You guys really don't get it. If Ford would just drop this evil concept of profits, then we could have it all. Sunshine and lollipops for everyone. If you would just get an education and shed your ignorance, then you would clearly see that Marxism always provides the answers.

I would love to see a smaller bore Godzilla block with thicker cylinder walls and more head gasket surface between the cylinders.  The block has been fine for stock applications but it's nowhere near as strong as the G.M. 6.6L Gen. V iron block IMHO.   Some of the early Godzilla heads that were shown clearly had direct injection bosses cast in them.   Yes, Brian Wolfe is a very interesting guy.  He was the first to do anything with a 7.3L that I know of.

I think the lack of excitement is that it looks so similar to the darkhorse. I mean, if you blacked out the colored parts on the front of a darkhorse, it would probably be hard to tell the difference between these unless you got up close.    Also, ford offers so many fake hood scoops and vents these days that it kinda takes away from the real thing.

I thought I read that Ford was no longer using the Shelby name either because Shelby won't license it or Ford didn't want to pay for it.

To me, yes, the GTD is exciting, but something I can afford and have the option to put in my stable is MUCH more exciting than something I can just watch videos of.  Kinda like women...I'd rather be married to a 7 than watch a 10 on TV.  🤣

I think they want to use the heritage branding when they don't have to dish out a chunk of change to use it.   For instance, I think I read somewhere that WB wanted to charge a fortune to continue using the Bullitt name.....I'd imagine we won't see it again for a while.   It probably depends how much Shelby wants to charge to use the name.

These was a push internally for a return of the Mustang SVO, but it never transpired.  That was a missed opportunity.     I seriously doubt that we'll see another Shelby anything for quite a while - if ever.   Ford wants to capture an entire new generation, while disposing of iconic names.  It runs counter to Ford's insistence on heritage branding though.

Well, ST-Line is a sticker/visual package, but I get your point.  I think they figure it would be too similar to the GT to bother offering another powertrain.     If I show you the iPhone 37, and then later show the iPhone 20, the 20 won't be as exciting as the 37 by nature.   Sure, the GT500/Cobra/whatever this thing is will be more "obtainable" (given Ford's pricing of late, it may even push close to six digits), but it's still not as exciting as the GTD.

Why?  The GTD is essentially unobtainable.  A GT500/Cobra/whatever should be more available.  Not at GT levels, but much more reasonable than the GTD.

This is what I was concerned about with getting the GTD first. It kinda makes everything that comes after feel tame and hard to get excited about.