I know, I know, they only made the new Ford GT for '05-06 model years. Yet this story says that GT Joey has a 2003. Why the first Ford GT prototype lives in a Long Island garage | Motoramic - Yahoo Autos The story says he had to agree not to drive it at street speedsand Ford put a limiter on it. I don't see how they can enforce it. Is Ford gonna hire detectives to follow the owner when he takes it out on the road? Was this the show car with bundle of snakes exhaust, in stainless steel? The story doesn't show the engine. Weren't three of them made, one especially for Edsel Ford II? I recall during Ford's 2003 100 year celebration there were three Ford GTs that they said were "production cars." Anyhow I'd like to know who is gonna stop an owner from one of these 2003 models from changing the chip or whatever you have to do to take off the limiter. And wouldn't these three be the most valuable new generation Ford GTs eventually? (but not if you can only drive them at 5 mph...)
The specs on the pre-production Ford GTs sold in 2008 out of Shelby Las Vegas I found out there was an auction of three Pre-Production Ford GT's at SAI in Las Vegas in 2008 and some of the buyers were at the Ford GT Rally 3. Here's some facts on the cars: ________________________________ "CP1": VIN: 1FAFP90SX4Y400004 Color: Black - no racing stripe, silver side stripe Odometer: Unknown J1,J2,J3 were 4Y400001, 2, and 3 respectively - this is the first engineering unit after the centennial cars First CP (Confirmation Prototype) to be built which means it was the first fully representative prototype with full powertrain, body, and interior in the program - the "first full test vehicle" The emission program was the critical path for the entire program - which is why it was the first one built Used exclusively for Emissions Certification Testing * Has considerable content that never made it to production (not a complete list): Aluminum splitter Matte vinyl interior Chrome shift knob Birdirectional (exposed weave) carbon clamshell inner panel Rockford Fosgate stereo Blue Multimatic Dampers Black engine valve covers Black supercharger Ford GT logo filler cap Aluminum Roof Panel Early prototype silver grommet seats * Still has emission lab test tail pipes on it and emissions feedgas panel on rocker * Emissions Lab Engine Hour Meter Installed: 180 hours (as of 8/21/2008) You read that right folks. This was the FIRST Ford GT built after the three Centennial cars. It's a 4Y4 car. That means you could own a 2004 Ford GT! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "PB2-1" VIN: 1FAFP90SX5Y400045 Color: Blue with White Stripes Odometer: 47,524 (as of 8/21/2008) Options: Forged BBS Wheels, McIntosh Stereo, Red Calipers First car in the PB2 pre production build (last pre production build before production) Vehicle's owner was Manufacturing and was used for mileage accumulation, manufacturing, and electrical prove-out After the vehicle successfully completed it's testing it was transferred to Product Development (SVT) For the brief amount of time that a MkII follow on program was in the planning stages, it was used as the program vehicle The vehicle still has a prototype small pulley for increased supercharger boost (this pulley eventually became the Ford Racing Pulley) The vehicle still has exhaust manifold heat shields printed with "Mark II" visible when the clamshell is opened Vehicle has "Ford GT" logo fuel filler cap As previously mentioned, this is the vehicle they initially used while planning the development of a Ford GT Mark II! ------------------------------------------- "PB1-1" - The Nardo Car * VIN: 1FAFP90S25Y400037 Color: Yellow with Black Stripes Odometer: 37,886 (as of 8/21/2008) Options: Forged BBS Wheels, McIntosh Stereo, Red Calipers First vehicle in the PB1 pre production build 1 of 2 vehicles (the other being CP15) to be taken to Europe for testing First car to certify top speed at 209.1 mph at Nardo, Italy Roll Cage Dual 5 point Sparco Racing Harnesses Development front cooling aerofoils First prototype vehicle to be driven by journalist in Europe (Cover of Top Gear July 2004) Vehicle used to support numerous track events Has SVT developed track alignment Vehicle used to develop Hoosier R6 track tire Roll Cage Dual 5 point Sparco Racing Harnesses Development front cooling aerofoils A/C Condenser removed for optimal cooling This was a charity event. The cars will were sold on a reserve set by SVT with proceeds above reserve to the Loma Linda Veterans Hospital Charity. (Loma Linda is a great university by the way in Redlands, CA) I’m curious what they sold for. I heard one bid of $135,000. And also how long do you have to keep the limiter on it that keeps it at a top speed of 5 mph. And what model year can they be registered as? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
