A picture for 1986! A picture that was probably taken is secret showing the prototype GN34 behind the Roush Racing facility in Livonia!
In the late ’80s, Ford was developing the GN34, a
mid-engine sports car intended to give the Corvette—and potentially much more exotic machinery—a serious problem. This red prototype wasn’t the final GN34, but an EXP-based engineering mule reportedly used to test the drivetrain and hardware. According to the period article, hiding behind that awkward EXP bodywork was a 3.0-liter Yamaha-designed engine based on the Formula 2 OX-66, supposedly capable of 250+ horsepower. In the 1980s, in something this small and mid-engined, that was no joke.
And this is where it gets painful: Ford never put the GN34 into production. Imagine an affordable, mid-engine Ford with Yamaha engineering arriving around 1989–1990. Would the Corvette, Porsche 944, or even the future NSX have had something to worry about?
Did Ford make a huge mistake by killing this project—or was the GN34 destined to fail? 👇🔥
1. Go to Texas
2. Ride a Phart bike on concrete, or any other terrain.
3. Disney Cruise, or cruise in general
4. Eat at Arby’s
5. Watch a baseball game
6. Do a Triathlon
7. Visit Oklahoma
8. Entertain small children
9. Attend a county fair
10. Make small talk with anyone at a art opening
11. Listen to Dave talk about anything
12. Attend a catholic mass
13. Buy lottery tickets
14. Go to a Casino
15. Watch Fireworks
16. Trust a born again half wheeler
We all have stuff we would not do…
