Meet the man who sculpted the softer side of Ford's hardcore 2016 GT - Digital Trends
We asked Bill Mangan, the Interior Design Manager at Ford who worked directly in designing the interior of the 2016 Ford GT, what it’s like to sculpt the softer side of a car designed purely to perform. How did you get assigned to work on the Ford GT. Was it handed to you, or did you have to fight for it. It definitely was not handed to me. I wrote a little brief for our global director on the Dearborn side. I gave him a brief on why, and what I wanted to do, and I would do anything to be on it. I told the guys that if I need to be an assistant … or anything I would do to be on the team, I would do it. I was a beginning designer on the first GT back... So I felt that I have a very personal connection on the history of the GT. For new owners, what kind of experience did you want to create for them when they sit inside of the Ford GT. If you sit in the car, you’re going to feel like you’re in a... It’s very tight, very fit for purpose, its very driver oriented. It’s very real, there’s nothing superficial or design-y about it. It’s a tool, and a very dangerous one. The connection you feel for the car is fundamental: The point of the car is to go win Le Mans. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
