Hours Shuttle Servfce _ _ W ort,. Tubs,. Thur,, Fri. 6:30 - 6:00, Wed. 6:30 - 8:00, Sat. 9:00-1:00 G len lev en C h rysler C H R Y S L E R · D O D G E · J E E P 2388 ROYAL WINDSOR DR., 905 -845-7575 www.glenleven.com tion o f skills. As w ith prev io u s program s, including F ord, w e shall seek to explore the use o f the latest te ch n o lo g ie s, m aterials and processes." M ayflow er's d e v elo p m e n t resp o n sib ilities in this program identify som e to ugh ch al lenges. The sp acefram e is the b ackbone o f this high p erfo rm an ce ca r and is the b asis for both vehicle d y nam ics and o c c u p a n t safety. M ayflow er is d ev e lo p in g the spacefram e w ith a lo n g -stan d in g v eh icle an aly sis p art ner, O ve-A rup. M ay flo w e r en jo y s a relatio n ship w ith O v e-A ru p th at has been proven in past vehicle pro g ram s and m akes fa st track program s ach iev ab le. T he e x te rio r shape o f the c a r is c h a lle n g ing and the class 'A ' alum inum skin panels w ill u tilize su p erp lastic fo rm in g tech n iq u es in o rd er to realize the un iq u e d esig n that is G T 40. M ay flo w er also tak es resp o n sib ility for elem en ts o f the body stru c tu re . T he link b etw een the sp acefram e and o u te r skin is via stru ctu ral panels th at w ill be en g in ee re d and m an u factu red by M ayflow er. In o rd er to have co m p lete co n tro l o f the e x te rio r a p p e a ra n c e o f the v e h ic le , M ay flo w er also co n tro ls the d ev elo p m en t o f the e x te rio r trim th a t in v o lv e s w o rk in g closely w ith Ford stylists and b asin g w ith pro d u ctio n suppliers. M ay flo w er is taking the leading role c o n tro llin g the vehicle package and integration o f the pro ject data and has m arket leading exp ertise in this field. T he com pany has a unique com bination o f niche vehicle e n g in eerin g ex p ertise th at co v ers a div erse p ro d u ct range, and w ith that the m an u factu rin g ex p erien ce and flex ib ility to d ev elo p the rig h t so lu tio n fo r the vehicle: e x p e rtise in the m an u factu rin g aren a th at has recen tly help ed A ston M artin su ccessfu lly launch the new V anquish. 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