From an insider:

Gary Boes was Hau's stand-in when he couldn't be available in meetings, and to tell you the truth, he only cut stuff out of the car that the designers wanted in (aluminum shifter, aluminum pedals, etc.).

 

This doesn't sound good.

 

Well at this point, he is just maintaining the car. Isn't SVT going to be developing the special editions?

 

Trunk release? If this guy cut stuff from the car then shame on him. Little items like that wouldn't add much to the price of the car but sure make it look even sweeter. He looks like a tool in the picture anyway.

 

Sounds like a bean counter. Not good.

 

Something about that guy that I don't like! Can't put my finger on it, but he looks like a weazle

 

Going by that pic in Brad's post, he does not look trustworthy at all :notnice:

Like someone above mentioned, he looks like a bean counter and that is not a good sign.

 

This is probably just a steping stone for him, whatever it takes to get to the next level. I wonder if he has even drove a Mustang.....

 

In some ways it's good to have a bean counter like this. I definately keeps the price down. However, it's the things that he cut that could have made it that much cooler, even though it hurts your pocket.

 

I agree with your posts...bean counter for sure.

 

 

No, bean counters keep the production costs down but not the selling price. Their job is maximize the profits. I'd much rather have a "car guy" than a bean counter any day.

 

bean counter :jedi:

 

New title for this guy:

Mustang Equipment Reduction Manager and Chief Management Butt Kisser


Send him to GM. We don't need guys like this anywhere near this car.

 

See, it would be good if a bean counter would think, "Since we are taking stuff off of the car, we should reduce the price as well", but their line of thinking is more, let's take stuff off of the car and keep the price the same or higher.

 

Doesn't sound like a "car guy" to me. I hope he proves otherwise...

 

How can anyone judge this man on rumor and a photo, you don't know anything about him. Give him a break!

I am thankfull for all that made this Mustang at the right price.

 

WOW!!you guys are quick to hammer a guy without knowing him or what he has done at Ford.

 

I agree! We don't know anything about this guy, except that he looks like a doofus!

 

So here's his bio from Ford:

Having served as Body Engineering Manager for the Jaguar X-TYPE, one of the most significant models in Jaguar’s history, and as Chief Engineer for the Ford Thunderbird, the classic ’50s roadster that captured Motor Trend magazine’s Car of the Year award, it seemed only natural for Gary Boes to start working on his next worldwide legend: the new Mustang.

Boes is responsible for integrating the business and engineering pieces of the new Mustang and making them all work together to deliver exactly what the customer wants.

"The 2005 Mustang is an incredible example of how you can combine great engineering with a great business equation," said Boes. "The teams really seemed to work together naturally because everyone has a very good understanding of what this car had to be and what they had to deliver.

"I haven't owned a Mustang since I restored a '65 a couple years ago," added Boes. "But I’m going to be first in line for this new one."

In addition to working on the Jaguar X-Type and the Ford Thunderbird, Boes has held positions in various Ford truck organizations and served as a manager in Noise, Vibration and Harshness. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineer and an MBA from the University of Michigan.