Re: Traded my '71 MGB for '05 Crossfire
"The main inspiration for the Crossfire design were cars like the Auburn Boattail Speedster and later the '63 Stingray and '68 Mustang fast back."
Give me a break. I have had two of those and they looked nada like the Crossfire. There is a resemblance to the 852 in that both had six forward gears but that is it.
To me the roofline looks like a chopped & channeled 40 Ford that mated with a Cheetah. Frankly there were a lot of European coupes in the 60s that had similar rooflines.
And as for the Bulitt Mustang it looks as much like one of those as a 73 Riviera. Mustang has a Kamm effect rear, Crossfire doesn't.
Personally really like the lines of my Crossfire coupe but is it possible that Eric was pulling your leg a bit ?